And that, Sydney thought, was the basic truth of it - here and at home. She knew that he worried about not being able to heal her if she needed it, and potentially losing her if the worst happened and he was left powerless. She also knew that about half of that was rationalization. The problem was getting him to see that, and she knew from experience that never went over well.

"But you do need to deal with them. You know that, right?"