"You doubted Him, as I once did," Gabriel said quietly. "And He does not take kindly to that. I do not know why He tested you so, but now you have chosen Lucifer over Him. But He might yet forgive you."

His voice hovered a little uncertainly over his last few words; he had assumed and hoped that even Lucifer could return to them one day if he only wished to, if he asked His forgiveness. But Uriel had longed to return for so long, even before Falling. And he had Fallen because God had seemingly forsaken him; why would He abandon any of His children, whom He loved? Was salvation even possible for the Fallen, as Gabriel had believed for so long?