"The surprise in your voice is very reassuring." But Gabriel was right, Balthazar was never one to go looking for fights. Even if Castiel had said he was an honorable soldier, he was never the type to proudly display that fact. Sure, he could fight with the best of them, but that didn't mean he actively liked doing it. Either way, "The only one left after you, Daddy's Little Loyal One, and Screw-You-Dad-I-Do-What-I-Want all winked out of the picture completely."

He still wasn't completely sure about talking about their REAL family matters out in the open. If they had different names in this reality, surely Lucifer, Michael, and Raphel would have them, too. If they even existed in this reality, and for Father's Sake, he really hoped they didn't.

"It was all to help our dear, younger, naive brother, of course, so I suppose it never was possible for me to say no."