"It certainly helps if we are competent.  I am not confident of what might happen to Pilar's faith if she served a string of superiors far less intelligent and competent than herself, bumbling and failing in their service to our Lord, letting severe transgressions go by and punishing what she knew to be rightful.  This is among the reasons to exercise due care in commanding the slaves more valuable to our Lord; they are, in the end, His possessions and not ours, if they are things of noticeable value at all.  Though never forget, it is heresy to care whether they are happy, it matters only that they remain useful."

"But again.  You did not, I think, try to assign Pilar enough punishment for having selected Paxti as Cheliax's most deadly Project Lawful girl, to break Pilar, remake her, and drive every trace of fondness for others out of her heart forever, so that Hell on her arrival would have nothing left to do.  You did not assign her a severe enough punishment to leave her in constant horror that the pain might ever return if she repeated that mistake.  You assigned her a punishment severe enough that her soul would know it had made a severe mistake.  That Pilar then knows this deep down is what does most of the work in correcting her, and improving her, somewhat, rather than all at once for the rest of her life in a single torture session."

"You are afraid of me doing something to you that you would never be foolish enough to try with Pilar, and I would say that you must consider me a very great incompetent, but I am well aware that it is actually just because you are stupid and unable to see past your own fears."

"It certainly helps if we are competent.  I am not confident of what might happen to Pilar's faith if she served a string of superiors far less intelligent and competent than herself, bumbling and failing in their service to our Lord, letting severe transgressions go by and punishing what she knew to be rightful.  This is among the reasons to exercise due care in commanding the slaves more valuable to our Lord; they are, in the end, His possessions and not ours, if they are things of noticeable value at all.  Though never forget, it is heresy to care whether they are happy, it matters only that they remain useful."

"But again.  Pilar's severest transgression by far was her appointing Paxti as Cheliax's most deadly Project Lawful girl, which she did out of fondness for another at cost to Lord Asmodeus's interests, as an overt act and not a thought, with flawed intent and not just flawed execution.  You did not try to assign Pilar enough punishment for that to break her, remake her, and drive every trace of fondness for others out of her heart forever, so that Hell on her arrival would have nothing left to do.  You did not try to assign her a severe enough punishment to leave her in constant horror that the pain might ever return if she repeated that mistake.  You assigned her a punishment severe enough that her soul would know it had made a serious mistake.  That Pilar then knows this deep down is what does most of the work in correcting her, and improving her, somewhat, rather than all at once for the rest of her life in a single torture session."

"You are afraid of me doing something to you that you would never be foolish enough to try with Pilar, and I would say that you must consider me a very great incompetent, but I am well aware that it is actually just because you are stupid and unable to see past your own fears."

"It certainly helps if we are competent.  I am not confident of what might happen to Pilar's faith if she served a string of superiors far less intelligent and competent than herself, bumbling and failing in their service to our Lord, letting severe transgressions go by and punishing what she knew to be rightful.  This is among the reasons to exercise due care in commanding the slaves more valuable to our Lord; they are, in the end, His possessions and not ours, if they are things of noticeable value at all.  Though never forget, it is heresy to care whether they are happy, it matters only that they remain useful."

"But again.  Pilar's severest transgression by far was her appointing Paxti as Cheliax's most deadly Project Lawful girl, which she did out of fondness for another at cost to Lord Asmodeus's interests, as an overt act and not a thought, with flawed intent and not just flawed execution.  You did not try to assign Pilar enough punishment for that to break her, remake her, and drive every trace of fondness for others out of her heart forever, so that Hell on her arrival would have nothing left to do.  You did not try to assign her a severe enough punishment to leave her in constant horror that the pain might ever return if she repeated that behavior.  You assigned her a punishment severe enough that her soul would know it had made a serious mistake.  That Pilar then knows this deep down is what does most of the work in correcting her, and improving her, somewhat, rather than all at once for the rest of her life in a single torture session."

"You are afraid of me doing something to you that you would never be foolish enough to try with Pilar, and I would say that you must consider me a very great incompetent, but I am well aware that it is actually just because you are stupid and unable to see past your own fears."

"It certainly helps if we are competent.  I am not confident of what might happen to Pilar's faith if she served a string of superiors far less intelligent and competent than herself, bumbling and failing in their service to our Lord, letting severe transgressions go by and punishing what she knew to be rightful.  This is among the reasons to exercise due care in commanding the slaves more valuable to our Lord; they are, in the end, His possessions and not ours, if they are things of noticeable value at all.  Though never forget, it is heresy to care whether they are happy, it matters only that they remain useful."

"But again.  Pilar's severest transgression by far was her appointing Paxti as Cheliax's most deadly Project Lawful girl, which she did out of fondness for another, at cost to Lord Asmodeus's interests, as an overt act and not a thought, with flawed intent and not just flawed execution.  You did not try to assign Pilar enough punishment for that to break her, remake her, and drive every trace of fondness for others out of her heart forever, so that Hell on her arrival would have nothing left to do.  You did not try to assign her a severe enough punishment to leave her in constant horror that the pain might ever return if she repeated that behavior.  You assigned her a punishment severe enough that her soul would know it had made a serious mistake.  That Pilar then knows this deep down is what does most of the work in correcting her, and improving her, somewhat, rather than all at once for the rest of her life in a single torture session."

"You are afraid of me doing something to you that you would never be foolish enough to try with Pilar, and I would say that you must consider me a very great incompetent, but I am well aware that it is actually just because you are stupid and unable to see past your own fears."

"It certainly helps if we are competent.  I am not confident of what might happen to Pilar's faith if she served a string of superiors far less intelligent and competent than herself, bumbling and failing in their service to our Lord, letting severe transgressions go by and punishing what she knew to be rightful.  This is among the reasons to exercise due care in commanding the slaves more valuable to our Lord; they are, in the end, His possessions and not ours, if they are things of noticeable value at all.  Though never forget, it is heresy to care whether they are happy, it matters only that they remain useful."

"But again.  Pilar's severest transgression by far was her appointing Paxti as Cheliax's most deadly Project Lawful girl, which she did out of fondness for another, at cost to Lord Asmodeus's interests, as an overt act and not a thought, with flawed intent and not just flawed execution.  You did not try to assign Pilar enough punishment for that to break her, remake her, and drive every trace of fondness for others out of her heart forever, so that Hell on her arrival would have nothing left to do.  You did not try to assign her a severe enough punishment to leave her in horror that the pain might ever return if she repeated that behavior.  You assigned her a punishment severe enough that her soul would know it had made a serious mistake.  That Pilar then knows this deep down is what does most of the work in correcting her, and improving her, somewhat, rather than all at once for the rest of her life in a single torture session."

"You are afraid of me doing something to you that you would never be foolish enough to try with Pilar, and I would say that you must consider me a very great incompetent, but I am well aware that it is actually just because you are stupid and unable to see past your own fears."