Strange... Kellon knew the crew of the last voyage longer than these poor souls and yet he finds himself moved near to tears. Perhaps the children's wide-eyed innocence even in the face of death and horror strikes a chord within him, or the tragedy of this place makes him feel protective of souls in need of saving.

The strong emotions are washed away by grim necessity as they descend into the belly of the beast. Kellon has a brief internal debate whether to inspect the objects in the room, but then reconsiders it. Do they really want to be touching anything in this room unless it's absolutely necessary? Normally, Kellon would jump (albeit not very high) at the prospect of getting into water, but the murky water around the portcullis seems more of a death trap than anything else. They had to stay focused.

Kellon follows Gustav down the corridor.