"So was this." He smiles crookedly. "The god was cruel, and took him by force. He put him on an island with a forge and all equipment he might ask for, and hamstrung him so he could not escape. But Weyland had his revenge, and it was gruesome."
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"So was this." He smiles crookedly. "The god was cruel, and took him by force. He put him on an island with a forge and all equipment he might ask for, and hamstrung him so he could not escape. But Weyland had his revenge, and it was gruesome."