[b][u]NATALIA[/u][/b]

As she laid next to him, seeking that familiar comfort that Cason always gave her just by being there in arm's reach, Natalia listened to him reassure her that he was going to be there so she wasn't alone. Hearing those words, even though she didn't think he would scarper at the first opportune moment, was a great relief to her mind. Even if he didn't think it was of any reassurance, it truly was to her. He did more for her mental state than he may ever realise and she wished there was a way she could show him that sometime.

She also felt glad that he confirmed how she was feeling about things feeling so final wasn't at all stupid. She was convinced it was stupid as she didn't really know how else to feel about it all. The fact she wasn't even around when her mother or John died, she only heard it through the grapevine, albeit it from her brothers or from demons in the asylum telling her to break her even more. So she never had to experience a hunter's funeral or funeral in general. Even when Dean went to Hell, they just buried him to say goodbye, in the hopes and determination to bring him back, so not even that situation felt anything remotely like today did. 

Cason's words meant a lot to her and she took them to heart tightly. "We were and I wish I could just tell her how much she meant to me. She always looked out for me and I swear I never showed my appreciation for it enough." she replied, seeing him wince ever so slightly as if he had a headache which gave her a little bit of worry, but she didn't say anything as she was certain he probably would just shrug it off for now. Then the request from him for her not to run off if things got too much for her to deal with. A request that she thought was reasonable enough, as right now she didn't even know if she could even go outside and watch it at all in this moment. 

"I promise I won't run off if it gets too much- I'll stay by you the whole time" she promised. She truly meant it as well, she didn't have it in her to do anymore running off on her own anymore and just wanted to stick to Cason like glue. "I know I should probably get up and check on my brothers but I think I need a minute to not only properly wake up but accept what today is" she commented. 

[b][u]SAM[/u][/b]

Anna was right, Sam did have to also have to look out for himself and acknowledge his own feelings- not just his brother and sister's or Duke, Bobby and Esme's. He had to keep an eye on himself as well and make sure that he didn't completely spiral like Dean and Duke did the night before. Sam didn't see it as her lecturing him, but it was words that he so desperately needed to know and hear. 

When Duke started calling out for Esme, he realised after he spoke that yet again he was falling into old habits of wanting to help others and not just focus on himself and Anna, so when they heard Esme call back he sighed with relief as that very realisation hit home. "yeah it seems so" he replied simply as he watched her take his hand and swing her legs over his own. In this moment, it would have been so easy for him to just sink back into his own head all over again if Anna hadn't asked him what he needed to get through today. "I...I don't know what I need, other than I just need you near me" he told her honestly. 

"I need you to help me keep it together because I'm not sure if I can on my own and keep an eye out for Dean's well being at the same time. Actually...I don't think he'll even be able to carry her body outside, so I'm gonna have to do it. Which means I'm gonna have to ask others to finish piling the logs up out here" he then added, thinking of things as he spoke rather than thinking of them before speaking. 

Glancing out the window of the impala, he looked around to see where the safe spot was to make the log bed for Mika's body before laying his eyes near the back before the trees start and the gravel path stops. "I know we've only just woken up but I think I wanna get this over with before things spiral anymore. It'll take a little while to get everything absolutely finished anyway" he explained.