"You're not any bloody good at sounding convincing right now, you know," Charles pointed out, his lips thinning as he relayed this to his sister. Yet his eyes wandered back to the vortex, wondering if he dared. He wanted to study this, understand it, but he didn't feel like it was safe to relay just how curious he was, even if Jack seemed to know everything about him.

But there was enough adventurer in him to meet part way in this strange talk, with Raven shocked in his mind and trying immediately to talk him out of it. "Prove it. You show me, then you bring me back here. If I find it worth it, and I can convince Raven to let me stay on... then we'll talk longer term."