Aurora POV: In the two minutes that it took Aquamarine to explain everything to us, the dining hall became a room of bloodshed. Despite the efforts of the royal guards a lot of them were getting injured in their fight with the gargoyles. Not because the creatures outnumbered them, but because demons with pointed teeth, claws, and a taste for blood is far bigger manpower than mere swords and guns. Human weapons aren’t going to take them down, and if we continue to hide out in one corner of the room more lives will be lost today than need be. I tune back to the argument between my sisters and cut Valerie off while she chastised a guilt-ridden Aquamarine in anger, her face flushed red. “Look, we could continue to hide here and argue and throw blame or we could do something about the

