A better story makes time for it, don't you think?

[ She thinks, in this case, the heroes hardly changing is a bad thing. Sometimes, people don't change. She knows that - has seen humanity's failures again and again at her age... But, a good story invokes momentum, change, and direction. It feels like it's lacking something. ]

[ She can't put her finger on what yet. ]

A trilogy would be better. Maybe they haven't figured that out yet?

[ After all, some people think ending things quickly is the right act! But - The suggestion of writing her own book mollified her consideration of this particular book. ]

[ Gods shouldn't be sheepish, probably, but she manages to look it well enough. A light coloring of her cheeks as she glances away, quick to answer: ]

I don't know. You're the writer. Some of us make better readers.