"I am? I thought I was the angel, rather than the man," Castiel smiled at Sam's congratulatory tone, though the description made him shiver a little. That subtle balance described by the Winchester boy, it was more characteristic of...Uriel of all angels. Castiel himself has been relatively single minded throughout his existence.?Some flexibility, openness to learning, but nothing outlandishly different. Uriel,? he could still remember him declaring the great benefits originating from the destruction of?Gomorra.
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Castiel himself was of the opinion that Sodom was too painful for the elder angel, and made the first crack in his?calm fa?ade. Made him feel too much, created the need to adjust, to make the best out of it, even when there was none to be had, and even the followers of Rafael refused to attend to the few broken survivors. who subtly changed from common human stock, to something else. A dire time, and Uriel has not made it whole through it. And now...Castiel was not sure. He could have been too paranoid, but what is paranoia for an angel of war, if not a natural state of mind.
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"Halbrek dear, you don't sense anything around, do you," he wondered so very casually, with the intention to?keep his suspicions to himself until proved wrong. He could usually sense them all, the main players. Michael and Metatron were too subtle, but the rest had a signature. Only, Uriel's has undergone some changes...acquired a darker tone perhaps. He should still have been able to sense him and yet, in case his senses were purposefully dulled, he had to check.
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"I believe you had life,my demoness, you are filled with life," the angel pleasantly admitted. In the old days, he himself was too afraid to fall to try out anything directly in violation of the?Code, despite the many temptations. Besides the fresh memory of the?Fallen Ones, there was also the concern of mixing the boundaries between protector and nurturer with something less pure. It would be wrong, when they needed him so mightily. In recent years, the situation has changed. The lesser needs of humans for his services compelled him to?experiment, first with humans and witches, which he could vaguely justify if not fully enjoy, then with demonesses.
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He thought a succubus would know what she ?was doing, and he kept trying to make it work, but more out of habit, than joy. Only Halbrek managed to teach him the ropes. She was in a class of her own, and he sincerely meant every compliment bestowed onto her.
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Kat