"No, it hasn't been," she admits with a sound that's almost a laugh. She doesn't quite feel ready to really laugh about the situation, but it's close. This is the strangest thing she's ever done and Beth has seen and done an awful lot of strange things, but he's being nice enough and she doesn't feel threatened in any way.

After so long, she thinks she knows what it feels like to be in danger.

"I can show you where you'll find your stuff," she tells him. "I don't mind."