Before anyone could stop him, Julian disappeared into the crowd, clearly heading toward whatever restricted investigation he'd planned. Marcus looked torn between following royal charge and coordinating emergency response, finally deciding that Julian's security during fire investigation was less urgent than ensuring student safety.
"I'll track His Highness through GPS monitoring," Marcus said, already coordinating with royal security teams through his headset. "Current priority is locating missing students."
Alexander and I joined the faculty members taking headcounts, trying to confirm that everyone had evacuated safely. The lists were chaotic—students who'd been visiting friends in other wings, people who'd evacuated through different exits, names that appeared on multiple lists becau
