The sequence immediately following this - running across the sea, avoiding Formless Men and using canons to light the way - imply that James ventured into the void to retrieve his sister, believing she could be saved. There, the sinners souls must be freed by performing an act in each room in order to open a cage, releasing a rat.
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The Actor comes across a number of rooms in this section that replicate the murders from the movie Se7en. The Rat Queen probably implanted the idea in his mind that Lily can live forever within him, and he can be "the captain now." After James says these words in the note flashback, a faint voice can be heard that sounds like the Rat Queen whispering, "My captain."
However, he asks for what their name is, and is only given one name in return, suggesting it was the Queen he was talking to. In Act 4, it is heavily implied that James came across her after losing Lily, as we see a number of drawings where he communicates with rats. Her portrait appears numerous times over the course of the game proper, twice appearing behind a drape in a nicely decorated section (Acts 1 and 2), with a dining table, chairs, and a mannequin sitting nearby. She appears behind the child James actor on a stage, pulling his head off as she says, "Such a shame.you almost had it." This is reminiscent of the Painter's words at the end of the Loop/Neutral ending in the first game, where he says, "I was so close this time.I almost had it!" The Rat Queen makes her first appearance in a dream sequence at the start of the game. After a sequence where a ringing noise blares and the rats scurry away - which leaves nothing but the frames behind - looking around the room, the player can see just the eyes of rats staring back in the darkness behind the broken walls. The room is set up with three copies of the portrait displayed in a triangle formation, which falls apart as the player approaches it, revealing a multitude of rats buried in the canvases. It is done in a similar style as the famous painting, "Lady with an Ermine", and was created by the Painter. She first appears in the final chapter of the first game, as a portrait.
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