You send the engineer away. The gems can wait for another day.
Skoonheid approaches the throne next, and as expected, he has a prayer to share with you. "One of the priests you blessed in the town of Charity requires your attention," he explains. "The old dwarf has a daughter who, by your grace and blessing, has become quite beautiful. She has attracted the gaze of a young merchant from out of town who seeks to convert her back to the Traditionalist Dwarven Faith and make her his wife. Obviously the priest refused."
"So what is the problem, then?" You ask.
"The merchant has proven to be quite clever. He sought out all the people to whom your priest owes money, and purchased the debt from them. He then called all the debt in at once, so that it would be impossible for the priest to pay in time. If the Priest gives up his daughter, the debt will be forgiven, but if he does not, his property will all fall to the faithless merchant."
"So? Mortals give up their possessions for their faith all the time. That's standard fair." You quip.
"Yes, but the priest owns a decent chunk of the town, you see. If the merchant gets his property, many of your worshipers will have a faithless outsider as a landlord."
"Okay," you admit, "that would be bad."
"What would you have me do then?" The angel asks.
A: Clearly he should give up his property, but keep his daughter.
B: Clearly he should give up his daughter, but keep his property.
C: My priest needs the help of a higher power, but not necessarily a divine one; Alert my husband's regent to this situation.
D: The stakes are far too high for me to tread lightly here. Imma punish the ever-loving crap out of that faithless merchant!
E: Screw it, I'll burn some essence to conjure up some precious metals and gems. That should cover the debt and resolve the situation.
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