"I think she is wilting under her self imposed imprisonment... Ever since she gave up trying to talk to the man who... Ah... And she hasn't been talking much... I am worried about her. She packed her things up too..."

She walked in and set the food down, offering him his tea and plate of food. "She gets her work done and stays out of sight. But that's about it... I tried to talk to her today and she just said it was best she goes soon... Surely we can't let her go out there on her own, can we?" She didn't know yet about John.