[ Finally, something he can deliver good news about. Or maybe not good news, precisely, but it's a situation with a proven solution instead of more of the same endless confusion and despair. ]

Not by us. Angels are powerless to do anything but send demons back to the pit when we encounter them. But many humans have tried, and over time some have even begun to succeed. The process is taxing, and demands a great amount of sacrifice from all participants, but it has worked more than once.

[ There's something in his voice almost like pride or admiration, at that. That humankind was able to accomplish something that even the host of Heaven could not. ]