"Yeah, exactly! You have to take the good with the bad, and realize that maybe if you focus on the good, the bad won't seem to be larger than it." The olive kobold says, beaming brightly at Cecil.

"If it's any consolation, I think it was very brave of you to question the words of a god so you could find things out for yourself. Speaking as someone who's pretty devout, I don't think nearly enough people have the courage to manage that."

She looks up with him, gazing at the stars, her big tail slowly flickering in the breeze.