Chapter 50 Under The Starlit Sky When Love Was Enough Even Without Words

• Aelries and Mixarnt strolled through the village, the late afternoon sun cast golden light across the streets, painting everything in soft warmth. The Festival of Stars was beginning to stir, colorful stalls lined the walkways, people danced in the wind, and the scent of sweets and grilled food filled the air.
• Mixarnt led her through the crowd, stopping now and then to try out a game or browse a trinket stand. At one stall, he tried his hand at a ring toss and won a plush phoenix toy.
• “Behold! The mighty phoenix!” he said, puffing his chest out dramatically as he presented it to her like a knight offering a ring.