[Balthazar does occasionally go back on his word, but in this case he intends to keep it, if for no other reason than that Cas is at stake, too. He reaches his free hand to grip his brother's sleeve for stability, and then laughs.]
Oh, Cas! Yes. I concur.
[Atropos is tempted to ask what they're going on about, but thinks better of it. The sooner she drops them off, the better. So, with a roll of her eyes, she unfreezes the scene around them and abruptly yanks them through space.
It's not like angel-flight. It's more like being dragged at high speed through a spider's web. They can see the golden threads flick around them, lashing across bare wings, tickling vessels' skin. It's a strange, unpleasant sensation, but it's brief.
She deposits them unceremoniously on a sandy beach. It's dawn, and the sky is just lightening from grey-violet to vivid pink around the edges.]
There. [Releasing them both, she dusts off her hands.] You're on your own from here, but I'll be watching you.
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Oh, Cas! Yes. I concur.
[Atropos is tempted to ask what they're going on about, but thinks better of it. The sooner she drops them off, the better. So, with a roll of her eyes, she unfreezes the scene around them and abruptly yanks them through space.
It's not like angel-flight. It's more like being dragged at high speed through a spider's web. They can see the golden threads flick around them, lashing across bare wings, tickling vessels' skin. It's a strange, unpleasant sensation, but it's brief.
She deposits them unceremoniously on a sandy beach. It's dawn, and the sky is just lightening from grey-violet to vivid pink around the edges.]
There. [Releasing them both, she dusts off her hands.] You're on your own from here, but I'll be watching you.