Gaius scowled at the demeaning tone. Whoever the woman who had been hidden before was she clearly saw them as inexperienced. As true as that was Gaius didn't feel that required a question to be demeaned as stupidity. Instead of voicing his irritation he nodded his understanding, the woman's deliberate reference to his ancestor proof she knew of his lineage.

The red-haired woman, Rhiannon, nodded to Julia's instruction.

"Of course, Julia." She said, her voice a strangely lyrical tone and accent; one Gaius identified as one of the Celtic accents. Scottish? No, Welsh. It was a rare one to hear now since Wales was very much a desolate area, even when compared to state two hundred years ago. The woman gestured towards the door and led the group out.

"You'll need the basics and not much more; travelling gear, hygienic equipment, a few changes of clothes and maybe a couple of personal possessions but bear in mind that you'll be carrying whatever you bring, and possibly more besides, across the globe and there's no telling whether our journeys between the fortresses will be safe or not. With that in mind be frugal and meet us at the Sandcrawler. I presume you all know where that is." With that she disappeared in a shower of sparks leaving the group to go about their business.

With the first woman's insistence on punctuality foremost in his mind, Gaius headed off to his room with a brief farewell to the others to fetch his things and a few of the more useful tomes he kept; relics of a certain ancestor's research.

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Rhiannon appeared at the Sandcrawler in a flash of light, a few sparks dancing off of her skin at the electric discharge; a power she had taken and mastered from Alexis Chandle, her teacher at Julius' school several lifetimes ago. Even with her ability of Mastery she suspected that their teacher had still been a more proficient user; Alexis 'the Flash' had been an indomitable person second only to Julius Ragnarson back in those days.

"The shadowy entrance was a nice touch, Julia. I think we've established ourselves in the 'good cop, bad cop' roles quite effectively." She said as way of greeting, hugging her longtime friend. "You know, that boy's resemblance to... Him is remarkable. So close it's scary. I think he might finally be the one."