"These were hunters," Gabriel told him, and his tone of exasperation was for someone else. "The Vessels, straight from Cain's line. Biggest pair of pathetic co-dependants you've ever seen, and they managed to rope Cassy into trying to help them stop the apocalypse."

The indignation was genuine, but tired and worn--accepted. "And me," he admitted after a moment, with a rueful twist to his lips. "Bastards got me to admit I like humanity. Completely ruined my reputation."