Lathander did not understand what Shar was agonizing over, but he knew perfectly well that she wanted to scheme against him... and judging by recent events, the most likely target was Amaunator's Path of Fate.
The three Greek gods could not yet be woven into the Fate Tablet so easily. It could only set up the beginning; they would have to act out the development and climax themselves.
Once they completed this Path of Fate, their marks would appear on the Fate Tablet. Only then could their roles in subsequent Paths of Fate be expanded.
The Toril Gods found that tablet irritating, but the reason they had never banded together to attack it was that its exploitation of them was more like layers of woven temptation. If they stayed clearheaded enough, they could avoid being affected by the Path of Fate entirely.
But as time passed, the Fate Tablet came to understand them more and more deeply. Often, even when they knew nothing good would come of going, they still could not stop themselves.
Lathander had always considered himself a noble being... which was why he had managed to stay outside the Fate Tablet's calculations all these years.
Naturally, he would not casually say something that would earn everyone's contempt.
Toril's impression of him was probably polarized: nobody believed his boasts about himself or his praise of certain things.
Yet when he appeared as the Dawn Lord and warned ordinary people, his words were universally considered trustworthy.
The upper and lower classes actually had somewhat divided impressions of Lathander... but even so, those nobles and mages knew very well that when Lathander spoke about serious matters, he never lied.
His greatest problem was impulsiveness, so sensible people would not buy into his passionate sales pitch. That did not mean he