Actually, the first thing Pilar needs is to talk to Crown intelligence about what the Crown wants Osirion to end up believing.  Security isn't going to be preventing these people from returning home, can't hold them for ransom.  Lord Asmodeus's interests can only be served here by giving them some form of false impression or false information.

Her curse seems to believe that giving another country wildly misleading military intelligence is a happy fun prank!  Pilar is not actually preventing herself from thinking repeatedly about how incredibly stupid that is.  She has much less practice at controlling her own thoughts than most Chelish people of her status.  Her curse, thankfully, does not seem to care.

Actually, the first thing Pilar needs is to talk to Crown intelligence about what the Crown wants Osirion to end up believing.  Security isn't going to be preventing these people from returning home, can't hold them to trade for something else.  Lord Asmodeus's interests can only be served here by giving them some form of false impression or false information, so far as Pilar can tell.

Her curse seems to believe that giving another country wildly misleading military intelligence is a happy fun prank!  Pilar is not actually preventing herself from thinking repeatedly about how incredibly stupid that is.  She has much less practice at controlling her own thoughts than most Chelish people of her status.  Her curse, thankfully, does not seem to care.

Actually, the first thing Pilar needs is to talk to Crown intelligence about what the Crown wants Osirion to end up believing.  Security isn't going to be preventing these people from returning home, Cheliax can't hold them to trade for something else.  Lord Asmodeus's interests can only be served here by giving them some form of false impression or false information, so far as Pilar can tell.

Her curse seems to believe that giving another country wildly misleading military intelligence is a happy fun prank!  Pilar is not actually preventing herself from thinking repeatedly about how incredibly stupid that is.  She has much less practice at controlling her own thoughts than most Chelish people of her status.  Her curse, thankfully, does not seem to care.

Actually, the first thing Pilar needs to do - after saying that the waiting Skymetal Sword guard can go back, since they want the place to look normal, also her curse doesn't want to inconvenience the guy too much - is to talk to Crown intelligence about what the Crown wants Osirion to end up believing.

Security isn't going to be preventing these people from returning home, Cheliax can't hold them to trade for something else.  Lord Asmodeus's interests can only be served here by giving them some form of false impression or false information, so far as Pilar can tell.

Her curse seems to believe that giving another country wildly misleading military intelligence is a happy fun prank!  Pilar is not actually preventing herself from thinking repeatedly about how incredibly stupid that is.  She has much less practice at controlling her own thoughts than most Chelish people of her status.  Her curse, thankfully, does not seem to care.