"Well, all the danger's back in Kepler," he said. "I don't really think anything's going to show up here. The Abominations are tied to the Gate." He sighed roughly. "But if anything does go through while I'm stuck here... Me and Aubrey are both here, so that leaves Ned and Barclay on their own. It's just us, really." And Ned's a coward, at the heart of it, but he tries to help. And Barclay can't do anything where he can be seen...