[She'd be entitled to brag a little in his company, too. Archangels are about as humble as Michael's insistence on keeping the arch part of the angel in his title suggests. Friends get lumped into that category of people who needn't be ashamed of having an ego.]

Raising a child itself seems like a task that would occupy most of your time.

[It's not the same, not at all, but creating the Host had certainly kept his Father occupied for long stretches of time. Michael had been left to care for the younger archangels and that, too, had been quite a bit of work. A little closer to home to Claire's experiences, he still carries his former vessel's memories of his mother. Between her work as a nurse and raising Adam, she'd been busy.

Though it's a process he's witnessed before, Michael observes as she reduces the custom mix to something finer. He doesn't clue in to the fact that both of the rings on her hand are wedding rings.]

As fascinating as it's been to watch humanity advance from mud huts to skyscrapers, it did seem a shame that buildings replaced so much plant and animal life. I might have chosen Solvunn regardless for the open space, if I'd been given the option.