Umlindi ekukhanyeni kweNyanga

IMoon Shadow yayahlukile kwiithoyi eziqhelekileyo ezithambileyo. Yayinoboya obuthambileyo obungwevu, kwaye iindlebe ezimbini ezinde zazisoloko zixhonywe kancinci, ngokungathi zimamele izandi zehlabathi. Nanini na xa kufika ubusuku, amehlo eMoon Shadow ayekhanya ngokukhanya okufudumeleyo, okwakuluphawu lwayo lokukhusela uXiaoya.

UXiaoya yintombazana enamahloni, kwaye ubumnyama bobusuku buhlala bumoyikisa. Kodwa ekubeni isithunzi senyanga, yonke into yahlukile. Ubusuku ngabunye, isithunzi senyanga siya kurhubuluza singene kwilaphu likaXiaoya size sisebenzise umzimba waso ukujikeleza uXiaoya ngehlabathi elincinci elikhuselekileyo. Sibalisa amabali amandulo, azele bubugorha nobulumko, obunokwenza uXiaoya abe nesibindi emaphupheni akhe.

Ngesinye isihlandlo, uXiaoya waphupha kakubi, ephupha elahlekile ehlathini elimnyama, ejikelezwe luloyiko olungapheliyo kunye nesizungu. Kanye xa wayesele eza kulahla ithemba, ukukhanya okuthambileyo kwangena ebumnyameni, kwaye yayiyiNyanga yoMthunzi! Yama phambi kukaXiaoya yamjonga ngokuqinileyo ngamehlo ayo akhanyayo, ngokungathi ithi, "Musa ukoyika, ndilapha." Ngelo xesha, uXiaoya waziva enesibindi esingazange sibonwe ngaphambili, wabamba isandla sikaMoon Shadow waza waphuma ehlathini kunye.

Ukususela ngoko, nokuba wayedibana nobunzima obungakanani na, uXiaoya wayeza kucinga ngaloo phupha kunye namandla awanikwa yiNyanga uMthunzi. Wayesazi ukuba lo gama nje iNyanga uMthunzi isecaleni kwakhe, akukho nto ingenakunqotshwa.

IMoon Shadow yayingeyonto yokudlala nje ethambileyo, yayingumlindi kaXiaoya kunye nokukhanya entliziyweni yakhe. Ubusuku ngabunye, iMoon Shadow yayihlala ithule ecaleni kwefestile, ilinde ukuba inyanga iphume, kuba yayisazi ukuba lixesha lokukhusela uXiaoya. Kwaye uXiaoya wayesithi ngobunono kwiMoon Shadow, "Enkosi, mlindi wam."

Kule bali limangalisayo, amathoyizi athambileyo awasezona zinto zokudlala nje. Ayeyona nto ifudumeleyo ezintliziyweni zabantwana kwaye angumthombo wenkalipho yabo yokujongana nehlabathi.