Without much farewell, Castiel sacrifices himself as a final seal on the trials. Dean is left shattered and Sam, still recovering, calls Charlie to help him pick up the pieces. But the next day, Sam gets a call from Castiel, who's about to be discharged from Lawrence Memorial, in great need of help and insistent that Dean be kept in the dark about his survival. AU to end of S8
Rated: T - English - Angst/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 31 - Words: 50,475 - Reviews: 36 - Favs: 23 - Follows: 6 - Published: 5/23/2013 - Sam W., Dean W., Castiel, Charlie B.