“We’re not actually angels,” Boris explained. “We’re called messengers.” “Doesn’t ‘angel’ mean messenger in Greek or Latin or some such?” “Close enough, but we’re definitely not the messengers of God, Bruce.” “Who are you the messengers of, then?” “The will of the cosmos,” Boris said. “It’s a load of crap. Religion mixed up with racial supremacy.” “So… pretty much angels, then.” Boris let out a groan. “It’s definitely what they’re going to call us, isn’t it?” “Yep,” Bruce said. “Magic has made things wonky enough when it comes to religion. You lot turning up might start a holy war or three.”
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