"People's belongings aren't moved when they're taken for experiments, Lloyd," Castiel said firmly, turning to face him head-on and look him in the eye. He realized what this was, that Lloyd was in denial about what happened to his father. This was exactly what Landel wanted, though -- for them to waste time hunting down people who were already gone.

"Landel himself said he was trying to send us all to that fate," he reminded Lloyd. Kratos was a victim of that now, which meant that it was up to them to find a way to undo whatever had been done to his mind.

"Kratos wouldn't want us wasting time looking for him now. We need to keep moving." Castiel didn't take a very gentle approach with this, had never been taught those sort of social skills. In this case, though, it might work to his advantage, seeing how Kratos wasn't the gentle type either.