[ Ambrose takes Kyle's statements seriously and falls into a contemplative quiet. He brings his laced hands up to his chin and idly scratches the scraggly hairs that make up his beard. He finally relents, ]

It is unusual.

[ He drops his hands back to the table. ]

Which leads us to the question: what was different about this encounter with gods from their last appearances?

[ Ambrose unlaces his fingers and begins to count each instance on one finger at a time. ]

The execution of Josselyn Creed; the late woman's own cult; the Heralds and the plague that was set upon us. In all of these instances, the gods were called upon whether purposefully or "incidentally" if the Commune is to be believed. But what you're describing doesn't sound like a god being summoned to perform a service for it's summoner.