"If your grace is dampened by the city, then that is no fault of your own, and it's important not to get lost in self-directed guilt. Not that you are, necessarily," Ishiah says, watching the deepening of Castiel's frown. He hasn't watched Castiel closely enough to say one way or the other if Castiel's been too emotional.

Not to mention, Ishiah's idea of too emotional is much changed now from what it used to be.

"When you say emotionally compromised, do you mean as a result of how much you care for Dean?"