It occurred to Chris that he probably wanted to get out there and do something about Molly and Tara.

He jogged up to May, one of the new arrivals, and then tried to see if he could sense anything from Molly on the pretense of checking her pulse. He did the same for Tara. "I think they're all right," he said, though something felt terribly wrong for both. "Let's get them out of this hallway and into someplace a bit quieter.

If he could hide them and make May go away, he might be able to cast a spell....