# When upcasting Cause Fear, do targets need to be within 30 feet of all other targets, or just any one target?

The Cause Fear spell states the following about upcasting it (emphasis mine):

When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, you can target one additional creature for each slot level above 1st. The creatures must be within 30 feet of each other when you target them.

Other spells, such as Charm Person, have identical limitations on upcasting. If you cast such a spell at 3rd level (i.e. on up to 3 targets), can you chain the spell, so that each target is within 30 feet of another target, but two of them are not within 30 feet of each other?

Visualization (X = targets, C = caster):

             C
X <--30ft--> X <--30ft--> X
^----------65ft-----------^


To clarify, my issue is whether every creature has to be within 30 feet of every other target, or whether it is enough if they're within 30 feet of at least one other target. Just assume that all targets are within 60 feet of the caster, that's not the issue here.

Would this satisfy the condition given by the spell?