And what a thing that is. Normally, I can only even appear to mortals if someone choses to forsake their god completely.

[ To be a demi-god, he means. It's delightful in its irony to him, and his amusement is clear enough through his laugh, no empathic connection needed. ]

...Not that I am complaining, mind you! Even with circumstances as they are, I much prefer to move and speak as I wish. It is a luxury I was only ever afforded in my own realm.