Chapter Eighty-One: The Horned Ones Remember the Fires
The cult's bacchanalia had lost its novelty by the time an hour rolled by. I had gotten precisely as much entertainment as one can from watching people grind on crystalline columns while chanting my name and vomiting up glow-in-the-dark mushrooms. Even Kimchi—who had curled into my lap like a lazy lynx—was starting to doze between sips of nectar.
With a mild sigh and a theatrical stretch, I nudged her off. "Alright, off you go, squishling. Papa needs to mingle."
I stood and descended the nearby steps, robes trailing behind me like some messianic rave god. My first target was an easy one: Ronnie, who stood nearby surrounded by what looked like a cluster of awkward, freshly-birthed deer in vaguely human form.
"Ronnie!" I called with a smile sharp enough to cut steel. "Having a good time?"