He gave her a sorrowful look as she simply returned his gaze, contrasting the striking differences between her and her mother. "No need. I am the God of Choice, and my word is binding. I promised your mother to help, and she already gave me equivalent exchange for services rendered. No, I have no obligations, nor desire, to reveal what said exchange was."<br/><br/>He turned and looked to the side, reminiscing about lost friends, before shaking his head and returning to the present. "If, however, you desire to form an alliance between us, then we will be happy to discuss that at a later date. As my final duty in regards to your mother's deal, however, I would advise staying small for a decade or so, at least until IT has happened. I suspect it will be less than five years before it happens. Keep small, keep yourself and yours secluded until IT has happened, and then expand. If I survive it, then we can talk about alliances then. If not, Amaterasu and Inari will be heading up my surviving forces, and you can discuss it with them."<br/><br/>He smiled softly, a fey smile, one most beings outside normal mortality would recognize as one staring Death in the face, and not flinching, but welcoming an old friend for they suspected would be one last wager, one last game. The smile lasted a heartbeat, and then a construct came dashing in, indicating another emergency, likely a major one. "My apologies, ma'am, but once again, back into the fray. The forces are waiting for you in the area yours are waiting in, and will liaison with you there. If you will excuse me?"