[Castiel releases his hold on the demon once it's frozen in time, but keeps his fingers tangled in the thread surrounding it.

Atropos rolls her eyes in Balthazar's direction, and wastes no time correcting him.] No. You fixed the mess you made with the Titanic because you knew the Winchesters' lives would be forfeit if you didn't.

[Castiel decides they're probably better off getting straight to the point. He tried polite flattery with Atropos the last time they met and she certainly didn't seem to appreciate the effort.] I suspect this time we have some common ground. I can't imagine you're any happier with Raphael's alliance with Hell than we are. This certainly isn't what I intended to happen after helping the Winchesters stop the Apocalypse.