[damn, Crowley? He glances around, over to where he knows the demon is lurking, but aside from another quick rise-and-fall of his eyebrows he doesn't comment directly. So, the one he presumes to be an idiot has a modicum of sense after all.]

Of course. I see. If there were that many to respond to a threat from the air, then your conclusion seems apt. In that case, even if the Keeper may need our help, it seems like every element of this world is conspiring to keep us from actually reaching her. Well-intentioned or not. We will need to keep that in mind from now on, if anyone proposes a rash errand toward the lighthouse.