"When we go back, I'll take you everywhere. I rule my kingdom and take you back there, but I like worshipping you in your temple also."

He smiles softly, he's sincere as soft as the prayers and sutras he spoke and chanted to his status for centuries. He prays the statues are as real as his god, and his god will hear his prayers.

He is sitting before him now. The painting needs to be alone to dry. "Is gege hungry? I can cook dinner for the both of us."