"Today is the big day, isn't it, grandpa?"
"Indeed… after all the destruction, after everything this land endured. This is the first time our people gather with clear hearts… to celebrate a new beginning. Let's hope it goes well."
The old man muttered as he walked beside his grandchild, their steps slow on the road leading toward the palace.
Lanterns swayed above them, strung across the long path.
Music drifted from every distant corner. People from every settlement had marched into the capital for the official engagement ceremony, eager to witness the union that promised stability and flourishing after days filled with destruction and pain.
The roads were more alive than usual. Stalls lined every stretch, each one glowing with scented oil lamps. Vendors shouted, smiling with faces painted in festival markings.
"Eat whatever you want!"
"Come here, you have costless rice!"
"We sell costless Burgers!"
