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           [ Ledan’s eyes widened a fraction.  Something  told            him that  pretending to be just a witch  wasn’t going            to work out very well here. Even if she hadn’t pretty            said as much that smile.. was a bit creepy ] 

       ❝ —— How SO? ❞

           [ The  nephilim asked,  playing  dumb,  for the   time            being at least, just in case. ]

❝ Oh, I bet it was Gabriel, wasn’t it? ❞

    A laugh, like a cackle but sweeter as her hands clasp together     in a sick kind of delight.  She wants to ask dirty questions --    surely the world would know about an ARCHNEPHILIM, right?

The question takes Apadiel by surprise. Her fear has stretched as far as wondering whether or not her brother is alive; what to do if that is not the case has not yet crossed her mind. 

Apadiel is not the only strategist, and it won’t do to not have a plan, even if it’s never needed.

“We hide.” It is a shaky start to any sort of plan, retreating and trying to conceal themselves from an archangel. “We need to keep Eric and Rey and the children safe for as long as we can, keep them away from the Host. I can’t raise an army in Hell, I don’t have the reputation there anymore. But you could, gather forces and rally legions and…”

There is no ending to the sentence. It would be sending those demons willing to fight straight to their own slaughter. All it would do would buy them time for help that would never come.

❝ If he wanted me do to anything it’d be raising an army in his honor. ❞

She contemplates exactly what those things mean -- how difficult it would actually be, how hard taking care of those children would be.  They could raise every army in the world and it wouldn’t bring him back if he were dead.  He’d still be dead.  Those children would still be without their father.

But raising an army would be worth it to keep them safe.

❝ I mean, honestly -- Alana is three and can hold her own without us.  Axel is a dumb baby, but I watched her vaporize a squirrel for getting too close to him once.  She doesn’t need us -- honestly.  They’d be fine without us if they only had Alana. ❞

But, it’s not Abaddon’s intentions of abandoning those children.  It’s only in case they DIE -- which, is more than likely considering he’s won his eternal battle.  Perhaps he might not kill Lucifer but put him on display in Heaven, make an example of him...  prove his point.

❝ They’ll be fine when we’re gone. ❞