Lucifer rises slowly from his chair, a look of consternation on his face. He holds up his hand as a peaceful gesture and Dae allows him to approach. "Let's have a chat, shall we?" he asks as he gestures to a space in the loft away from the others. She shoots him a skeptical look, so he continues, "Just to talk, I promise." She nods and leads him away.

Chloe looks at Niall, "What's going on?" He shrugs, his brows furrowed in concern, "I don't know. She's not usually this..." "Bitchy?" Chloe finishes helpfully. He flashes an embarrassed grin, "Hate to say it, but, yeah."

Lucifer leans casually against a support beam and looks down the length of his nose, "Have we met? Before today, I mean?" She frowns, "No, why?"

He shrugs, "Well, I don't really meet many women who are hostile toward me, so I assumed I'd done something to offend you." His eyes travel over her and he grins, "I truly doubt I'd forget meeting you, but wanted to make sure first." He looks her up and down and she feels herself grow warm under his gaze, "So, what's your story? Love the accent by the way. Care to speak in your native tongue?"

Dae is quiet for a long moment, Niall needs me to get along with these...people. His...family. I can do this for him. Not for them. She shrugs then begins speaking in Hausa. "Fine. My family is in Nigeria and I came here after my mother's death. She taught me many things, as did her mother, and her mother's mother. We are a long line with rich traditions." She shoots him a scathing look, "Some things were almost lost to us. Taken."

Dae arches a brow and extends her arms, calling his attention to the markings. "This is all that remains of the tradition you stole from us, Shaidan. We were left without protection and many died because you are a thief. Certainly you can appreciate the irony that you want me to use them to help you now."

Lucifer's face colors and he scrubs his hand over his face before glancing at Niall and Maze. "Sire? Is everything okay?" Niall asks silently. Lucifer nods, "No need to worry, darling. A minute, if you please?" The demon nods in response and turns his back to give them privacy.

Lucifer looks back down at Dae and exhales loudly, "Ah. A consequence, it seems, to my favor for Dear Old Dad." She huffs angrily and crosses her arms, "It was a favor. Of course it was." Her posture screams a demand for his apology and he chuckles while he adjusts a cufflink. "I'm not apologizing, if that's what you're after, my dear. Perhaps it's a disappointment that someone had to get caught up in the middle of it, but you seem to be no worse for the wear."

Dae drops her hands to her hips and snarls, "My. People. Died." He stands straight and looks down, clearly irritated, as his eyes begin to glow. Lucifer casts a sharp look at his creations then back to the petite, irate human in front of him, "They. Didn't," he hisses in response. He looks her up and down in disgust, "You can either use that pretty little mouth of yours to bitch and moan about the hardship and death of people you've never met or you can smile about the fact that you get to sleep with Niall. You don't get to do both."

He exhales loudly and takes a moment to calm down, allowing his eyes to return to normal, "Everyone is so willing to point out how my actions have consequences. Yes! I know! I bloody get that bit. Those same people," he glares at her, "conveniently forget that things really do happen for a reason. You may not be privy to what those reasons are, necessarily, but they still exist. You may like to consider that before you leap in with your uninformed judgments."

She blinks and steps back in shock. "That was the deal you made?" Her eyes narrow in anger, but it's no longer directed at him. "Your...father made you barter for the lives of your children?" Lucifer sets his jaw as he glares down at her, "Great guy, right? This diety you worship," he spits the last word.

Dae shakes her head, "I do not worship your father."

"No?" he asks. "Even when things go sideways, you don't toss up some pretty words to the sky to ask for help? Come on, admit it."

She shrugs, "Seriously, no. Before I met Niall, I never believed in God or..."

"Me?" he finishes for her.

Dae's nods her head and a rueful smile crosses her face, "Yeah. You. Or any of that stuff."

He smiles sardonically and holds his arms out to his side, "Surprise!"

She looks down at her feet as she shuffles them for a moment. "I believe in balance, Mr. Morningstar." She looks up at his face, "You embody chaos. It's unsettling and I feel...itchy with you here." She pauses as she casts a long look at the seven-foot-tall demon on the other side of the room. "But, being with Niall means I need to figure out a way to be in the same room with you, at least sometimes."

Lucifer nods, "He is clearly taken with you, darling, and, honestly, I can see why." He grins, "Obviously, you're beautiful, but that's also a nice spine you've got there. Respect." He is rewarded with a laugh, "Thank you." He gives a slight bow, "Of course, my dear. Truce?" She reciprocates the bow, "Truce." He grins happily, "Marvelous," then offers his arm to walk back to the rest of the group.

