"No offense, mate, but in a deadly situation, it's better off if I die. I always come back. Mortals only have one life, and I'm damn well not going to be responsible for one of you losing yours. Strictly speaking, your life is way more precious than mine ever will be." He says this with a conviction Otoha might not expect from a god, since most seem to treat mortal lives as insignificant at best.

But he brightens up quickly at Otoha's answer to his sparring question. "That sounds amazing! Wouldn't want to be in the path of that, normally, but I've got to see this for myself. Come on then, hit me with all you've got! I'll do my normal dodging; see if you can keep up."