[ The way Castiel embraces Dean is... just about as awkward as it sounds, Dean isn't the only one unaccustomed to these expressions of affection -- and really, its only something he's largely seen done between others or accidentally when both of them were too deep in a tired haze after...

Well, long story short, this isn't something the angel does frequently.

He closes his eyes when foreheads press briefly together, but when that moment is over, he doesn't step back as he usually would. He just glances at Dean and continues their conversation as he takes advantage of the close proximity. ]

I suppose we were not the only ones to wrongly assume she would be a forthcoming source of information.

[ Castiel lowers his eyes, and apparently finds great interest in some place on Dean's neck uncovered by the jacket and leans in with every intention of brushing lips against his skin. This right here? It's multitasking at its finest as far as the angel is concerned... reporting in while experimenting with the kind of intimacy he's had to witness for two months and no one to test it out on. ]

What was the reason for the rebel uprising? I had thought the Initiative was part of the rebel faction.