[Under different circumstances, his sudden appearance might have startled her. She wasn't exactly used to angels and their comings and goings, but right now, she doesn't even have it in her to comment, too focused on the notebook she keeps turning over and over in her hands to let the rustle of wings surprise her.
She grimaces when he speaks, looking up and trying to manage a smile but failing miserably. Sometimes she can force her way through the hurt and be brave, put on a smile and bear it. Now is not one of those times.]
She thought of you as family.
[That much had been passed along. Jo liked Balthazar, too-- she wasn't as close to him as Ellen was, but that doesn't mean he's going to lose his place now that her mother is gone.]
That-- that still stands, okay? I'm not her, but she would have wanted to look out for you. So that goes both ways. There might not be much you'd ever need from a human, but-- I'm here.
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She grimaces when he speaks, looking up and trying to manage a smile but failing miserably. Sometimes she can force her way through the hurt and be brave, put on a smile and bear it. Now is not one of those times.]
She thought of you as family.
[That much had been passed along. Jo liked Balthazar, too-- she wasn't as close to him as Ellen was, but that doesn't mean he's going to lose his place now that her mother is gone.]
That-- that still stands, okay? I'm not her, but she would have wanted to look out for you. So that goes both ways. There might not be much you'd ever need from a human, but-- I'm here.