'whether they worship talanas , ' he glanced to asper , 'silf , ' to denaos , 'the flow of magic itself , ' to dreadaeleon , 'gods i 've no wish to disrespect by uttering their names improperly , ' to kataria , 'forces beyond our own comprehension , ' to a smugly smiling gariath , 'or ... ' he hesitated , blinking for the first time at lenk .