"I know." Connor was right in that, there was no reason not to. "You just remind me of someone. She was caring for a human child, too, and I asked her why." Because it reminded him of Kara, who he was glad had gotten out of Jericho before it exploded. Still, the care she gave for that girl... something about it would always stick in his mind.

Instead of following, he walked alongside him. He might not know exactly where they're going, but he had a good enough guess at it. Eventually they would get to the beach, now that they were close to water.

Frowning at the answer, Markus looked down at the jacket in his hand. If you could just wish it to be so, why couldn't Connor? And if he couldn't, did that mean that Markus couldn't? He wasn't sure, and he held his jacket up with one hand. The other hand came up as well, and he snapped his fingers in the jacket's direction.

Nothing happened. "Is there a word I'm supposed to say, a phrase or something? Maybe I need a wand?"