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( it's a great deal of power, lilith knows this already before even engaging in it. but nick's assured her that the spell would hold and they've taken further precautions since. though in hell-- well, she'll come to that once she's lived it )

Because the human body is the strongest prison the false god created.

( yeah, it wasn't a great fate for anyone involved but-- )

They volunteered. For all of our sakes.

( and lilith will eternally respect nick for that because it isn't a good fate )

You —

[ No, it wouldn't have been her, but perhaps someone close to her, someone who would have been willing to use themselves as a vessel in order to contain him, and she doesn't know why that fills her with sudden dread but it does, the notion of the sacrifice that would entail.

She weighs it over with a small shake of her head, but then something else settles in her stomach, creeping concern. ]

And this volunteer. Are they here? Do they know the fate they have consigned themselves to? [ And if the vessel is here, in possession of that knowledge, wouldn't that mean that they have essentially brought him to this city with them? She can't disguise the worry in her face, the look that knits her brows together. ]

They're who told me of what we do.

( nick hadn't known who she was when she'd first arrived but much had come from his sleep, from the memories of his life that he'd gotten )

Lucifer won't walk here. We've taken precautions.

( and lilith knows she'd be one of the first he'd punish for her betrayal of him )

You'll forgive me if I still have my concerns.

[ About the possibility for what could happen, were he to escape; she won't pretend that she doesn't still harbor a deep worry in her chest, knowing the Lucifer that she does, knowing what he's capable of.

But she also knows she wouldn't be alone in facing him if it were to occur, and she sighs, glancing down at her hands. ]

But I've seen your strength. What you're capable of.

They're concerns that would be shared.

( for all of lilith's confidence there's a deep terror that runs through her at the thought of lucifer being free, of knowing of her betrayal and the other witches would be foolish if they weren't afraid )

But until that possibility occurs there is little more that we can do. I believe him contained and I'll act for that outcome.

Of course.

[ Many of them would have a price to pay were the unthinkable to happen, and she cannot forget that; her struggle against Lucifer had been a lonely one, back in her own world, but here it is a battle that she would not have to take up arms against alone. ]

And I believe your belief. [ She has no reason not to trust Lilith in this, not after everything. ]

( her hands reach across, grasping vanessa's, comforting )

He won't come for you.

( lilith would stop him before letting him go for someone she cared for )

Much as I'd like to believe he would spare me —

[ She glances down to the tether of their hands, a smile flickering over her mouth that does not fully reach her eyes when she lifts her head. ]

Often there are forces beyond our ability to control. And I would not see you bring harm to yourself if you tried to stand in the way for me.

If what I've been told is correct--

( which is only in snippets but it's better than no knowledge )

I stopped him once. Or will. I will again.

( and maybe with a better solution )

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