By the time Jovy Armalon completed his overview on the disposition of god pilots and Star Designers in the Red Ocean, Ves felt as if he had lost a part of his innocence.
Just like nearly any human, he still had the habit of engaging in a form of hero worship towards these True Gods. Each of them were exemplars who climbed their way up from mediocrity and attained greatness in their own unique ways.
To learn that they were selfish and power-hungry took the shine off them. Ves already knew on an intellectual basis that True Gods were still prone to the same faults as mortals.
He just did not think that they were this bad.
Still, a part of Ves also grew reassured about what he learned. God pilots and Star Designers still retained enough of their humanity to remain recognizable. That made them easier to predict and plan around.
