"After careful consideration, I have made a preliminary ruling that your request for an intelligence-increasing headband, and for a crafting allowance, seems to me to come less under the heading of a desire to indulge in Asmodean behavior befitting young nobility, and more under the heading of your requesting a reward not yet earned.  If the inheriting daughter of a Count were told to produce results meriting an intelligence headband and crafting allowance, or else go without, the Church and Queen would not object."

"I will similarly not directly hand you title to the souls of your rival women.  While the goal is laudably Asmodean, it is not one which should be immediately satisfied in a Count's heiress as an indulgence.  It would be more proper for her parent to instruct her to triumph over her rivals herself."

"The request for a county is intriguing, and perhaps even, arguably, indulgent; but it seems to stretch the interpretation of the wording for prioritizing you as if you were an heiress, and to be too much of an unearned reward.  While it was an admirably Asmodean ploy, I put forth on behalf of Her Infernal Majestrix, and the Most High agreed, that if such had been our Lord's true will, Hell's interpretation would have said to make you an heiress, not to prioritize your support as though you were one.  We were sensible, of course, that you were likely just teasing poor Elias with that request, but Asmodeus's orders to us do not actually say that it matters."  Another cheerful-appearing, humorous-appearing smile, which vanishes just as quickly as before.

"You will receive by this time tomorrow a lightly enchanted dueling dagger, whose wounds heal more easily but which causes greater pain.  It will be simple in style, but suitable for a Count's heiress to carry, and would be appropriate for her to use to stab somebody who commented on her appearance."

"You are permitted to argue these preliminary rulings, especially by reference to implications of Asmodeus's revelation which I may have failed to comprehend.  Do you wish to do so?"

"After careful consideration, I have made a preliminary ruling that your request for an intelligence-increasing headband, and for a crafting allowance, seems to me to come less under the heading of a desire to indulge in Asmodean behavior befitting young nobility, and more under the heading of your requesting a reward not yet earned.  If the inheriting daughter of a Count were told to produce results meriting an intelligence headband and crafting allowance, or else go without, the Church and Queen would not object."

"I will similarly not directly hand you title to the souls of your rival women.  While the goal is laudably Asmodean, it is not one which should be immediately satisfied in a Count's heiress as an indulgence.  It would be more proper for her parent to instruct her to triumph over her rivals herself."

"The request for a county is intriguing, and perhaps even, arguably, indulgent; but it seems to stretch the interpretation of the wording for prioritizing you as if you were an heiress, and to be too much of an unearned reward.  While it was an admirably Asmodean ploy, I put forth on behalf of Her Infernal Majestrix, and the Most High agreed, that if such had been our Lord's true will, Hell's interpretation would have said to make you an heiress, not to prioritize your support as though you were one.  We were sensible, of course, that you were likely just teasing poor Elias with that request, but Asmodeus's orders to us do not actually say that it matters."  Another cheerful-appearing, humorous-appearing smile, which vanishes just as quickly as before.

"You will receive by this time tomorrow a lightly enchanted dueling dagger, whose wounds heal more easily but which causes greater pain.  It will be simple in style, but suitable for a Count's heiress to carry, and would be appropriate for her to use to stab somebody who commented on her appearance."

"You are permitted to argue these preliminary rulings, especially by reference to implications of Asmodeus's interpreted instructions which I may have failed to comprehend.  Do you wish to do so?"

"After careful consideration, I have made a preliminary ruling that your request for an intelligence-increasing headband, and for a crafting allowance, seems to me to come less under the heading of a desire to indulge in Asmodean behavior befitting young nobility, and more under the heading of your requesting a reward not yet earned.  If the inheriting daughter of a Count were told to produce results meriting an intelligence headband and crafting allowance, or else go without, the Church and Queen would not object."

"I will similarly not directly hand you title to the souls of your rival women.  While the goal is laudably Asmodean, it is not one which should be immediately satisfied in a Count's heiress as an indulgence.  It would be more proper for her parent to instruct her to triumph over her rivals herself."

"The request for a county is intriguing, and perhaps even, arguably, indulgent; but it seems to stretch the interpretation of the wording for prioritizing you as if you were an heiress, and to be too much of an unearned reward.  While it was an admirably Asmodean ploy, I put forth on behalf of Her Infernal Majestrix, and the Most High agreed, that if such had been our Lord's true will, Hell's interpretation would have said to make you an heiress, not to prioritize your support as though you were one.  We were sensible, of course, that you were likely just teasing poor Elias with that request, but Asmodeus's orders to us do not actually say that it matters."  Another cheerful-appearing, humorous-appearing smile, which vanishes just as quickly as before.

"You will receive by tomorrow's evening a lightly enchanted dueling dagger, whose wounds heal more easily but which causes greater pain.  It will be simple in style, but suitable for a Count's heiress to carry, and would be appropriate for her to use to stab somebody who commented on her appearance."

"You are permitted to argue these preliminary rulings, especially by reference to implications of Asmodeus's interpreted instructions which I may have failed to comprehend.  Do you wish to do so?"

"After careful consideration, I have made a preliminary ruling that your request for an intelligence-increasing headband, and for a crafting allowance, seems to me to come less under the heading of a desire to indulge in Asmodean behavior befitting young nobility, and more under the heading of your requesting a reward not yet earned.  If the inheriting daughter of a Count were told to produce results meriting an intelligence headband and crafting allowance, or else go without, the Church and Queen would not object."

"I would not hand you title to the souls of your rival women even if I could.  While the goal is laudably Asmodean, it is not one which should be immediately satisfied in a Count's heiress as an indulgence.  It would be more proper for her parent to instruct her to triumph over her rivals herself."

"The request for a county is intriguing, and perhaps even, arguably, indulgent; but it seems to stretch the interpretation of the wording for prioritizing you as if you were an heiress, and to be too much of an unearned reward.  While it was an admirably Asmodean ploy, I put forth on behalf of Her Infernal Majestrix, and the Most High agreed, that if such had been our Lord's true will, Hell's interpretation would have said to make you an heiress, not to prioritize your support as though you were one.  We were sensible, of course, that you were likely just teasing poor Elias with that request, but Asmodeus's orders to us do not actually say that it matters."  Another cheerful-appearing, humorous-appearing smile, which vanishes just as quickly as before.

"You will receive by tomorrow's evening a lightly enchanted dueling dagger, whose wounds heal more easily but which causes greater pain.  It will be simple in style, but suitable for a Count's heiress to carry, and would be appropriate for her to use to stab somebody who commented on her appearance."

"You are permitted to argue these preliminary rulings, especially by reference to implications of Asmodeus's interpreted instructions which I may have failed to comprehend.  Do you wish to do so?"