Younger students, first and second years, showed more obvious panic. Needing reassurance that this was a manageable emergency rather than a disaster.
Older students, fourth and fifth years, showed more composure. Still scared but channeling fear into productive action. Helping younger students and following instructor directions.
Master Yang struck the arena floor, his Earth Behemoth manifested beneath him in a rumble of displaced sand and stone. The massive creature served as a living platform from which he could observe the complete situation while coordinating defensive response.
Lin was also acting already... She moved between groups of students with her legs already elongated and transformed, covering ground with speed that normal human anatomy couldn't achieve. Her usual composed demeanor had shifted to urgency focused on Ren.
Who? How? Why now?
