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As a quasi-god however, it may be that his divinity is too diluted by mortality. Perhaps if he was a demigod at least, then he could call the storm like his godly sire, or perform other divine feats. You expect that if he were to be uplifted by you then his divine potency would increase to significant levels, but as it stands he simply can't compare to you. Or perhaps, the problem is that he's still too young, and when he leaves his teens then maybe... either way, it's not a total loss. Just because he can't call the storm, doesn't mean his divinity doesn't show in other ways. Mortal, physical being that he is, you're finding that his godly blood heightens his potential in that regard in all ways. Since he had never really been pushed before in his life, it wasn't until the raid on Eindward that in a life-or-death situation that he was stressed to unleash his divinity for the first time.
Well now that you've got him working hard with you every day, more and more (and more easily) are the chances where his godly blood can come to bear. Strength, endurance, dexterity, senses, in all ways physical he is starting to express divine competence, like developing a muscle that he'd never before worked. Even just a few weeks, and he's already physically outperforming adult men. Why, before long, and his eyes are starting to gleam like your own. Faintly, ever so faintly, but still. In time if continually pushed like this, you're not sure if he'll be able to command storms like his sire, but he certainly will be able to stand above any mortal in all ways physical. Perhaps other ways too, but that remains to be seen.
Ah, between your dedication to the lake and time where you can among comrades, you're finding your days to be quite lovely and enjoyable for once. Not to mention your physical efforts are improving your own physical health, which will spread your aspect of Health among the realm to a degree, same as Beauty. But at the end of the days you always find yourself dragged back to court, back to the throne. Not always for no good reason though...
<span class="mu-r">"Gods... they're not <span class="mu-i">all</span> dead... are they?"</span>
<span class="mu-b">"No... not all, from what the refugees tell us, many fled as they did... but any who remained, I doubt the elves or the northmen would have spared."</span>
As much as Darry can take off your shoulders, some issues of governance still demand your attention. Such as in this case, the fall of Eindward. Indeed it is a hard topic to even bring up, especially for Darry and his concern for his own family, but if the rumors are to be believed... a group of refugees arrived with the terrible news, that not a week ago the enemy returned to finish the job. The northmen, at the head of a great and terrible storm; wrathful nature that did even more killing by wind and thunder, than the enemies themselves. Any who might have withstood such fury, the elves finished off without mercy.
