"I know. Thanks, Tessa." Dean turns, and nods, giving her a thin smile that clearly doesn't make her feel any better, but hey, he tries. He lets her linger a moment more and then she's gone, just like that, leaving them alone in the clearing. It's too quiet - not that she was saying much before, but without her there, everything feels sharper, the sound of Cas' voice in the chill of the air, the way that the wind blows.

"Bring me --" he starts, and then realizes what he means, swallowing and closing his eyes a moment. The mental image comes to him too easily, Cas trying to bring him back to life and realizing that his powers don't work for some reason.

He tips his head back, stares at the sky a moment and then rolls his shoulders, sighing hard. "I tried. To come back, I mean."