Moreover, she didn't even know if Marcius was alive.

Ashley was ready to talk, but glanced at Korra who sat there in respectful silence, and was suddenly hesitant.

Vera noticed, and nodded. "Shohei was an orphan I adopted some time ago. I can vouch for his character."

Ashley nodded, taking a moment to think just before she dropped the absolute bombshell. "I have reason to suspect that everything Charlie encounters now is a consequence of Marcius Stark's actions for the last few hundred years.