"Bishop" Ezra steps forward, but I hold my hand up.
"I want you all to stay behind and protect those that you love. If this goes wrong, then you'll need to be ready to leave. You'll have to get out of the city, get away as fast and as far as you can."
"We're not leaving," Ravana says as she clenches her fists. "We can stay and fight."
"But I'm ordering you not to," I say, and I can see her shoulders drop. "I will die protecting my family and my sacrifice will be in vain if something happens to any one of you." I let out a breath and look around at them. "Go home and get ready. I leave at dusk."
