"Well, it's beautiful," they declared, before addressing the orb directly. "You're beautiful, thank you for coming out and brightening my day."
And then back to Miss Valair, who, while not a magical glowing ball of light, was a far better conversationalist. "So Ludo gave you a quest, and you got to meet Shii while you were doing it. That's nice. I mean, it's not exactly like Ludo gave you a new companion, but it facilitated that for you, at least. And, y'know, it gave you clothes, too," with a nod to the Rags. "Maybe it's kind of hard to say you're 'friends' with a God, but...you're friendly at least. That's..." how to put it? "...good, but not in a usual way. I just mean that most people don't even get all that familiar with the gods, and you've got this unique connection to one."
And then back to Miss Valair, who, while not a magical glowing ball of light, was a far better conversationalist. "So Ludo gave you a quest, and you got to meet Shii while you were doing it. That's nice. I mean, it's not exactly like Ludo gave you a new companion, but it facilitated that for you, at least. And, y'know, it gave you clothes, too," with a nod to the Rags. "Maybe it's kind of hard to say you're 'friends' with a God, but...you're friendly at least. That's..." how to put it? "...good, but not in a usual way. I just mean that most people don't even get all that familiar with the gods, and you've got this unique connection to one."