Chapter 3 "What lef"

The tinkling of a bell caught the attention of everyone at the table, Nauge with a silent smile apologized and got up to find the source of the sound. Although everyone at the table was more than aware of who they could be and confirmed it by seeing both figures next to Nauge.

" They finally show up! If you two did not come I would have to start eating the tablecloth " Hotte joked going to hug the thinner man who clung tightly to his.

" Are you so happy to see, my little brother?" Hotte moaned suddenly releasing all the air in her lungThes. But her smile began to fade when her grip on her waist trembled. "Why don't you take a seat, darling?" It is not good for the baby that you remain standing for a long time " As gently as Hotte could with the help of Lessandra they placed the man in the nearest chair.

The lively atmosphere had quickly turned into something harrowing. Dennys at first thought that it could be something hormonal, their teachers explained that mood swings were a constant regardless of the species but by the stressed look of his uncle Lunette, he implied that it was something more than a common symptom of pregnancy.

His mother tried to question the situation, but upon receiving an obvious negative, they all silently agreed to start dinner. With graceful movements of hands, the plates and pans flew to the table, the penetrating smell of juicy meat, fresh vegetables, and fried dough, enlivened the atmosphere. Everyone drank from each thing and gave thanks for it.

"Ah, little brother-in-law, your cakes are always a pleasure for my stomach!" Moaning with joy Rond congratulated Nauge who gave him a smile for the compliments and continued eating salad.

" Hahaha, Lunette eats slower love, there is still much more " Léger laughed lightly hitting the strong arm of his husband who after swallowing approached and stole a kiss, and with that distraction, he stole a cupcake.

"Lunette Brin-Amande I want a divorce! " Scandalized Léger yelled, hitting his husband's chest who, laughing, swallowed the whole cake "I can't believe you broke our vows! You are no longer the man I married"

" Babies no longer fight, Uncle Nauge made enough for his infinite stomachs " Rolling his eyes, Lessandra handed more plates full of fried cakes to his uncle Lunette.

" You are my light! " With a baby voice Lunette pinched the cheeks of an irritated Lessandra.

" And how is Aunt Hotte's work? " Dennys asked.

" Everything is very calm, each time the patrol rounds are less heavy " Hotte commented, putting a spoonful of rice in his mouth " Until a few months ago the patrols were so heavy that we could not see Lele for several weeks, but in these days everything is relaxed and there are hardly any opposition groups in Avialae. No love?" She caught the attention of her husband who nodded in response.

" Some friends of mine have also told me that, apparently the magical finally got tired of blaming everything on the king and decided to do something with their free time " Mockingly Rond gently cut the food.

"Oh come on Rond, don't talk about it at the table " Cover scolded his brother who made a funny face.

"But now that we have some free time we can spend more time in Upwind with you " With a smile, Écaille returned to the main topic.

" Seriously?! " Excited, Dennys yelled dropping some crumbs from his mouth.

Dennys was very happy to hear what his uncles Hotte and Écaille said about him, they work in the Royal Guard and consequently, it was very rare for them to rest. It was good news that they now have time to spend together with them and Lessandra.

" A client a few days ago told me that there were rumors about an announcement from the king in the middle of the festival. Could this rumor be true? " Cover asked the others.

" Didn't Mr. Fierté tell you anything? " Despite asking Léger he was more interested in the food than in the answer.

" My dad would never talk about something related to the royal family, in his words: 'For big ears closed mouth'' ' Softly and without taking the smile off his face Nauge spoke.

"Typical of Mr. Tuttut, he never tells us about the things that happen with the king or the royal family! Not even when I bribed him with my famous secret soup!" Rond muttered in disbelief.

" No one in their right mind would try Uncle Rond's soup " Dennys whispered in terror into his mother's ear and everyone could hear it.

" Ah! My feelings! '' Rond dramatically pinched Dennys's little nose " My kitchen is a bit ahead of his time, that's all " He justified feigning anger.

Laughter broke out across the table and shouts in disagreement with Rond's claims.

