Yeah, I totally must agree with all previous posts! This is a beautiful story and with each chapter I grow to love it more.
But there's one thing which struck me as odd. It's actually no wonder that the system of "Guardian Angels" doesn't work out usually when these Angels don't know that they're actually Angels supposed to be doing a certain task. Secondly, I see Kilmartin's point of view as a purely selfish one. I get the feeling that Angels seem to be pretty comfortable with their safe position in heaven, just doing what they're told and enjoying eternal "life" (or to be more accurate: eternal existence). Then there's the possibility of losing and not regaining that eternal life and they chicken out
