"Go away, Thomas!" she called out. She opened the door at the ready to give a tongue lashing... But when she saw it was Darius, she almost went weak with relief. She waved him in and, assuming he entered, she closed the door behind him. "Thank GOD you're here..." Her eyes filled with tears and she lowered her voice to a whisper. "Thomas brought me here against my will, Darius... Oh, god, there is so much you need to know..."

Pearl then proceeded to fill her brother in on everything that happened from her perspective, every honest detail except for the very most private ones that a brother needn't know about a sister.