[It doesn't surprise him at all that that's where her thoughts would turn.

He's not sure he can stop her, given how she is when her mind's set, but he does shake his head.]

Don't. We don't know who, or what, we're up against. They're like to have eyes everywhere. We don't know where we are, and I don't have a linkpearl to call for backup.

[Said just as quietly, of course, lest their captors overhear. He isn't going to let her be hurt, even if she is the one always saving the day.]