Hey, humor was good! Humor meant he was probably not suddenly croaking. Very good. Because Bellara also didn't want to have to admit to people like the Antivan Crows that she got the Demon of Vyrantium killed with coffee. The look from Caterina alone would probably kill her on the spot!

"I-I don't know! There's probably someone...somewhere!" Why, oh why, did she not have magic? She could at least have given him a little help! And the Tavernkeeper was...definitely not moving to help. Wonderful.

Bellara blew out a breath. "Right. I can do this." Definitely can do this. Maybe. She reached over to take Lucanis by the arm and to gently(???) try to tug him up just enough so she could support him around the waist and get him to lean against her if he needed to. "Okay, on three. One, two..."