[ It's true. Everything Dean is saying is true, and it's exhausting to hear it. Or maybe that's the blood loss. More and more, it seems like Dean wasn't lying. Castiel redoubles his grip on the steering wheel, but his grip isn't as strong as it was. The ache in his shoulder feels warm and not hot. He feels like he's slowing down. Castiel watches the road and follows the neverending curve as he strains to put the words together and to say them with the conviction they deserve. ]
I know you don't believe in God, but this is what God commands. And if He—
[ The curve of the road keeps curving, right into the forest, and Castiel unthinkingly follows it until the car is bouncing through weeds and over stones, and he slams on the brakes as the car goes halfway over a patch of brambles, just barely stopping short in front of a large oak.
Castiel feels fully awake for about thirty seconds before his vision begins to swim. Painfully, awkwardly, he starts shrugging out of his coat while reaching for the first-aid kit. He just needs another bandage on his arm, tighter this time. He can manage it. ]
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I know you don't believe in God, but this is what God commands. And if He—
[ The curve of the road keeps curving, right into the forest, and Castiel unthinkingly follows it until the car is bouncing through weeds and over stones, and he slams on the brakes as the car goes halfway over a patch of brambles, just barely stopping short in front of a large oak.
Castiel feels fully awake for about thirty seconds before his vision begins to swim. Painfully, awkwardly, he starts shrugging out of his coat while reaching for the first-aid kit. He just needs another bandage on his arm, tighter this time. He can manage it. ]