Yes... I suppose that is the question.

[Barabas answers, though his voice sounds exhausted, like the weariness goes straight down to his bones. That's right. He'd thought perhaps he'd have a moment to breathe, back home, now that Roland was defeated.

But nope. Back here. Right back into it.]

We do need to know. If there's some underlying danger waiting to rend these worlds to shreds -- while we're in them -- we probably ought to know.