The sky is like a wash, the lake is like a mirror, the shore of the manor is isolated, and the reeds are tall and dense. Two figures in cloaks were hiding among the reeds by the lake, watching what was going on in the noble manor. And when the golden eagle flew up and screamed proudly, the two of them raised their heads at the same time, stared at the majestic bird's shadow in the distance, and talked in a low voice.
"Praise the Lord God! What a majestic golden eagle! Its wingspan is so wide, its momentum is so powerful, and it is not afraid of people at all!"
A young secret guard opened his eyes wide and sighed in admiration.
"Praise the Lord God! This golden eagle is the condor raised by the eldest princess, and it's called Avivet. The condor Avivet likes to eat fish the most, but it seems a little afraid of snakes."
Another older secret guard looked at the memory and said with a smile.
"I heard that it has divinity and is extremely smart. It can recognize familiar people and remember the location of home. Even if it is thousands of miles away, if you let it fly, it can return to the capital in the lake!"
"O Lord God!"
The young secret guard let out an exclamation and his eyes flashed.
"In the past three years, the Lake District has begun to domesticate mourning doves to deliver messages. Could it be that it was inspired by the condor?"
"Yes! That was His Highness's suggestion, and it is said to be one of the divine revelations. However, we have raised hundreds of pigeons successively, and only a few can truly tame them and return them to their nests. This method of taming homing pigeons still takes some time. Go explore.”
Having said this, the senior secret guard licked his lips, remembering the delicious taste of roasted pigeon. In the past few years, everyone has eaten a lot of pigeons.
"Pigeons can only fly one way to deliver messages, hundreds of miles away, back to the capital city in the lake. Messengers that can fly are indeed very fast, but they are not very reliable. If they are pecked by a hawk or shot by a hunter, they will be gone. I don’t know when I will need it.”
"God bless you! The truly reliable messenger must look to us."
The young secret guard nodded and whispered in agreement. Then, he squinted his eyes, looked toward the southwest, and said thoughtfully.
"The eldest princess is not in the capital. The golden eagle is going to the southwest. Is it at the Sun Temple in the Holy Mountain?"
"Damn it, don't think about it! His Majesty has other arrangements for the protection of the eldest princess, and we secret guards are not allowed to participate in it."
The elder secret guard looked solemn and said coldly.
"Don't think too much, just pretend you don't know! The focus right now is to keep an eye on this noble manor, and then report to the snake lady."
"yes!"
The young secret guard pursed his lips and nodded heavily. The two of them were silent, and tranquility returned to the reeds again. Only the occasional croaking of frogs sounded by the lake, waiting to hunt flying insects.
The golden eagle Avivit spread its wings and flew high like lightning. In just a moment, it flew seventy or eighty miles and arrived at the foot of the alliance's holy mountain. The golden eagles circled the high temple, flying around twice with a "yo yo" sound. It used its sharp eyes to search among the mountains and forests on the ground. It suddenly lit up and swooped down!
With the roar of the wind, it approached a hot spring on the ground, stretched out its sharp claws, threw away the big fish in its claws, and then fell to the ground with a crash, landing outside a stone house beside the hot spring.
"YoYo!"
"Avivit, you're back!"
A beautiful figure in red walked out of the stone house with a bright smile on her face. She opened her arms, held Avivet in her arms, and rubbed the other person's little head vigorously. Then, impatiently, she pushed Avivet to the ground and reached out to grab the letter on its hind legs.
"Let me see what he wrote in his letter. Hey! It seems to be a poem."
Alyssa opened her bright eyes, unfolded the cotton letter, and unfolded it gently, and the familiar handwriting came into her eyes, full of longing.
"The reeds are bright and lush, and the white dew condenses into frost. There is someone I miss, on the other side of the water. I want to go up the river to find her, no matter how difficult and long the road is. I want to go down the river to find her, she is there. In the middle of Lake Texcoco.”
Alyssa read quietly for a while, and her eyes gradually became moist. After a while, she folded the letter, carefully put it in her arms, and said with a low smile.
"Oh, what a bad monkey! He always writes poems like this, which disturbs people's minds, but they can't be seen. It's been more than a year and a half now, and even Xiuhua is nine months old."
Alyssa talked to herself for a while, a smile appeared on her face, but she was also a little sad. Avvit tilted his head, looking at the hostess's changing emotions with a confused look on his face. It thought for a while, stretched out its paws, and pushed the big fish it had just caught in front of the young woman in red.
"YoYo!"
"What a cute little golden eagle. Wherever he flies, he will always think of me."
Alyssa's eyes were bright and she glanced at the fish at her feet. She smiled and hugged Avivet again, rubbed its head, and asked softly.
"Avivit, you have the best eyes, and you have just returned from the military camp in Tree Snake City. Tell me, what is Bad Monkey doing? Is he in good health? Did the two Snake Cities fall? When? Can he come back? Will anyone take care of him?"
"YoYo!"
Avevit blinked his eyes, raised his head again, and called out twice.
"Everything is fine! Who is accompanying him?"
Alyssa smiled, but seemed to understand. She let go of her hand and turned back to the house. After a while, she returned to the hot spring wearing a white short dress as thin as gauze and a small crest of Chagar feathers.
A light mist rises from the hot springs, hazy, as if in the clouds. The elves in the clouds stretched out by the water, singing and dancing against the reflection in the lake.
"The reeds are bright and lush, and the white dew condenses into frost. There is a person I miss, on the other side of the water. I wait for him in the upper reaches of the river, no matter how slow and long the days are. I wait for him in the lower reaches of the river, in Tesi The center of Lake Koko. Like a lotus waiting for the hummingbird, blooming just for him!"
The melodious and soft singing voice floats by the lake. The breeze rises, and the reeds by the lake also sway in the wind, gently responding. A golden eagle squatted on the shore, looking at the hostess by the lake, but could not understand her mood. It just tilted its head, listening to the rising and falling singing, and looking at the flowers that were contracting or unfolding, as if flying among the clouds.
"The countryside is covered with vines, and the cold dew is thick. There is a beautiful person, as graceful as the clear air. She will meet you by chance, and we will bathe in the divine light together and stay together for a long time."
The song changed slightly and turned into another song, which was also a letter from Tree Snake City. Alyssa stood up on her toes and danced the Mixtec deer dance, changing many movements. Her rhythm is softer and her movements are more stretched, like the "Cloud Deer" dance. Such a beautiful dance bloomed beside the quiet hot spring, but there was no audience, only a well-behaved golden eagle.
"YoYo!"
Avevit looked at it for a long time and then let out two clear cries. Then, it spread its wings, flew into the air, and hovered above the hot spring, as if dancing with the hostess.
Alyssa looked at the clumsy flying golden eagle, laughed out loud, and danced even more joyfully. One person and one eagle danced together like this for a long time, until two clear cries suddenly sounded from the nearby stone house.
"Wow! Wow!."
(End of chapter)
