"Because safety is in numbers, like a herd, flock or school." She gestures for the older teen to follow her. "Come, walk with me. No one will question two people acting like they belong." Moving on her way and not watching to see if she follows or not, and talking as if she will. "I stay so I can gain more skill over my power, more forms. I could go elsewhere and learn the same, it is true. But if I leave... I'll be brought back to my mother's caterwauling." A bitterness entered her voice. "I've only been here for less than a day and I set my mind to give it a chance." She chuckles darkly. "Me, giving something a chance. Slim hope." She glances back. "What's you're sob story? Ma an' Da start shrieking and kicked you out?"