the great tiber septim stands in place of their statue, transfixed in the same position as the stone he just replaced. armored and armed with a greatsword clutched in both hands, the hero god of mankind remains still, silent, staring down at pax in the grass below. i should have asked for your forgiveness long ago, the champion of cyrodil admits in a low voice, i hope you can forgive me now. not yet ready to respond, talos doesn't move; his brows lift beneath the winged helmet on their head, but there is no shift, no opening of his mouth to draw a response, and no reaction to pax's soft request. perhaps it is better to let the hero of kvatch shake in his boots, anxious, silently pleading for a response as the god considers his options.
"what is forgiveness to you?" after what feels like ages, they reply, and their voice is booming and deep like thunder. "do you wish for my blessing? do you come to give gifts and pray to the ninth divine?" talos shifts where he stands — he abandons the strong stance of the statue and gives their body a more comfortable pose. "you come to my shrine, to my temple, and seek my forgiveness — but what am i to forgive, pax? do you don my amulet, or do you scorn my presence in the temples?"