Your stories are crazy.

_{[Clearly. But he doesn't say so with too much seriousness, more like some sort of deadpan banter.]}

And hey, it worked! I thought they were going to have our heads when they brought us into the city, but then they started talking about the "gods" and we just ... _{[Waves hand vaguely, grinning a little]} went with it. We got everything. We even had a temple. Made of gold.

_{[Is he just a bit wistful? Yes, just a bit.]}