There is way to much time travel going on and makes the book hard to follow
To hold back an expression of anger.
"We had passed through long walls of piled skeletons, with casks and puncheons intermingling, into the inmost recesses of the catacombs."
"We are below the river's bed. The drops of moisture trickle among the bones."
These are some sentences that give us the creepy setting that makes for an eerie mood.
slow breathing reframing walking away
Characterization is when the author introduces his character(s). So I guess when you’re asked that question it means you have to find the character’s behavior, personality, appearance, thought process... etc