Where there's gods, and there's a family...there is no doubt one big dysfunctional familial divine mess.

"That's...a bit much for a first conversation, yes. At least in any detail." And perhaps more importantly, it wasn't just complicated - it wasn't something he was emotionally keen to get into with someone who was essentially a complete stranger. Even if they did share some similar backgrounds.

"Suffice to say...we haven't always gotten along well. It's better now than it used to be, in that we can actually tolerate each other. But he certainly wasn't an easy man to be the son of. Something it seems you can understand."