All us Ageless in International Falls grew up doing the Boy and Girl Scout thing, as well as the tour guide thing. The adults wanted us to learn about the world, and they wanted us there to protect the vacationers if things went sideways. We were stronger than any of them, able to survive accidents or angry wildlife that would kill others. When the citidiots needed help, we could provide it. It ended up being better training for the real world than we guessed. A suspicious mind might think the adults planned it all. That under the guise of playing in the forest, the adults were preparing me, Rosalie, Rosalind, and the others to be something other than just small town kids in a big world. Suspicious minds can come up with some pretty crazy ideas, right?