The king beamed in the red-yellow glow of the lanterns, reaching out and finding a flower that had escaped the mass and stroked the soft petals, watched the center shift and flicker.

"Well, I am happy to have taught you," he nodded his head. "I am like you in that - I enjoy learning of other people's cultures, their worlds. And I am very happy to share. It means a great deal to me that people came and participated."