"Penryn!" Raffe called after me, ignoring him I got outside, slamming the door behind me. It was getting dark, taking a shaky breath I raced toward the forest. "Penryn!" Raffe and Sam called after me. Ducking, jumping and weaving past branches I was light on my feet and I was getting away from it all.

I was going to find my sister. I went deeper into the forest until I couldn't see the moonlight, "Well, well… if it isn't Raphael's pet, back from the dead". A voice filled my ears, turning toward it, Uriel stood with a smirk, Beliel at his side. How was he still alive? Paige and the locust experiments had ripped him apart. I shivered at the memory of my baby sister, with flesh and blood covering her face. "What are you doing here?" I growled and pulled out PookyBear, "no need pet, I come to offer a trade" Uriel waved his hand in a motion to put PookyBear away. I kept PookyBear up and looked between Beliel and Uriel, Paige's head poked between the space between them. She still clutched Raffe's snowy white wings. "Ryn-Ryn?" Paige whimpered. Uriel smiled when I faltered my stance "as you see… if you come with us, your sister and Raffe's wings will be returned"

Uriel pushed Paige forward. She ran to me and buried her face in my ribs, "why me?" I demanded. Beliel smiled "oh Uri, please let me tell her!" he begged like an excited puppy. Uriel grinned and stepped back. "So, naturally when I saw you holding an archangel sword, I knew you must have left an impression on old Raffy… So I thought about it. And I thought about it. Until I put out two and two together, Raphael has feelings for the thing he's hunted for centuries." I felt all blood drain from me, "what?" I asked and glanced down at Paige.

Beiel smiled wider, "that's why Raphael cares so much, you are half of his kind. Well former kind." Beliel grinned smugly. "And if I go with you?"- I asked -"why give Raffe his wings back?" I continued. Uriel smiled an evil twinkle in his eyes "well… you are his pet. Why do you think he stopped flying? We were tracking him. So simple… take his semi-daughter of man from him, he'll be too crushed to even bother with his wings." Uriel smiled. I bent down to face Paige "listen Paige, you remember Sammy, right? I need you to be very careful and walk that way"- I pointed in the direction I had come. –"give these back to Raffe, I love you Paige. Never forget that." I told her. She nodded and hugged me tight "love, Ryn-Ryn too" she whimpered.

I pointed to the forest "get going alright sweetheart" I said, she nodded and took off. I set PookyBear on the forest floor and let Uriel and Beliel have me. "Perfect"- Uriel began, "you should know, Raffe doesn't care about me, so I don't see the point of this" I snapped at him. Beliel chuckled "how could he not? You are a feisty one I see" he gripped my chin. I yanked it back and rolled my eyes "so what? Are we going to stand around and chat over a cup of tea or are we leaving" I growled. Uriel laughed, "I like this one. I might keep her around for a bit" he grabbed my arms and lifted me into the air.