Small-minded people often focus on gossip and the like because they have no mind for the bigger picture. Or they care only about the immediate, at least when it comes to their own interests.

[ She's never had much patience for such types, even if they could prove useful occasionally. Certainly no patience for those who don't consider the effect the ripples from their actions might have. Mara has spent too much of her life focused on the larger picture, on how best to make the pieces fit to create the most ideal outcome in the long term, to not think of cause and effect on a regular basis. ]

The sad truth is that many - whether divine or more mortal - can enjoy power too much once they have it, and they come to thrive on being above others. They crave that feeling. Believe they deserve it. And then when other people don't give that to them? They lash out like spoiled children. [ Mara glances over, offering a sympathetic look. ] It's a shame you all had to endure such. We can hope it won't be a common theme, however... [ She sighs lightly, gaze drifting over the path before them. ] Many myths and stories are full of gods who react poorly when they don't receive the worship they think they deserve.