What reason would that be?

[ Percy frowns, glancing up at Charlie as though he might find the answers from his best friend.

He doesn't know what to think about all of this, about the growing feeling of dread that seems only to get a little bigger, a little more intense, with every passing day.

He lets out a breath, flicking his gaze back towards the town they're briskly leaving behind. ]

You're right though, Charlie. We're all from different places. I wasn't sure before but ... now that you've said it, it feels true.