It's perfectly reasonable. Sensible, even! Important to know.

But then if Stregobor did show up tomorrow Lucifer would not be running a solo operation, he'd be pulling help and it would not be involving either of the mages that might have some warped and varied emotional involvement. He supposes besides Kyle it might be Thancred. Sabine, if he could swing it under the right reasoning.

(He misses Natasha a bit more everyday, but that's a different problem.)

"Not all cages are physical," he say knowingly. "I hope Yennefer knows what she's doing."