Pale Lights - Chapter 77

... god climb up the side of the Collegium, his day had already been shot anyway.

At some point ‘worse’ became a relative term. Mind you, that monstrosity down there wasn’t the only god he’d have to look out for. Oduromai King had come back after the Hated One made his entrance, inevitable as flies on shit, and promptly soaked up the worship from the locals. Majordomo Timon had been moved to kneel and beg a blessing, even, which was disturbing coming from such a severe man.

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