"Indeed, my dear. You've an ally in me, for certain. And my...well, Crowley as well, whether he realises it or not. He's, well. I shouldn't speak for him, but if you were to meet him, and drop my name, I rather expect his tune would change completely. He's quite a lot of talk, but he's a big teddy bear, underneath it all, though I dare say he'd be unamused to know I said so." Zira looked down, and took a breath. Surely Sonya didn't want to hear all about Crowley. "In any case, you've given me the idea to ask my dear to go flying with me. He's somewhat like myself, you see."