Chapter 101: The Beginning of the Festival III
The moment Orion's final words left his lips, the square erupted. Cheers rose along with shouts and the square became even more noisy than it was before. Sophia had no idea how.
People with lanterns lifted their lanterns high, their light swaying around the now dark of the night and then people began to disperse, breaking off into smaller groups.
Conversation resumed as if they had not all Ben quiet just minutes ago while listening to the speech. The drums softened onto a steady beat now.
Sophia stayed still for a moment, watching as the crowd surged and parted like water. Voices overlapped, some laughing, some already calling out names of relatives they'd go visit, others whispering quiet prayers as they clutched charms.
"…heading to my brother's grave first…"
"…have you seen the new pastry on display this year?.."
"…I'm going to drink until I burst..."
Fragments of their words drifted to her as she adjusted her cloak.
