"I don't think we ever did that? And I've never heard of the gods having teachings."

"Practically all of our gods do. I'm not here to proselytize, though, or at least I expect not - he could have sent someone who was inclined to it, if he wanted that."

"I don't know you would get takers easily, besides, if we have such a cultural gap."

"Oh, if he does it'll be with the traders, they're just as practical here as at home and it's always good to have a cleric with you on a long trip for the magic."

"Is there a concept of loyalty to a god? I think that would be a sticking point - people are very clannish with their loyalties."

"There is, but not a conflicting one, usually, especially for trading families who he'd want to support anyway. And Fharlanghn isn't a jealous god; we're told to explore, and that means exploring other religions, too."

"Do you always have to be exploring?"

"Well, the focus is travel, more than exploration; we're allowed to visit the same places as many times as we want. We're not allowed to settle, though, and someone who decided to stick to the same few places would probably find themselves having settled down in them eventually."

"Huh. You might get some people who'd be willing to do that? Not the Uzumaki, but maybe some others."

Nod. "He's not the most popular god in my world, either - that'd be Pelor, our sun god, whose domain also covers community, healing, and strength. But he's important to those of us he's right for."

"I can see that, yes."

He seems to take that as a compliment. "Anyway, I was very interested to hear that you have realms besides this one; I'd like to visit, if you'd have me."

"I'd have to speak to our leader, but you are an interesting person."

"Of course. I do have plenty of stories to share, and - my magic isn't flashy, but I won't mind showing that off, either, if you'd like; that goes best if I have a day's warning to prepare the spells you'd like to see."

"Well, how long will you be in this village? Maybe we can have a list by your last day here, and then you can come to our realm before moving on."

"I'm not sure - I'd say at least a week, to get my companion settled in, but I might stay a little longer if I'm still needed. And I'll definitely be back."

"That will be plenty of time, yes."

"I appreciate it."

They bob their head. "Do you have more questions of me? I will likely have more of you, once I have spoken to my realm, but I do not know their concerns yet."

"Not right now, I think. Tobirama's already being patient with us."

"I'm not impatient, as I don't mind staying later tonight; I believe this might be another cultural difference. I was giving you a chance to talk among yourselves without my interference." (Which he'd been indicating by leaning on a nearby wall, facing at three-fourths profile from them to keep them and the street in his line of sight.)

"All right," he says agreeably. 

"I suppose the thing I'm most curious about is how summons work for you - my magic does summoning as well, but it's much shorter - under a minute, most of the time - and doesn't bring over specific individuals; it seems like you must have to arrange your life around it, if you can expect a personal summon at any time."

"Yes, though I can get a sense of how much of an emergency a summons is. Not all of us can be summoned on a whim, and those of us who can are usually younger volunteers. If I wanted a break, I would inform Tobirama not to summon me outside of an extreme emergency, and he knows my usual schedule - besides, I can refuse or delay summons. If there was an actual emergency that Tobirama would be inconvenienced by having refused, though, he'd likely do a general call for someone at a given power level."

"That seems like a pretty good way for it to work," he nods. "How did you decide to volunteer?"

"Our realm is much the same day to day and year to year. I wanted to see something of change."