[God Quest] better the devil you know

"I require very little in terms of material offerings." She said simply, smiling into his challenge. "Words were always one of your greatest weapons, were they not?" Of course she could look into his mind. His thoughts were well within her jurisdiction, but cat and mouse had ever been his game. Only now he no longer got to choose his role. "No, you would not feel like yourself. You are limited here, as you will have noticed. This form is the closest to what you were." And then, as if it should have been obvious, the Voice blinked and titled her head. "We brought you here."