give me a life time of promises (open)

Loren listened to Maea’s explanation of the gods without giving much away. Indeed, his face remained almost impassive, though he was clearly listening. "No specific reason." That wasn't strictly true—he'd wanted to talk to someone about Frey—but seeing as she couldn't help him he saw no need to press the issue. Instead, he decided to just gaze out towards the huge expanse of the sea. "What drew you to Ludo? And what have your encounters with it been like?" He turned so he could watch her out of the corner of his eyes. "I've had exactly one run in with it, and it was when someone called it down to punish me. Didn't make me eager to go seek it out." He'd gotten over his anger at that encounter, but his eyes still tightened as he recalled it. LOREN Not quite an open book