( Giving this a moment's consideration, she shrugs. ) Which is why I am surprised. You don't seem like the kind to put a lot of stock in them. But what else would you call them? In my world 'god' has a lot of baggage. Your world must be different. Perhaps because they actually exist.

( That's...quite a name. She smiles to herself, a slight derisive curve to the smile. ) Hah, because heaven itself shown its light down upon the dynasty? ( She waves her hand...at the device, yes. ) Is the crystal some promise to protect the world as well? 'So long as it remains protected, so shall you.' Something like that.