Lilith had told him after he finally asked, begged to know why she did what she did, even if it turned out to be a lie. But he never wanted any of his kids to be parted from their family without damned good reason. He'd missed so much when it came to Charlie, to the point of the two of them practically being strangers.

The thought of having that again would simply break him.

Lucifer drew his hands away as Alastor settled, and he lay them against his ears, stroking.

But he paused as a thought occurred, parting that dark curtain that fought to settle over his mind that was dipping itself into its first foray into hormones.

He snickered. "Oh no... it's gonna be real kicky since it's a little deer, huh?"