"My sister has sent me to bring you to Nigeria..."

"My sister has sent me to bring you to Nigeria," Oya began, "the President's daughter has an inoperable brain tumor, and he has vowed publicly that he will lay a One Kilo Bar of Solid Gold on the altar of whatever god can send someone to save her each year till the day he dies. Naturally, she wants this sacrifice and the publicity it will bring, and she is willing to share it with you, as you will be doing the work. In the interests of full disclosure, we have appealed to our brother Babalú-Ayé for a cure already, and he has refused, saying that though this disease was his to inflict the curing of it is forbidden to any of our pantheon. You can see, I think, why we thought of you..."

"Yes, I most definitely can," Aesculapius replied, and went to one of the cabinets in his office where he kept his 'go bag' for situations like this.

"Are you here on a diplomatic visa or less publicly?" Aesculapius asked.

"Officially I am not here at all," Oya explained. "I am still very much not in the good graces of Nigeria, Interpol, or the Hague, nor has the leadership of my Pantheon given me or my sister leave to call on you. Officially you are coming to Nigeria for a vacation and to see my sister Ibú Akuaro: a 'booty call' if you will. Once in the country you will of course hear about the vow of the president, and as you are a publicly avowed worshiper of Aesculapius: (and isn't that more than a touch ironic?): you will offer to perform the surgery if the president will keep his vow and offer up the kilo of gold to the god of medicine each year. Once that is done, and the tumor is removed, as only you could do, you will instruct your chosen priest in a vision to cut the bar in half each year and place one half on the High Altar of Oshun in Nigeria, as a gift from you to your current paramour," Oya explained.

"And what do you get out of this Oya?" Aesculapius asked with a cocked eyebrow.

"Political Asylum and Diplomatic Immunity," Oya stated, "my sister has said she will prevail upon her various worshipers worldwide to find me a country where I can seek Asylum and become a diplomatic attache to one of their Embassies in a country that is hostile to Interpol and has enough of my worshipers that I can live comfortably if I am circumspect and don't cause any more trouble like I did in Nigeria and Benin: somewhere with hurricanes I can enjoy..."

"I see, so I get a half a kilo of gold sacrificed to me each year, your sister get's the other half, and you get a 'get out of jail free' card: but we all risk angering your pantheon, which is one of the most powerful left in the world outside of Asia: have I got this right?" Aesculapius asked, reconsidering for a moment.

"Yes," Oya said.