The Paraduke continues speaking.

"There exists a tension between two elements of Hell's interpretation given to us of Asmodeus's will; which is a hazard of Hell interpreting and distorting Asmodeus's will into such commands as may be spoken in mortal language to mortals.  We are, on the one hand, to reward you no less and no more than you have earned under Asmodeus's Law.  On the other hand, to support you as though you were an inheriting daughter of a Countess, if you seek to indulge."

"Interpreting and resolving such tensions, in Asmodeus's direct interventions interpreted by way of Hell, is ordinarily business of the Most High Aspexia Rugatonn.  It is in this capacity that she is overseeing my own interactions with you now, in case I make any errors in my interpretation, while she had other business about this place."

To all appearances, Paraduke Rathus Ratarion seems entirely unbothered by the prospect of needing to exactly execute confusing instructions from Asmodeus-by-way-of-Hell with the Grand High Priestess of Asmodeus watching him in case he requires correction.  Perhaps he is, in fact, unbothered by it.  This is unlikely to be among the hundred most stressful days of his life.

"The Most High currently believes we are to resolve the tension in our instructions thus: reason as if you were the inheriting daughter of a Count of Cheliax, and decide your requests as though we were being asked what treatment of an inheriting daughter would be a matter of concern according to the principles of Her Infernal Majestrix's reign."

"In regards to your request to seem more comely, if an heiress of a Count was being forced to grow up with an ordinary appearance, it would be a non-Asmodean behavior of small but noticeable concern to Church and Queen.  If the pattern was repeated, or if it was done with deliberate attempt to prevent that heiress from indulging in vanity, it would become a matter of greater concern."

"In such an event, I, Paraduke Rathus Ratarion, minister over the Asmodean culture of the nobility under Her Infernal Majestrix, would be dispatched by the Majestrix to speak to this hypothetical Count, inquire into any hidden reasons, and perhaps suggest a correction.  In this case, the Count in question does not exist, and so the Count may be considered to have mounted no counterargument and yielded the issue."  This statement is accompanied, very briefly, by that humorous grin which might look genuine to anyone who'd never been to Cheliax.

"A wizard-potionmaker pair that has recently treated county heiresses has been located, and you will be conveyed there tomorrow for your first treatment.  After dinner-time tomorrow, which, given your reported schedule, seemed least likely to cause you to miss any important lectures from the person that Hell referred to as your teacher.  Despite the general importance and urgency of obeying Asmodeus's commands, I ruled out having it done at once, since the inheriting daughter of a Count would not have someone else's appointment canceled for her to accommodate her the same day as she made the request."

"I will not ask if this is to your satisfaction, as a county heiress would not be so asked by myself.  Nor is it appropriate for you to express gratitude towards me.  I am not granting you favors, whether earned or not.  I am conversing with a hypothetical parent of yours regarding which indulgences are deemed a positive sign in a young Asmodean noble, and Her Infernal Majestrix's state is then acting in that absent Count's capacity using such resources as a Count would allocate."

"If any of this process and reasoning seems less than completely understandable to you, I suggest you speak up now, as it concerns Asmodeus's commands and hence is of great importance to clarify.  I may not be present here in person to interact with you in the future."

The Paraduke continues speaking.

"There exists a tension between two elements of Hell's interpretation given to us of Asmodeus's will; which is a hazard of Hell interpreting and distorting Asmodeus's will into such commands as may be spoken in mortal language to mortals.  We are, on the one hand, to reward you no less and no more than you have earned under Asmodeus's Law.  On the other hand, to support you as though you were an inheriting daughter of a Countess, if you seek to indulge."

"Interpreting and resolving such tensions, in Asmodeus's direct interventions conveyed by way of Hell, is ordinarily business of the Most High Aspexia Rugatonn.  It is in this capacity that she is overseeing my own interactions with you now, in case I make any errors in my interpretation, while she had other business about this place."

