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Alex looked at the ticket, noting that it did, indeed say "Somewhere", Connecticut, smiling with a bit of relief and nodding. "Yes, this is it. You made it with plenty of time, we ended up delaying the train for a while to wait for others to show up. Adrian!" he called towards the open door of the train.
An almost carbon-copy of the man on the crate poked his head out the door, sighing with a bit of obvious relief. "Oh, good, another one... This will definitely help us... Come on, this way," he said motioning for him to follow as Alex resumed his announcement of the train at Platform Four.
Taking long strides, he led the newcomer to the compartment where two young ladies sat, talking quietly. One was dressed in a deep burgundy and sat with thick blankets wrapped around her. The other wore a T-shirt and jeans, sitting across from her on the other seat. "Another one, Mistress," Adrian said, motioning to Kyanite with a slight wave of his hand. "This," he said, motioning to the young woman in burgundy, "is Cassandra, the one responsible for this gathering. And this is Raya, another guest. Make yourself comfortable, It will be a bit still before we get underway, just to make sure we don't leave anyone behind..."
The woman in the deep red smiled at the new arrival. "Hi."