"Well yeah." And to prove this she slid back into her soft, fleshy skin. It was like someone had poured something on her head as the stone melted back into messy unwashed hair and dirt covered cheeks. Her clothes became loose again as they changed back into fabric.

"I just keep it up when I'm not around her because it feels...I dunno safer? It's harder for someone to stick a knife in me that way." She explained. But the fact that she kept her powers off for the moment should be proof either she was foolish or she was trusting Max.

Or both.