The answer didn't sound very convincing at all, and so Gabe's expression only deepened. Nor did his gaze shift at first, and the Archangel took a moment to answer. When he did, he followed the detective's line of sight toward the cross and smiled a little, half rueful and half sad.

"Enough of it. Not all, but enough. The Bible was written by men--good men, but only men. There was a lot happening behind the scenes that they couldn't see." Like the reason behind his Master's wrath, and the wager in which Judas was the fulcrum. One of only two times in history that Lucifer had won.