For a moment Gabriel was silent, because even though he couldn't see Aziraphale's soul he still thought he knew what the angel was asking. 'Why didn't you ask me?'

There were so many answers to that. The question still made the archangel feel a pang of uncertain guilt, enough that he answered honestly instead of trying to fob Aziraphale off. "The Doctor. Reed--Stark--saw the backlash and came to help, and I asked him to take me to the Doctor."