“But — but demon containment is a delicate art!” protested Telemain. “It requires specialized equipment, a circle of powdered dragon scales, quicksilver runes, and ever-burning candles enchanted in moonlight — not powdered sugar, icing and honeycombs!”

“The culinary arts are just as effective, and the ingredients are much easier to source,” sniffed Morwen, “and a sated demon is a happy demon, so I don’t know what you’re complaining about, unless it’s that I didn’t give you a taste of the sugar, icing and honey?”