It sounds as if Alice was sobbing with fear and her brother though younger was trying to comfort her. Though his voice was filled with fear too not surprisingly after all this was an unnatural darkness. Alice had thought she might wet herself but her brother offered comfort and that made it a little easier. James thought he might vomit but for now clung to his sister remember all the lessons his father had taught him about being a man.<br/><br/>How the two of them wished the talking raven was here, they would know what to do. It had told them they had to be strong, and thus they would be. Once more they called out for Mama. More that they started to worry about her….perhaps they should ….dare they…in this darkness ….try to find her. They were sure that she would be as frightened as they were. Thus they started terrrified as they were to make their way to the stairs.