Amelia Thornheart - Chapter Eighty-Two: Tournament

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It was an excitement of three parts.

The largest, most obvious part was the excitement of things to come. The cold winds that swept over the sloped roofs of the plateau city did little to suppress the growing excitement in the streets. It was an excitement that was visible everywhere. It could be seen in the toothy grins of young softhorns amazed at the sparkling decorations. It could be heard in the tired but satisfied sighs of their parents, who were waking up a little earlier ...