"Hi, Harriet," Lera repeated, more subdued, this time. She looked briefly at Lynea, watching her for a moment, and then walked over towards the drinks. She looked at the door. Rasmus would be along shortly, she thought!

Hopefully he was not stuck in her car...

"This is Anais," she said, for Harriet's benefit, motioning to her. "Though we never quite met before in person!" But they had through Acher. She flashed a smile at the Paladin. "And this is Noelle!"