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Nadiah watched as the last branch shook in the most elegant way as Kayla's paws rolled to the top of the train platform. She somersaulted over her tail, her boots lightly tinkering against the metal roof. They clambered down softly as Fenrir walked down. Using his Cyla he sauntered straight down off the rafters and joined them to the loading platform where the conductor and assistants made their stay creating queues to check tickets. Nadiah kept her ears flattened under her bushy hair and tucked her tail up so as not to flourish her coat. She pulled up her hood to cover her eyes lest a curious person would meet her gaze and spot her out.

"Tickets?" The collector said in a presumptuously entitled tone. Nadiah and Kayla each pulled out their bounty stubs as well as the snagged ticket from Dante. The conductor took the ticket and the stubs nodding and returning the latter. "All right where's the third person? This ticket is a group payment stub." Nadiah pointed at Fenrir, "He's with us." The collector held out his hand again, "There's a fee for bringing an animal on the train," he sorely smirked, "50 devral." Nadiah sighed and reached into her pockets pulling out a wadded mass of bills and dropped it onto the collectors hand as the three got on the train.

"Alright Nadiah do you know their tell today?" Kayla asked. Nadiah thought hard about what it was the vendettas used as a distinguishing feature that was subtle and noticeable at the same time. It changed all the time and varied from gang to gang. "No," she admitted, "keep your ears open for conversation. Look at their clothes. Any irregularities might give us a hint." Kayla nodded and they split to separate cars.