[ The idea that there may be more than one Lucifer is too egregious to consider. Wouldn't that mean there to be more than one Christian God? Even she can only entertain so much when under such duress. ]
Revelation... Hm.
[ She's already dreamed up her answers. She simply doesn't like them. If only she could dream up the face of the nameless demon.
Letting go of his sleeve, she takes his hand with a gentle squeeze. Any bit of frustration that had earlier tensed her jaw is gone now at the thought of her greatest enemy endangering him. Unlikely, certainly, but isn't anything possible? What if Lucifer himself came to the city? ]
I would never allow harm to befall you.
[ Such a seemingly silly claim from a human, he must think, but in this there's no giddiness from false confidence. It's a solemn promise, and one she's already made to herself in other ways. She can subdue Lucifer. It's only what she's willing to sacrifice, to admit to, in order to do so. ]
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Revelation... Hm.
[ She's already dreamed up her answers. She simply doesn't like them. If only she could dream up the face of the nameless demon.
Letting go of his sleeve, she takes his hand with a gentle squeeze. Any bit of frustration that had earlier tensed her jaw is gone now at the thought of her greatest enemy endangering him. Unlikely, certainly, but isn't anything possible? What if Lucifer himself came to the city? ]
I would never allow harm to befall you.
[ Such a seemingly silly claim from a human, he must think, but in this there's no giddiness from false confidence. It's a solemn promise, and one she's already made to herself in other ways. She can subdue Lucifer. It's only what she's willing to sacrifice, to admit to, in order to do so. ]