To all appearances, Paraduke Rathus Ratarion seems entirely unbothered by the prospect of needing to execute confusing instructions from Asmodeus-by-way-of-Hell with the Grand High Priestess of Asmodeus watching him in case he requires correction.  Perhaps he is, in fact, unbothered by it.  This is unlikely to be among the hundred most stressful days of his life.

"The Most High currently believes we are to resolve the tension in our instructions thus: reason as if you were the inheriting daughter of a Count of Cheliax, and decide your requests as though we were being asked what treatment of an inheriting daughter would be a matter of concern according to the principles of Her Infernal Majestrix's reign."

"In regards to your request to seem more comely, if an heiress of a Count was being forced to grow up with an ordinary appearance, it would be a non-Asmodean behavior of small but noticeable concern to Church and Queen.  If the pattern was repeated, or if it was done with deliberate attempt to prevent that heiress from indulging in vanity, it would become a matter of greater concern."

"In such an event, I, Paraduke Rathus Ratarion, minister over the Asmodean culture of the nobility under Her Infernal Majestrix, would be dispatched by the Majestrix to speak to this hypothetical Count, inquire into any hidden reasons, and perhaps suggest a correction.  In this case, the Count in question does not exist, and so the Count may be considered to have mounted no counterargument and yielded the issue."  This statement is accompanied, very briefly, by that humorous grin which might look genuine to anyone who'd never been to Cheliax.

"A wizard-potionmaker pair that has recently treated county heiresses has been located, and you will be conveyed there tomorrow for your first treatment.  After dinner-time tomorrow, which, given your reported schedule, seemed least likely to cause you to miss any important lectures from the person that Hell referred to as your teacher.  Despite the general importance and urgency of obeying Asmodeus's commands, I ruled out having it done at once, since the inheriting daughter of a Count would not have someone else's appointment canceled for her to accommodate her the same day as she made the request."

"I will not ask if this is to your satisfaction, as a county heiress would not be so asked by myself.  Nor is it appropriate for you to express gratitude towards me.  I am not granting you favors, whether earned or not.  I am conversing with a hypothetical parent of yours regarding which indulgences are deemed a positive sign in a young Asmodean noble, and Her Infernal Majestrix's state is then acting in that absent Count's capacity using such resources as a Count would allocate."

"If any of this process and reasoning seems less than completely understandable to you, I suggest you speak up now, as it concerns Asmodeus's commands and hence is of great importance to clarify.  I may not be present here in person to interact with you in the future."

The Paraduke continues speaking.

"There exists a tension between two elements of Hell's interpretation given to us of Asmodeus's will; which is a hazard of Hell interpreting and distorting Asmodeus's will into such commands as may be spoken in language to mortals.  We are, on the one hand, to reward you no less and no more than you have earned under Asmodeus's Law.  On the other hand, to support you as though you were an inheriting daughter of a Countess, if you seek to indulge."

"Interpreting and resolving such tensions, in Asmodeus's direct interventions conveyed by way of Hell, is ordinarily business of the Most High Aspexia Rugatonn.  It is in this capacity that she is overseeing my own interactions with you now, in case I make any errors in my interpretation, while she had other business about this place."

To all appearances, Paraduke Rathus Ratarion seems entirely unbothered by the prospect of needing to execute confusing instructions from Asmodeus-by-way-of-Hell with the Grand High Priestess of Asmodeus watching him in case he requires correction.  Perhaps he is, in fact, unbothered by it.  This is unlikely to be among the hundred most stressful days of his life.

"The Most High currently believes we are to resolve the tension in our instructions thus: reason as if you were the inheriting daughter of a Count of Cheliax, and decide your requests as though we were being asked what treatment of an inheriting daughter would be a matter of concern according to the principles of Her Infernal Majestrix's reign."

"In regards to your request to seem more comely, if an heiress of a Count was being forced to grow up with an ordinary appearance, it would be a non-Asmodean behavior of small but noticeable concern to Church and Queen.  If the pattern was repeated, or if it was done with deliberate attempt to prevent that heiress from indulging in vanity, it would become a matter of greater concern."

