Stanhope Brown took a deep breath and grasped Grace Gordon's shoulders: "Right now, your brother is still missing, and you just experienced something horrible, so I understand that you're emotional at the moment. Calm down for now... Can we talk about this another day?"
Grace looked at Stanhope, her throat bobbing slightly before she turned away from him.
"Eat the porridge first," Stanhope said as he moved to feed Grace, holding the bowl in front of her.
Because Ian Leighton was still missing, Grace was extremely agitated, and she pushed Stanhope's hand away.
Luckily, Stanhope's grip on the bowl was steady, and there wasn't much porridge in it... so none of it spilled.
Stanhope understood Grace, who truly hadn't cried... she had already been very brave.
He set the porridge aside and embraced Grace...