There was a dangerous glint in his eyes as he rose abruptly from the bench, anger catching in his throat and, perhaps fortunately, silencing his initial response. He took a deep breath, letting his lungs expand to take in the oxygen that he did not need. It was somehow settling.
"There is only one who will decide if I Fall, Raphael, and you are not He. And if I should, it will not be your place to feel such pride over it."
He paused, trembling slightly over his words. He feared he had said too much, but the thought of any of them Falling, Michael, Aziraphale - Belial, he did not add - was a bitter poison, the taste of which he did not care to dwell on.
"I do not know what Michael has said to you for you wish us all such ill will," he said in a bitingly calm tone, "but I will not stand for such words as this against any of us. I came here to talk to you, but if you insist on clinging to this anger, then I'm sorry I did."
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Date: 2005-12-14 10:29 pm (UTC)There was a dangerous glint in his eyes as he rose abruptly from the bench, anger catching in his throat and, perhaps fortunately, silencing his initial response. He took a deep breath, letting his lungs expand to take in the oxygen that he did not need. It was somehow settling.
"There is only one who will decide if I Fall, Raphael, and you are not He. And if I should, it will not be your place to feel such pride over it."
He paused, trembling slightly over his words. He feared he had said too much, but the thought of any of them Falling, Michael, Aziraphale - Belial, he did not add - was a bitter poison, the taste of which he did not care to dwell on.
"I do not know what Michael has said to you for you wish us all such ill will," he said in a bitingly calm tone, "but I will not stand for such words as this against any of us. I came here to talk to you, but if you insist on clinging to this anger, then I'm sorry I did."