"That wouldn't have happened if--" Brooklyn started to snap angrily and then abruptly caught himself. Nate wasn't someone who knew about his original form. He was still wary about telling others, even though there were so many people here with strange abilities. His wasn't a power. He was another being completely - a sort that many humans still feared.

"Nevermind." The gargoyle calmed himself, watching the boy carefully. "What do you need this for anyway?" If he'd been willing to pass up those in trouble, the least Nate could do was offer a better explanation.