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Primarily, their team consisted of Evangelina Stroud, Diego Redwater, Melchor Blackburn, and Leo. However, they had also brought along two more members of House Blackburn: Dino and Rafael.

Those two were young enough that they would likely be of no help in an actual fight, but there was also zero chance of running into any reapers who had memorized their souls. So the plan was to have those use their soul power to infuse everyone else's clothing.

Which was why Evangelina was so heavily garbed, at the moment. Her modified cloak had a thick head that even extended halfway around her face, allowing only her eyes to be seen.

Could this even be considered a "cloak" anymore? She'd never worn anything so concealing. It was dark blue instead of black, but she still felt like one of those Sandlords who rarely ever saw the light of day.

Not exactly to her tastes.

Maybe that Atreyan guardian girl would've liked it, though. She seemed to have a thing for cloaks.

Diego, Melchor, and Leo were all similarly dressed, to the point where even she might've not been able to tell them apart if not for their slight variance in colors. Diego was in dark red, while Melchor was in black, and Leo was in dark gray--all appropriately chosen, she supposed.

Their heights were also somewhat telling, since Diego was taller than the other two, but Melchor and Leo were so similar that she still had a bit of trouble differentiating between them.

The two young ones were heavily clothed in black as well, but they were short enough that Evangelina could differentiate them easily enough. Plus, they always walked together in a little pair. Aside from hiding their souls, however, this rather heavy-handed precaution came with one other major advantage.

It allowed them to bring their reapers along by hiding them under their clothes.