Bab 478: Taking Indirect Action

Honour sat in the Royal family's suite, watching the screens that had been set up and occasionally taking a look at what was below them. Occasionally, she would see one of the contestants in the forest when they weren't shielded by the great canopies.

'Looks like whispering to her through the wind worked,' the girl thought to herself. The goddess could not help mortals directly which meant they had to find a way to work around it.

At first, Honour thought this rule was stupid, but then, another message from Celeste sent through the wind explained everything. 'Just imagine the gods could directly interfere with mortals. Mortals would ask the gods for everything and lose the ability to evolve and survive.

And from another perspective, the gods would be able to kill any mortal if they'd done something that angered them. Trust me, the gods can be petty.