[It's a quick, dismissive answer though the hint of amusement remains despite the reminder of the way it's "always been." Maybe it would have phased him in a different context but the current renders it harmless enough and there's something about this stranger that he finds easy enough to continue talking to.]
Besides that would almost make it sound as if he'd do something useful!
[For so, too, the tales had told stories of his relative uselessness, as well as reasons for which he was not so beloved as the others. Why pray to a God who can offer so little?]
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[It's a quick, dismissive answer though the hint of amusement remains despite the reminder of the way it's "always been." Maybe it would have phased him in a different context but the current renders it harmless enough and there's something about this stranger that he finds easy enough to continue talking to.]
Besides that would almost make it sound as if he'd do something useful!
[For so, too, the tales had told stories of his relative uselessness, as well as reasons for which he was not so beloved as the others. Why pray to a God who can offer so little?]