Thetis thought she felt her heart skip a moment at the mention of the Black Arrow. She had never met the man, but she had found herself dealing with one of his men when she first arrived. After realizing the Atlantis here was not hers, getting papers from the embassy wouldn't work. So she went a little less legal route. Just enough to have an identity, she had applied for her green card legally. She had no other real choice she told herself. Who would believe her tale?

"The only bit of my culture I really knew was all around building and forging things." She said. "My family didn't really live near much of anyone, let alone one of the larger cities. No... it is a silly hesitation really. I mean, it is just giving up something I have never really cared about in the first place so why worry about it, right?" She finished up under the car and was pleased to see it looking good. Thetis rolled out. "And it is a very kind offer for you to sponsor me."