They waited in that room for over an hour as the sounds of battle raged outside the Palace before anyone came to update them. To their credit, it was a ranking officer in their military, and a member of the Palace Guard, who had actually been at the fight.
"Patriarch Noxus, I'm sure you're aware by now that we have an issue. That was a scouting unit from the Fallen, and they have a much larger Crusade Army on the way. What you might not be aware of is that they have a spell to track travel spells, so it's not safe to send you away through magical means.
I'm afraid that you will have to remain inside the Palace for the duration of the conflict.