[ For a moment, Belial looks surprised when Sariel mentions Uriel and Raphael instead of the courtyard back on the Astral premises, but it smooths over easily enough. Sariel's fate after Belial had stolen his wings was impossible for him to control, but it doesn't surprise him that the primarchs were soft enough to welcome him into their fold.

It would be easy enough for them to assume that Sariel was nothing more than a helpless pawn in Belial and Lucilius' machinations, an assumption that wouldn't be entirely incorrect. ]

This is your space, so if it suits you, it suits me.

[ It's strange, he thinks, to imagine Sariel living in a domestic space like this, and not just because it's filled with things that have no relevance to primal beasts (a kitchen, a bedroom). A home implies a sense of belonging, the foundations of an identity.

What sort of self is Sariel going to build for himself? ]

You're going to have to take ownership, Sari. You'll be responsible for those ant colonies too. Can you take care of them?