"Rules are simple!" The golden-haired girl in yellow declared, clearly having done this many times. "Fill your bucket, throw the water at anyone not on your team. The most soaked person at the end loses!"
"No ganging up on one person for more than three throws in a row!" The boy with brown hair added.
"And no running from the area or you're done for the round!" The girl with black braids finished.
Everyone nodded in agreement before chaos erupted.
Children rushed to the fountains with them plunging their buckets into basins, water splashing everywhere. Reinhard found himself at the fish fountain alongside Hel and Martha, filling their buckets quickly.
"Strategy!" Martha whispered urgently, eyes gleaming with tactical consideration despite her child's voice. "We target the ones who are already wet first. They'll be easier to soak completely!"
Hel nodded seriously. "And we cover each other. If someone throws at one of us, the other two throw back immediately!"
