"A gilded cage is still a cage," Sabine agreed with a nod. "But if they're going through the motions of gilding, it would really fuck up the show to start putting chains on the bird's feet. So instead, yes, they gave me my cat."

She glanced toward Scott and then back to Marie. "It's his story to tell, but the long and short is, some of our enemies messed around with his head. The end result was that he got control over his powers along with the trauma."