The summer festival was approaching at a pace that - to Hua Yongqi - felt quite worrisome. She'd been tasked with making sure it was safe, so her entire division was hard at work trying to find any potential danger zone - be it to find where the construction of the stage and decorations could need reinforcements or where to safely store fireworks, even down to checking which sectors of the main street had to be kept away from lanterns and the likes, not to cause a fire. She'd had lost so much sleep over this that when it finally came time to actually start the festival, she was exhausted and half-awake during her guard.
The first screams of people around her escaped the young Captain as she dismissed them, thinking it was just the normal ruckus of a few people that got into wine a little too early and started fighting among themselves. When the screams did not stop, that's when she realised something was off. "A riot--!" She exclaimed and jumped off her horse, rushing toward the sound of the turmoil, which was already looking to be bigger than anything she could deal with alone. She whistled, hoping her troops would understand, but it would take time for them to join her. It was only by the corner of her eye that she saw a young lady, dressed in elegant clothes, running next to her, an expression that was somewhere between determination and delight. Yongqi did not stop, but looking toward the girl, she simply exclaimed. "Young Lady, I ask of you to stay back, this will be dangerous, and I cannot guarantee you will be safe!"