[That sure did deter the man a little bit, his brows scrunching at the girl's revelation of gods existing among them and trapped just like they were. Well, it wasn't something that he was hearing for the first time, or even seeing - Calypso had been in dire need of help at a point, after all.]

Isn't that interestin' to hear, miss Belle - gods and mortals trapped in this wretched place alike! These Malnosso folk's haul is even bigger than I suspected. Could it be, perhaps, that this goddess ye speak of had her powers limited by our captors upon her entry into this foul world, or by Luceti itself somehow?

[Guesswork at the time, and the tone in his voice was clearly not as convincing as it had been before, but he was still processing the information.]