[Sam's positive reaction - not to mention his opinion on the matter - gets a wry little smirk out of Martin.]

Oh- yeah, no, he wasn't, I had to convince him. But he knows I can take care of myself.

[He gives a small shrug.]

I can't really say if they're not real, given the whole "magic is literally real" part, but everyone sure acts like they are. People always have little- like, off-the-cuff prayers at the ready and there's a lot of little shrines to the less important gods around.