Toril had fallen into an unusual calm because of the appearance of the Undead and the unimaginable beings standing behind them.
Yet undercurrents stirred beneath the surface.
If Gods like Lathander and Tyr could remain on high alert without taking the initiative, then someone like Shar would never obediently wait for things to happen.
If Hill had initially believed that she truly had gone after the Hidden God, then the fact that Shar still had the leisure to pick a fight with the Undead instantly put him on guard.
This was Toril's Daughter of Dark Night, the chief culprit behind two world resets, the great destroyer who had forced Ao to create Abeir as a refuge for Primordials who did not want to die.
She might watch the show when she had nothing better to do, but she would not keep watching forever.
Her attempt to probe the Undead clearly meant she wanted to do something behind their backs... but she definitely would not make a move against Amn or Calimshan.
Hill understood Shar fairly well. This goddess of the dark night was actually very protective of her own.
Moreover, if she had a favorable impression of someone, she would try to avoid dragging them in... honestly, in this regard, Shar had more integrity than over ninety percent of Toril's Gods.
Generally speaking, those Gods thought, I value you, so I should get to use you.
Even if you suffered a little while being used, had you not also gained extraordinary benefits?
This was your honor.
As for what kind of mental torment you suffered in the process, or how long you would need afterward to recover, those Gods would never care.
A God like Shar, who thought someone was decent and therefore went around them when doing things... Hill