Fourth Floor Commmon Room, evening

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Not in the mood to sit in her room, Isabel wandered out to the common room and flipped on the TV, flipping channels to find something decent to watch.

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"No chance of getting them out instead?" Sam asked, already starting to turn the problem over in her mind.

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"Max is the rightful king. For the moment, that's where he needs to be," Isabel said.

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Sam wasn't completely convinced by that argument, but let it rest for now. "And you're going to make this trip alone? Again?"

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"The trip itself if fairly short," she shrugged. "And they'd be waiting for me." If Michael wasn't dead. If Max was still safe.

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"You'd have no idea what situation you were walking into," she argued, "you could become a liability for them--it's not like wormholes are dimensionally predictable."

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"If I get the timing right though, I'd be turning up a few days after I fell back here. Things shouldn't have changed that much in that short of time," Isabel argued. "Not when they stayed relatively constant for over fifty years."

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"War is different, Isabel," Sam frowned at her, "situations can change on a dime, and everything's fluid. One lost commander, or one strategically valuable hostage, and suddenly your brother is giving in just to keep you safe. Do you want that?"

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Isabel shook her head, "Trust me Sam, I know from experience that he won't give in." Not that Kivar had actually given him a chance to give in, having her was too important.

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Damn. Sam figured she knew what that meant, and Isabel's nightmares suddenly made more sense. "Leaving the window open helps," she said quietly.

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"Believe it or not, that doesn't bother me too much." Probably because she spent enough time dreaming she was elsewhere. "But the dark, that's different."

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"A little nightlight in the outlets. Don't use candles, they're too unreliable and a fire could start." She didn't look at Isabel.

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"Jack got me a pretty little lamp," Isabel admitted, staring at the TV. "It helps a lot."

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"Good. And you should knock if you're up. I might be, too." And very possibly for similar reasons, though she wasn't going to mention that to Isabel.

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"I'll keep that in mind. Thank's Sam," she said, flashing her a tiny smile.