Niall, Chloe and Maze watch the exchange from the other side of the room. Their voices become loud enough to hear at one point but Chloe can't understand what they are saying. Chloe blinks and looks at Niall, "What language is that?" "Hausa," he answers. "They speak it in Nigeria," he clarifies when he sees her confusion.

"That's random. How does Lucifer speak Hausa?" she replies. Niall gestures to Maze, "We speak everything." She frowns, "How is that even possible?" The demon shrugs, "Think about it for a second. We have to, right? We need to communicate with everyone that lands in Hell." He glances up at the ceiling, "Our counterparts in Heaven also speak every language."

Niall sees Lucifer's eyes glow for a moment and takes a step forward but Maze puts a hand on his chest to stop him, "Don't." He looks down at her, "But..." Maze shakes her head, "If you intend to...keep...this human, she has to deal with him." For Chloe's part, when Lucifer looms over Dae, eyes glowing, she has to stop her protective reflexes from grabbing her gun and shooting him. Again. All three of them breathe a sigh of relief once they see the pair on the other side of the room smiling.

Lucifer and Dae return to the group, looking more comfortable. He claps Niall on the back, "Well done. I may grow to like this one." He winks down at her, "After a bit." Niall looks down at Dae and she makes a dismissive gesture, "It's fine." "We'll talk later," she finishes silently.

Chloe looks around the group, "Okay, what's our next move?" Dae looks at Niall, who looks to Lucifer, who turns to Maze. "Well?" he asks. Maze gestures to Dae, "Show us where this weapons shop is. What we need will take some time to make."

Maze looks to Lucifer, "Call Amenadiel. I have an idea and since he's the only...go-between we have right now, he's the only one that can get what I want." Lucifer rolls his eyes then reaches to scratch his back, "Really? I have to ask his feathered, sanctimonious ass for help? I think I've got hives just thinking about it." He stops short at her glare, "Fine, Maze, what do you need?" "Ashes from Hell," she replies. He blinks, "Whatever for?"

Maze gestures toward Dae, "She can use it in her runes. Human weapons aren't going to do anything against what's coming, and the weapons we carried with us are the only things forged in Hell. We're not giving those up. So..."

Lucifer catches on and nods as he gestures enthusiastically, "Brilliant! I'll ring him up straightaway." He brings his hands together and closes his eyes. Chloe watches, fascinated, "The Devil. Praying...?" To her eyes, Amenadiel appears out of thin air and she jumps back a step, startled.

Amenadiel shakes his head, clearly irritated, "Luci, what do you want now?" He looks around at the others gathered in the room and scowls darkly at Niall. "And what are YOU doing here?" Niall's tail twitches, "I'm here to help, Ami. Seems you're not strong enough to manage your own mess." Stretching to his full height, he smirks down at the dark angel, "My lord decided to call in the big guns."

Amenadiel opens his mouth to respond, but Lucifer steps between them, an amused grin on his face, "The more, the merrier, right, Amenadiel? Look, as much fun as all this chest-beating is, we need you to fetch something for us." Amenadiel scowls, "I am not your errand boy, Lucifer. Do it yourself." Maze interjects, "We need ashes from Hell and you're the only one that can get it for us."

Amenadiel looks down at his lover, "What do you need that for?" Maze points at Dae, "She needs it, actually." He looks even farther down his nose at the diminutive human, "A human witch?" He looks at his brother, "Luci, are you starting a circus? Because this is beyond..."

Lucifer pinches the bridge of his nose and closes his eyes, "Not now, brother. We don't know how much time we have and this young lady has offered her very generous aid. Will you do it or not?" Amenadiel huffs in exasperation, even though she can't see his wings, the motion calls to Chloe's mind a giant bird, ruffling its feathers. He replies after a long silence, "Fine." Without another word, he simply disappears from Chloe's sight.

Dae looks nervously up at Niall and he rests a large hand on her shoulder to pull her close for a quick hug for reassurance.

"Okay, that's taken care of," Chloe begins, "What now?" Lucifer smiles at her, "Now, we should do some shopping then return to my place to start your training." "Training?" asks Dae. "What do you mean?"

"I'm going to help Chloe 'up here'," Niall taps his head. "Like most humans, she is unprepared for a mental assault. Maze is going to help her combat skills." He cocks his head then looks at his sibling, "Can you help Dae, too?"

Maze shrugs, "Sure. I'm babysitting one, why not another?" Dae huffs, "Excuse me!" then she glares at Niall. "I don't need..."

"For me?" he pleads. "Please?" She rolls her eyes, "Fine."

"It's settled, then," Lucifer proclaims. "Let's go."