"I agree. But... Well, it was a little more complicated than that too," Rock added ruefully.

Zero, Harpuia, Fefnir... They had the capacity to be anything, and they chose to follow their functions. It took a concerted effort on Rock's part to convince them to even try to be anything else. Was it selfish of him to want them to change? To want them to work on fitting in? He hoped not...

"The future they came from wasn't exactly the nicest place."