Night quickly fell, but in the South, the streets remained just as lively as they were during the day.
This was especially true during the Convergence Festival.
The city that had been buzzing with energy during the daytime transformed into something else entirely at night.
The fire crystals illuminating the streets during the day were even brighter now, painting everything in a warm red glow.
The people were still very much awake, and they intended to stay that way until the tournament, which was a few hours away.
In the North's assigned residence, Renelle sat by her window with a book she hadn't been reading for the past twenty minutes.
She was looking at the city instead.
She had been moved from the Academy's residence to here, as she was, after all, a representative of the North.
Her attention was suddenly pulled from the city to her balcony as a certain feeling suddenly washed over her.
