"Are you my son?"

  "…"

  "Silence is telling. Visitor, are you or are you not my son?"

  "What good would it bring if I was?"

  "So you're not my son?"

  "I haven't said no either. Great God Grostian, before I answer, I would like to know more about how the realm died, how it fell, and what did you do to acquire the title of Great God as a Titan."

  "You're curious," he smiled, "-let's sit." A fresh breeze whelmed from the adjacent lake; its reflection caught them many times. The water surface gently moved in tiny ant-sized waves. The scene was set, the Great God, very much old and somewhat exhausted, pushed his broad shoulders against the tree and relaxed. The legs eased for he sat rather openly. The muscles told of their wear, the clothes bore battle scars, the time spent in the workshop that is."