Perhaps even a goddess can be an outcast. Are there other gods that keep her company or must she live such a lonely existence?

"I promise," she replies, voice soft and gentle. She is relieved that he has made the promise, and pleased that he has asked the same of her.

"Not at all," she assures him. "I am sturdier than I appear to be. And it would bring me pleasure to have you so close."

(She is wrapped in the story too, the threads having firmly grabbed a hold of her.)