He tucked away the knowledge that Lotte had been told about the attacks for a later time, when he could figure out how to deal with Ella and her obvious inability to keep her mouth shut. It would be hard to talk without a tongue, after all; and one needed fingers to type, didn't they? "Hopefully whoever's responsible is found soon."
He didn't even need to pretend that her fear concerned him, partly because he realized he didn't like seeing her afraid and party because he was the cause of her reaction. Did Erik really terrify her that much? Didn't she realize that he'd been willing to do anything for Christine, even commit murder? Maybe it was that which frightened her, and it made him think that maybe she wouldn't understand why he'd tortured Ella no matter how hard he tried to explain. That thought was troubling, but he shook it off quickly. "Lotte, are you alright?" Bran took a few steps towards her, a puzzled frown furrowing his brow. "You weren't hurt, were you?"