*Rion*

I gazed at my little family fondly as we arrived at the festival. Ayla and Selene were dressed in matching purple dresses with tiny silver-colored stars on them. Their wavy light brown hair, which was so much like Daphne’s, was pinned back away from their round faces with dainty bows.

I thought that we were just slightly overdressed, but Daphne pointed out that this was a momentous occasion so we should dress nicely. She did make it a point to put our ...