Desmond has long believed that no matter how absurd a cliché was, it only exists because they're so fucking ordinary; Take your current situation as an example.
After a long and grueling battle in the city streets, Desmond and Cecilia's group had finally made it to the emergency shelters. Lives were lost along the way, most of them being taken by Desmond's hands or Xolei's sword, but there were still a couple of losses on their side.
Contrary to Desmond's expectations, the soldiers accompanying Xolei had a true sense of honor and responsibility, which led to them losing their lives while protecting the children from a sneak attack.
This is where the cliché mentioned above comes in. In situations like this, where the main character of a story finally manages to get out of a precarious position, it often happens that the place where thought safe stronghold was found ends up being attacked unexpectedly, thus forcing the protagonist into a desperate situation.
