"I didn't say it would be smart, just that it was possible." He could leave it as a wry retort, but instead he opens his eyes.

"...But have you ever tried?"

It's been a long time now since Asmodeus spoke up, but it's a warm rumble that seems at home in the little scene they've made. He really is darling, isn't he.

Perhaps it's reassurance that he's not taking offense at the turn in conversation; perhaps it's an insidiously gentle reminder that he is, in fact, still listening to it; perhaps he was just that profoundly amused.