[ Questioning the flow of things, at least this openly, is a relatively recent concept. It happened somewhere in his mind, before, but he'd always pushed it back. Although Crowley had a frustratingly effective manner of picking it out of the angel when he wanted to.

The angel watches him for a few more seconds, before picking up his spoon again. ]

I do suppose you're right. [ It's a more productive use of their time, anyway. ] We've certainly been through our fair share of struggles before.

Hopefully it'll serve us in the future. [ Which, while not a lie, is highly improbable. ]