The conversation -2

Aelthar looked back at Rio and noticed how even the presence of divinity he felt on him before, the aura of night merged with dozens of other blessings he had, was also thinned out. 

For a second, he couldn't help but think that if he had such a method back when he built the sanctuary, would things have been different? 

But the god shook his hands and buried this thought. It was already a thousand years late.

After hearing the detailed version of his fate, and going back and forth with many questions, Aelthar had most of his doubts resolved, making him somewhat believe that the mortal was indeed telling the truth. But he still had one final question.