Lucifer had been favored, and then without warning brutally cast aside - it was a lesson Raphael had taken to heart. If he knew what the future held for Castiel, he'd see it as the same cruelty of Father's Orders to Michael.
It probably wasn't surprising that Raphael was the protector of children, really. He well knew how children needed it.
"I'm not trying to undo anything Castiel." Just finish what needed to be finished, to allow the Host their rest. Raphael no longer really cared what their Father wanted, or meant. He and Michael had been unable to carry the burden dropped on their shoulders, though they both had tried. Now, Raphael was left to shoulder it alone, and he knew deep down, that he would fail. Michael was the Viceroy of Heaven - if Michael couldn't manage it, Raphael never stood a chance. But he'd dying trying.
"We are here. I'm not sure peaceful is the term I'd use but it is different."
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It probably wasn't surprising that Raphael was the protector of children, really. He well knew how children needed it.
"I'm not trying to undo anything Castiel." Just finish what needed to be finished, to allow the Host their rest. Raphael no longer really cared what their Father wanted, or meant. He and Michael had been unable to carry the burden dropped on their shoulders, though they both had tried. Now, Raphael was left to shoulder it alone, and he knew deep down, that he would fail. Michael was the Viceroy of Heaven - if Michael couldn't manage it, Raphael never stood a chance. But he'd dying trying.
"We are here. I'm not sure peaceful is the term I'd use but it is different."