The two natives looked at each other uncomfortably. Like anything mystical, there were no absolutes but it was true that several Malie in the past had died because of their inability to return. Their blessing was a double edged sword in that regard. But then again, there were a few who held happy lives on the mainland for many years after leaving.<br/><br/>"It's possible," Frankie conceded. "But the tribe never kept tabs on him as far as I know so I can't be sure." She didn't think it would help to explain the justification for her father's banishment. Outing them to the world, as academic as her father had made it sound at the time, would have been disastrous. At least, that was what the elders had claimed. And if humanity's track record was anything to go by, they were right. Her father had been an idealist and an optimist. But there had been bloodshed in the past when their secret had come to light and the tribe didn't want that to repeat.