Lotte managed a tight smile back, lips pressed together tightly. She kept close to his side, half a step behind him. It didn't change the fact that she'd suddenly ruined the mood in her opinion, just because she freaked out over heading downstairs.
"I suppose," she said. She didn't inquire about what his were, simply gripping her flashlight more tightly. "Some people do a better job of hiding them though." James, for instance came to mind - she was one of the bravest people Lotte knew and could hardly recall a time she'd seen her scared. Outraged, but not scared... Ella had seemed confident until whatever had happened. She bit her lip, going through the motions of checking the hallways again.