"You want to be a professional griffon chef? Have at it. You'll be able to give up your coffee. Assan is nothing but hunger."

He'll be nudging at Lucanis all day and night for food, if the other man lets him. And for all his big scary demon of the Crows persona, Lucanis seemed to have a large soft spot when it came to animals- no, not just animals. People, too. Anyone, anything, willing to rely on him. Maybe that's how he ended up with Spite, the demon weaseling in to Lucanis' clear need to assist.

"But he still has to learn he can't always have what he wants. No one can."