[Lesallia Surish]

The festival grounds on a hill next to the large river where the boat ceremony took place. On a normal day, a person could hear the faint bubbling of the river and the sounds of wildlife that frequented it, but that was not the truth today; the sounds of thudding hammers and rustling material completely drowned it out.

They entered the grounds and almost immediately ran into Sebastian, who was going far too fast while carrying a box almost twice the size of a normal box. With a mix of embarrassment and excitement, he excused himself and waddled back to his tent.

Lesallia sighed, "Does he always have to be so excited and annoying? Especially so early in the morning..."

Virgil and Katrine couldn't help giggling at her response because it was just so typically her. Lesallia glared back at them for a second, but she couldn't be mad at them; they were her two best friends and she was thankful they were always there for her.

"If you two are done giggling at me, maybe we can start setting up our tents before the visitors come?" She turned away and a grin spread across her face. She could play that game, too.

"Sure, Lesallia, I think the three of us are over there," Virgil said, pointing to an area on the side farthest from Sebastian.

"Yep, those're definitely ours," Katrine said with a hint of excitement, "Let's go get started! Last one there buys lunch!" With that, she began running quickly to their tents.