The way her eyes lit up made Cadence melt inside. This little girl had probably heard many stories about the famous Charles Xavier, and now here he was before her very eyes. Xavier was wanted, which meant Cadence was wanted. Thoughts of people rushing to greet her, to embrace her and weep because of who she was were too enticing to ignore. Finally she'd belong somewhere. The fact that she wouldn't really be herself or that this had a very real potential to blow up in her face were not even possibilities to her. All that mattered was that she would be wanted.
"A student?" he questioned, brows elevating slightly. "You're so young." She knew the mutant genes didn't really kick in until puberty or something traumatic happened to the body. Cadence found herself praying it was early puberty. He looked at her fondly when she whispered what she was. "Do not be afraid of what you are, June. It is a gift. And you are safe with me." That was true enough at least. If anyone tried anything, the crowd would see this old man move in ways that probably shouldn't be possible for a man Xavier's age. "What is it you have been gifted with, if I may ask?"
The two names that were mentioned threw Cadence into full Xavier mode and she began thinking of herself as being him completely. Because if this, Xavier closed his eyes and smiled with nostalgia. "Kitty is still there? And Ororo, of course." Charles had left her in charge, after all. Who else would be running the school?
He opened his eyes at the timid question, expression placid. "I wish I knew. I woke up with them when I'd come back to myself." He lifted a wrinkled hand to touch the odd markings. "For a very long time I didn't even know who I was. When I looked in the mirror and saw these, I believed they belonged. Only when I slowly regained my memory did I know I had not had these marks before." She'd gone over this story so many times in her head that it was beginning to feel like the truth.
"Are you hungry? I have a croissant here that I haven't had the chance to eat yet. I would gladly share it with you if you'd like."