"I...I know. But maybe she'll be fiery enough to shake him." Honestly, if he had to comfort either of them in this situation...at least Herbert is a little easier to get through to. He's plainly afraid. Alfred knows how to deal with afraid.

"I can tell - that you're doing better. Panic is...it's unfair. If the storm gets louder, I don't want you to be ashamed to feel what you're feeling. We will get through it together. It will end. And I will be here for every moment."