"Well, I'm not...arguing that he can earn the title, some days," said Dean slowly, turning back to Neil. He was doing some shuffling, too, trying to push that information into a place that didn't make Sam out to be the bad guy.

"He's had a long day. Came right out of a battle back home," he said, willing Neil to understood it. Things weren't pretty back home, and neither were the Winchesters, most of the time. "He'll chill out. What'd he say, anyway?" he added, expression almost making it to a smile. "That made you call him a jackass."