Oh, Dal didn't take his comments as a challenge. That didn't seem like something Gabriel would do. Nor was he trying to challenge Gabriel's beliefs. He was just... curious. And trying to share something about what he'd experienced. How cold and empty everything felt in those last seconds before he was pulled out.

He nestled a smidge closer and heaved out a sigh in an effort to clear dark things from his mind. Canting his head to see Gabriel's face, he lifted his brows, curious. "Do ya think they'll need me, uh..." He pressed his lips together, struggling with plucking the right word. "Do you think they'll want me to say what happened to the judge?"