Castiel intently regarded Lucifer. trying to gauge the depth of his commitment and the pitfalls involved and then unable to decide, turned back towards Halbrek. "Well, the normal practice, especially when we're in a hurry is simply to summon Azzie, to alert him of our interest in him, and then release him from the summoning circle. But that hardly seems possible now. From what I understand, the miserable little?fox has a never ending guarding duty. He would not be answering any summons, because you never know what could be contrived as a convincing decoy. In truth the entire thing is so ridiculous. it could be made up by an interested party," the angel?of war ?
suspiciously looked at Lucifer who noticed the glance and only smirked in response, neither confirming nor denying his involvement in the Ashtaroth affair.
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"I suppose we might have to go there in person, because?when they seem me directly, they will know we need their help in earnest. By them, I mean Azzie and Sceerg of course, I highly doubt the other two friends would bestir themselves for anything smaller than a definite end?of the world, and possibly not even then. We would probably have to descend in our invisible forms, to avoid detection from the other realms we'll be passing on our there, then manifest at the entrance to Fire Realm. I was told they have some security issues and must?check out any visitor these days. At least a?charge of mine was under an impression of this kind, could be faster if their alarms simply recognize use and allow us to pass quickly through..."?Castiel seriously considered the plan. Perhaps, with great attention to detail than before, in case Lucifer had prepared for an eventuality like this and set some traps for the unwary down there.
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Lucifer slowly shrugged in response to Halbrek's question,?amused by Castiel's thoroughness at first, he?instantly got bored and was ready to move on. "I don't need a formalized agreement at any rate. It is just for your sake. By getting down to business I mean that you, children, should quickly move on?with whatever petty reassurances you need. You know my needs, I know yours, that is all the list I need for my own sake. How the rest goes is up to you. Only whatever you do, you might want to do it quickly, in case your little emergency requires speedy solutions..." Lucifer ominously grinned but decided against further elaboration. Sometimes the mystery factor left to the imagination could be just as stimulating as any explicitly stated details after all. ? ??
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