[It's spoken quietly. Castiel is mortal -- any powers he had at his fingertips as an angel were now gone, thanks to Rei and her vision, which she allowed Raphael to see. And while Castiel almost never brought up the difficulty, Rei knew he hated it. Loathed it, even.
But it brought up another difficulty -- he could lose his spiritual sense. Or his ability to craft sigils -- which made Rei's heart wrench uncomfortably. His ability to touch, his Grace could be permanently destroyed, he could lose his memories of what happened on Tanabata, he could destroy his chances at remembering so he could save his future -- ]
-- I can't protect him.
[It's spoken with a special sort of finality. A morbid understanding. A sudden realization.
She can't protect everyone.
It's an odd feeling -- sickening and a release of responsibility.
-- but she should have been able to protect him, the little voice continues to nag.]
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[It's spoken quietly. Castiel is mortal -- any powers he had at his fingertips as an angel were now gone, thanks to Rei and her vision, which she allowed Raphael to see. And while Castiel almost never brought up the difficulty, Rei knew he hated it. Loathed it, even.
But it brought up another difficulty -- he could lose his spiritual sense. Or his ability to craft sigils -- which made Rei's heart wrench uncomfortably. His ability to touch, his Grace could be permanently destroyed, he could lose his memories of what happened on Tanabata, he could destroy his chances at remembering so he could save his future -- ]
-- I can't protect him.
[It's spoken with a special sort of finality. A morbid understanding. A sudden realization.
She can't protect everyone.
It's an odd feeling -- sickening and a release of responsibility.
-- but she should have been able to protect him, the little voice continues to nag.]