"On the contrary, there's a reason they call alcohol liquid courage," Lucifer replied. But he tensed, if only slightly, as she asked about his scars.
Keeping his back turned toward her, he answered, "That's where I had Maze cut off my wings. When I decided once and for all I was done being my father's pawn. When I was done being the devil." He might still refer to himself as such, but that was his identity for so long how could he not?
Quickly pulling his shirt on, he turned back toward Mary. "I burned them, later on, severing my ties to hell."