Cas kept his opinion to himself on the matter of who'd brought him back, and turned slightly, angling to place a bit more distance between the archangel and the hidden talisman, though he gave no ground overall. "It's a long story. And has nothing to do with the Apocalypse.

"We did get the ring, Gabriel. There is much that you should hear, but this may not be the appropriate venue." It was family business, and anyone could wander into the Sorting Room and overhear.

Also, all things considered, he'd rather find someplace more removed from the castle population to break the news, just in case Gabriel took it really badly.