"They've got enough ego," Lucifer argues, "all for their 'grand design.'"

But he shrugs it off, leaning back into the books, attention primarily back on his turtle.

"Agreed. Hit up your contact. If that falls through, let us know. Last thing we need is something getting misconstrued and some higher-up in Free Cities spins us asking questions via their Summoned as Thorne Summoned turning traitors. Doesn't matter we're looking for Free Cities information; if anything turns up about Thorne, that's all they need to make a story against us."