<strong>Helena; arriving downstairs with Cooper and the children</strong><br/><br/>Helena gladly accepted Cooper's assistance. She'd not-much trusted the man before but he had proved every bit the gentleman and a brave man besides and she was relieved to have him with her as they made their way down to the kitchen, traversing empty rooms and an eerily silent stairwell.<br/><br/>"Mrs Perry," she exclaimed as they entered the kitchen, clearly relieved to see the chubby cook, "So good to see you are well. You've met mister Cooper I believe?"<br/><br/>She gestured to the children then, who were having another one of their little discussions. James was, very rudely, pointing at the dark-haired waif in the corner and seemed about to say something when his sister elbowed him in the ribs. "They've had a most terribly fright," she explained to the cook. "I was thinking... if you have the time, I know you must be terribly busy... But maybe some hot cocoa to put them at ease?"