Territory isn't always about 'bigger' conquest. It's just... taking back what might very well rightfully be theirs. The eternal war over ancestral lands. He scoffs. He knows that one. He's definitely not getting involved if it all turns out to be another holy-land problem. No thanks, not interested.

He's not dismissive of Istredd's idealism if only because they both do have their long lifespans and if Lucifer hasn't shook Istredd away from him by now then he's likely not going to dislodge him. Metaphorically.

And the reverse happening is laughable at best.

Maybe we'll be living in the bottom of the ocean.