"Oh you know, just a thousand year old grudge against my brothers for being a dick when Dad blew town." His expression is momentarily pained. "So when he's not on Earth pulling Gadreel's strings or dicking with you, he's up here and it's not just to talk pop culture."

In truth, the torture was starting to get to him, break apart his already wounded grace. But he needed to set Cas on the right path, even if it cost him what flagging strength he had left.

"He's mainlining souls, Cas. Overcharging on them." And if anyone knew how dangerous that little trick was..

"That message wasn't all fiction. You can do this Cas. Stand against him and kick his ass. Do that for me, willya?"