Esta, at WIS 22, does now have a sense that he may have just thought as many as several things that will turn out to be stupid.

Esta, at WIS 22, is not going to ignore that feeling.  By his age, any Asmodean 6th-circle priest has previously been tortured about both jumping to conclusions and about failing to see the obvious.  The combination tends to leave strong impressions about the dangers both of thinking too fast and of failing to see what is before you.

Possibly some of all that reasoning may be wrong, there.

...but it does explain that strange look of -- fondness? wistfulness? longing? -- that crossed Mariona's face, when Esta mentioned his surprise visit of four months ago (on his time), and that it had an involved an amusing amount of pain.  Esta had meant amusing to him, but...

At the very least, Esta should keep in mind generally that Altered-Mariona may remember a very strange relationship with 'Estha', and he should tread cautiously around it.  Even if, here and now, it seems to add up to her being solicitous of his desires.  And it may well be that, mere pathetic affection, and not fear of him or obedience to Asmodeus's tyranny.

Esta, at WIS 22, does now have a sense that he may have just thought as many as several things that will turn out to be stupid.

Esta, at WIS 22, is not going to ignore that feeling.  By his age, any Asmodean 6th-circle priest has previously been tortured about both jumping to conclusions and about failing to see the obvious.  The combination tends to leave strong impressions about the dangers both of thinking too fast and of failing to see what is before you.

Possibly some of all that reasoning may be wrong, there.

...but it does explain that strange look of -- fondness? wistfulness? longing? -- that crossed Mariona's face, when Esta mentioned his surprise visit of four months ago (on his time), and that it had an involved an amusing amount of pain.  Esta had meant amusing to him, but...

At the very least, Esta should keep in mind generally that Altered-Mariona may remember a very strange relationship with 'Estha', and he should tread cautiously around it.  Even if, here and now, it seems to add up to her being solicitous of his desires.  And it may well be that, mere pathetic affection, and not fear of him or obedience to Asmodeus's tyranny.

Esta, at WIS 22, does now have a sense that he may have just thought as many as several things that will turn out to be stupid.

Esta, at WIS 22, is not going to ignore that feeling.  By his age, any Asmodean 6th-circle priest has previously been tortured about both jumping to conclusions and about failing to see the obvious.  The combination tends to leave strong impressions about the dangers both of thinking too fast and of failing to see what is before you.

Possibly some of all that reasoning may be wrong, there.

...but it does explain that strange look of -- fondness? wistfulness? longing? -- that crossed Mariona's face, when Esta mentioned his surprise visit of four months ago (on his time), and that it had an involved an amusing amount of pain.  Esta had meant amusing to him, but...

At the very least, Esta should keep in mind generally that Altered-Mariona may remember a very strange relationship with 'Estha', and he should tread cautiously around it.  Even if, here and now, it seems to add up to her being solicitous of his desires.  Because it may well be that, mere pathetic affection, and not fear of him or obedience to Asmodeus's tyranny.

Esta, at WIS 22, does now have a sense that he may have just thought as many as several things that will turn out to be stupid.

Esta, at WIS 22, is not going to ignore that feeling.  By his age, any high-ranking Asmodean priest has already been tortured about both jumping to conclusions and about failing to see the obvious.  The combination tends to leave strong impressions about the dangers both of thinking too fast and of failing to see what is before you.

Possibly some of all that reasoning may be wrong, there.

...but it does explain that strange look of -- fondness? wistfulness? longing? -- that crossed Mariona's face, when Esta mentioned his surprise visit of four months ago (on his time), and that it had an involved an amusing amount of pain.  Esta had meant amusing to him, but...

At the very least, Esta should keep in mind generally that Altered-Mariona may remember a very strange relationship with 'Estha', and he should tread cautiously around it.  Even if, here and now, it seems to add up to her being solicitous of his desires.  Because it may well be that, mere pathetic affection, and not fear of him or obedience to Asmodeus's tyranny.

Esta, at WIS 22, does now have a sense that he may have just thought as many as several things that will turn out to be stupid.

Esta, at WIS 22, is not going to ignore that feeling.  By his age, any high-ranking Asmodean priest has already been tortured about both jumping to conclusions and about failing to see the obvious.  The combination tends to leave strong impressions about the dangers both of thinking too fast and of failing to see what is before you.

Possibly some of all that reasoning may be wrong, there.

...but it does explain that strange look of -- fondness? wistfulness? longing? -- that crossed Mariona's face, when Esta mentioned his surprise visit of four months ago (on his time), and that it had involved an amusing amount of pain.  Esta had meant amusing to him, but...

At the very least, Esta should keep in mind generally that Altered-Mariona may remember a very strange relationship with 'Estha', and he should tread cautiously around it.  Even if, here and now, it seems to add up to her being solicitous of his desires.  Because it may well be that, mere pathetic affection, and not fear of him or obedience to Asmodeus's tyranny.