Pets are always a great help in times of stress. And in times of starvation too, o'course. Words are the litmus paper of the minds. The labyrinth of Ephebe is ancient and full of one hundred and one amazing things you can do with hidden springs, razor-sharp knives, and falling rocks. But not words.
Bishops move diagonally.
That's why they often turn up where the kings don't expect them to be. Cuius testiculos habes, habeas cardia et cerebellum. Oh, a very useful philosophical animal, your average tortoise. Gravity is a habit that is hard to shake off. The trouble with being a god is that you've got no one to pray to.