No time to lose.
No one delayed.
They opened the door on the other side of the auditorium.
Under the cover of Ezekiel Sawyer and others, a group of seven or eight leaders and other people left in single file, entering a two-story building behind the auditorium.
The building wasn't large.
The first floor was a dining hall, kitchen office, and warehouse.
The second floor had seven or eight private rooms.
Some were large, some small.
Once chaos erupted in the auditorium, all the staff in the dining hall fled, now leaving it utterly empty.
The first-floor position was defended by Dawson Sinclair leading ten-plus people.
There were two staircases leading to the second floor.
These staircases were the first line of defense.
At the entrance to the second-floor staircases, Ezekiel Sawyer personally led ten-plus people to defend.
This was the second line of defense.
Next, Dirk Carter chose a larger private room.
