He grinned at her coquettish antics, laughing appreciatively at the way she batted her eyes at him, and pulled Isuma back into his lap to distract her with teasing fingers until she was more focused on batting at them than trying to sneak over to investigate Jiao more thoroughly.
He almost chuckled at her reluctant admission that she wasn't the most pious of people, though he certainly didn't blame her for that. "It's rare that they respond to anyone," he agreed with a nod. "They have their own reasons, and their own priorities... I have heard a little of Vi." He tilted his head curiously. "A stern god, but a powerful and beautiful one, from the vision I was given. But, I must admit, I know very little of the god Caido. The writings about them that we might have once had were long ago lost to those within the barrier. Can you tell me about them, please?"
He almost chuckled at her reluctant admission that she wasn't the most pious of people, though he certainly didn't blame her for that. "It's rare that they respond to anyone," he agreed with a nod. "They have their own reasons, and their own priorities... I have heard a little of Vi." He tilted his head curiously. "A stern god, but a powerful and beautiful one, from the vision I was given. But, I must admit, I know very little of the god Caido. The writings about them that we might have once had were long ago lost to those within the barrier. Can you tell me about them, please?"
