Eastar waited a long time before the princess exited the main entrance of the castle. She had a leather bag on her back, the same she carried the first time they saw each other. She didn't want the guards to see them leaving the city, so convinced the star to fix the situation. When the boy reached the top of the wall, one of the guards was sitting in a chair and leaning over the niche, with launches set aside.
— Hi.
The soldier turned to him.
— Oh, Sir. Eastar, what are you doing here?
— The view is beautiful.
— If you looked at it as much as I don't know if you like that much.
— I suppose. - The stellar smiled, with friendly air. — Look, I'll stay here for a while. If you want to go down a bit, no problem.
— That would be great, sir. Your Majesty said that the walls should always have someone from two days here. I don't know exactly why, but I don't win to argue with my king. — The guard shrugged and get up. — How will I know when I shall return, sir?
— Don't worry about it, you can take a few minutes off. When you get back I'll be gone.
The soldier considered the proposal.
— It's all right. Thank you, sir.
— No problem.
He waited a moment before going to the edge of the inner wall and waving to the princess. She was standing, pretending to watch some flowers in a garden near the city entrance, she nodded and climbed the stairs.
— Very well. We are here, just don't understand yet how you intend to descend. — She frowned.
— Simple, jumping.
— What? Look at the height of it! — She pointed down.
— Trust me.
He propped the princess in his lap and jumped over the outer edge of the wall.
— Don't! Stop! Put me doooOOOOOOWWNN...
Eastar jumped and she closed her eyes , pressed her face against his chest and, although he did not realize, she opened one eye to spy and grinned.
The star hit the ground hard, bending its knees to absorb the impact, then rose and looked at the princess in his arms, who looked scared again.
— I said to trust me.
— Exhibitionism, that's right. — She said, slipping off his lap.
— A little too. — He winked at her. — Let's go?
The trail they followed led to the foot of a small grassy hill, at the top was a dead old oak tree with a thick, twisted trunk, but without a single leaf. When they finished up, Sindar took the lute and put in the trunk of the tree and opened her arms.
— Well, this is my private place.
The young stellar looked around, there was possible to see the city after the trees, and looking in the other direction could see the light of Belron disappearing behind the mountains.
— It's the second time I've said that in a very short time, but it's a beautiful sight.
— Yes, especially at times like this, with the sunset. — She snuggled next to him. Eastar was paralyzed for a moment, not knowing how to react to the princess resting his head on his shoulder, then, awkwardly, he put his arm around her shoulders. Sindar continued to watch the view and he calmed down, it seemed that this was what he should do. He continued to watch and realized that farther north was possible to see a dense forest, where no sunlight came through the treetops.
— It's over there, isn't it? — Your face got serious.
— Yes. — She stared at him. — Eastar, please...
— Don't worry, I don't mean to go there now and leave you here. It was just curiosity. — He turned to her. — Very well, what about the music?
— Here, come. — She held his hand to guide him.
They went to the oak and the princess sat on a root that formed a lump on the ground, took the lute cover and touched the strings, listening to the sound and tuning where needed.
The star sat with his back against the trunk and waited. The last rays of sun touched her back, the orange light that reached her hair did look like they were on fire, her golden eyes shone with her hair and her dress seemed made of pure silver.
She looked like a fantastic creature that inhabited people's greatest dreams.
The young stellar was looking at her, completely fascinated, and didn't even realize that he had begun to glow.
— Eastar? Hey! Are you there?
— Hi? I, ah ... — He shook his head getting back to himself. — Yes, it's just that this light hitting you ... made you more beautiful than anything I've ever seen.
Sindar blushed, leaned over and kissed him.
— You can say beautiful things when you want, you know that?"
— I swear I didn't have to push myself.
— You idiot. — She said, laughing. — Just be quiet and listen. All right?
— Yes ma'am. — He saluted her, who shook his head, still laughing.
And she started playing. Suddenly. Without a look or a nod.
The sound spread over the top of the hill and filled Eastar's head. It was smooth, slow and serious, following in a simple, but beautiful sequence, until she imposed more speed.
At that moment she began to sing, there were no words coming from her voice, only sounds. Sounds that made him imagine the water running slowly down a river, the wind touching the leaves in trees. The beat changed and became faster and sharper, more urgent. And so it was changing.
The young man no longer knew where he was or who he was, all that was in his world was this woman and that music, she filled his ears and brought tears to his eyes. The girl stared at him and her eyes gleamed with gold as intense as a star.
And so, suddenly, just as it began, she stopped.
He was caught by surprise and blinked several times. A tear get down the side of his face, he shone far and the light illuminated the whole area where they were. Sindar was smiling, and he felt his light pulse. He opened his mouth but didn't know what to say, closed it and after a few seconds tried again with his head down, staring at his hands in his lap.
— I take back what I said.
— What do you mean?
— I just said that, with the sunset, you were the most beautiful thing I had ever seen.
He looked up and stared at her, unable to explain that feeling. His face was very hot. Somehow he didn't know if he had the courage to say what he wanted. He furrowed his brow before that strange feeling and forced himself to continue:
— You singing and playing is actually the most beautiful thing in the whole universe.
She stopped, her eyes wide. Sindar didn't expect that, the young stellar's cheeks were even bluer than the rest of his body, felt that she should be blushing like that too. She could feel her heart pounding.
— From pervert to romantic, you're definitely interesting. — She forced a joke. - Well ... thank you very much.
— I thank you! — He knelt, putting his hands on her knee. — You made my fall in this planet worth as I never imagined possible.
Sindar didn't answer this time. No more play, no play, that was different from what she expected. Set the lute aside and leaned over him, sat on his lap and kissed him. His kiss was hot and his mouth soft.
They fell on the grass. Eastar found himself surrounded by a curtain of red hair. In front of him, two incredibly yellow suns. And down, a whole world that was ready to find out.
The entire hill shine with a very strong blue light.
No animal was curious enough to climb up and find out what was happening at the top.
***
— It took me by surprise — He said, still recovering his breath.
She laughed and whispered:
— So, I answered well?
- What?
— The question you asked this morning. — She noticed that he strives to remember all the day's events. — I said I wouldn't answer you, but you made me change my mind.
She saw his eyes widen as he finally understood.
— Answered very well! — He thought a bit and said: — Is this normal here?
— What are you talking about?
— This sex-related feeling thing. The way you treat me for a while, and the weird way I started to feel.... is different.
— Wait, how does it work between the stars?
— Well, we have friends and, when we want, we have sex, but there is no kissing or casual stuff, like you do. I really like this.
He smiled at the princess, who was leaning against his chest to look at him.
— Wow! You mean you don't date? Don't hug and kiss, or massage each other's backs?
— Well, massage we do, it helps to make the energy circulate quietly after training, but what does it have to do?
She laughed and shook her head.
— Never mind..., but and your parents?
— They are extremely rare. I'm not saying that there is no feeling between stellar, but it never comes before sex, in fact, it is more normal to come millennia later.
Sindar was astounded by this, not that she had never had sex casually, but it was on another level.
— Well, here on Earth we have relationships with people we like, who call our attention. — She paused and gave a small smile. — To be honest, before we got here, I saw you just as a fun novelty. I'm expecting to tease you for a long time and, who knows, only then to get where we are, but you managed to arouse a certain passion in me.
— Passion? Is that what you call what I'm feeling?
— Hope so. If so, it will make me very happy.
They lay embraced, lying on the grass until they fell asleep.