[ Sam nods distractedly. Something is definitely throwing off the balance, but it's not like his own recent experience with the Darkness, which had a very obvious source, even if that didn't make it much easier to deal with until they worked out the underlying issues. ]

It might be protecting you.

[ Whatever's doing this, it seems likely that it's not friendly. Whether or not it's any intentional force keeping her here, it's reasonable to assume that she's safer here. ]

We'll fix this. I doubt it'll be easy, but I've made it through some pretty impossible situations before.