This chapter is dedicated to Jni_lama. Hi Jni, thanks for the golden ticket.
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Musicians played haunting melodies that wove into the night air. Harlow's heart swelled with a feeling she couldn't quite name. She was happy, so happy.
"Come let's get lanterns." The lanterns were the major part of the festival, there is no Hoi An without the Lantern. Both people selected the best lantern and once they were done, Alanis took her away again.
Then, at last, they reached the riverbank, where wooden boats bobbed gently against the docks. Alanis helped her onto one, his grip firm as he steadied her. A lantern rested between them, its crimson paper adorned with delicate golden characters.
Harlow looked around them to see the warm hues of amber, crimson, and violet danced across the Thu Bon River, their reflections shimmering like fallen stars on the water's surface
