There's been time for the initial pain and horror to subside, now.

There's been time for Subirachs to put Pilar to sleep, briefly.  Time for the Most High to hear what happened.

Time for the Most High to tell Pilar that, yes, that's Chaotic Good for you, and no doubt Cayden Cailean is very satisfied with Himself about it.  But Aspexia cannot say that Asmodeus's interests have been betrayed, here.  Snack Service is continuing to do an excellent job of pretending to be on their side, to the point where even Aspexia is starting to doubt a little that perhaps there is actually some common interest Cayden Cailean has with Asmodeus.

This would have been an obvious chance for Good to turn Pilar against them, after Pilar had apparently proven herself in Elysium.

Instead Pilar has been preserved as a faithful slave of Asmodeus who can become the shape that Asmodeus desires from mortals.  That is by far the most important consideration in the eyes of the Church, which Pilar's curse has seemingly faithfully prioritized.  The two souls lost to Asmodeus are small things by comparison.

Indeed, of much greater importance to the Church is the prospect that Pilar's guilt about losing two souls for Asmodeus will prove resistant to expiation, as could corrupt the purity of Pilar's service.  The Most High does worry that no pain Subirachs can inflict on Pilar tonight will make Pilar feel like she's paid a proper price.  That's a problem.

Because the harsh truth here is that Pilar's blunder is simply not significant.  Two souls lost to Asmodeus are a trivial price to pay for cutting loose Pilar's mortal attachments that could have tempted her away from her Lord.  The Most High would pay it a dozen times over if needed.

Yes, Asmodeus did lose somewhat for the sake of Pilar's flawedness; Pilar will pay her penance for it.  Later, after Pilar's thinking about the matter has had time to settle into correctness.  Once there is no question about whether Pilar will believe deep down that she is being punished for getting her family killed, as would be nonsense.

Subirachs will get around to punishing Pilar sometime tonight.  That will not be the punishment for Pilar costing Asmodeus two souls; it will be the punishment for Pilar being weak and foolish and not thinking about this matter correctly from the start and requiring the Most High's personal attention to correct her.

There's been time for the initial pain and horror to subside, now.

There's been time for Subirachs to put Pilar to sleep, briefly.  Time for the Most High to hear what happened.

Time for the Most High to tell Pilar that, yes, that's Chaotic Good for you, and no doubt Cayden Cailean is very satisfied with Himself about it.  But Aspexia cannot say that Asmodeus's interests have been betrayed, here.  Snack Service is continuing to do an excellent job of pretending to be on their side, to the point where even Aspexia is starting to doubt a little that perhaps there is actually some common interest Cayden Cailean has with Asmodeus.

This would have been an obvious chance for Good to turn Pilar against them, after Pilar had apparently proven herself in Elysium.

Instead Pilar has been preserved as a faithful slave of Asmodeus who can become the shape that Asmodeus desires from mortals.  That is by far the most important consideration in the eyes of the Church, which Pilar's curse has seemingly-helpfully prioritized.  The two souls lost to Asmodeus are small things by comparison.

Indeed, of much greater importance to the Church is the prospect that Pilar's guilt about losing two souls for Asmodeus will prove resistant to expiation, as could corrupt the purity of Pilar's service.  The Most High does worry that no pain Subirachs can inflict on Pilar tonight will make Pilar feel like she's paid a proper price.  That's a problem.

Because the harsh truth here is that Pilar's blunder is simply not significant.  Two souls lost to Asmodeus are a trivial price to pay for cutting loose Pilar's mortal attachments that could have tempted her away from her Lord.  The Most High would pay it a dozen times over if needed.

Yes, Asmodeus did lose somewhat for the sake of Pilar's flawedness; Pilar will pay her penance for it.  Later, after Pilar's thinking about the matter has had time to settle into correctness.  Once there is no question about whether Pilar will believe deep down that she is being punished for getting her family killed, as would be nonsense.

Subirachs will get around to punishing Pilar sometime tonight.  That will not be the punishment for Pilar costing Asmodeus two souls; it will be the punishment for Pilar being weak and foolish and not thinking about this matter correctly from the start and requiring the Most High's personal attention to correct her.

There's been time for the initial pain and horror to subside, now.

There's been time for Subirachs to put Pilar to sleep, briefly.  Time for the Most High to hear what happened.

Time for the Most High to tell Pilar that, yes, that's Chaotic Good for you, and no doubt Cayden Cailean is very satisfied with Himself about it.  But Aspexia cannot say that Asmodeus's interests have been betrayed, here.  Snack Service is continuing to do an excellent job of pretending to be helpful, to the point where even Aspexia is starting to doubt a little that perhaps there is actually some common interest Cayden Cailean has with Asmodeus.

This would have been an obvious chance for Good to turn Pilar against them, after Pilar had apparently proven herself in Elysium.

Instead Pilar has been preserved as a faithful slave of Asmodeus who can become the shape that Asmodeus desires from mortals.  That is by far the most important consideration in the eyes of the Church, which Pilar's curse has seemingly-helpfully prioritized.  The two souls lost to Asmodeus are small things by comparison.

Indeed, of much greater importance to the Church is the prospect that Pilar's guilt about losing two souls for Asmodeus will prove resistant to expiation, as could corrupt the purity of Pilar's service.  The Most High does worry that no pain Subirachs can inflict on Pilar tonight will make Pilar feel like she's paid a proper price.  That's a problem.

Because the harsh truth here is that Pilar's blunder is simply not significant.  Two souls lost to Asmodeus are a trivial price to pay for cutting loose Pilar's mortal attachments that could have tempted her away from her Lord.  The Most High would pay it a dozen times over if needed.

Yes, Asmodeus did lose somewhat for the sake of Pilar's flawedness; Pilar will pay her penance for it.  Later, after Pilar's thinking about the matter has had time to settle into correctness.  Once there is no question about whether Pilar will believe deep down that she is being punished for getting her family killed, as would be nonsense.

Subirachs will get around to punishing Pilar sometime tonight.  That will not be the punishment for Pilar costing Asmodeus two souls; it will be the punishment for Pilar being weak and foolish and not thinking about this matter correctly from the start and requiring the Most High's personal attention to correct her.