"Don't worry, I haven't done anything that stupid," Cal assures him. "I'm asking for a friend."

It wasn't stupid of Bela to do it. She was just a kid. It's different.

Cal believes firmly that Bela's parents were worse than his. He also understands what it's like to be scared like that. He can't say for sure that he wouldn't have done the deal himself, if a demon had caught him at the right moment. But for an adult, it's different.

"How does it work on your world?" It hadn't occurred to him that it would at all; Sam isn't that kind of Devil, after all.