Sometimes I Don't Even Know Why I Bother

People always seem to find it necessary to correct me after I made a mistake. As if I take the corrections after all these years. Yes the one thing about me is how willing I am to accept advice. - Chronicles of Lorentino

"I'd like to say this is surprising dear Trezlan, but it is not." The Fire God of course had to arrive and rub it in that things had gone poorly for me. I mean just because she's right doesn't mean she has to point that out.

"Rolando is missing."

"Missing, but not dead this I assure you, though from the state of your craft I can't exactly see that meaning anything for you." The ships interior was pretty badly damaged. I had made some obvious errors.

"So what's the deal here?" She smiled.

"Deal? I don't even know..."

"You wouldn't be here if you weren't pitching something to resolve the situation, so pitch it."

"Well I can't do anything for your son issue, but I can at least make sure he's safe for a time, if you do something for me."

"And that is?" I was tired of her dancing around the topic, she was the fire god, where was the directness she was known for? It was like dealing with another me.

"I need you to purge one of the five fires, it's gotten overrun, I don't know how, but I suspect it's that idiot Morley again, so if anyone can get rid of his bullshit its you."

"And you won't because?"

"I'm a god, why would I give a shit other than to assign someone to do it for me?" I couldn't argue with the logic. Well I could, but I feared it would not go well for me.

"And so I fix one of your lands of suffering and I get what? Rolando being safe while I'm gone?"

"Rolando being safe while your gone is better than you deserve right now, I hope you realize the situation your ship finds itself in, which is beyond in trouble." I looked at the remains of the console and realized she was probably right.

"Fine I'll do..." And then I was in an ancient temple, I had my sword even though I believe I'd left it somewhere else, and a revolver that looked like the hand of the fire god even though I was sure it was just an example of her power. "Thanks for the gods damned warning." I didn't even know what I was going to do, but I knew I better get to it, her favor was a fickle thing.