Michael huffs out another breath, reaching up to tuck her hair out of her eyes.

The silence has weight.

"He has only lately been in Hell, Castiel. The horrors we might see there are as nothing compared to what they are for those who have cause to fear them -- tormented and tormentor alike. Such is their punishment."

At least in every such Hell Michael has been to. There are a few.

"Perhaps he has forgotten what surcease is."