Regulus looked like he was going to burst into tears, or run out the room. James couldn't let him, wouldn't let him witness this first hand. The screams continued, sometimes it was just loud sobs, and that broke James completely. Regulus tried to go to him, like he knew he would, so James wrapped his arms around him and sat them on the ground. Regulus tried to struggle but eventually gave up and let himself cry in James' arms. James cried too. He wanted to cover their ears but at the same time he felt he deserved to hear this. He hadn't understood how bad it was, he let Sirius go there. Knew he was dreading it, but only going so Regulus wouldn't be alone. ~~~ Regulus contacts James for help when he found an injured Sirius. Posted on my A03 too