Why, because I thought the sight of slowly growing bearers was an opportunity, of course!

[ Because Raphael was the kind of person who did that. Because the devil was ever-curious, but more than that, he was an opportunist. He could see the advantage in confusion and desperation as much as the next person, and while he was the sort of creature who knew more than he let on, he wasn't in the business of illuminating much for free.

Which meant in this interaction, he held all of the cards. ]

And my patience and curiosity have been rewarded, haven't they? After all, I'm lucky enough to find you here.

Confused, in need, and desperate. After all, you don't even know where to go from here, now do you?

[ Asshole. ]