"Tell me about it," said Crowley, raising one eyebrow. "It's not much fun being a demon among angels either."

He thought back a few months. "Kid flew into an open hospital window when a friend of mine was ill and changed into a naked boy at the foot of his bed. I wasn't expecting it and wasn't feeling well myself. Got a bit short-tempered, I'm afraid. Rumor has it he's friends with Belial and Uriel."