When Yogev extended an ultimatum permitting dissenters to leave, Lexie became the very first individual to depart the camp. Flanked and expelled by two mages from District Two, she was forcefully removed because everyone recognized her unyielding intent to assassinate their leader.
Unlike the others who departed in small groups, Lexie refused to align herself with any fleeing faction. She chose absolute solitude.
The initial days were agonizing. The suffocating void and blinding rage consuming her heart drove her to the brink of insanity. She was utterly incapable of processing her immense loss; following her father's death, she had assumed the mantle of protector for her family, and now she was tormented by the agonizing realization that she had failed her mission entirely.
