Gabe nodded. "That's what I'd been thinking, a transference of some kind. But I mean, humans need every bit of their souls, don't they? I didn't want to take any of it. That always ends bad." He fished a ring box out of his pocket and handed it to Raziel. "The human rituals are easy. I don't mind that. It's kinda nice. It's the long term that matters to me."