The alarm continued, my panic rising as a new noise joined it. The infirmary alarm on my phone. I grabbed whatever clothes I could find and had to pick the lock on Warrick's door, thankful Jack had shown me that fun trick and ran for the stairs. The siren cut off, telling me all fighters had reported or were engaged in battle. Another alarm came through on my phone, quickening my steps. The campus was a mix of deadly silent within the boarding house, but once I stepped into the snowstorm that raged, the echo of howls and screams carried behind me like a nightmare. I threw up a mental shield against the onslaught of mind-link, only ensuring I kept it weak enough for direct links. I kept my eyes scanning for any danger as I bolted across the campus, ducking behind buildings when t