"Aw, you have faith in me. How sweet." Istredd is making a joke out of it because he gets all twisted up inside about nice things said about him. In that way they can have some similarities. It means a lot to him, and he feels more optimistic just hearing it. Lucifer is genuinely sweet, something he's threatened telling everyone.

I think it's more likely to toss us out of here if we don't belong. Easier to pinpoint what shouldn't be here. If there is any way to make it work with us. Istredd wishes he had more access to information. The people of this sphere don't know enough about it. That's why I thought if we could talk to the gods .... He and Kyle have already speculated the gods are former Summoned. If so, they'd know something about staying.

Istredd narrows eyes at him and crosses to take said book out of the wrong spot, holding it to him like a treasure. "You don't need to annoy me anymore, my anxiety is soothed." In here, at least.