The fire roars up, and Daniel's supremely grateful that no civilians seem to be stopping to view the confrontation or interfere in the slightest. Rashad - former-angel, or whatever he is - isn't something Daniel would be able to face directly if he were human.

Fortunately for them both, he isn't human. Not anymore.

"Purposes change," he says evenly. "Mine did, when I Ascended. People change - the status quo changes, constantly. Really, the only thing that is constant is that things will change."