Michael looks back at her, expression unapologetic and even a hint self-satisfied. This is as good as his attitude gets around relative strangers. In fact, he thinks he's doing a pretty good job of treating Matt with something approaching respect. He hasn't made even one dismissive comment about his faith.

"I can hear prayers from across faction borders," he confirms. "At least those in the Free Cities. Thorne might be another story."

He'd certainly been able to hear Lucifer the last time his brother had tested the volume limit on angel radio, but prayers from humans and others were another matter. That might be a notion worth testing. Between them, he's sure they could come up with the name of a volunteer or two within Thorne. At times, it seems to Michael that Wanda knows just about everyone in Abraxas. Maybe that's merely proof of her point that he needs to work on making friends.

Michael turns his attention to Matt and his question.

"Foremost, I'd say it irritates me. That it's possible to contain an archangel doesn't surprise me, however—anything can be caged, no matter its power. My real concern is who's doing the caging. Solvunn's motives seem innocuous so far, but I'm given to understand that the relationship between natives and their Summoned isn't so congenial in other factions."