Connections were about all Cain had at this point in his life. Without them, he didn't have any sort of purpose or guidance or anything to keep him from wandering around at a total loss for the rest of his life. No matter how brief his stay in this dimension would be overall, that didn't mean he could go without trying to forge something to keep away the distress of isolation.

"Once or twice while it was still... well, ancient," Cain said with a wry look on his face. "To be honest, I mostly stayed around Europe in that time. Etruria. Rome, more specifically, but I had dealings all over."