“You’ll be better served if you blend in with the workers,” you reply. “There’s a job where all you have to do is stand in one place, catch bags, and throw them to the next person. If you have the right vantage point, you should be able to see plenty of people – and their auras – while not standing out. I can even find you a spot where that bulge on your back shouldn’t be noticeable.”
“I am quite fine without your aid,” the priest replies. “Though I appreciate the offer.”
You briefly consider presenting an argument that their deity guided you to them. But if you’re too direct with that, it won’t be convincing. Besides, it’s not clear to you right now which deity they worship. If you’re appealing to their faith, you’ll need to know what it is.
Well, it’s not as if you’re without ideas as to their deity. One possibility seems quite likely to you. And if you’re right, then you know just what question to ask to confirm it.
Make a reference to the boulder of shame as well as the boulder of victory, the myth in which a person is shackled from the neck with a boulder as punishment, then, when he accomplishes something, is freed but chained to a bigger boulder, the boulder of victory
Mention the founding fathers of the city you are on, who were also responisble for the construction of this hospital, who started doing the exact job you offered to him
Tell him you’ll be “both of his right hands” which basically means you’ll be his subordinate in this mission, as well as the job itself.
Tell him it’s okay and there will be no need to sharpen the end of your heart-pencil afterwards, it’s a turn of phrase meaning “it’s okay you turned me down, don’t worry” but it takes on a different meaning in certain religious circles