Oh. [He brightens.] Well, obviously! But I thought you were being literal. Look, after my last trip to Solvunn, one cannot be too sure anymore.

[And the cultists he once accidentally stumbled upon on the Continent also spring to mind. That was a very awkward day for him. There are certainly influences of the beings the people here believe to be gods -- Adelwyrd is still a very heavy topic with him -- but he cannot imagine them as something more than creatures who have twisted chaos in ways that are extremely powerful. Perhaps near-incomprehensible.]

That is... utterly bizarre. Though I suppose that's just a prophecy with more words. And, like you, I prefer thinking of the free will of man more than what cosmic powers choose for us.

Even if they sometimes definitely choose. With a certain sense of humour.