He smiled back, feeling sheepish. "Oh, well, of course it will, I'm just being a bit of a silly fool worrying like this."
Aziraphale covered Belial's hand with his own, however, as he spoke. "My dear, I know." He smiled ruefully. "If there is one thing I'm terribly proud of having done in the past year or so, it is solving that."
The angel took another spoonful of ice cream. "Do you ever consider if... mortals like John, perhaps... think we're the enslaved ones? I've always thought it was them who we were supposed to pity, to save from their plight of being, but perhaps that's not so true. We pity them for being trapped in mortality, but maybe they look on us and pity us our lack of choice in immortality. They still have that choice and we..." His gaze met Belial's and stayed there, eyes curious cerulean. The angel didn't finish his sentence.
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Date: 2006-06-28 03:03 am (UTC)Aziraphale covered Belial's hand with his own, however, as he spoke. "My dear, I know." He smiled ruefully. "If there is one thing I'm terribly proud of having done in the past year or so, it is solving that."
The angel took another spoonful of ice cream. "Do you ever consider if... mortals like John, perhaps... think we're the enslaved ones? I've always thought it was them who we were supposed to pity, to save from their plight of being, but perhaps that's not so true. We pity them for being trapped in mortality, but maybe they look on us and pity us our lack of choice in immortality. They still have that choice and we..." His gaze met Belial's and stayed there, eyes curious cerulean. The angel didn't finish his sentence.
"I'm glad you have a choice," he said, finally.