I try to get to the sheriff's office, but the crowds push me back. I see Jamie, Arkady and Jarmyn drag Wanda away, so they will all be safe. I glance back to the office, and I'm sorry to break my promise to Wanda, and sorry not to attend to Miao, but I turn my back on it and start pushing through the crowd to get to the library. My promise to Hermia is most important, always. And once I know she is safe, I will go back to the Whitechapel and hope to any god who might be charitable enough to listen that Alice is there and safe and well.