Leonardo is surprised, eyes widening, and it reminds him then that his Alistair is in a similar situation. It is so terribly sad. "I am sorry, my friend, that is a true tragedy. Although perhaps this place in a way is a miracle." A strange and not always great miracle, but not all of them can be. "I do know there was talk of a support group for people who have nothing to go back to."

Leonardo knows he still has many years ahead of him at home, and he considers himself very lucky. "I do not know how they are capable of it. If we are taken by ... some kind of force, at a point in time they choose, that would explain why you are here, but not if you did feel the injury and have a scar. That is ... fascinating." He runs a wet hair over his beard thoughtfully. "And if we are clones as they say, why keep an injury such as that?"