"It gets boring after a while. Easier to just forget to feed a pet." Lucifer shrugged and didn't really bother with looking anything other than intensely pleased with Gadreel's treatment of Aleister.

He walked over to the throne so he could let himself fall into it, getting one leg over the armrest. "Everyone but my puppy and my angel? OUT!"

The demons practically fell over themselves getting to the door and Lucifer waited for them all to be gone before he spoke. "It wasn't that difficult to tempt Eve, honestly. How difficult is it going to be to make the ex-king here be a good little puppy who shares his secrets, Gadreel? What do you think?"