"Other people joining this battle just have to consider which side they can most benefit and who they can make a little stronger. I'm trying to figure out what the final gameboard should look like when it's over."
"I suspect I already know the answer to this, but I'll ask anyways. In all of the negotiations between gods, that decided all this setup, was any representative of humanity - of the mortals - ever invited to the table, without their having become a god themselves?"