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Aria's head turned as another girl's voice came. She gave the girl a soft smile and a nod; she wouldn't admit it, but the sight of her actually brought some relief. If she'd been the only one to show up, that would pose some rather serious problems. But before she could say anything, yet another girl showed up. It was a bit strange, but Aria could swear it got just a bit colder when she arrived. Still, she seemed lively enough, which Aria supposed was a good thing. From behind her, Aria could hear footsteps; soon after, a woman (at least, from what she presumed) fully clad in armor appeared. Something about her was just a bit unnerving; perhaps it was the fact that her face was hidden. Next up was a rather brutish looking man who towered over the rest of them. Aria almost felt intimidated just at the sight of him, until he opened his mouth. The embarrassed tone with which he spoke indicated to her that perhaps his personality was a bit softer than his appearance.

[color=#f29bcc]"No," she responded, her voice gentle. "We all just got here, actually,"[/color]

Finally, another young man approached the group, before settling on the outside of the little ring they'd formed. Something about the reluctance in his mannerisms-the weak wave, the crossed arms-made Aria wonder if, perhaps, he didn't want to be here. Still, he voiced a valid concern: if this was all of them, or even [i]most[/i] of them, they had a lot of work to do. At that moment, Zane spoke up, causing Aria to turn her attention to him. The passion in his voice stirred something deep down in the young woman; she found herself straightening her shoulders, and a determined expression made its way onto her face. Power...was that all that stood between them and retaking their home? They might be a small group, but Catamount was spread out all over the island. If they could retake even one small village, maybe they would stand a chance.

At the mention of her name, Aria perked up and pushed her hood off her face. She gave a small, sweet smile to the group, though she stayed quiet. Her eyes traveled to the other members of the group, silently noting each of their names; she didn't want to forget any, of course. One person, however, stood out to her the most: Holly Vertila. Upon hearing that the woman belonged to the second group, Aria's eyes widened just a bit. 

If she was in the second group, maybe she knew Wallace.

But that could wait. Aria looked back up at Zane, a soft smile on her face. He had a way with words, that was certain; he'd also done a decent job of introducing everyone, though she figured she'd need to get to know them on her own time as well. At the very least, Zane made her feel like they had a [i]chance.[/i] Of course, if they failed, they'd all be publicly executed; but if this was to be a new family for her, then she'd need to believe in all of them. [i]Especially[/i] Zane. Putting their little group together couldn't have been easy, but he seemed confident enough in them. There was something about that that Aria could respect.

As his speech ended, Aria clapped for a few seconds until the Fog Magic girl-Helena?-stepped forward to receive her guild mark. Aria took the chance to collect herself, before approaching Holly with a few determined steps. In truth, she wasn't sure what to ask, or even what to say, but she just needed to [i]know.[/i] As she stood before her, Aria uncrossed her arms and met Holly's eyes (all she could see beneath her helmet), and gave her a polite smile.

[color=#f29bcc]"Holly, right?"[/color] she spoke. [color=#f29bcc]"I was just wondering if you...perhaps know somebody in the second group. His name is Wallace? Tall, sharp features, pink hair and pink eyes? He uses Requip Magic."[/color] Aria didn't explicitly mention he was her brother, but she figured that, if Holly did know him, it'd be pretty obvious. She and Wallace looked very much alike.