I won't go back and live in the sea again.
One lot apiece, one chance to undo an error or secure a fate.
When you give death, you give of your own life - every time.
Use him wisely. Few have been given such a weapon by the gods or Fates before.
Loyalty must be forged - to him, to his: stronger than iron, from experience, from risk - it can't be bought, or taught, or promised before the fact. Allegiance must be earned so it will hold, win or lose.
"Godling? Demigod?" Lysis nearly howled. "You'd be beaten black and blue in Thebes, and staked out overnight for claims like that. In Sparta, the secret police would ambush you, violate you, skin you alive and use your skull for a drinking cup."