[Something in him crumbles a bit at Temenos's words. He nods, face twisting slightly, but there's a weight to it that goes unspoken.]

If something happens to Belphie, and Lucifer can't show that he still cares... I don't know if I'll be able to forgive him. I don't know if I'll be able to forgive myself.

He put everything he had into us when one of us was in trouble in the past. He started a war over it. He kept us together as best as he could. That's the Lucifer I wanted to protect with my life.

I don't know what's changed.