Sage had moved along fairly quickly, but went through the streets in hopes of hearing people chattering. The more he heard, the worse his stomach felt. Once he heard what he needed to know, he pretty much kicked chaos into a full gallop, letting his long strides carry them to the castle quickly, where a groom moved to walk the panting horse out to cool off. Sage himself moved quickly to find Anya, wanting to figure out what the hell was going on but not wanting to leave the family alone either. But the best way he could protect them was to know what was going on ...and he couldn't do that by staying home. Even so, he wanted to be quick. The castle was abuzz...people had heard about the attacks or whatever, and apparently they'd been spread out across the city. People had even attempted to get into the castle. He found Anya quickly and made a beeline for her, humming a "please tell me you have more information about what the hell is happening than I do," to the girl.