"In such an event, I, Paraduke Rathus Ratarion, minister over the Asmodean culture of the nobility under Her Infernal Majestrix, would be dispatched by the Majestrix to speak to this hypothetical Count, inquire into any hidden reasons, and perhaps suggest a correction.  In this case, the Count in question does not exist, and so the Count may be considered to have mounted no counterargument and yielded the issue."  This statement is accompanied, very briefly, by that humorous grin which might look genuine to anyone who'd never been to Cheliax.

"A wizard-potionmaker pair that has recently treated county heiresses has been located, and you will be conveyed there tomorrow for your first treatment.  After dinner-time tomorrow, which, given your reported schedule, seemed least likely to cause you to miss any important lectures from the person that Hell referred to as your teacher.  Despite the general importance and urgency of obeying Asmodeus's commands, I ruled out having it done at once, since the inheriting daughter of a Count would not have someone else's appointment canceled for her to accommodate her the same day as she made the request."

"I will not ask if this is to your satisfaction, as a county heiress would not be so asked by myself.  Nor is it appropriate for you to express gratitude towards me.  I am not granting you favors, whether earned or not.  I am conversing with a hypothetical parent of yours regarding which indulgences are deemed a positive sign in a young Asmodean noble, and Her Infernal Majestrix's state is then acting in that absent Count's capacity using such resources as a Count would allocate."

"If any of this process and reasoning seems less than completely understandable to you, I suggest you speak up now, as it concerns Asmodeus's commands and hence is of great importance to clarify.  I may not be present here in person to interact with you in the future."

The Paraduke continues speaking.

"There exists a tension between two elements of Hell's interpretation given to us of Asmodeus's will; which is a hazard of Hell interpreting and distorting Asmodeus's will into such commands as may be spoken in language to mortals.  We are, on the one hand, to reward you no less and no more than you have earned under Asmodeus's Law.  On the other hand, to support you as though you were an inheriting daughter of a Countess, if you seek to indulge."

"Interpreting and resolving such tensions, in Asmodeus's direct interventions conveyed by way of Hell, is ordinarily business of the Most High Aspexia Rugatonn.  It is in this capacity that she is overseeing my own interactions with you now, in case I make any errors in my interpretation, while she had other business about this place."

To all appearances, Paraduke Rathus Ratarion seems entirely unbothered by the prospect of needing to execute confusing instructions from Asmodeus-by-way-of-Hell with the Grand High Priestess of Asmodeus watching him in case he requires correction.  Perhaps he is, in fact, unbothered by it.  This is unlikely to be among the hundred most stressful days of his life.

"The Most High currently believes we are to resolve the tension in our instructions thus: reason as if you were the inheriting daughter of a Count of Cheliax, and decide your requests as though we were being asked what treatment of an inheriting daughter would be a matter of concern according to the principles of Her Infernal Majestrix's reign."

"In regards to your request to seem more comely, if an heiress of a Count was being forced to grow up with an ordinary appearance, it would be a non-Asmodean behavior of small but noticeable concern to Church and Queen.  If the pattern was repeated, or if it was done with deliberate attempt to prevent that heiress from indulging in vanity, it would become a matter of greater concern."

"In such an event, I, Paraduke Rathus Ratarion, minister over the Asmodean culture of the nobility under Her Infernal Majestrix, would be dispatched by the Majestrix to speak to this hypothetical Count, inquire into any hidden reasons, and perhaps suggest a correction.  In this case, the Count in question does not exist, and so the Count may be considered to have mounted no counterargument and yielded the issue."  This statement is accompanied, very briefly, by that humorous grin which might look genuine to anyone who'd never been to Cheliax.

"A wizard-potionmaker pair that has recently treated county heiresses has been located, and you will be conveyed there tomorrow for your first treatment.  After dinner-time tomorrow, which, given your reported schedule, seemed least likely to cause you to miss any important lectures from the person that Hell referred to as your teacher.  Despite the general importance and urgency of obeying Asmodeus's commands, I ruled out having it done at once, since the inheriting daughter of a Count would not have someone else's appointment canceled for her to accommodate her the same day as she made the request."

