The command room shook again as a second tremor went through the building, and dust fell from the ceiling.
Lyra'xis was already pulling overlays from the walls and gave orders to the officers, while Reidar turned toward the door without waiting for permission.
"Where are you going?" Lyra'xis said.
"My family," Reidar said. "You said they're in the building across the settlement. I'm going there before this gets worse."
Lyra'xis didn't argue because there was nothing to argue about; the portals were opening; the city was about to be flooded with monsters, and Reidar's army was already deployed across Kingsgate to fight the church. Arguing with a level 557 summoner about his priorities during a crisis was a waste of time that Lyra'xis didn't have.
"Go," she said. "I will coordinate the defense from here."
