[ It's jarring to meet someone in as quiet a space and the ritual grounds beneath the auditorium, and Castiel is so lost in his thoughts that he doesn't imedietely register the tray of food in Daniel's hands, or who he's referring to. Castiel frowns when it finally sinks in and looks over his shoulder, back at the stairwell he'd just climbed. ]
"Count it a joy when you meet trials of various kinds, for know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness."
[ Castiel recites drily, thinking of course more of Dean's trials than Daniel's, though he's sure the latter will interpret it the other way around. He turns to Daniel and takes the tray from his hands. ]
I'll bring it to him.
[ Daniel argues about responsibility, but Castiel is convincing with his own heartfelt concern for Daniel's health and his own failure to atone for. Eventually, Daniel agrees and returns the way he'd come, but not before Castiel is able confirm that it's Daniel's garrison in its entirely that's been seeing to Dean, as directed by his lieutenant, their sister Hannah.
It's not immediately that Castiel returns to Dean's cell, but almost an hour later. He's changed from the scrubs and slippers into a white button-down, slacks and loafers, and he sets down a bucket in order to open the locked door, picking it up again once he's inside.
He looks at Dean, mostly to reassure himself that Dean is still alive and conscious, before he sets the water bucket down just inside the door and holds the tray of food still in one hand, frowning in Dean's direction. ]
I hear you haven't been eating.
[ It's obvious enough from how Dean looks, gaunt and exhausted with a tray of uneaten food from his last "meal" still rotting in the corner, but Castiel says the observation aloud anyway, so that Dean can know that, yes, Castiel has been talking to Dean's other, ah, captors. ]
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"Count it a joy when you meet trials of various kinds, for know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness."
[ Castiel recites drily, thinking of course more of Dean's trials than Daniel's, though he's sure the latter will interpret it the other way around. He turns to Daniel and takes the tray from his hands. ]
I'll bring it to him.
[ Daniel argues about responsibility, but Castiel is convincing with his own heartfelt concern for Daniel's health and his own failure to atone for. Eventually, Daniel agrees and returns the way he'd come, but not before Castiel is able confirm that it's Daniel's garrison in its entirely that's been seeing to Dean, as directed by his lieutenant, their sister Hannah.
It's not immediately that Castiel returns to Dean's cell, but almost an hour later. He's changed from the scrubs and slippers into a white button-down, slacks and loafers, and he sets down a bucket in order to open the locked door, picking it up again once he's inside.
He looks at Dean, mostly to reassure himself that Dean is still alive and conscious, before he sets the water bucket down just inside the door and holds the tray of food still in one hand, frowning in Dean's direction. ]
I hear you haven't been eating.
[ It's obvious enough from how Dean looks, gaunt and exhausted with a tray of uneaten food from his last "meal" still rotting in the corner, but Castiel says the observation aloud anyway, so that Dean can know that, yes, Castiel has been talking to Dean's other, ah, captors. ]