"It's different. Lots of people have powers, magic, that kind of thing. So there's no reason to keep that secret. It's pretty hard to keep a lot of it secret in such close quarters."

The pieces she held clicked together and she flashed Peter a brief smile of triumph, set them down, and then starting pawing through the pile.

"But just because they have powers doesn't mean they're on our side or that they use them to fight. It seems good to hold something in reserve."