"Yes," Declan answered, seeing no reason to lie or candy coat things. He looked on with amusement as Ghost and Ren spoke, the two worlds apart insofar as technology went, but no less different in having souls of their own. Granted neither could know the full extent of the other.

"Mostly because I have no reason not to be. All Guardians are given plenty of leave time, but I never take mine." Because there was no one to talk to, nothing to do and nowhere to go when you were so bad at making connections.