Physical more than mental, he says, I'm less worried about your mind. He has technically attacked Istredd mentally before, although not to a complete extreme, but he knows the man can hold his own there.

Lucifer does have a penchant for putting his fist through people's chest. He still has those strength levels.

I don't know, he repeats, likely surprising them both when he turns his head into the touch while it's there. Need to figure out my own power. He's been fine fighting, one of the reasons he's always in the Hunting Grounds when he can get there; fine-tuning himself.

But while he compared fighting and dancing and sex, that last one has a lot more distractions than he's used to dealing with.