Shades of Columbine.
Deputy on-site. Stayed outside awaiting backup.
Goods guys with guns wait for more good guys with guns by which time, the bad guys with guns have killed more kids.
So much for the “more good guys” strategy.
Khaladon starts to turn the crystal knob, but stops with a frightened look on his face. He begins shaking uncontrollably and flies across the room, as though by some invisible force.
**SPLAT!!** Khaladon careens off the far wall, slides down the smooth wood panelling and collapses into a quivering heap on the floor, with only his dignity bruised.