She raised one eyebrow. "I can see it now - Billy walking down a dim hallway, tired and sore, and we all pounce on him and forcefully drag him off to the baths to relax."

We'd only be doing it for his health, of course!

"From the sounds of it, she doesn't need you to be good: she just needs you to be here. Not that you shouldn't be good as well, if possible," she added. "Is she still so lost that she hasn't made any other contacts with people? Not even, ah, fire-proof people?"