Kidd just gave Jade a smirk, and a glance that read 'I was thinking the same thing.' She shook her head at the absurdity of it all. Here they were, prophesied Heroes and it seemed that the biggest trade of this world was to keep them out of the loop of their purpose and the role they'd play in the fate of this world.

"I expect they want us to be 'ready' for whatever Truth they want to tell us. That seems to be the way of it. And I can see the point in all of that, but then that doesn't give our enemies the right to call us fools for not knowing." Antagonism in that manner had been minimal, but it still happened. She wondered if Palitutu truly knew as much as she thought she did or if she was being played for a pawn like the rest of them.