"You're not accustomed to being in the inner circle where you are expected to do your own thinking and put your life on the line for getting it right.  Usually people get brought into it less abruptly than you, and it's possible I'm going to get called up on having trusted you more than you earned, contrary to Hell's instructions.  My belief is that you earned it by understanding Keltham better than Abarco does, but you also haven't held that much responsibility before and my decision to dump it on you is going to look very questionable if you fuck it up.  I cannot guarantee that I wasn't influenced by knowing, or thinking I knew, that you were a competent enough person to come to the momentary attention of a god.  Asmodeus help us all if He was trying to tell us exactly not to do what I just did, by trusting you more than you'd earned.  But we also got told to trust you no less than you'd earned, so."

"That's all to frame an important point, Sevar, which is that the theological discussions that Asmodean priests hold among themselves are different from the way you learned theology as an outsider.  We do not sound like fucking Keltham, because we are not fucking aliens.  But if a new priest has an affinity for slavery, and a fifth-circle priest specializes in tyranny, the fifth-circle priest doesn't tell her to shut up and write down the standard answers he gives her about slavery.  From the standpoint of tyranny, feeling gratitude for Asmodeus owning us is how we tell the outsiders to feel about it, because it's a simple fucking answer that won't get them in trouble.  Occasionally, though, Asmodeus goes and makes a bed-slave His cleric, which shows that His true priorities do not always match those that we harried and overworked mortals try to set.  We almost always decide to wait on perfecting souls into the exact shape Asmodeus prefers until they get safely to Hell.  Asmodeus cares in ways we don't even try to care, because it's not productive when we try to do it.  If that bed-slave feeling some exact form of gratitude for being a slave was a vital part of what our Lord wishes mortals were like, you may need to wait for a priest who understands slavery more deeply than I do, to tell you that, because instructing me in those details wasn't the Church's own priority for a Worldwound administrator."

"You have tyranny questions?  I can answer those in endless detail, and you'd be stupid to argue until you understand Asmodeanism a lot better.  But I will be checking some of the answers I gave you about slavery and pride, the next time I run into a superior of mine who has a moment.  That's as much priority as I'd give to a fourth-circle priest asking me those questions, if the fourth-circle priest didn't tell me they were more urgent."

"Final warning.  Don't get lost in all these fascinating questions you're supposed to think about for the first time.  Asmodeus instructed you to serve Him well in this world first."

"Are we done, Sevar?  I'll still be here if you have more questions another day, and you said Keltham was waiting on you."

"You're not accustomed to being in the inner circle where you are expected to do your own thinking and put your life on the line for getting it right.  Usually people get brought into it less abruptly than you, and it's possible I'm going to get called up on having trusted you more than you earned, contrary to Hell's instructions.  My belief is that you earned it by understanding Keltham better than Abarco does, but you also haven't held that much responsibility before and my decision to dump it on you is going to look lethally questionable if you fuck it up.  I cannot guarantee that I wasn't influenced by knowing, or thinking I knew, that you were a competent enough person to come to the momentary attention of a god.  Asmodeus help us all if He was trying to tell us exactly not to do what I just did, by trusting you more than you'd earned.  But we also got told to trust you no less than you'd earned, so."

"That's all to frame an important point, Sevar, which is that the theological discussions that Asmodean priests hold among themselves are different from the way you learned theology as an outsider.  We do not sound like fucking Keltham, because we are not fucking aliens.  But if a new priest has an affinity for slavery, and a fifth-circle priest specializes in tyranny, the fifth-circle priest doesn't tell her to shut up and write down the standard answers he gives her about slavery.  From the standpoint of tyranny, feeling gratitude for Asmodeus owning us is how we tell the outsiders to feel about it, because it's a simple fucking answer that won't get them in trouble.  Occasionally, though, Asmodeus goes and makes a bed-slave His cleric, which shows that His true priorities do not always match those that we harried and overworked mortals try to set.  We almost always decide to wait on perfecting souls into the exact shape Asmodeus prefers until they get safely to Hell.  Asmodeus cares in ways we don't even try to care, because it's not productive when we try to do it.  If that bed-slave feeling some exact form of gratitude for being a slave was a vital part of what our Lord wishes mortals were like, you may need to wait for a priest who understands slavery more deeply than I do, to tell you that, because instructing me in those details wasn't the Church's own priority for a Worldwound administrator."

"You have tyranny questions?  I can answer those in endless detail, and you'd be stupid to argue until you understand Asmodeanism a lot better.  But I will be checking some of the answers I gave you about slavery and pride, the next time I run into a superior of mine who has a moment.  That's as much priority as I'd give to a fourth-circle priest asking me those questions, if the fourth-circle priest didn't tell me they were more urgent."

"Final warning.  Don't get lost in all these fascinating questions you're supposed to think about for the first time.  Asmodeus instructed you to serve Him well in this world first."

"Are we done, Sevar?  I'll still be here if you have more questions another day, and you said Keltham was waiting on you."

