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Dares eyes also showed signs of anger, but he was not a stupid man. He would observe for a moment before he attacked. He decided to wait and see how she defended herself before he did anything. If she could handle it herself, another person wouldn't try it if she was ever alone.

The demon chuckled. "Is your little witch getting upset, Dare? Is she stupid? Does she actually think a witch will ever be able to defeat a demon with white magic?"

Dare raised an eyebrow. "I believe those questions should be addressed to my wife. Any insults will be dealt with by her first...and me second. She can handle herself a lot better than most white witchs. Coven quality at the least." He toasted her with his glass, appearing unconcerned. But he watched them both with the eyes of a predator, and missed nothing.

The demon raised an eyebrow at her, then looked incredulously at Dare.

"She's, uh...never fought a demon, has she?" The entire bar laughed. Even Dare was a bit amused, but he didn't show it. He was more amused by the fact that she was going to be driven by anger, in his opinion, to do something she wouldn't do otherwise...and that was hurt this man.

Dare smiled reassuringly at her. "Don't feel bad, princess. You're extremely skilled. Probably better in the kitchen than this bozo anyway. He's had to buy all his familiars from me since he was practically a child. He's hopeless, but..." He met the demon's eyes. "I bet a well broken familiar, only gently used, that with only a weeks preparation she could beat you in a fight."

Without looking at her, he smiled widely at the angry demon. "Lucy, believe me. You will win."

The demon grinned. "I'll take your deal, Balidareptas. And you'll regret your little girlfriend making you bet against me."

He nodded, raising an eyebrow at the demon as he laughed. "You seem pretty confident, Kainal. Would you bet your soul?"

Kainal looked a bit indecisive, and the demons around him laughed.

"You afraid of the little white witch, Kainal? Sheesh. Didn't know you were that weak!"

A myriad of other comments were thrown out by the laughing demons, prompting him to do something no demon did lightly...wager his soul.

"Yes. I'll do it. If the little witch can defeat me, I'll give you my soul, Dare."

Dare raised an eyebrow at the demon. "Oh no, he knows better than to kill my wife, don't you? I doubt Kainal has forgotten the last time he pissed me off. And make no mistake...If someone were to kill Lucy, who I have claimed as wife...They would wish dearly I'd stolen their soul and forced their worse nightmares upon them, because anything I do to them...would be worse than anything they've imagined before."

And that's saying something, for a demon.

"Maybe he's whipped. It's been about...what, ten thousand years since you've gotten laid, Dare?"

Dare raised an eyebrow in the speaker's direction. "Do you honestly think that I have waited ten thousand years to do that with the first woman I see? Sheesh, man. You're more desperate than I am. Lucy is special."

He turned to Lucy, brushing the backs of his fingers against her cheek. "I have chosen you because you are the best any man could hope to have. When I saw someone so perfect...well, how could I be expected to resist?"

He smiled as the other demon growled. "Yes, you're right. The company appears to be lacking tonight." He waved over the familiar staff and smirked. "Tell Dali that I loved the food, but that the people allowed entrance...should be weeded out more carefully."

He held out his hand for Lucy's as he smirked at Kainal. Turning his back to the demon rudely, he raised an eyebrow. "Shall we go, Princess?"