"That is a bad idea on so many levels," I said. "You can't comfortably cross the wards."

"It's a couple hours," Leo said. "I'll deal. I have to live in this world too, and I'm tired of hiding. These people need to see me as a human first. Some of us are."

"Sure, but maybe you could do that one person at a time? Starting with very safe people at a meeting that isn't already a powder keg?"

She made a raspberry noise. "Where's the fun in that?"

"Then let me ...