"Welcome home, Siel"

Cassiel met Zadkiel's gaze, his eyes reflecting a blend of confusion and gratitude. The question had taken him by surprise, and he found himself at a loss for words, uncertain of how to respond to this unexpected offer.

As Cassiel's thoughts swirled in a tumultuous whirlpool of emotions, he couldn't help but reflect on the two decades he had spent yearning to hear or see his parents. His father's death had been a bitter truth to accept, but his mother's mysterious disappearance had left an enduring ache in his heart. He questioned himself endlessly about how he would react if fate somehow brought them back into his life.