Eddy tenses at the soft commotion, and moves forward as Lionel drifts back, assuming a defensive position alongside the front of the group. No searching for his wand is necessary as he pulls his hand out of his hoodie pocket.

Eddy's not especially brave or good at doing spells, but here he is anyway, tense and ready to pursue if someone decides to quickly break from the group.

"Guess we're going his way," he says, continuing forward. Not like there's a whole lot of other options here.