The second-to-last day before the Saints' Day Festival was a beautiful day, and Kano, for once, arrived at the Tower of Stars early.
"It's a real shame to miss the biggest and grandest festival."
"There have been too many banquets lately. I'd rather go home for some peace and quiet. I'm leaving, Teacher Kano."
"Alright, alright. Be careful on your way."
Rorschach walked out of the chief professor's office, out of the Tower of Stars, and off Prairie Avenue.
Hired carriages were easy to hail again, their drivers serving customers with beaming smiles.
"Sorry, sir, the price has gone up a bit. Is twenty copper coins okay?"
"That's fine. Let's go."
Rorschach wasn't heading straight out of the city. Instead, he went to the teahouse diagonally across from the Pachaluka Trading Company. His last transaction of the year was imminent.
