While the three were busy rushing into the burning building to save the trapped children, Sylas, Lyric, Cael and Alaric stepped forward and began receiving the children who were being brought outside.
Their sudden involvement earned them sharp glares and visible surprise from Elias, Caelius and Gideon, but in a moment like this, there was no time for questions or explanations. People were still inside and saving lives came first.
Panic spread among the villagers like another kind of fire.
People cried, shouted and pushed against each other in desperation, fear filling the air thicker than the smoke itself. All four of them could do was raise their voices, giving orders and trying to bring some control to the chaos before it spiraled completely out of hand.
"Stay back! Don't crowd the entrance!"
"Give them space, let the children out first!"
