Draiss gave him a look, before laughing softly. "I bet you kept more than just a few. Though the fighting against the Beyonders is like a child teasing a sleeping dragon, and I have been told that repeatedly.<br/><br/>And no, it wouldn't be easier because people would expect more out of you. Every iota of power I get from my followers I feed back into helping them, which is more than what most gods can say. Most gods don't care about individual planes, much less individuals, due to having several million at least. Hard to care about the individual stalks in a crop that big. And that was the quick and dirty version, the in depth would likely take a year to explain, and even then you wouldn't get the full version, that would require getting thrown into it. Very few of my constructs get to help people like the one did with the accounting issues, and they love doing that. Once the marilith is dealt with, I intend to let them choose their own path, away from me if that is what the choose, though I suspect a good portion will stay on."<br/><br/>He sighed, and took anther long draw of the near pure alcohol, before capping and putting it away. "And that reminds me, how much DID those merchants and their noble backers owe you?"