Kathy raised a hand up to the door as if to knock, but managed to catch herself at the last minute. [i][color=brown]'It's an inn, not someone's room.'[/color][/i] She reminded herself. Still, it felt oddly inadequate for her to simply stroll in to join with the group that was undoubtedly gathering just beyond the doors. She wondered if bringing a gift would have made things less awkward. Like a cake, or a box of muffins to share. Or it could have drawn less-than-necessary attention to herself... In short, there was probably nothing she could do to ease the feeling of stress rising up inside of her other than to simply walk right in and get it over with.

So she did just that.

Giving herself a few slaps on the cheeks, she put a faint smile on her face and entered the building. Her eyes scanned the crowd, taking in quite a bit of detail at once. Much too her surprise, she saw more unfamiliar faces than ones she knew. But the biggest surprise for her was what she felt: relieved. Rather than guilt or the nervousness that had been gnawing away at her only a split second before, she was incredibly relieved and happy to see her friends alive and well (as far as she could tell at any rate).

Carmen was, as always, a sight for sore eyes and easier to spot than most. And... Was that really Criston beside her? She was pretty sure that his hair was as long as hers now. She stepped away from the door to prevent herself from becoming a potential traffic hazard. Sticking close to the wall, she stayed out of the way as she continued to scan the various faces there.

The wide grin that had been making its way onto her face faded a notch. Surely this couldn't be everyone? There were so many others that she had expected to see there. Optimistically hoping that they were still waiting for others to arrive, she raised a camera up to take a picture of the gathering in front of her. Not the one she actually used for her trade. It was just a cheap disposable camera she had purchased along the way just for the occasion. Everything seemed to be going peacefully so far, but if this crowd was anything like the one back in Athalia... She didn't think the scene in front of her would remain so for much longer.