Title: One fateful tree there stands
Disclaimer: not my characters; just for fun. Title from Milton.
Warnings: spoilers for season four and Paradise Lost
Pairings: some vaguely implied Dean/Castiel and Gabriel/Mary
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 405
Point of view: dialogue!drabble
Brother. Why do you doubt?
He is beautiful. I never stood in the Garden, but he reminds me of Paradise.
Castiel. The Maker gave you that task to reward you.
I know. It was an honor to pull that soul from Perdition. I should not offer Father questions, but I find…
I know. I have stood where you stand, little brother. I was there at the first meeting Sammael ever called. I heard his first argument, and I rejected his words. I fought for the Father, against our brothers.
I fought, too, Abdiel. I never contemplated Sammael's argument. I believed true in the Father and the Son, and I followed His word. He has always been my unquestioned law.
And now?
I… do not know. That soul, that man, Dean Winchester… he asks questions and demands answers, and the Father has not struck him down for insolence.
He is human, Castiel. It is his right to question, as we the firstborn never can.
Does that not seem…
Unfair? You skirt the same path Sammael took.
Sammael, Lucifer, Satan—why does he have so many names, Abdiel?
I am unsure. Perhaps to show how he fell, to show Father's favor left him.
He has a final name, now. I have stood in his presence.
Did you hold firm?
He touched my hand, Abdiel. I was disgusted. Uriel wished to strike him down right then, but I—
You what, Castiel?
I followed our Maker's orders to follow Dean's commands. Dean is unlike any human I've ever met. He… he inspires in me a need to learn more.
Keep your faith, Castiel. Do not falter. Dean is Chosen, like Moses and Elijah and Paul. But, like those who came before, he is only a man. Do not let him sway you.
And Samuel?
He can yet be saved. He has rejected grace before, but now he has Dean to show him the way.
Abdiel… what if I…
Castiel. You are one of the firstborn. He is descended of a taint, and bloodkin of our Adversary. Do not.
Yes, Abdiel. As always, your counsel is wise.
Speak to Gabriel, if you must. He was tempted once, by the Mother. But he held strong and followed Our Creator's command.
I will.
Castiel… He granted you a high honor. Do not let that honor lead to your fall.
I shall seek out Gabriel now.
God's grace to you, Castiel.
And you, Abdiel.