He waited calmly in the dawn, waiting for one of them to come out. It was safe to say that Gabriel wouldn't be coming, not if what Michael had told him was true. His brother, who should have been an Alpha like them, stronger that he'd been.

Pack disputes were touchy territory, and he'd proceed with care. The Winchester elders were reaching out to Michael and he knew that negotiations would be perpetually stymied by his elder brother's determination to drag Gabriel unwillingly back into the fold.

"Hello Sam. I hear congratulations are in order."