"Um... Ok, then." Rosa backed off, still incapable of feeling at ease. She hated the dark. Even as a child, she couldn't stand not being without light. Darkness meant murder, rape and kidnap. Nothing bad ever happened in the light, or at least nothing as bad as those things. Without someone to comfort her and without a greater source of light, she was bricking it.

"We're almost there. Help yourself to anything you find in the larder - you'll need it. There are plenty of spare bedrooms and a couple of baths with water pumps. I imagine you'll want to get cleaned up for tomorrow. My room is the firsr one on the middle floor and all of the top floor is off limits. Other than that, feel free to wander around."