Sam read the fear in her movement and her expressions and said first a simple, "No," and then, "My mother made a deal with a crossroads demon to spare my father's life. I was the price of that deal."

There was no self-pity in it, not this time. This time, he just wanted her to understand where he was coming from.

"My father raised Dean and I to be hunters, but I've never wanted to be one. Dean says I'm shit as a hunter because I always try to save the monsters. I don't. I try to save the people like you and me, who never wanted to be monsters and try not to hurt anyone."