the flaying of the thunderskin was a ceremonial gesture to close the peace treaty, right? because if I was the horned-axe and my five siblings, bonafide gods, got murdered and you tried to argue that sacrificing one immortal servant was equal restitution (the dude didn't even perish he got an upgrade!!!) I would absolutely kick your teeth in and start the lithomachy part two: electric boogaloo.
honestly it would be less insulting to just have the treaty be "we all just stop fighting cause this shit isn't sustainable" without any attempt to pay for damages. the horned-axe would probably have accepted it too bc girlie was tired enough of this bullshit by then.
anyways the point here is I believe the flaying of the thunderskin was the red grail trying to prove their sincerity and offer a token of apology in a way that furthers their plans, because the idea of anyone considering that trade genuinely equal is just too fucking stupid.














