He keeps shaking, more than he's ever wanted to. No matter how Sirius holds him, his body keeps trembling on him, as if it's not following orders as he curls into the warmth of Sirius' body (and the fact that it registers as warmth slips by Kieren in his currently panicked state).

"You should just board me up," he gets out, past the grief in his throat. "Leave me here, put up boards, and a sign, and make it so no one comes in."