"Because he's the devil," Crowley chokes out. "Because he's Nicholas Rosse. If this is some kind of - of conspiracy against you, nobody has more allies in the old establishment than Nick Rosse. If this is about the Academy - maybe he did have a hand in it, and, and I - didn't know. If - I mean, Lucifer likes to fuck with power-plays, he likes to be cruel - he could just be doing it because he's bored."

He glances up at them; his sunglasses have slipped down his nose a little, but it might not be a good idea to look at his eyes.

"I don't know."