Several weeks had passed by, and the summer months were finally drawing closer to their end. As the insufferable heat began to cool down with the oncoming autumn breeze, Irene found herself waiting excitedly for the end of the season.
Why? Because the annual summer festival was finally here.
In Laydel, the end of a season marked the celebration of a new beginning. And the end of summer was something that everyone looked forward to.
A custom among the common people here was to decorate the streets with green ribbons and flowers, while producing stalls for food and games at low prices. The noble class would avoid this event, because it wasn't something people of their standing would attend.
However, with the permission of her mother, Irene was allowed to go, as long as Sir River and her