"I will not ask if this is to your satisfaction, as a county heiress would not be so asked by myself.  Nor is it appropriate for you to express gratitude towards me.  I am not granting you favors, whether earned or not.  I am conversing with a hypothetical parent of yours regarding which indulgences are deemed a positive sign in a young Asmodean noble, and Her Infernal Majestrix's state is then acting in that absent Count's capacity using such resources as a Count would allocate."

"If any of this process and reasoning seems less than completely understandable to you, speak now, as it concerns Asmodeus's commands and hence is of great importance to clarify.  I may not be present here in person to interact with you in the future."

The Paraduke continues speaking.

"There exists a tension between two elements of Hell's interpretation given to us of Asmodeus's will; which is a hazard of Hell interpreting and distorting Asmodeus's will into such commands as may be spoken in language to mortals.  We are, on the one hand, to reward you no less and no more than you have earned under Asmodeus's Law.  On the other hand, to support you as though you were an inheriting daughter of a Countess, if you seek to indulge."

"Interpreting and resolving such tensions, in Asmodeus's direct interventions conveyed by way of Hell, is ordinarily business of the Most High Aspexia Rugatonn.  It is in this capacity that she is overseeing my own interactions with you now, in case I make any errors in my interpretation, while she had other business about this place."

To all appearances, Paraduke Rathus Ratarion seems entirely unbothered by the prospect of needing to execute confusing instructions from Asmodeus-by-way-of-Hell with the Grand High Priestess of Asmodeus watching him in case he requires correction.  Perhaps he is, in fact, unbothered by it.  This is unlikely to be among the hundred most stressful days of his life.

"The Most High currently believes we are to resolve the tension in our instructions thus: reason as if you were the inheriting daughter of a Count of Cheliax, and decide your requests as though we were being asked what treatment of an inheriting daughter would be a matter of concern according to the principles of Her Infernal Majestrix's reign."

"In regards to your request to seem more comely, if an heiress of a Count was being forced to grow up with an ordinary appearance, it would be a non-Asmodean behavior of small but noticeable concern to Church and Queen.  If the pattern was repeated, or if it was done with deliberate attempt to prevent that heiress from indulging in vanity, it would become a matter of greater concern."

"In such an event, I, Paraduke Rathus Ratarion, minister over the Asmodean culture of the nobility under Her Infernal Majestrix, would be dispatched by the Majestrix to speak to this hypothetical Count, inquire into any hidden reasons, and perhaps suggest a correction.  In this case, the Count in question does not exist, and so the Count may be considered to have mounted no counterargument and yielded the issue."  This statement is accompanied, very briefly, by that humorous grin which might look genuine to anyone who'd never been to Cheliax.

"A wizard-potionmaker pair that has recently treated county heiresses has been located, and you will be conveyed there tomorrow for your first treatment.  After dinner-time tomorrow, which, given your reported schedule, seemed least likely to cause you to miss any important lectures from the person that Hell referred to as your teacher.  Despite the general importance and urgency of obeying Asmodeus's commands, I ruled out having it done at once, since the inheriting daughter of a Count would not have someone else's appointment canceled for her to accommodate her the same day as she made the request."

"I will not ask if this is to your satisfaction, as a county heiress would not be so asked by myself.  Nor is it appropriate for you to express gratitude towards me.  I am not granting you favors.  I am conversing with a hypothetical parent of yours regarding which indulgences are deemed a positive sign in a young Asmodean noble, and Her Infernal Majestrix's state is then acting in that absent Count's capacity using such resources as a Count would allocate."

"If any of this process and reasoning seems less than completely understandable to you, speak now, as it concerns Asmodeus's commands and hence is of great importance to clarify.  I may not be present here in person to interact with you in the future."