It was a long drive. Crowley had stopped for gas-they were driving The Horseman of War's stolen red Mustang. He'd begun pumping gas when he realized River was curled up crying.
"Girl are you okay?"
"Sam died."
"What? Where are you?"
"Halfway through All Hell Breaks Loose."
"Keep reading. You know he's alive now. Those two don't seem to stay dead this time around." Crowley lifted his hand as River began to protest. "And don't yell at me about spoilers. It's common sense."
It was another few miles before River began to protest.
"Why does Sam need a spoon to gouge out his eyeballs?"
"I am not your bloody sex education teacher. Just keep studying and maybe Sam will fill in the blanks later."
"Why would he trust Ruby? She's a demon!" River exclaimed.
"I'm a demon." Crowley reminded her.
"Yeah, but I know your purpose is to overthrow Lucifer. You're the enemy of an enemy."
"So because I'm basically a traitor to my kind you can trust me?"
"Precisely. Ruby's motives as of Sin City are unknown and she's getting Sam to act very...un..."
"Sam?" Crowley suggested.
"Yes!" River exclaimed. "Very un-Sam!"
Crowley was surprised he didn't hear a peep from her for a while. That is, until she reached the end of /When the Levee Breaks./
"Why would Dean quote what his father said that sent Sam to Stanford? This is horrible! That's stupid!"
"Quite into it then. Well. Speed read. We're almost there."
Somehow River had gone through Sympathy for the Devil to Swan Song with no more then the occasional squeak. Crowley hadn't been sure what to tell her then. That's where she'd come into the story. All he could tell her was what he knew.
"We're here."