Confused more then ever, the red head withdrew from the kid's mind and turned to look over at Crystal. "Not all humans are bad or like him", she explained to the alien woman, "But everyone has secrets and goals and motives and..." she trailed off with a small sigh.
"Everyone has something", she finished lamely and turned to watch the kid's backpack bumping along as he walked. Was Alex his name? She was pretty sure, but then again...wasn't really sure and that Greek symbol had her more confused then before. She would have to look it up. His mind was extremely well guarded for some one so young and that surprised her. Most humans were open books and it had her wondering if perhaps the boy wasn't as human as he was trying to make Crystal and Jean believe.