No sooner had Lucy concluded her meeting with Valemir and Tharion than she sprang into action. Wasting not a breath, she summoned Magnus and Sir Varyn to her royal study and briefed them with precise instructions—evacuate every zone under the Tempest Kingdom's authority before sunset.
Both men received her orders with silent nods and immediate motion. They understood the urgency.
From Zone 8 to Zone 14, the cities stirred into coordinated chaos. In every district, long queues of civilians formed as people steadily filed into glowing portals that pulsed with magic—each one leading to the underground shelter system designed for war-time security. The air was filled with tension and motion, but the operation moved as smoothly as one could expect from such a large-scale maneuver.
