Lucifer sighed. "No," he said. That word came quick.

The rest of it, less so.

"I mean, ideally, you would be patient with her," he said. "But times are never ideal, and it's right to say it when it's unfair to you, no matter how big and sad her eyes might get. You know--" His eyes darted to Duke, then back to the art, "You are an incredible human being. It's like every time someone inflicts pain on you, you come back determined to care more. And you already know I worry-- I worry you're going to snuff yourself out doing it."