"Actually no, I'm not particularly loyal to Cheliax, which they know.  I could easily end up seeing myself as a free agent not bound by Cheliax's agreements."  There are things Asmodia could swear to, but to swear to anything that provokes Keltham's incredulity - might lead him to doubt oaths, which might not help Cheliax at this point.  ((More importantly, it might not help Keltham, given his mental state.))

"Conjecture, you're trying to get outside the Forbiddance they claimed was here, in order to use Summon Monster III for the next step of a plan you did a really impressive job of never thinking about.  I don't think there's actually a Forbiddance up, here, they didn't have time, but I worry that you are about to go outside the scry wards."

"Actually no, I'm not particularly loyal to Cheliax, which they know.  I could easily end up seeing myself as a free agent not bound by Cheliax's agreements."  There are things Asmodia could swear to, but to swear to anything that provokes Keltham's incredulity - might lead him to doubt oaths, which might not help Cheliax at this point.  ((More importantly, it might not help Keltham, given his mental state.))

"Conjecture, you're trying to get outside the Forbiddance they claimed was here, in order to use Summon Monster III for the next step of a plan you did a really impressive job of never thinking about.  I don't think there's actually a Forbiddance up, here, they didn't have time, also I think that does block Gate.  I worry that you are about to go outside the scry wards."