Bram scoffed. "We're not afraid of you or your stinking brothers. Hold him down!" he ordered the other two boys. They approached James, who stepped back until his back was against the walls. He fought fiercely, hitting one of the boys in the face with his slingshot, but he was soon overpowered and was forced to drop the slingshot. The boys twisted his arms on his back, while Bram approached.