Jacob isn't so sure about that, but Hellboy's words give him pause, a moment of uncertainty. But then again, there isn't any other examples of how things could be, no options.

"I don't think they realise it doesn't have to be this way." He says, "We've come from outside. We know that this isn't right. We know there are other options."

He shifts, pulling the thin blanket up over himself. "Everyone has to have the opportunity to thrive, to be free, to make their own way. You shouldn't need to have a contract with someone else in order to have that opportunity. You don't need permission to be an individual."