I doubt he would appreciate you saying that.

[Even though she knows it's true. So much for the great and almighty gods. No matter how powerful he was in battle...

But there weren't supposed to be battles now. Not over the Oracle, anyway. So who had he been warring with, what had he been fighting- ?]

If he returns, I should know of it.

[Should she? Is that how their bond worked? She was only guessing, but...]

What we require is someone who can sense shards. That, or a bloodhound.