The names Essek mentioned weren't familiar to Lea, at least not off the top of his head, though if they were from the train, he might recognize their faces if he saw them. But he didn't need to know them himself to be able to tell how important they were to Essek, and that was enough.

"You likely won't find anyone wandering around here," he said. "The whole area has been pretty much cleared out; I was surprised to run into you. But I can take you to the safehouses the people from the train have been setting up. If any of us found them the way I found you, that's where they'll have taken them." And it was a much better option than being out in the open at the moment.