Well, when he put it like that, it sounded stupid. Soma resisted the childish urge to scowl.

"It's just down the hall," she pointed out. "And we're armed, aren't we? And Lingormr wasn't taken for Special Counseling tonight, since we just saw him, and I'm wouldn't shoot to miss for anyone else besides you or Rapunzel, and both of you are here."

And as far as she was concerned, the night was still young. And her stomach wasn't as sore as it had been this morning. It had been one thing to stay in all night when she'd thought there wasn't anything worth doing, but now that she was out and about, returning to her room seemed incredibly dull.

"Besides," she added after a moment, "the flashlight works against the shadow creatures. That's what people have been saying."