"Captain Holbrook," she echoes, "maybe -- he's off duty, he's at the feast ... maybe Captain Addisleigh? She's on the night watch this month, but --"

She shakes her head, shudders all over, eyes squeezing shut. "He lets them in. Professor Anders. After Ludwig and I go to bed, he -- he lets in the soldiers --"

Her eyes spring open and she stares at him, alarm redoubled. "It happened. It happened already."