Oh, god. She would run into the difficult one, wouldn't she? "I can't teach you right now. Even if I could ... I'm not sure how," she breathed in a hushed whisper.

She froze as she heard a single footstep - a misstep from someone trying to be quiet. Whipping her head around, she stared toward the corner of the barracks.

John froze as well, listening. He thought he'd heard voices, and he wondered if it was someone he could rescue or not. Or if it was something else he didn't want to see.

Slipping his lighter into his hand, he peeked around the corner, toward the voices.