"Mmm. He first came to me for my ring. And, later, to ask me to raise his brother's soul from Hell." Death levels his gaze at Gabriel. "To be honest, I was looking forward to actually getting to meet the younger Winchester."

Which segues nicely into the rest of it. Or so he feels. "Given the current state of Heaven, I cannot entirely disagree with what you've done. It will have to be undone from this side, if there is a way to undo it." There was, of course. But Death can't give out those sorts of secrets. "And if anybody was to have a chance of bringing Sam Winchester back from the brink, it would be you two."