[Liem has spoken with enough of his fellow shard-bearers to know by now that not only do their lands differ substantially from the one he hails from, but many of them are familiar with gods or spirits or planar beings that seem completely unlike the ones he knows. So he's almost unsurprised to hear that Paul's experience with his god's angel sounds completely unfamiliar compared to what he might expect.]

That does sound intense.

[A note of curiosity, almost bewilderment enters his voice; when Paul mentioned his experience before, Liem hadn't realized that the extent to which he and the angel were connected was so intimate.]

You said once that you thought the end of your world was part of your god's plan, didn't you? Do you think your presence here, now, might be why you were blessed by the angel?