Once, a few hundred years ago, Nieverdell experienced a long famine that made the water in all parts of the kingdom dried and left a drought. After the previous king performed a ritual, it rained the next day.
So, since then, the kingdom had always commemorated the turn of the late summer into the rainy season with a massive festival.
Arielle just stayed in her room while accompanying Tania. From where she sat Arielle could see the maids who started hanging lanterns one by one.
She wanted to see the Northerners again, but she couldn't leave Tania alone. What if, when Arielle left the palace, Tania also disappeared and could no longer be found like Sasha. She didn't want to risk it.
From where she sat, Arielle could only daydream.
