Cassandra didn’t know much about the New Year Celebration in the Imperial Palace. In most modest families, a little dinner was made, prayers were done to the Dragon Gods, and the family spent the night in their garden or the streets, looking at the stars. Street fairs would appear everywhere in the Capital, for people to go out and enjoy the festivities, with the stalls full of hot food, prayer candles or incense and decorations. In the rich or noble families, the festivities came to them. The garden was set out for a reception, where they would invite friends and family, to watch entertainers and spend the night out. They wouldn’t mix with the commoners, however.
Hence, Cassandra was pretty sure most of the festivities would happen inside the Imperial Palace as well. She wasn’t surprise
