115) Dealing with the Devil:  Adventures in parenting, Part 3 — Philosophizing with Asmodeus

“What happens during war is terrible, Siskenet.  Terrible, but necessary, until the Hierarchy establishes itself and stabilizes things.”

“The Hierarchy?”  Siskenet scoffed.  “You mean like, until you control everything, right?  Like, things are ‘stable’, because everyone who was fighting against you is, what, dead?”

The man shook his head.  “No Siskenet.  Hierarchy should never be imposed.  It should evolve naturally.  It’s like they say, ‘the cream rises to the top.’  Right?”