Okay, I'll come.

"What? Spit it out. You look like someone who had torn my favourite book would." Aria joked, seeing Joseph tongue tied.

Joseph's eyes widened and he scratched his head.

Aria's eyes widened and she looked like she would rip him out from inside out, "You didn't get my favourite book torn?!?!?! Did you!!!"

Joseph shifted away from Aria and blurted out, "What!!! Of course not. It's just that it's my birthday during the vacation."

Aria calmed down, "Oh. Happy birthday in advance. I'll make sure to get a present?" She was a little confused as to why Joseph was telling her this.

Joseph slapped his forehead, "Are you dense. I'm asking if you'll come to my home for the party."

Aria tilted her head, "Party?" Joseph was tongue-tied for a moment. Aria looked blindingly beautiful against the setting sun.

Seeing her getting impatient, he scratched his nose in embarrassment and said, "Yeah. Every year mom organises a kind of ball on my birthday. Would you like to come?"

Aria hesitated, clearly torn between not wanting to come and not wanting to hurt Joseph's feelings.

"I'm sure Helen would love it if you were here. She gave me hell for not inviting you last year."

Joseph persuaded.

That did the trick. Aria sighed, "Fine. I'll come. And I think you'll wish I hadn't. I'll probably just stand in a corner the whole night."

Joseph's face lit up like the morning sun, "I'll never wish that. I'll be very happy if you just show up."

Aria stood up and dusted her pants, "Let's go then. Helen will probably kill me if I don't show up to this year's festival."

Joseph stood up with a look of realisation, "Yeah. The festival. You've never seen it before, have you? It's great. Come on."

He then held out his hand, and Aria hesitated.

Joseph said, "Oh don't overthink. We are still friends." Saying this he grabbed Aria's hand and the two flew towards the castle.

Once inside, Joseph headed for the East tower but Aria stopped.

"What?" Joseph turned around and demanded.

Aria scratched her head and said, "Go. I'll have an errand to run. I'll be there in a second."

Joseph raised an eyebrow, "What?"

Aria pushed him towards the East tower, "Go. I'll catch up."

Saying this she stood and watched until Joseph was out of sight and then turned around and ran in the opposite direction.

Upon reaching the West tower, Aria asked around and finally found Harper's room.

It was fairly towards the bottom of the tower.

Aria stood in the front of the door.

She looked like she was just standing there hesitating to knock, but in that half a minute, she bended wind to check if Harper was inside. She was.

Aria sighed, knocked, pushed the note under the door and walked away.

While walking, she made sure Harper picked up the note with wind bending and then headed towards the East tower.

Aria, Jacob and Helen had quite an enjoyable time at the festival. Many times, Aria left the two alone to enjoy themselves, but they always remembered her and Helen would get so worried that she had to come out.

They met Joseph while walking around too, he was enjoying too with his friends.