“Take them out of here,” Travis said, quickly. “Get someplace safe and call for the Spirit’s Eye Guild. Tell Josephine Payne that Travis needs help.”
Nodding, she hurried around the counter and gathered the children to leave. At the door, as she ushered them out, she turned back to Travis and looked at the ceiling.
“What about the rest of them?”
The sounds of people running across the floor pounded above them. Already, they were tearing down the stairs.
“Don’t worry,” Travis said. “I’ll get everyone out.”
He left then, dashing up the stairs to catch up with Niko and whatever wicked and dark thing he’d gone after, only stopping to pound on doors of guests’ rooms to make sure the floor was emptied.
“Niko!” Travis shouted once he cleared that floor and started up to the next. “Niko! Whe
