"We are not gods. There is no need to bow." Lucifer tells him when he sees the motion. Respect was necessary but deference and submission was not.

After, the snakes just listen to his explanation of the names he had said. Even the tiny ones in his lap are looking up and listening. These parts of his culture will be remembered, as would any others, but those about snakes share a special place for his audiance.

"They know how to be snakes." Leviathan encourages. "They will need lessons on the harder to learn things like language, morality, ethics."