�Hold on everyone,� he said rather loudly, trying to get the attention of the village. �Let us not allow this news to interfere with the festivities at hand. We should worry on a less happy occasion, shall we?�
�But the messenger said by the morn,� said a woman in the crowd, murmurs of agreement rose up.
Darcane came up, and Shest extended his arm, helping the old man onto the table with him. Darcane stood up, leaning on his cane for support, �Above all, Aer-Tial believes in not using beasts for their work. Unless it is truly urgent, they will be on foot. Many from the outside world underestimate this mountain�s path; they will gain no ground, and will be here tomorrow, as promised, not before.�
Shest nodded in agreement, �Darcane is right, so let us at least not spoil the afternoon�
�Nor the night,� Kitt spoke up, �Vekia is planning some festivities, best seen under darkness.�
Jublis grabbed Kitt�s shoulders, �Seen? In the dark? Now that is magic!� Jublis desired to alleviate the tension, although, he could come up with no better a joke than this. Although it did strike many chuckles, not to mention a few laughs. And so the fiddler struck up a tune, a dancing song, to brighten spirits in the same way Jublis did. �Come on now,� Jublis said, �don� leave me danglin� like this!� and with that, he grabbed the closest girl to him and started dancing with her. It was the spark that was needed, and the rest of the small village got into their routine of festivities again.
Kitt decided he would follow Jublis� lead, after all, why waste the festival?
Besides, it just might be the last of times like these.