Gabriel raised an eyebrow. "Boy? I'm probably older than you are, though when I was created Time wasn't even a concept yet. If you like I could choose to look like a wrinkled sage instead."

He reached out to the smouldering tail, sending a burst of soothing power into it first so that he could run his fingers lightly over the burn without it stinging too much. The burns glowed faintly for a moment before disappearing.

"Better?"