Sunset and Nightfall

Warm winds stirred, the setting sun lit the evening, and the scent of flowers drifted with the breeze. Time between lovers always flew by. The young man and the girl embraced and kissed in the garden, confiding in each other, then held hands and stood shoulder to shoulder, watching the red sun sink. At that moment, both their hearts were filled with warm happiness, and even the smiles in their eyes and brows had turned sweet.

"Yo! Yo!"

A clear eagle's cry came from not far away, carrying a touch of cheer.

Xolotl paused slightly, only then remembering the neglected Little Golden Eagle. He looked at Alisa and asked in puzzlement.

"Alisa, where did Little Avilot go? I came from the palace and only found you after hearing its cry."

"Little Avilot? It's eating fish by the pond, together with Little Green Snake."

Alisa blinked and smiled adorably. To keep Little Avilot from making trouble, she had sent the Little Golden Eagle off near the fish pond ahead of time.

"Xolotl, I'll take you to see the little fish!"

"Uh, all right!"

The two of them linked arms, shoulders touching, and nestled close as they came to the palace fish pond.

The fish pond was not large, but it had been dug very deep. Tropical fish were extremely brilliant, and watching fish at play had always been a favorite pastime of Alliance nobles. Hundreds of fish darted up and down through the pond—gold, silver, blue, yellow, red. Multicolored light wove together beneath the water, like a swimming rainbow.

The Little Golden Eagle was squatting by the fish pond, pinning a small red fish under its claws and pecking down at it now and then. Seeing the two of them come over, it tilted its little head, lifted it, and cried