Summary

In Chapter 8, the children debarked the train in London. Jacob, using his hollow-detecting power, told them that there were no hollows near. As they left the station, they found that masses of children were boarding trains taking them out of the war torn capital. Emma went to a phone booth to try to call one of the time loops of the ymbrynes to see if they had all been captured or not. A furious man with an umbrella swatted at the children screaming that they had to board the train immediately. Bronwyn, the strong girl, stuffed the man into the phone booth and barred the door with his umbrella.

The children ran out of the station, dodging adults who tried to hamper them. Finding themselves in the bustling London streets, they despaired because they had no idea where to start their search until...