This was part of Kitty's story, and her people's story, and Maya accepted it and the gift of Kitty sharing with her. She sat with its truth, adding it to other wisdom she'd been shown.

"The first time I put on a costume and went out into the night to fight, it was out of vengeance." Turned away from its true target by a lie that could have ended with a good man killed. "I found it, not where I was looking, but it didn't fill the hole inside me. I went on a vision quest, in the ways of my people, and realized – we have the power within us, all of us, to plant something positive in the hearts of those who need it."

The small smile had hints of some private amusement, that deepened when she decided to share. "A realization that came to me in a lightning flash and Logan's fists."