"You're not accustomed to being in the inner circle where you are expected to do your own thinking and put your life on the line for getting it right.  Usually people get brought into it less abruptly than you, and it's possible I'm going to get called up on having trusted you more than you earned, contrary to Hell's instructions.  My belief is that you earned it by understanding Keltham better than Abarco does, but you also haven't held that much responsibility before and my decision to dump it on you is going to look lethally questionable if you fuck it up.  I cannot guarantee that I wasn't influenced by knowing, or thinking I knew, that you were a competent enough person to come to the momentary attention of a god.  Asmodeus help us all if He was trying to tell us exactly not to do what I just did, by trusting you more than you'd earned.  But we also got told to trust you no less than you'd earned, so."

"That's all to frame an important point, Sevar, which is that the theological discussions that Asmodean priests hold among themselves are different from the way you learned theology out in the cold.  We do not sound like fucking Keltham, because we are not fucking outsiders.  But if a new priest has an affinity for slavery, and a fifth-circle priest specializes in tyranny, the fifth-circle priest doesn't tell her to shut up and write down the standard answers he gives her about slavery.  From the standpoint of tyranny, feeling gratitude for Asmodeus owning us is how we tell the common people to feel about it, because it's a simple fucking answer that won't get them in trouble.  Occasionally, though, Asmodeus goes and makes a bed-slave His cleric, which shows that His true priorities do not always match those that we harried and overworked mortals try to set.  We almost always decide to wait on perfecting souls into the exact shape Asmodeus prefers until they get safely to Hell.  Asmodeus cares in ways we don't even try to care, because it's not productive when we try to do it.  If that bed-slave feeling some exact form of gratitude for being a slave was a vital part of what our Lord wishes mortals were like, you may need to wait for a priest who understands slavery more deeply than I do, to tell you that, because instructing me in those details wasn't the Church's own priority for a Worldwound administrator."

"You have tyranny questions?  I can answer those in endless detail, and you'd be stupid to argue until you understand Asmodeanism a lot better.  But I will be checking some of the answers I gave you about slavery and pride, the next time I run into a superior of mine who has a moment.  That's as much priority as I'd give to a fourth-circle priest asking me those questions, if the fourth-circle priest didn't tell me they were more urgent."

"Final warning.  Don't get lost in all these fascinating questions you're supposed to think about for the first time.  Asmodeus instructed you to serve Him well in this world first."

"Are we done, Sevar?  I'll still be here if you have more questions another day, and you said Keltham was waiting on you."

"You're not accustomed to being in the inner circle where you are expected to do your own thinking and put your life on the line for getting it right.  Usually people get brought into it less abruptly than you, and it's possible I'm going to get called up on having trusted you more than you earned, contrary to Hell's instructions.  My belief is that you earned it by understanding Keltham better than Abarco does, but you also haven't held that much responsibility before and my decision to dump it on you is going to look lethally questionable if you fuck it up.  I cannot guarantee that I wasn't influenced by knowing, or thinking I knew, that you were a competent enough person to come to the momentary attention of a god.  Asmodeus help us all if He was trying to tell us exactly not to do what I just did, by trusting you more than you'd earned.  But we also got told to trust you no less than you'd earned, so."

"That's all to frame an important point, Sevar, which is that the theological discussions that Asmodean priests hold among themselves are different from the way you learned theology out in the cold.  We do not sound like fucking Keltham, because we are not fucking outsiders.  But if a new priest has an affinity for slavery, and a fifth-circle priest specializes in tyranny, the fifth-circle priest doesn't tell her to shut up and write down the standard answers he gives her about slavery.  From the standpoint of tyranny, feeling gratitude for Asmodeus owning us is how we tell the common people to feel about it, because it's a simple fucking answer that won't get them in trouble.  Occasionally, though, Asmodeus goes and makes a bed-slave His cleric, which shows that His true priorities do not always match those that we harried and overworked mortals try to set.  We almost always decide to wait on perfecting souls into the exact shape Asmodeus prefers until they get safely to Hell.  Asmodeus cares in ways we don't even try to care, because it's not productive when we try to do it.  If that bed-slave feeling some exact form of gratitude for being a slave was a vital part of what our Lord wishes mortals were like, you may need to wait for a priest who understands slavery more deeply than I do, to tell you that, because instructing me in those details wasn't the Church's own priority for a Worldwound administrator."

"You have tyranny questions?  I can answer those in endless detail, and you'd be stupid to argue until you understand Asmodeanism a lot better.  But I will be checking some of the answers I gave you about slavery and pride, the next time I run into a superior of mine who has a moment.  That's as much priority as I'd give to a fourth-circle priest asking me those questions, if the fourth-circle priest didn't tell me they were more urgent."

"Final warning.  Don't get lost in all these fascinating questions you're supposed to think about for the first time.  Asmodeus instructed you to serve Him well in this world first."

"Are we done, Sevar?  I'll still be here if you have more questions another day, and you said Keltham was waiting on you."  Maillol thinks and hopes this is exactly as much slack for interrupting him as he'd cut a fourth-circle cleric on urgent project business who was interrupting him for the first time.

