"Asmodeus's will on this does prohibit us taking direct hostages against him."

"Thinking about it, though, I'm certain Asmodeus's instruction does not prohibit us ruining or destroying any country Keltham tries to set up in, until no country will take him.  Not in a way of us being clever and working around those instructions, it's just plain allowed.  If we could make even a hundredfold-smaller version of that Radiance beam weapon Keltham showed us, the one that his Civilization uses to launch things into space -"

"Asmodeus's will on this does prohibit us taking direct hostages against him."

"Thinking about it, though, I'm certain Asmodeus's instruction does not prohibit us ruining or destroying any country Keltham tries to set up in, until no country will take him.  Not in a way of us being clever and working around those instructions, it's just plain allowed.  If we could make even a hundredfold-smaller version of that Radiance beam weapon Keltham showed you, the one that his Civilization uses to launch things into space -"

"Asmodeus's will on this does prohibit us deliberately taking direct hostages against him."

"Thinking about it, though, I'm certain Asmodeus's instruction does not prohibit us ruining or destroying any country Keltham tries to set up in, until no country will take him.  Not in a way of us being clever and working around those instructions, it's just plain allowed.  If we could make even a hundredfold-smaller version of that Radiance beam weapon Keltham showed you, the one that his Civilization uses to launch things into space -"