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There is also the other thing to consider... some of the falsehoods you may have spoken. Sedjet, goddess of Love, benevolent mother to the people. But in your own time, same as now, your love for the people was... something of a surrogate for the real thing, if you are being honest with yourself. Love for your fellow man (maybe not fellow as a goddess, but still) is admirable, but no love is stronger than between lovers, and among family. You know of this better than any, due to your banishment. The transition from passing as a common mortal among the rest of them, to beloved wife of a unifying conqueror, and finally queen mother of the first pharaoh. Most certainly there was a time when you embraced royal life, and were perfectly happy and content with it... because of having your family to love.
Quality of love is more important to you than quantity, perhaps to the lament of the greater populace, but that is simply your nature. As much as you value and favor sharing and spreading love among the people, the more proper expression of your love is that which you personally experience. Same as any of your divine aspects, you can share and spread them with others but it will always be strongest when you yourself embody them. For example you can personally heal mortals on a case-by-case basis, but if you yourself keep in good health then your godly aspect of Health will divinely spread through the land, with or without you needing to be directly involved. The difference between a god able to reign from afar, versus in person.
Because of this, you speak to your favor of being with the people, but choose to omit the other side of the coin so to speak.
<span class="mu-r">"How do you want to settle this, then?"</span>
<span class="mu-s">"I expect you would not accept my proposal? Not for the good of the people? An inquiry open to the public may suffice then, but I believe it could be so much simpler. Even just attending service would demonstrate good faith, if you profess to not bring a religion unto yourself nor desire worshipers."</span>
<span class="mu-b">"Come now, is any of that necessary? Kinship with the ruling House would remove any of suspicion!"</span>
In any case, your patience in dealing with these mortals has about run its course. Not as much because you're angry or upset with them (although you expected to be before coming into this), but simply that deliberation and deal brokering isn't in your nature, thus unappealing to you. They each made their cases, offered their deals, and in many ways surprised you or made you ponder your own situation. But enough of that nonsense, you have better things to occupy yourself with! You'd like to see this matter put to rest, so <span class="mu-i">everyone</span>, you and nobles and the clergy all together can focus on more important things than your challenge to the system.
