<div style="text-align: justify;">Annika looked outside when the train began hissing. That was it. It was too late to change her mind now. "<span style="font-style: italic">I'm doomed</span>", she thought to herself. Trying to fight the wave of panic, the girl took a deep breath and tried to focus on the unexpected, though not totally unwelcome, company. <br/><br/>Even though she would have preferred to travel alone, Annika applied to getting to know her new companions. They would probably part ways once they reached the University, and she could get back to blend in with the background. As much as she possibly could. Pushing these thoughts aside, Annika did her best to be polite and kind to her colleagues.<br/><br/>Speaking about academic matters put the girl at ease, and she listened closely as Bijou talked about both her own and her brother's majors. "Well... Welcome, I should say", she murmured softly, referring to the fact that they were being transferred to England after studying and living abroad. "And your brother is quite right, I am coming for my first year - a little late, I will admit - and haven't got the slightest idea on what major I am choosing." A moment of silence from Annika's part followed these words while Laurentín took his peek on what she was reading.<br/><br/>The title on the spine was "Dark creatures and how to fight them", and Annika closed the book quickly, failing to mark the chapter about Werewolves. "I... was just flipping through it. It was a book my father gave me for the trip. In case... I didn't have company."</div>