"It is a bluff, though I will admit that it is not an entirely empty bluff. It is all I can think of to keep her from just blasting me when I want to talk. After this talk, well, then all bets are off, and I will do what I have to in order to ensure that as few attacks happen to mine as possible. The worse the first century of responses or so are, the less attacks I will suffer later. I have already thrown most of the god's usual playbook out the window by killing the imp when he bombed one of my temples, this is me showing that I am fair, or at least have a set of rules I will follow.<br/><br/>And what do you mean, greater good? I detest that phrase, and will do what I have to in order to ensure that those who look to me for protection get it."<br/><br/>He might have continued further, but his brain paused, suddenly remembering something Svala had said. "Svala said the same thing, you know. That I had to die for the greater good. I never saw myself as a good person, so that phrase didn't and still doesn't mean anything but an empty boast and a hollow reason to me. What does it mean to you?"