Evangeline took charge of the hall within minutes, and something in the way she did it, calm and absolute, made even the wreckage seem to settle faster than it should have.
"Faculty first," she said, already crossing to the instructors still frozen in place, her voice carrying without needing to rise. "Then the wounded. Then the questions. In that order, and I will personally revoke the credentials of anyone who tries to reverse it."
Ryuken knelt beside Ashe again, checking her properly this time now that the immediate danger had passed, and Isadora had finally, reluctantly, let go of Isaac long enough to help Isole get Valerica upright and moving. Varian crossed to Vane last, offering a hand up rather than words, and Vane took it, his whole body one long, dull ache from collar to knee.
"Go rest," Varian said. "All of you. Whatever comes next can wait until morning."
"There's a lot that needs deciding."
