Allen was quiet for a moment, his thoughts seemed a little slower than usual and finding the right answer was as bad as sloshing through mud. He knew he would do everything he could to keep her from being killed. It was too much. But he also was at a loss for what else to do about her. They couldn't spare the man-power to have a babysitter keep her locked up in her room every night when the nurses couldn't watch her. But they also couldn't afford the threat she might be to the others, the Exorcists especially. And when and if they ever got back home...

"I wouldn't have mentioned it if I were going to allow that sort of thing." She could take that however she liked. "I should go. I told Re- the others I wouldn't speak with you about this by myself." He pushed his tray away, just as she'd done, but moved instead to get out of his seat.