It's not hard to see the conflict on Aziraphael's face, not when his defenses are nearly gone. It isn't easy to watch, and Raguel opens his mouth to take back what he's suggested. After all, things tend to go exactly the wrong way when he talks to Aziraphael alone. He may mean to reassure, but he wasn't even good at that sort of thing as an angel.

Aziraphael's expression, though, carries a lot more than just annoyance. Crowley'd want him to help. Or he just wants to feel like he's doing something to help. Or he really doesn't want to be alone.



Better to explain these things in person.

"Okay," he says. "I'll be there in a couple days."