Ignited Minds.

[Rodent]

"It's always a good thing to defy expectation," Xavier said with some feeling.

Lucie's question had sent his mind hurtling back into the past, as he charted his journey. Born on Marne, a Planet that would later be the spark for a revolution, and his initial mindless search for an answer as he smuggled and flaunted the law as a Brigand. A chance meeting and liaison with Doc Jameson, and an introduction to Cardamine.

He had not found any answers then, and borrowing a Zoner ship from Doc Holiday, he'd set out on a long pilgrimage, looking for answers. In the end, he'd found some but they had horrified him. He could still feel the intensity of those moments, the memories etched in his brain.

So close, and yet so far.

He realized he had yet to answer the General. "I was born on Marne, General. Had the usual events taken place, I might have been on the other side of the fence. I was, for a little while. Looking for an answer to a question I had asked when I was fourteen."

He fixed his eyes on her, evaluating.

"But in the end, I'd always wanted to make a difference. I'm an idealist in some ways, General. I believe a single man can move a Mountain."