"If this is nerve-wracking for you," said Wesley kindly, nodding to Reoku as he traveled to her side, "then we'll help you out." However, his briefly excited and anticipating thoughts about trying the slide out for himself had turned uneasy.<span style="font-style: italic">Trouble is, who's gonna help us once we're up there?</span>he asked himself, trying to keep his face calm.<span style="font-style: italic">And if he swallows us we are sure to be as good as three rotting corpses. Worse still, I'll get wet.</span>But try as he might, he tried his best to block out these thoughts before holding out one of his paws.