Time came to mid-October, and that afternoon, Tilan sat in the audience seats of the academy's theater, watching a musical opera being performed on stage.
In the pitch-dark theater, the only light fell on the center of the stage, where two people, embracing each other, sang while delivering their lines. Soon fireworks spurted, celebratory flowers rained down, and the backdrop curtain was pulled aside. Symbolic paintings moved slowly across, representing the fiery sunset and the distant world.
"...And so, at the end of the story, they relied on each other, leaving this place for a far-off land. There, they would start anew and live a happy life." The voice of the narrator faded in, accompanied by a melodious music, and then, this opera gradually drew to a close.
Applause filled the theater, then the lights came on, and the student performers went onstage to give thanks, continuing until the final credits and music had completely finished.
