**Vira (POV) **
[Kaarmanet, Fosliure Palace]
When we returned to the palace we found mom standing on the balcony, hands folded under her chest while Vann waited behind her looking scared for us with my bag and the old cloak Riba gave me.
"What was it that the two of you did out there?" Mom quired sternly.
"Wow, my mate snitched on me the first chance he got!" C commented.
"I did not get a chance to say one word, love!" Vann defended himself.
"Do you take me to be blind, Cahaya? Your fireworks are visible even now if you just turned around you would know how I know!" Mom scolded.
"Mom, she was killing innocent creatures of the Forest of Wonders just for the fun of it, called it an early celebration, what did you want us to do?" I budged in.
"I would have wanted you to save those cre
