Too Much of Hill Had Been Exposed

Hill chuckled softly and waved away the illusion around his Cloud House.

He had almost forgotten how heavily restricted the Gods of this world were.

And as the Goddess of War, the Red Knight, whose domains were strategy, planning, and tactics, was naturally more perceptive.

She had made it quite obvious. Though she stood behind several tall, powerfully built barbarians with a greatsword on her back, that bright red armor was enough to reveal her identity.

Though skilled in intrigue, she had not intended to completely conceal her existence from the other Gods.

Unfortunately, Waukeen had focused all her attention on the rather frail-looking adventurers.

Hill's Cloud House had already appeared, yet she was still staring again and again at the little road to the north.

Not until Umberlee in the sea could bear it no longer and tossed a seashell at her head did she look up and spot Hill sitting calmly at the prow, looking down with a smile.

"So you really came here! Corellon's lapdog!" Waukeen shouted with her hands on her hips. "What? You learned that my followers had found your trail, so you got scared? I knew you'd run away!"

Hill froze for a few seconds before quietly asking, "Did Cyric show you that copy of Cyric's Scripture?"

The Red Knight could not hold it in and burst into wild laughter nearby.

Umberlee rose from the sea and shouted, "Take back your other avatar, Waukeen!"

Hill suddenly understood. No wonder Waukeen had acted so foolishly. She must have thought Hill might continue traveling north, so she had placed most of her power there.

Waukeen could probably only control one avatar, so after splitting herself in two, had she put the smarter half in the north?

When Hill had spoken to the general-store owner, he had