"They often are." Ariel replied. "Sometimes, however, they prefer manipulation and seduction to outright war." It was the Virgin's own truth; Asmodeus won his way with charm, not force of arms. "Angels are more apt to be physical in their fighting. And this gentleman has always been a somewhat special case." He even managed to keep most of the derision out of his voice. It was also a true fact; as far as he knew, there'd been no one like Mephistopheles before or since.