Chapter 20I sipped on a bottle of espa with amusement as Darce opened the fire-resistant lantern and carefully began to piece it together. He seemed determined as he laid out the contents of the lantern before him. Confident as he tried to figure out the mechanics of it. His fingers swiftly tied the burner to the lower part of the lantern, finally ready to be released into the air.
As he opened the last part of the lantern, Darce held it out to me with a smile.
“So we’re going to release a lantern?” I asked with a laugh. “I didn’t realize this was a rite.”
“I thought it would be fun,” Darce replied and gestured to the few other visitors who were doing the same thing.
“Fun,” I agreed. Some of the others who had gathered also had sparklers lit and were waving them around in the air.
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