[ True, he has no divinity. But he is so much more than just some country boy with a magic sword, thank you very much! For one thing, he has the heart of an actual dragon. For another, he isn’t immediately disgusted beyond belief by a single solitary spider.
Respectfully, Arthur manages to suppress his laughter at the sphinx’s utter disregard for its master’s efforts to “defend its honor”, as Ozymandias puts it, but he can’t completely keep a smile off his face. This behavior from the sphinx doesn’t entirely surprise him, seeing how even normal lions tend to act like giant housecats. A feline’s pride though, much like an overbearing king’s, is not to be taken lightly, so Arthur opts for momentarily ignoring the pharaoh; he puts out a hand palm-up to receive the spider and places his other hand on the nape of the cosmos sphinx’s neck, giving it a little affectionate scratch there. ]
Good boy, Awlad. You seem to be adjusting well to your new size. As expected of the Great Sphinx.
[ Is it irreverent to call the cosmos sphinx a “good boy”? Well, knowing him, Ozymandias will probably find it at least a little offensive somehow... Hopefully not too much though? ]
Hello, sunshine, heheh
Respectfully, Arthur manages to suppress his laughter at the sphinx’s utter disregard for its master’s efforts to “defend its honor”, as Ozymandias puts it, but he can’t completely keep a smile off his face. This behavior from the sphinx doesn’t entirely surprise him, seeing how even normal lions tend to act like giant housecats. A feline’s pride though, much like an overbearing king’s, is not to be taken lightly, so Arthur opts for momentarily ignoring the pharaoh; he puts out a hand palm-up to receive the spider and places his other hand on the nape of the cosmos sphinx’s neck, giving it a little affectionate scratch there. ]
Good boy, Awlad. You seem to be adjusting well to your new size. As expected of the Great Sphinx.
[ Is it irreverent to call the cosmos sphinx a “good boy”? Well, knowing him, Ozymandias will probably find it at least a little offensive somehow... Hopefully not too much though? ]