Of course! (He takes her over towards the flame,) We can't go into the new year like this.
(In the dark, carrying their grief and all of the weight they've accumulated over the months. It's time to burn away some of the burden, to shine a light on their darkest memories. The new year is for leaving the old behind and beginning anew.
A group of young boys let out a squeal of delight, one calling out "Khalid!" as they come closer. They clap their hands together along to the song and laugh delightfully.
He smiles at them and gives Flayn's hand a squeeze,)
Follow my lead.
(He lets go of her hand and hops over the flame, still small enough that he doesn't really need to put much effort into it. And if only because it is so simple, he does it again, this time with his hands behind his back and it looks something like the start of a dance to which some of the children start to join in. After Flayn makes her first leap, Tiana and the others from their table will also follow, some leaping more dramatically, showing off at times-- incorporating their leaps into dances and singing loudly at the top of their lungs.
This is a celebration and though she is new and not like them, everyone is too busy celebrating to really notice the difference. It's the magic of the new year-- Fodlan, Almyra, Brigid, Dagda.. no doubt, these nations are all celebrating the same thing in this exact moment. Even if they have their own traditions and beliefs, they can all look forward to the new year.)
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(In the dark, carrying their grief and all of the weight they've accumulated over the months. It's time to burn away some of the burden, to shine a light on their darkest memories. The new year is for leaving the old behind and beginning anew.
A group of young boys let out a squeal of delight, one calling out "Khalid!" as they come closer. They clap their hands together along to the song and laugh delightfully.
He smiles at them and gives Flayn's hand a squeeze,)
Follow my lead.
(He lets go of her hand and hops over the flame, still small enough that he doesn't really need to put much effort into it. And if only because it is so simple, he does it again, this time with his hands behind his back and it looks something like the start of a dance to which some of the children start to join in. After Flayn makes her first leap, Tiana and the others from their table will also follow, some leaping more dramatically, showing off at times-- incorporating their leaps into dances and singing loudly at the top of their lungs.
This is a celebration and though she is new and not like them, everyone is too busy celebrating to really notice the difference. It's the magic of the new year-- Fodlan, Almyra, Brigid, Dagda.. no doubt, these nations are all celebrating the same thing in this exact moment. Even if they have their own traditions and beliefs, they can all look forward to the new year.)