"Ah." To both cases. He doesn't particularly care about 'prince' on a good day, mixed with the learned idea of 'hell' it took a moment to put the pieces together. 'You were friends with a demon' at least made more sense.

"Well, not immediately. When I met him, I was very cautious and told him why and he was reasonable about it. Then I had a passenger anyway, so he couldn't have done anything, and by the time my passenger was gone, I trusted him."

He shrugged a bit, as best he could. "I still wouldn't trust a 'prince of Hell' or a demon or anything of the like for a while, especially because those sorts tend to be charming. Crowley used to work for hell, from what I know, but then didn't like what they were doing and so did his own thing. Honestly, I think he was too lazy to be evil."

He leaned in to kiss Alaric's forehead. "I am cautious in my dealings with beings that might cause harm to me or those I care for and I never once struck a deal with him."