The residents of the little settlement had been getting ready for a lantern festival, meaning the magistrate was there to over see the preparations and make sure everything ran slowly. Of course, that meant his son Lynos is town with him. Lynos, even though he is good looking, has the cold hard personality of snake. He's set to become magistrate after his father, which should make it easy for him to find a wife. But he wants only one girl. He leans against the fountain, watching his father interact with people when he spots Arisu coming into town. He smiles, then out right scowls when he sees her holding hands with a complete stranger. "Jepho," he barks, "Do you know who that is with Arisu?"<br/><br/>Arisu smiles the whole way into town. "There's a festival tonight. A whole bunch of people come it. They'll be a lot of food, fireworks and dancing." She leads him to a vendor stall already  selling masks for later. "These are just fun things to wear at the festival," she laughs as she explains.