Sabine took another moment to brace herself outside of the door. If their reunion would be anything like previous times, there would be plenty of suspense leading up to the inevitable surprise.

Although, perhaps because of the new storefront providing visibility, it was Sabine who found herself surprised instead. Or at least startled as the door flew open with an excited Ariel storming through.

"Sabine!" She virtually jumped across to hug Sabine tightly before anyone could react. Ariel was just the same in personality and dress, though she had noticeably aged over the past decade. Her once-rich Auburn hair was more wiry and showed strands of white and her face was creased with the broad smile she gave. She had apparently matured just the same as the pack, if a little more gracefully, courtesy of her own cosmetic alchemy.

"It's so good to see you!" She said at a frantic pace. "I was wondering if you were going to surprise me but you keep arriving when I never quite expect, though I knew this time because of our letters-- oh, but never mind! Hello, everyone, welcome!" She released Sabine and looked around to the others. "Meesei! Hello again!"

Meesei received a tight hug, as did Kaleeth and Janius in turn. Julan was not spared from attention, either.

"My goodness, Kaj-Julan?" She said with surprise. She glanced to Janius and Kaleeth for confirmation. Janius nodded and Ariel laughed. "Kaj-Julan, you've grown like a reed! It's been so long since I last saw you but surely not that long!"

Ariel had not addressed Karl yet, though the excitement of the moment left her with too long an agenda to speak about everything before the others could respond.

"I had no idea all of you would be coming, how wonderful!" Ariel said. "Are the rest of the group well?"