That was mostly what Asmodeus expected would happen, but (1) there was still a fair prior probability it would work and (2) adapting default spell loadouts around that kind of detailed outcome prediction would cost intervention budget.

That was the outcome Asmodeus mostly predicted would happen, but (1) there was still a fair prior probability it would work and (2) adapting default spell loadouts around that kind of detailed outcome prediction would cost intervention budget.

That was the outcome Asmodeus mostly predicted would happen, but (1) there was still a fair prior probability it would work; (2) adapting default spell loadouts around that kind of detailed outcome prediction would cost intervention budget; and (3) a slightly less stupid squirrel sometimes works out that it is being commanded to report back to Hell and then figures out some way to do that even if the first try doesn't work.

That was the outcome Asmodeus mostly predicted would happen, but (1) there was still a fair prior probability it would work; (2) adapting default spell loadouts around that kind of detailed outcome prediction would cost intervention budget; and (3) a relatively less stupid lost squirrel sometimes works out that it is being commanded to report back to Hell and then figures out some way to do that even if the first try doesn't work.

That was the outcome Asmodeus mostly predicted would happen.  But (1) there was still a fair prior probability it would work; (2) adapting default spell loadouts around that kind of detailed outcome prediction would cost intervention budget; and (3) a relatively less stupid lost squirrel sometimes works out that it is being commanded to report back to Hell and then figures out some way to do that even if the first try doesn't work.