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Either way, for Leom to do all this just for a year of peace and quiet, seems like he really wanted a break from your deadbeat self."

"Deadbeat?! I helped around the house sometimes."

"That's neither here nor there, for the time being, you're as good as stuck here."

The goddess groans loudly. "Maybe I should try and treat this like a vacation then, and like all good vacations, I assume that I will be accommodated and treated like I deserve right?"

"Right, you need a room. That shouldn't be a problem uh..."

Ah, you realized that you never caught her name. Seemingly sensing your thoughts, the goddess smirks and strikes a pose.

"I am Ghodea, third child of Chreas."

"And I'm John Doe, nice to meet you."

Ghodea? That's a great name and all but you don't really want to let everyone know you're harboring a girl who has the name of a goddess, and worse yet, who will most definitely claim to be said goddess. Best case scenario, they think she's crazy and people look at you with a little more disdain than usual. Worst-case scenario, the church somehow gets involved, imprison you and Ghodea for blasphemy and people look at you with a little more disdain than usual. And since neither of these options seems like they're ideal for you, you decide that you should probably give Ghodea a name that's a bit less conspicuous. You explain your reasoning to Ghodea.

"Personally I feel like everyone should know of my greatness, but you may be right you humans are quite overly sensitive when it comes to this stuff...what do you suggest?"

You ponder for a bit before answering with certainty "How about...Dea?"

She ponders the name for a bit before shrugging. "It is serviceable. Being in human prisons is not one of my favorite experiences so I won't complain on whichever name you think is best. What I will complain about, however, is to have not yet been given a room. Or will I have to give you a bit of encouragement by making this castle cave in?" isn't really on my list of goals. Now, to my room. This room is stuffy and the longer I stay here the more I can visualize myself kicking Leom's teeth in."

Not wanting her to attack the castle walls again, you quickly lead the way out of the room.