My anticipation rose as the courtyard gates slowly opened. Ramon's soft hold on my wrist made me jolt, and I glanced swiftly at him.
"Calm yourself," he said with a reassuring smile. "You have nothing to burden your heart with."
Infected by the ray of happiness on his face, I couldn't help but smile back and returned my gaze to the gate.
If there was something I was going to get used to with Ramon, it was the fact that he could throw a party. Or, in this case, a feast of return, as he called it. The last time I had been to a party this colorful and eventful was during a frat party back in my first year in university.
And it was a forgettable disaster in the end.
For the feast of return, Ramon outdid himself. One would think he was celebrating a victory in war. The venue was in the cou
