"I know." He does. But it doesn't help the feeling —okay, the knowledge— that he's taken his sister for granted lately. Especially now with the sinking 'what if' that he might never see her again. It's interesting how that only happens after someone is gone.

"I don't think it would have fit in the arrival room." And Erik gets the most sardonic look that Charles can muster right now.

He looks ahead for a while, before reaching where the pebble landed and kicking it back in Erik's direction. "But I can still do something about it." He may not be quite as radical in his approach, but his motivations still stem from mutant (or xenian) advocacy and an inability to accept the situation at hand.