[ Holy fire doesn't work on him? The thought sends a chill down his spine. If they couldn't use holy fire then they had no means of trapping him if they needed to. Now, he understands Dean's churning turmoil. How long had he known? Did the others know? Either way, they needed to. He'd check in with them and tell them. ]
How is Sam doing? [ He asks, keeping up with Dean's explanation. ] A human mind isn't enough to keep out angels once they've granted us permission. I had Jimmy under when I took over. Even if he tried to fight me, I could easily overwhelm him. [ A disturbing thought, but one that remained true nonetheless. ] Sam is stronger, but so is Lucifer. He far surpasses me in every way. Whatever Sam is doing to keep him at bay, I doubt he can sustain it for long.
Dean. [ He locks eyes with him. ] Sam won't be able to hold him back for much longer.
[ Not exactly good news, but it was his best assessment of the situation as it stood and he wouldn't keep Dean in the dark about it. He must know by now, probably did know, even if he hadn't fully admitted it to himself. Eventually, Sam's will would break to Lucifer and they had to be ready for the fallout. ]
I'm afraid he's already paid a visit to Jack.[ He adds. It's the reason he's here in the first place, but it wasn't until this moment that he realized Dean had been kept in the dark too. ] Lucifer spoke to him in his dreams. Jack told me a similar story. They both seem to be holding up the same lie. Right now, Lucifer thinks Sam's Jack's father. But sooner or later the truth will come out.
I'm going to speak to Lucifer before that happens.
[ Before it all came to a crash, leaving Sam and Jack to deal with the aftermath. He intended to get ahead of it. Whatever fallout waited for them down the line, Castiel would make sure he stood in front of it all. He already had a plan. ]
I know what my brother's like, but I also know Jack. [ He holds Dean's gaze with a look that bespoke of his own unease. ] He was here before you. He showed me things about the future. I didn't know how to handle it then, but I'm not going to let him down this time. Him or Sam.
[ With his eyes locked on Dean, watching him closely, he can see the tightness around his eyes begin to spread. The turmoil starts to coil inside him once more as he keeps on talking, working himself up, thoughts running faster than he could say them aloud. ]
Dean. [ He finally cuts in. ] You keep thinking about this in isolated terms. Sam isn't on his own and neither is Jack. You can keep them separated but you don't need to drive them away. Driving others away is what led me down a path I wish I never took. I'm not going to watch the same thing happen to them. Not if I can stop it.
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How is Sam doing? [ He asks, keeping up with Dean's explanation. ] A human mind isn't enough to keep out angels once they've granted us permission. I had Jimmy under when I took over. Even if he tried to fight me, I could easily overwhelm him. [ A disturbing thought, but one that remained true nonetheless. ] Sam is stronger, but so is Lucifer. He far surpasses me in every way. Whatever Sam is doing to keep him at bay, I doubt he can sustain it for long.
Dean. [ He locks eyes with him. ] Sam won't be able to hold him back for much longer.
[ Not exactly good news, but it was his best assessment of the situation as it stood and he wouldn't keep Dean in the dark about it. He must know by now, probably did know, even if he hadn't fully admitted it to himself. Eventually, Sam's will would break to Lucifer and they had to be ready for the fallout. ]
I'm afraid he's already paid a visit to Jack.[ He adds. It's the reason he's here in the first place, but it wasn't until this moment that he realized Dean had been kept in the dark too. ] Lucifer spoke to him in his dreams. Jack told me a similar story. They both seem to be holding up the same lie. Right now, Lucifer thinks Sam's Jack's father. But sooner or later the truth will come out.
I'm going to speak to Lucifer before that happens.
[ Before it all came to a crash, leaving Sam and Jack to deal with the aftermath. He intended to get ahead of it. Whatever fallout waited for them down the line, Castiel would make sure he stood in front of it all. He already had a plan. ]
I know what my brother's like, but I also know Jack. [ He holds Dean's gaze with a look that bespoke of his own unease. ] He was here before you. He showed me things about the future. I didn't know how to handle it then, but I'm not going to let him down this time. Him or Sam.
[ With his eyes locked on Dean, watching him closely, he can see the tightness around his eyes begin to spread. The turmoil starts to coil inside him once more as he keeps on talking, working himself up, thoughts running faster than he could say them aloud. ]
Dean. [ He finally cuts in. ] You keep thinking about this in isolated terms. Sam isn't on his own and neither is Jack. You can keep them separated but you don't need to drive them away. Driving others away is what led me down a path I wish I never took. I'm not going to watch the same thing happen to them. Not if I can stop it.