LVII

"Hey, that couple over there. Come on, come dance!" take another pair of men and women to Illarion and Amanda. After looking at each other awkwardly, they both smiled.

"Come on, we should also enjoy the night!" cried Illarion and invited Amanda to join the other young people starting to dance in groups. It is a typical Anarka dance, a man and a woman holding hands and then walking and they turn around singing a song full of joy. What a great folk feast!

For Amanda, sometimes she starts to forget the happy times in her life, especially the days when her mother was still alive. But today is completely different. 'Thank God I'm still alive and can see the smile on that handsome face. Lord! I feel like I could live a thousand more years,' Amanda screamed in her heart, a jolt of happiness exploding in her body.

Illarion was not much different. But, although it seemed that in his entire life, this was the first time he smiled and laughed from the heart, 'could it be because of that woman?'