Barbara's face softened when she heard the tone in his voice. She reached for one of his hands and held it between hers, noticing that it wasn't shaking at all right now. "It makes you strong, maybe for a bit, but do you rememberh ow you were the other day? It's like sugar for a hyper kid, it wears off," she sighed. "I'm not judging you, Sammy. I'm really not," she said gently. "But there are other ways. Believe me there are other ways. And I'll help you, but you need to understand that I really think you're hurting yourself... I'm worried about you Sam."
She paused here. "Can you tell me why you think that here you need to be strong? There hasn't been any demon activity here... and I've been here for months." Now that she knew what to look for she'd gone bck and searched and sure enough there was nothing...