sascha's Literatures
Her courtyard in Kingdom’s End allows her reprieve, enough not to bring her occassional shyness to the surface. It also gives her a vantage point with which to watch the others revel amongst one another.
They are likely as Sascha themself is—familiar with Yi Peng and its lanterns instead. Nonetheless, they have found their way to the river, just as Sascha and Zinovii have. Ghyslaine supersedes them in age—and her processes are different than Sascha’s own. They retain a… not easy company with her, but a company. She has pulled them from their slippery islet stack simply by virtue of reputation.
They glean what they can under the guise of the celebration.