He ran to the truck and jumped in as soon as I stopped. I think that he was afraid that I would change my mind if he gave me that chance.Jo said, “E..., here is the shotgun. It is already fully loaded and a shell is in the chamber, so be careful. Here is your ear protection. Put it on now and don’t take it off until John tells you to.“John calls the shots, so do not make any effort to shoot until he orders it. You sit behind him and shoot to the left. I will shoot to the right. We’ll pick up any. Can you do that?”“Yeah,” I answered, in a shaky voice.“Deep breath, inhale…exhale…inhale...exhale…good, you’re okay, Alex. Nothing’s going to happen to you. I’m with you. You’re not alone.”“I feel like the space is going to close in on me.” This whole ordeal was triggering events I did not want to ever experience—trauma from my childhood.“It won’t. That doesn’t happen inside of elevators. Just keep breathing. Inhale...exhale…”My breathing slowed down, but I felt dizzy.“Good girl, you’re doing. I ignored all of them and kept going through this room, opening a door that looked like a bigger version of a Falmer gate. This wound around through the interior. We passed additional frozen statues. Deep inside the building, we found a spot where the ice had cracked from some upheaval, and had to jump down to proceed.At the end of the ice hall, I could see another room filled with frozen Falmer and chaurus statues, then at the far of the hall, a throne with a man sitting in it. We pulled our. Impertinence merits punishment. What punishment is left for a nothing like you? I may ignore you for days. I may refuse you entry to your own home for days. You can walk the streets without any money, without any shelter. Your own front door will be closed to you. You can sleep on the streets with those dirty street people near the station, unless the police move you on. You can sleep in one of the hostels for the homeless. I wonder what they are like? Smelly, I should think. I think.