[ This question has come up more and more often for Claire, and each time, she feels like her answer changes a little. She used to be ardently against it, now she isn't so sure. There's plenty of hesitation for River to infer this is a delicate question, but there's consideration being given for an answer, not a careful avoidance. ]

I honestly don't know. There are things at home that are just as, if not more dangerous than some things that have happened here. There's the American Revolution to look forward to, so when I leave here, am I going to a less dangerous place? My husband will be forced to fight, our family will be uprooted and scattered for who knows how long.

[ It makes her nauseous to think about, that she could still be a widow, that her daughter could be attacked, that so much could happen while she and Jamie tried their damndest to be on the right side of history. ]

I think for as long as I'm here without them, a part of me will always want to go back. But if they were here, we'd have to have a long conversation about this being our permanent home, even if we could go back.

[ It might be too soon for River to be able to tell, but Claire wonders the same. ]

Is home dangerous enough that you wouldn't mind everyone you care for being here?