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"I have occasionally had to be in boats to accompany Iobel places," sighs Cricket.

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"You have my sympathies," says Rae, and it sounds like he means it.

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"Yes. Well, it is very important that she have me with her when she goes places. I am her cat."

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"That makes sense. I would have all of the world fly, if possible, and avoid such uncivilized travel as boats, but I cannot make everyone my acolyte."

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"Why not?"

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"Acolytes are able to usurp me. If given the chance, many would jump at the chance for divinity, even if it meant my death."

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"Is being a god so great?" wonders Cricket skeptically. "Now, if they could become cats, that would be something."

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"I enjoy it. I may make changes to my domain to suit me, and never have to suffer through mortals that annoy me. I simply make it known that they are not welcome, and they leave. Or die. Either. But then, I have never been a cat."

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"Having a domain sounds like much more work than being a cat," says Cricket. "My Iobel feeds me and listens to my opinions on things and pets me, and I sleep in the sunshine and chase things when I feel like it."

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"That sounds agreeable. It's likely that having a domain is more work, but I find it's worth the effort."

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"What for?"

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"It is having a place that is entirely suited for me, in every way, where ever I go. Mortals that I don't like rapidly make themselves scarce in one way or another, mortals I do like stay. I have the ones I like do much of the annoying parts, I don't have to deal with those."

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Cricket yawns. "Iobel thinks that I am unsatisfiable but that is not quite true, I think. But a satisfying place for me cannot be very big or I will find fault with it, so she makes a small place for me instead."

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"That makes sense. I would be be hard to satisfy if I were not a god, I think. But I am."

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"Have you always been a god?"

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"Yes."

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"I was a spirit cat instead of a real cat once. It was not as nice."

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"I am sorry. When I was a young god, my domain was pathetically small and it was like I was trapped and suffocating. It was unpleasant."

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"How did it get bigger?"

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"I made it known what type of god I was, and realized very quickly that a neighboring domain advocated slavery. I took offense to it. Most of her followers defected - especially the former slaves - and she died a few centuries later."

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"There is no slavery in this country but there are canals."

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"Yes. I would be offended by them, if they were in my domain, but they are not."

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"Some binders are not nice to their familiars," muses Cricket. "It is a little like slavery. Iobel is working on it. She is good."

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"Good. I have known Iobel's other, Ayabel, for some time. Idania has chosen her friend well."

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"Anyone who likes Iobel or her alts has good taste," pronounces Cricket, "at least some of the time."

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