"Last chance!" Orianna said sulkily, then added softly, "...The last chance for today!"
"No problem, trust me!"
Mo Yuankai tapped beside his seat, and the small car started moving by itself, driving them away from the amusement park, racing into the night. The side windows rolled down, their hair lifted by the breeze, as the refreshing wind seemed to bring in the lights and laughter from outside, blowing away the lingering gloom.
The car stopped at the edge of the river, one of the numerous canals within the city, branching from the Inner City District towards the Blue Church District. It's pitch black on both sides of the river, not even a hand's width of visibility. The headlights illuminated the river, and the icy cold stream had been broken at some point, with pieces of ice floating between a wooden raft which sparkled with candlelight.
