Zerxus is fine stopping, his stare just as aghast.
"No one?" Admittedly, the circle of people with that level of trust has shrunk for him - the stakes are so much higher now - but it at least exists.
It makes sense, broadly speaking - devils are cutthroat, and fairly or not Asmodeus is considered the ultimate Betrayer - but he figured there would be exceptions. People aren't meant to live like that, he doesn't care if they're humans or devils or gods.
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"No one?" Admittedly, the circle of people with that level of trust has shrunk for him - the stakes are so much higher now - but it at least exists.
It makes sense, broadly speaking - devils are cutthroat, and fairly or not Asmodeus is considered the ultimate Betrayer - but he figured there would be exceptions. People aren't meant to live like that, he doesn't care if they're humans or devils or gods.