- all right, Abarco will stand up and go to the door and speak, in less-than-fluent Kelish (he learned it to read Nexian books, not to speak with powerful entities).

"Peranza anticipated your arrival here. Warned us not to hurt her, lest that invite you to break with Asmodeus. That is a great harm you have done the project, and very profoundly against Asmodeus's interests. Defection is a substantial risk to the project, and any indication that you'll protect defectors from the fate they would face weakens Asmodeus. I think it's likely you're lying, and likely that Asmodeus is best served if we tell you to go away and permit Our church the handling of our traitor."

- all right, Abarco will stand up and go to the door and speak, in less-than-fluent Kelish (he learned it to read Nexian books, not to speak with powerful entities).

"The traitor anticipated your arrival here. Warned us not to hurt her, lest that invite you to break with Asmodeus. That is a great harm you have done the project, and very profoundly against Asmodeus's interests. Defection is a substantial risk to the project, and any indication that you'll protect defectors from the fate they would face weakens Asmodeus. I think it's likely you're lying, and likely that Asmodeus is best served if we tell you to go away and permit Our church the handling of our traitor."