"A... simple explanation, but not incorrect. If you have needs, you make requests, and they are granted or not as they are judged on their merit by whoever it is you make the request of, yes? And you would ask whoever you judged most able and likely to grant that request. There are things the gods can grant that mortals cannot, and so the gods are asked. Not all requests are worthy, and not all that are worthy are granted, but there are enough that are," the valkyrie replied. "And if they believed in the gods enough to ask, then they believe enough to see the truth of the answer." After a short pause she tilted her head, looking at her interviewer with a keen curiosity. "Are there no gods in your world, that this is strange to you?"