Gosh, okay, sort of creepy but not intolerable. :So -

- what is it that you want?:

A sense of hesitation, of some distant, alien Power not exactly present here but linked to here, turning over concepts, shaping them through the avatar into something Belrun can comprehend.

It is difficult to fully translate to you. Within some bounds, Leareth achieving more of his goals will also achieve mine. I want this region to become prosperous, and innovative, to contain many thriving cities; that accomplishes my aims and grows my resources. 

:Your resources to do what?:

To hold influence against the other gods; to see further and clearer, and steer more effectively; to maintain control and security in my territories.

:Steer toward what, control to what end - are you just having lots of territory fights with the neighbors or is there something more - human-scale, you're after?:

It is difficult to convey my goals in human-scale terms. I care about the existence of large populations, and healthy souls that can be placed elsewhere.

:Placed elsewhere like reincarnated? Why is that important?:

...There are elements here I cannot convey. It is a lever to affect the future. It is - wasteful, not to retain that information and put it where it is useful.

:Useful for what?:

Long pause. 

Useful for god purposes, which I am not sure I can translate.

:I would... appreciate you putting some thought into that... but it's probably not urgent. Uh, are there any gods we need to worry about hostilities from apart from Vkandis and the Star-Eyed?:

No. They are the only gods with closely adjacent territories who might wish to expand their control.

:Okay. Can you negotiate with them directly on our behalf?:

Yes. That is the best way to do it. So far I have been indicating that it is not in their interest to attempt interference in Haven, but if you have input on longer term objectives, I would take that into account.

:I would also not like them to interfere within the rest of Valdemar or the north where Leareth's stuff all is, and it would be really nice if Vkandis didn't tell Karis to start the war over again, and a nice-to-have would be if people with friends to see or trade they want to do abroad could do that safely and without carrying bad luck home:

Not-quite-verbal acknowledgement. 

The north is currently unclaimed territory and beyond my influence, but I have been dissuading them from attempting to claim it, and with cooperation from Leareth can extend my power there as well. If he wishes.

:...I'll tell him when he wakes up. How does that work, extending territory -:

The method by which it usually works is less applicable here. Leareth could do something similar to the process for building a Heartstone, and provide a link that I could use. It would only need about half as much power as the takeover of the Heartstone did, since it does not require fighting another god for control.

:Huh. We'll talk about it.

Did you set up my lifebond - and Amshalan -:

The answer is somewhat complicated because other Powers with stakes were also involved, but the simple answer is yes.

:Who else has stakes and how were they involved?:

The Star-Eyed Goddess nudged toward rather than away from the lifebond, and may have thought it was Her idea entirely, presumably in order to cripple Leareth with your death. She also allowed Amshalan, with less clear justification, possibly to cause strife between you and Leareth although if so it was deeply ineffective.

:What - governs how you and she are able to see, uh, is it 'fine enough detail' or something else, to predict things like that Amshalan would get me away or that she wouldn't start a fight between me and Leareth?:

'Fine enough detail' is not entirely wrong, though to some extent there is a tradeoff between seeing further and acting more, because even Our own nudges cause ripples that blur Foresight. In general, the Star-Eyed Goddess intervenes more than the god I speak for, and thus cannot see quite as well. Other factors at play are the fraction of events and major players happening under a god's territorial remit, and particularly if any are in close contact with priests or others closely linked to a god. The Star-Eyed has both a more limited view and limited control of Rethwellan compared to in Haven before the Heartstone takeover, for example.

She nods.

:What can you tell me about how Companions work?: