Pacta Non Sunt Servanda

It is with much sadness that I must affirm my previous musings on Zalia: she still serves a devil and thus cannot be trusted. Granted, she was clearly in excruciating pain before she agreed to the new terms. Which are supposedly to gather powerful artifacts and to get revenge against her father, who was apparently her last patron. I’m not entirely sure if she herself understands the infernal and labyrinthine obligations she has dotted a very careless line under: devils revel in lying by omission. Does she know the terms of non-compliance? That’s something I would consider acutely pertinent to be aware of. Especially since she will be monitored by an imp – hence why she cannot be trusted: we’ve an unasked-for glirine tattler with us. A murine piece of sizzling garbage! A lumbricine stool-sized sycophant! An acarine menace!
 
But this Andros seems to enjoy inflicting physical pain and psychological torment more so than devils should in their dealings with mortals; it doesn’t seem like Zalia was persuaded to agree so much as coerced into doing. Is Andros a devil, or merely in the guise of one? Whatever is true, a heterodox devil or a conniving imposter, I am of the opinion that Zalia needs round-the-clock positive reinforcement and good companionship! Paradise begins in the heart, not the Hells. I think Volodomyr could contribute something valuable in this regard. After all, he serves a goddess both more powerful and benevolent than any bottom-feeding bloodstain of an excuse of a devil! And Zalia certainly appreciates the former.
 
My last written thoughts for tonight shall go to the good huntsmen. I grieve for their loss in James and can only wish for them to recover their sense of kinship in the wake of Peter’s sudden egress. The punishment for desertion is usually some variant of summary execution, a cold finis that no one should ever aspire to inflict on a fellow. And they are not soldiers bound by regulation. That worries me most of all.
 
Atonement heals the spirit, vengeance confirms cruelty.

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P.S. Ki’tor still has it. I suppose he would actually drop down dead if he didn’t chase after women like a vampire would for blood, invitation and all. Outrageous, good for him!