Joss's tone was extraordinarily complicated, filled with astonishment and disbelief, with a hint of "listen to what you're saying" and "please spare your poor followers" mixed in.
But even Shar could understand him.
Although the Dawn Followers had always been willing to follow Lathander and act according to his will, that did not mean they did not think their own chief deity was a little crazy.
They were people who knew perfectly well that the things Lathander did were abnormal, yet followed him without hesitation anyway.
So Joss genuinely did not think anyone in this universe could be more beyond saving than his own chief deity, or give Ao a bigger headache.
Selûne and Shar might seem crazy enough... but their actions were actually understandable.
Shar had always pursued a single goal, so she could be set aside for now.
As for Selûne, who could stand alongside his own chief deity, most of her behavior was actually easy to understand... that Silver Moon Maiden simply wanted to enjoy herself.
Everything she did began with the words "I want."
Lathander was different.
Sometimes, the things he charged into without hesitation also looked like "I want," but he was not doing them for himself.
The Dawn Followers loved that about him, of course, but that did not mean they thought their leader was someone anyone could understand.
He had also realized that his chief deity was talking about the newest Goddess of Magic... Joss was not remotely surprised that Midnight would get herself killed.
He was merely melodramatic, not incapable of seeing what was going on.
But Joss had always thought Ao would not let Midnight lose her position just like that.
That old man was extremely confident and had always been protective of the gods he chose.
Without him, Cyric could