At first Michael was too shocked at the mere suggestion that Raphael might not have told the pure truth to even realize that something was wrong with Uriel's sudden interest in the bird. Then, however, he realized that this was not normal. Not at all. What made him realize this -- to his great shock -- was the fact that Uriel started to climb out of the window, apparently planning to catch the bird in flight.

Even if he did have only one talent, at least he was truly great with it. The battle reflexes of somebody who had fought even before the beginning of time kicked in and he leapt forward, catching Uriel just as the other was about to fall from his unsteady position. Uriel was perhaps not as light as Raphael, but Michael still had no problem of any kind with simply picking him up from the window and setting him then down on the floor on his other side, placing himself between the other archangel and the place of danger. Miracling the window closed, he then gave Uriel a serious gaze.

"What exactly was that?" he demanded.