"Dominik, you have a lot of explaining to do." Diana said as she offered him a hand.
"Me!?" Dominik pulled himself up and wiped a smudge of blood from his mouth. "Principal Valentine, respectfully, but what are you doing here? Like, seriously, you're probably the last person I'd expect to see here."
Diana began to open her mouth when a soft flicker of emotion crossed her sharp features. "I'm here for Rosie. Mia told me that you're–"
She abruptly stopped when she turned her head.
The children, seeing that their captain wasn't being killed, all broke out from their hiding places. A tidal wave of small bodies erupted from the corner of the corridor and the shadows of the pillars. They flooded the courtyard, splashing through the crimson-stained puddles with no regard for the corpses scattered around.
"She's so pretty!" a girl squealed, tugging on Diana's cloak.
"Are you a princess?" a younger boy asked, his eyes wide with genuine awe.
"Look at her hair! It's like moonlight!"
