"That may all be true wherever he's from, but I can tell you for a fact I've never seen any angels in my world. Whether he was there or not, that doesn't mean that I can't be friends with him. He's a grown angel, Brigid, and if he had a problem with me hanging around him or curling up with him or calling him Balthy, I think he's perfectly capable of telling me himself."

Now she was just getting annoyed. She hadn't been picking on Brigid or being rude in terms of her religion, but the girl seemed keen on starting a fight. Riley wasn't going to let her and her beliefs stand in the way of a perfectly awesome friendship with one of the few people in this trapped hole that she liked and felt comfortable with.

Then she just had to step over the line, because really, Brigid asked for it. "Maybe some people don't seem like they currently have use of their brains, so things have to be pointed out for them."

Yes, yes she just went there, Brigid.