The apology wasn't necessary, and Castiel didn't hesitate to say as much. "It's not your fault," he replied, shaking his head. No, all of them were equally a part of this. Even if the majority of patients didn't seem to be as ill as he was, they were still being forced to deal with the reality of some of the people around them possibly turning into monsters.

Castiel wondered why he had been picked in particular, if it had been random or if Landel had been specifically aiming to take him down a few notches. Castiel thought he had done a good enough job of that by draining his powers to such an extent; this just seemed like overkill.

The conversation had reached one of those awkward lulls, and Castiel forced himself to glance in Kratos' direction. "If you come across any information for how to reverse this, however, I'd appreciate if you'd let me know." The chances were unlikely, but the more people looking, the more likely they became.