GODLY AUDIENCES: LUKE FON FABRE

[divus]

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[dupelicate]

So you'd just be taking up your old job, basically...

Did people like you? When you were king.

[divus]

Did people--of course! People loved me!

[dupelicate]

[his reaction is so over-the-top offended, it's genuinely kind of funny—and he chuckles.]

Oh yeah? Loved you, loved you? Or Loved you, feared what would happen if they didn't love you?

[divus]

[Indulgence puts a hand to his heart.]

You wound me! Of course it was genuine! I was, and am, a benevolent, kind, and generous ruler that only asks to be worshiped in return for my endless days of devotion to my people!

[dupelicate]

You know... a truly benevolent, kind, and generous ruler probably wouldn't ask for anything in return. Just saying.

[...]

Oh, except taxes.