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The lights cut out, leaving the terrified crowd illuminated only by the flames that are now spreading down the east wall. Liquor bottles explode.

Elton is gone. The parking lot is in chaos as cars collide, trying to evade the police. Cops are running everywhere on foot, grabbing whoever they can and driving them into the path of people escaping the flames.

Roland lunges out of the debris in his crinos war form, grappling with Nin. Though he's bigger than the Child of Gaia, the Cultist is struggling to heal: his skull boils as the bones knit back together, and you think both of his legs are still broken. Vindlérson pushes through what's left of the crowd and begins to Change.

It'll take iron nerves to rush between the two crinos werewolves and attack, but I grab a burning brand and shove it into Roland's side.

I peer through the smoke and flames, then hurl my knives at Vindlérson before he can Change.

I need to get the stragglers out the main entrance. I raise my voice over the Garou battle, shouting for people to help each other and work together.

I physically push the last few stragglers out of the barn to finish the evacuation.

I roar in Roland's face, startling him badly enough that Nin can hit him. Then we get out before the roof collapses.

I don't want the police scaring people back into the barn, and I'm clever enough to lure the cops into the woods and ditch them there.

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