Lucifer eyed Octavia, and the look on her face, and then Duke, and the drink in Duke's hand. "I promise you, there's no magic in the cocktails," he said. "Actually, I think I was here when they came up with the recipes. A touch of strawberry and elderflower to the cider, to give it a bit more complexity."

He cleared his throat. "And I'd like to think I was well-dressed long before the profession started, thank you," he said. "In fact, the influence might have worked the other way around..."