"Of course not." Although, perhaps 'of course' isn't so accurate - after all, letting things fall apart because they were too hard is exactly what he did. "Just-- he coulda done something more for you. I'm sure it wouldn't have been the end of the world if he'd taken a little time here and there to, I don't know, talk to you."

He sighs, half frustrated and half just tired. He understands how busy they both must have been, but he can't understand how Michael couldn't have noticed... or worse, if he did notice, how he couldn't have done anything about it.

"Anna's a little twitchy about upstairs. You understand." Although just how well Raphael understands Gabriel doesn't realise yet - won't until the few days they all spend in and out of each other's dreams. "But Balthazar's pretty good at fun too. Wilder than Anna, but at least he never slept with Dean, so that's a point in his favour."