The Spring Festival is an event on Mistmantle that takes place at the beginning of every Spring. It's a major celebration for the animals. Feasts, dances and shows are held during this festival that last for hours and hours, and there are dancers and acrobats performing for all the animals. Speeches are given by different animals in the Circle, with the King or Queen always opening the festival. It represents the end of the Winter and the hardships it brings.
History[]
Urchin of the Riding Stars[]
A dance at the Spring Festival
The Spring Festival is first mentioned by Padra when he tells Urchin his plan to accuse Husk at the Spring Festival.
When the Spring Festival comes, the tower animals make their speeches after all the animals eat. King Brushen needs to open the festival, but he is depressed and drunk, and Husk has to help him stand. After the king, Husk makes a speech about food, and winter, and how everything is going to be 'perfect'. After Husk is Granite's turn to speak, but Granite is drunk and can hardly talk. Husk makes Granite stop, and then Tay was supposed to make a speech. However, Tay is missing due to her being captured by the animals from the Old Place. When Tay doesn't appear, Husk begins to get angry.
The fight during the Spring Festival
Padra steps up and makes his speech. He begins to talk about the king and about Husk, showing all the animals Crispin's token found in his room and proving that Crispin's trial was rigged. Husk becomes outraged and attacks Padra together with Granite. Padra fights bravely, but Husk's followers and mercenaries join the fight, as well as Padra's allies. Needle, Sepia, and Crackle use banners and garlands to trap some of Husk's mercenaries. They succeed in doing so, but the animals they trap soon begin to break free.
They run to the tower to help Padra, but Husk takes the king hostage in his turret. Eventaully, king Brushen fights back, which results in both him and Aspen falling from the tower. Urchin and Crispin appear on swans, and they join the battle. Crispin duels Husk, and the latter escapes in the dungeons where he falls to his death, ending his plans on ruling Mistmantle.