Ari kept close to the others, and hoped to bump in to any of them-- she took rather wide, quick steps. Leaving her left hand on the wall, she silently counted the steps, her white cane tapping almost as silently. Twenty-three, twenty-four, twenty-five, twenty-six She paused here, whispering to the people behind her.

"There's an exposed brick here, be careful not to trip on it." She felt along the exposed edge with her cane, then stepped over it and kept going. At step thirty-three, she whispered up to Eli, "Mister Jarod?," she called, smiling widely, "You do know that all we have to do is ask, right?" She compulsively touched her glasses closer to her eyes, mentally counting the steps as she spoke. "I mean, the House Elves will give you pretty much anything you want...not to burst your bubble or anything." She laughed quietly.