Jon tried to process the information he'd been given. Greg was apparently his son from the future, who had time-travelled here, possibly using the wishing stone.
"So, you're saying that some time in the future, I wish myself into a woman and Karyn into a man?" Jon asked. "That I'm you're mother in the future? And that you use the wishing stone to travel back in time?"
Greg nodded. "Yes. That's exactly what I'm saying."
"How far into the future will those wishes happen?" Jon asked.
"You mean the wishes that turn you into a woman and Karyn into a man?" Greg asked. "I can't tell you that -- you'll know when the time comes."
"But why did you come here?" Jon asked. "Why are you telling me this now?"
Greg paused, as if trying to figure out just what the right response should be. After a moment, he said...
