"I intend to see if those I gather are willing to help, and those that are not are sent on their way, while I help those that want to help get stronger, and then help me. For yourself, advice would be good, assistance would be better, and anything more would be appreciated."<br/><br/>He had started to roll his shoulders, before pausing and giving her a smirk, almost dragon like before reaching forward and pushing her head back with a single finger. "A mortal? Hardly. I would be a god that can't use most of their powers. I am still more than capable of putting anything that I can get a grip on into the upper atmosphere where nothing can fly. And even if I couldn't stop you, the guards there are trained and equipped to deal with rioting major deities. I am fairly certain that you want to live, hence the board game with me, and wouldn't want to die from a few more mortals with the only magic weapons that work that close to the heart.<br/><br/>Right now, I want to see if the slave market has any adventurers that would be willing to work for me in exchange for getting out, and I have an artifact that can enforce oaths on people. I can make artifacts in fairly short order, and have a dozen or two lying around, including this staff that I carry with me everywhere. If you play nice with me long enough, I might even craft one just for you."