The Kumaians' idea of a party was nothing like the parties of Kael's own tribe land. In Canku, the parties were always loud and over the top but here in Kumai they seemed far more understated.

There was music playing somewhere in the distance, though Kael could not determine where the instruments were. And the lush grassy shrubs had been adorned with shining lanterns. If you looked towards the lakes, you could see the lanterns' shimmering reflections on the water's surface, only ...