That was our thinking, also. [ What my father would do, oh man, does this mean Kaldur has a potential "well my dad is also a supervillain" buddy? That would be sweet. ]

About that. Redgate is located near a large amount of what is known as "bloodstone", which nullifies magical and semi-magical abilities. this includes bending. [ Proooobably should have made that clear earlier, but Kaldur had honestly forgotten about it. ]