*hurries home to his wife and daughter, who are indeed (thank the Valar?) perfectly safe*
*makes it his very next order of business to text his sons, his foster-father, his grandfather, and Erestor, after a great deal of thought over just a few little words* *Eru knows the queen's going to be hit with the worst of it, once the reporters descend on the palace; he's certainly not about to incite a panic (and the worst of it he hardly believes himself)*
Don't know what's hit the news about the blackout yet but C, A and I are all fine.