“I don’t understand why we can’t go outside,” Orias says, staring out the window longingly. “You’re human and you don’t hurt us.”

“Don’t be stupid,” Ariel says, “that’s different. Humans are dangerous.”

Ariel has always been more cautious of humans, despite being an angel. He only trusts you—the person who raised both of them. Orias, ironically a demon, is the the more extroverted and friendly of the two. You found both of them abandoned as infants shortly after losing your own child.