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When they finished filling their stomachs, they stayed in the main patio where they previously placed several blankets and cushions for greater comfort. Each magical reclined or sat on the blankets and hundreds of glowing spheres illuminated their heads, every so often changing color. A sea of stars greeted them above.

" All right. Who starts? " Cover asked.

This was the part Dennys looked forward to the most. In the family, it was a tradition that they got together and when they finished dinner they played classic songs of the kingdom, no matter how many times Dennys can listen to these songs, he could never get bored.

"I think I'll take first place." Nauge's calm and soft voice covered the wide courtyard. He got up and took his place amid all the blankets.

With graceful movements of his arms, the lights above him were transformed into small strings that play melodious and light notes. The wind above them closed in a gentle whirlpool that transformed the leaves and petals on the ground into different figures that moved with the music.

'When the world had just been created, everything was plunged into absolute darkness. The All created the four Pillars: Tlallí, At, Tleltl and Ejekat. But even with them, everything seemed desolate.

On one of his walks in the Void Tlallí he found a small and useless ember, left to die by Tletl. It was an insignificant thing barely giving a miserable light to the place and it was so small it could easily fit on a finger. Without anyone noticing, he took the little one with him.

Tletl cared for the ember for a long time, appreciating the ember like a son until one day two small seeds were in place of the ember, as gently as he could he transformed a piece of the Void into a piece of earth and planted the seeds in the earth. . Two small ones came out of it that illuminated the whole place.

As time went by, all the gods realized the Solitude in which they found themselves. Or was it boredom that moved their divine bodies and minds? Be that as it may, each god began to create everything, they made a part of the sky with a sigh, At cut off his long hair and together with Tlallí they formed the sea, all together they created the forests, mountain ranges and much more. But they realized that Tletl couldn't light up the place all the time. Then Tlallí remembered the two little ones of him and granted them this important task:

'You Tlanextli, you were the brightest light at birth and your job will be to illuminate the world and warm their bodies'

'And you Ohtli, you will lead the way when your brother cannot so that no one will never forget where he is'

And together with his brothers, they named Tlanextli and Ohtli after the gods of the Sun and the stars.

Both brothers were like two drops of rain on a cloudy morning and like the reflection in a mirror, opposite but identical when one laughed the other laughed along with him, and when one cried the other comforted him. Perhaps it was this closeness that later brought them the greatest regret.

Time passed and when the creatures were already settled they went down together with the other secondary gods to explore this new wonder, the life and cultures that these so small and ephemeral beings had built were fascinating. They lived together with them and helped them in their sorrows, both the brothers and the beings got used to seeing each other face to face but there was something that these gods had not understood and that was the cruelty of others.

Tlanextli on one of his trips had befriended a young water fairy, they loved to walk through the woods and dance on the water, Tlanextli had felt so comfortable that in a short time he confided a great secret that his father had told him at the moment of creating it 'my son, born from the warmth of my brother and the magic in my veins, you will have the power to illuminate the shadows and give warmth in the cold, you are both good and destruction for that reason you should never separate yourself from your anchor connected to your brother's soul.

Tlanextli innocently confided his greatest secret to her greatest friend and she, surprised, promised to keep silent.

Ohtli was in the same old place, waiting for his brother to return from his routine walk. I wait, I wait and I wait but Tlanextli never appeared, curious he went to look for it but what he found in that place took his breath away, and do you know what mortals say about the great red? Well that day, the world was bathed in it.

Because when they were together they complemented each other, but now there was only the echo of the screams and a desperate god trying to find the remains of his brother.

From that moment the stars were left without Sun to follow.

This story has no end because the truth is only known to those who once lived among us. '

As the song ended, Dennys crawled deeper into the soft blankets over him and wondered why not try to find another answer? But his question fell into oblivion when the next started a new song. And among thousands of songs, Dennys gazes at him in the infinite sea of stars above them and wonders if Ohtli was watching them or maybe he would still be, even after thousands of years looking for the fragments of what he once called brother.