Castiel nodded at the confession. "Yes, they are. That is why you try, but you still be careful," he said. The Winchesters were proof of that. Castiel loved Sam and Dean like brothers, but sometimes they choose paths that all but convinced Castiel he had to stop them. Still, perhaps it was all still faith. After all, his friends had never truly let him down, when it mattered most.
He listened to her discuss her name, then slowly nodded. "Beauty," he repeated respectfully as they started to walk. "My name is Castiel. Did you come from a different world than you were born? Is that why you don't know the date?"