"Look. We've made it work. We have a system. I have ways of letting Beth know where I am even when she can't see me. I knew all those stealth lessons would come in handy some day." He manages a tired grin. "But when it comes to getting overseas, we... couldn't see how to make it work. Not without you knowing. It's one thing out in the open, but in an enclosed space... hell, you might've tripped over me or something. I don't know what the ship will be like. I just know we kind of can't let a whole ship full of women know they've got some guy from Mars stowed away with them, right? Not if I want to stay alive, and I sure as hell didn't come all this way to die."

His hand nestles against the back of Beth's neck, playing a little with her hair. "But... I'll be a real good secret weapon if there are amazons blocking the way at the harbor. They won't even know what hit them." Not that he can do any hand-to-hand combat under the cloak, but still, if he has to shoot at anyone to protect this family of theirs, he won't hesitate. And they'll never even see it coming.

"And look at this, Hero." Reaching down, he picks up the cloak and wraps it around himself and Beth and Junior. His voice rings out from nowhere. "We've only tried it with the three of us, but this thing... it's magic. I don't know how many people can fit under here. It's bound to come in handy."