[Her head tips as she listens. She can see where others might make that connection. Thanatos, the god of death, associated with loss and pain. It'd be hard for most others to see it as anything else.]
Humans are... self-focused. It makes sense that it's the only way they can see it. It's hard for humanity to see things outside of themselves.
[She says it knowing that she's partially human. Maybe it's because of her Cetra lineage that she's able to see things as they are. But it's still true. Even back home, humanity sees not the life that exists around them, but only that it can be harnessed to make an easier life for them.]
If I were you, I'd try not to take it personally. Humanity wouldn't have any idea how to handle gods or how to talk with them without being a little judgemental. It isn't you. It's them.
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Humans are... self-focused. It makes sense that it's the only way they can see it. It's hard for humanity to see things outside of themselves.
[She says it knowing that she's partially human. Maybe it's because of her Cetra lineage that she's able to see things as they are. But it's still true. Even back home, humanity sees not the life that exists around them, but only that it can be harnessed to make an easier life for them.]
If I were you, I'd try not to take it personally. Humanity wouldn't have any idea how to handle gods or how to talk with them without being a little judgemental. It isn't you. It's them.