"You're not accustomed to being in the inner circle where you are expected to do your own thinking and put your life on the line for getting it right.  Usually people get brought into it less abruptly than you, and it's possible I'm going to get called up on having trusted you more than you earned, contrary to Hell's instructions.  My belief is that you earned it by understanding Keltham better than Abarco does, but you also haven't held that much responsibility before and my decision to dump it on you is going to look lethally questionable if you fuck it up.  I cannot guarantee that I wasn't influenced by knowing, or thinking I knew, that you were a competent enough person to come to the momentary attention of a god.  Asmodeus help us all if He was trying to tell us exactly not to do what I just did, by trusting you more than you'd earned.  But we also got told to trust you no less than you'd earned, so."

"That's all to frame an important point, Sevar, which is that the theological discussions that Asmodean priests hold among themselves are different from the way you learned theology out in the cold.  We do not sound like fucking Keltham, because we are not fucking outsiders.  But if a new priest has an affinity for slavery, and a fifth-circle priest specializes in tyranny, the fifth-circle priest doesn't tell her to shut up and write down the standard answers he gives her about slavery.  From the standpoint of tyranny, feeling gratitude for Asmodeus owning us is how we tell the common people to feel about it, because it's a simple fucking answer that won't get them in trouble.  Occasionally, though, Asmodeus goes and makes a bed-slave His cleric, which shows that His true priorities do not always match those that we harried and overworked mortals try to set.  We almost always decide to wait on perfecting souls into the exact shape Asmodeus prefers until they get safely to Hell.  Asmodeus cares in ways we don't even try to care, because it's not productive when we try to do it.  If that bed-slave feeling some exact form of gratitude for being a slave was a vital part of what our Lord wishes mortals were like, you may need to wait for a priest who understands slavery more deeply than I do, to tell you that, because instructing me in those details wasn't the Church's own priority for a Worldwound administrator."

"You have tyranny questions?  I can answer those in endless detail, and you'd be stupid to argue until you understand Asmodeanism a lot better.  But I will be checking some of the answers I gave you about slavery and pride, the next time I run into a superior of mine who has a moment.  That's as much priority as I'd give to a fourth-circle priest asking me those questions, if the fourth-circle priest didn't tell me they were more urgent."

"Final warning.  Don't get lost in all these fascinating questions you're supposed to think about for the first time.  Asmodeus instructed you to serve Him well in this world first."

"Are we done, Sevar?  I'll still be here if you have more questions another day, and you said Keltham was waiting on you."  Maillol thinks and hopes this is exactly as much slack for interrupting him as he'd cut a fourth-circle cleric on urgent project business who was interrupting him for the first time.

"You're not accustomed to being in the inner circle where you are expected to do your own thinking and put your life on the line for getting it right.  Usually people get brought into it less abruptly than you, and it's possible I'm going to get called up on having trusted you more than you earned, contrary to Hell's instructions.  My belief is that you earned it by understanding Keltham better than Abarco does, but you also haven't held that much responsibility before and my decision to dump it on you is going to look lethally questionable if you fuck it up.  I cannot guarantee that I wasn't influenced by knowing, or thinking I knew, that you were a competent enough person to come to the momentary attention of a god.  Asmodeus help us all if He was trying to tell us exactly not to do what I just did, by trusting you more than you'd earned.  But we also got told to trust you no less than you'd earned, so."

"That's all to frame an important point, Sevar, which is that the theological discussions that Asmodean priests hold among themselves are different from the way you learned theology out in the cold.  We do not sound like fucking Keltham, because we are not fucking outsiders.  But if a new priest has an affinity for slavery, and a fifth-circle priest specializes in tyranny, the fifth-circle priest doesn't tell her to shut up and write down the standard answers he gives her about slavery."

"From the standpoint of tyranny, feeling gratitude for Asmodeus owning us is how we tell the common people to feel about it, because it's a simple fucking answer that won't get them in trouble.  Occasionally, though, Asmodeus goes and makes a bed-slave His cleric, which shows that His true priorities do not always match those that we harried and overworked mortals try to set.  We almost always decide to wait on perfecting souls into the exact shape Asmodeus prefers until they get safely to Hell.  Asmodeus cares in ways we don't even try to care, because it's not productive when we try to do it.  If that bed-slave feeling some exact form of gratitude for being a slave was a vital part of what our Lord wishes mortals were like, you may need to wait for a priest who understands slavery more deeply than I do, to tell you that, because instructing me in those details wasn't the Church's own priority for a Worldwound administrator."

"You have tyranny questions?  I can answer those in endless detail, and you'd be stupid to argue until you understand Asmodeanism a lot better.  But I will be checking some of the answers I gave you about slavery and pride, the next time I run into a superior of mine who has a moment.  That's as much priority as I'd give to a fourth-circle priest asking me those questions, if the fourth-circle priest didn't tell me they were more urgent."

"Final warning.  Don't get lost in all these fascinating questions you're supposed to think about for the first time.  Asmodeus instructed you to serve Him well in this world first."

"Are we done, Sevar?  I'll still be here if you have more questions another day, and you said Keltham was waiting on you."  Maillol thinks and hopes this is exactly as much slack for interrupting him as he'd cut a fourth-circle cleric on urgent project business who was interrupting him for the first time.