[There's a soft huff of laughter before he rolls his eyes slightly, to watch Castiel out of the corner of his eye.]
-- you remind me very much of my former boss. Her name was Lilith.
[It's said rather seriously, for Crowley, as he takes half a step forward, so the conversation is entirely private.]
She never allowed me a longer leash than absolutely necessary and was never very impressed with my attitude, but she never pressed me to understand whatever wisdom she was imparting upon me, because she always understood that I was listening.
[In short -- he understands. He knows. And he knows that Castiel is going to die, regardless of what he does about it. He can't change what he's done or what he is about to do. The only thing he can do is ensure it doesn't happen here.]
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-- you remind me very much of my former boss. Her name was Lilith.
[It's said rather seriously, for Crowley, as he takes half a step forward, so the conversation is entirely private.]
She never allowed me a longer leash than absolutely necessary and was never very impressed with my attitude, but she never pressed me to understand whatever wisdom she was imparting upon me, because she always understood that I was listening.
[In short -- he understands. He knows. And he knows that Castiel is going to die, regardless of what he does about it. He can't change what he's done or what he is about to do. The only thing he can do is ensure it doesn't happen here.]