“You know that verse in that book? The book you were raised with? It’s from your Ten Commandments—thou shalt have no other gods before me?” My frown took on a life of its own as blasphemous discomfort raked through me. I squirmed in my seat, ready to be struck by lightning. It took me a while to realize she expected a real answer, so I nodded. Yes, of course I knew it. Fauna raised a brow. “No one considers what’s spelled out there in the verse. If no other gods can come before him, he confirms the existence of other gods.

