[ Ah, one of the questions that was going to require a lengthy explanation, but at least it's one that can tie it all together. The purpose of Glen Baskerville, the Children of Misfortune and Jack's motivations for doing the things he's done.

In a way it's interesting too, for someone who looks like they could be a Child of Misfortune to be asking that question. As far as he knows, Break has no ties to Glen though.

There's an audible exhale, something very close to a sigh, before he starts. ]

A Child of Misfortune is someone born with red eyes and the ability to communicate with the Will of the Abyss. They threaten the stability of the world as only Glen Baskerville is permitted to have that ability. Those of the Baskerville clan are chosen as messengers of the Abyss, we exist to protect it, you see. For that reason, a Child of Misfortune's fate is to be thrown back into the Abyss.

[ A beat, his voice growing slightly more detached because the next bit holds something personal. ]

The funny thing is, those destined to be Glen Baskerville create a distortion of bad luck around them and a Child of Misfortune is the result of that.

[ Now, to tie it all together . . . ]

Do you know of Lacie? [ She'd been here after all. She'd been here and she'd called herself his aunt and Leo had felt for her and her unfortunate fate. ]