Read the excerpt from "The Evacuation." Though it was hard to stand up to all those grown ups, I knew I had to keep my promise to Mum. I kept telling myself, "Pull yourself together, pull yourself together," so I wouldn't cry. Each time someone tried to separate me from Edna, I geared up to yell and that scared them off good and proper!

Which word best describes the mood of this excerpt?

courageous
fearful
shameful