“Everybody is being evacuated toward the West Gate,” Simon announced when he entered Isabelle’s bedroom just as Anitra was helping her put on her jacket. Anitra had insisted that it would be easier to move if she was wearing pants, so Isabelle found herself shifting uncomfortably as the tight leather hugged her legs. “We should hurry.” “What about Elaine? Did you find her?” Isabelle asked as she turned to look at him. “She wasn’t in her chambers,” Simon replied with a stern expression. He had put on his armor, she noticed, even though when he rushed into her room earlier he had just his guardian cloak on. That probably meant he expected to need it. Isabelle ran a hand over her jacket, wondering if she needed something to protect herself with. “She is probably making her way to the west g

