"Is that going to take much longer?" Re-l's facade of politeness was crumbling quickly. She hadn't wanted to see anyone today, and the memory of the last time she'd seen Gabriel was only making things worse. Her fingers drummed out a sharp tattoo on the countertop, her mouth twitching.

"Not-brother. So he is an angel as well." She was the only normal human in the world, it seemed. She really needed to get her hands on a gun. And soon.