You don't know that. [ Immediately, he jerks his head up and eyes him rather pointedly, oddly incandescent in that conviction. ] Things might be different, but it doesn't mean they are easy. You should take it into consideration.

[ Use him if he has to. However quietly it's implied, it's only there for a second or two, and then, it's almost a race to see who can finish their bottle first, though Castiel isn't as hellbent on downing the rest. There's already a slow burn in his gut anyhow. ]

Perhaps not. [ And he leaves it at that. ]