As it turned out, Soushi replied with the exact explanation that Castiel would have expected. It still seemed deceiving to do something like that, playing on the emotions of others, but considering how disorienting it was to wake up here, Castiel couldn't entirely fault him for it. And as far as he was aware, Soushi hadn't changed his appearance since then.

It was still something he was going to keep in mind, especially since he'd already singled Soushi out twice. The half-demon might hold a grudge against him by this point, but Castiel was having a hard time reading him in general. Soushi was so neutral in his demeanor compared to other demons.

"I understand why you did it. I should... apologize for confronting you twice now, but I wanted to be sure. Where I come from, I go to great effort to see to it that demons and other abominations don't cause harm to unsuspecting humans. I saw no reason to stop doing that here." It was something familiar, and he didn't get a chance like this that often in this place. It was soothing in a strange way.

He was surprised that Soushi still maintained such a power in this place, where they were so weakened. Maybe that was why he hadn't shifted again since that one time; he only had so much energy for it.