Rose froze for a moment, then suddenly laughed. "Ah, someone like you probably wouldn't be able to enter Shar's Divine Kingdom either."
Xue Yunfeng answered calmly, "Lady Selûne made the same offer. As for me... I can take my time considering it."
Rose came to an abrupt halt. Compared to her struggle with Shar in the domain of evil, the one who had truly caused her endless trouble had always been the Silver Moon Goddess.
For all these years, the reason she had been able to leave those under Selûne's protection in such a miserable state, even while moonlight opposed her so fiercely, was because Selûne always acted without thinking things through.
But if this Undead commander-in-chief joined Selûne's pantheon, linked together all those scattered Tears of Selûne throughout the Toril Universe, and then completely brought every God under her protection beneath her banner... damn it! Wouldn't the Silver Moon Pantheon instantly become the strongest force in Toril?
And Ao clearly favored Selûne and Shar... after all, those two had never considered leaving this world. Only Silver Moon and Dark Night were tied to everything in Toril. He truly had no need to worry that these two children, so fond of making trouble, would try to overturn his rule.
The pleased smile on Rose's face vanished at once. "I suppose your Supreme God wouldn't hand you over to Selûne in front of Shar."
"While you're not wrong, William isn't the sort to betray his subordinates for a lover," Xue Yunfeng answered with a smile. "Besides, there's no need to discuss something that might happen centuries from now.
"I may yet meet more Gods, more miracles. Who knows? Maybe one day I'll catch the eye of some exalted being.
"We'll deal with the future when it comes.
"So, Lady Rose, are