His ribs constrict and Azazel knows something is wrong. Something has gone wrong, something is wrong, he was not told something he was lied to. Richard Strand is dead. But he is also Richard.

I've never known life without you Richard's voice murmurs in his mind, So how do I know where you end and I begin?

He moves toward her, focused, as he moves to touch her - her arms and shoulders and her head.

"...You shouldn't have tried to leave." Richard's throat constricts, "You shouldn't. See? Now you're hurt. You're hurt and that's bad." He presses a hand to her forehead without her consent but he sounds anxious. He sounds worried, "...I want you to be okay."

Richard's Humanity has changed him.