William knew Shar was confused by how cautious he had become around her.
After all, what he wanted to do would benefit the Telashir Earth Goddess, and even most beings connected to Hill.
As a descendant of the Earth Goddess, one of Telashir's Children of Nature, and someone clearly willing to risk his life for Telashir, Hill normally should have done it as long as William put the matter on the negotiating table.
William might not even have needed to say anything.
Even on Toril, when faced with such a situation, the gods would cooperate tacitly... Only when the benefits were uneven would they trade blows and test who had to yield, and how much they had to give up.
But the matter would still get done.
Especially among gods who were already cooperating and had a good relationship, it was perfectly normal to reclaim the benefits first, then divide them afterward.
But how could William possibly let his relationship with Hill become the kind of alliance on Toril that was bound together by shared interests?
Even those famously close allies refused to give an inch when benefits were involved, didn't they?
They only cared about who got how large a share, not who was better suited for it.
Of course, originally, he and Hill could have cooperated through mutual understanding alone, without even caring who profited more.
However, William knew very well that, regarding Alice, even though Hill had understood and forgiven his inaction, he would definitely no longer trust him as he had before.
It looked as though only a tiny crack had appeared in his friendship with Hill... but erasing that crack completely was not something a day or two of enthusiasm and friendliness could solve.
Still, William believed that as long as he never made a