45. Did You Forget?

"We'll know soon enough," Riley replied, still staring at the screen.

James, still munching on his bread, commented, "There are ten planes. How many potential soldiers can those planes carry?"

"100, I think." Riley looked around, now searching for the two figures of his roommates who were still not there.

James stopped chewing immediately, "Wow! You know a lot more than that."

But Riley didn't answer, so James continued, "Hey, your father was an ex-soldier, right? Come on, be honest!"

Hearing this, Riley immediately turned around, "So what if my father was a soldier? And what if he wasn't?"

James sighed and quickly finished his remaining bread before speaking again. "Then all the abilities you've shown so far make sense if you had a father who was a soldier."

Riley looked around again, keeping his eyes peeled for Alen and Diego. But he still replied, "Makes sense how?"

James was about to answer, but Riley interrupted him first, "Jason Hoult is not the son of a soldier, but he managed t