In 1634, the year after Galileo was sentenced to life imprisonment for sedition by the Holy See, Father Huerbán Grandi was executed in the French town of Ludan, and his remains were prized and looted by the audience.

Also that year, the young Estelle discovered his secret when he looked up at the stars for the 2752nd time. Until then, he didn't understand why his sister Selene was always crouching in the corner talking to herself, or why every morning there were brightly flattered birds jumping and chirping in front of their windows.

Fifteen years ago, on a stormy night, a baby's cry could be heard. Twenty-year-old Sister Chloe found them at the door of the convent. The nuns did not find their parents, and the rain washed away all traces of the visitor, leaving only the names written in the swaddling clothes: Estelle and Selene - the stars and the moon.

The two children were naturally placed in an orphanage under the convent, but more often than not, it was Sister Chloe who cared for them, because she loved them more than herself, and she felt that the two children were a gift from God.

They grew up under the care of nuns. When they were eight years old, people were amazed. For the children named after the stars and the moon showed as they grew older like angels, their dazzling golden hair, which had a gorgeous luster that surpassed all colors, and, most astonishingly, their eyes sparkled with the same astonishing gold.

This made people even more convinced that Sister Chloe was God's chosen person.

"Good Sister Chloe, she will go to heaven," the townspeople praised the young nun, "who raised two angels." ”

So, the two children lived peacefully in this remote and nameless town for fifteen years.

Until the day the flame is lit—

"Abbot!" began the morning of the convent with the exclamation of a young nun, "your good son Estelle, he has gone mad again!"

When Sister Chloe heard this, she pushed the door open and walked out.

"Where?"

"Right in front of the door, right in front of the door!"

So, following closely by the crowd, Sister Chloe hurried over.

Sure enough, as they said, a blond-haired boy was grabbing another boy by the collar at the moment, holding him high and slapping him expressionlessly. The loud slap was audible even from standing on the street outside the monastery. Standing next to the boy, his sister was pulling him hard, but to no avail of stopping him.

"Estelle!" Chloe shouted as she stepped forward, "stop!"

Hearing the nun's voice, Estelle turned his head, and at the same time let go of his hand, allowing the boy to fall to the ground, twitching half-dead.

"What are you doing?!" the nun stepped forward and grabbed Estelle's sleeve, "Why did you hit someone! Didn't I tell you weren't allowed to do that!" As she spoke, the nun looked down at the boy with swollen cheeks, "Oh my God, you're going to beat him to death!"

"I can't die," Estelle glanced back, "but I'm going to faint for days when I get home." ”

Sister Chloe was very sad to hear the young man's impersonal speech. So she continued, "Why did you hit him?"

"Because he bullied Selene," Estelle turned to look at her sister, who was slightly shorter than herself, "and pulled her hair, and I wouldn't let anyone hurt her." ”

There was a strange noise behind the nun.

"Look at what he did! Oh my God, it's cruel. ”

"Dean, you can't let him be so presumptuous. ”

"Shut up, shut him up!"

Sister Chloe looked at Estelle in embarrassment.

"I understand," Estelle nodded, "I'll go back to my room and reflect, nun." With that, Xingchen smiled at Selene and walked straight towards the monastery.

"Look at what he looks like. ”

"I'm afraid he didn't repent at all. ”

Sister Chloe looked at the back of the stars, and a little sadness filled her heart. At some point, Estelle was no longer as cute and obedient as he used to be, he became calm, silent, and even less close to human spirits.

He didn't believe in God at all. ”

The words of a young nun next to her caught Sister Chloe's attention.

"What did you say?" Chloe looked at the young nun with some anger. Now she was thirty-five years old, and although she had God's mercy and her face did not show many wrinkles, she could not help but recall in her heart the twenty years old when she had just picked up Estelle and Selene.

The nun knew that she had lost her words, so she lowered her head and replied in a whisper, "There is another light in his eyes." ”

The words were inseparable, but they touched Sister Chloe's heart deeply. A strange feeling churned in her heart.

"Nun," Selene walked over, "don't be angry, Estelle is not a ruthless person, he is just ...... Not good at words. ”

Selene's words comforted the nun, so she nodded in relief and dismissed the onlookers.

But it was destined to be an abnormal day - a merchant came to town.

It is not accurate to say that it is a businessman. The young man was dressed in strange clothes, and he could not tell what country he was inhabiting of the country. He walked slowly down the street, followed by an equally young woman. The young merchant occasionally shouted twice, but the townspeople ignored him because they hated the merchant who might bring something unpleasant to God, and even more hated the strangers.

Finally, after receiving the cold eyes all the way, the merchant walked to the monastery. At this time, Selene, who has nothing to do, is about to go and deliver food to Estelle, because her brother has been grounded for one day.

"Oh," said the merchant, who saw Selene from outside the gate of the monastery, "beautiful girl, are you a nun?"

Selene shook her head as she looked at the strangely dressed merchant.

"Then please take a look at my goods, and make sure you like it. So saying, the merchant stepped forward.

Selene refused: "I don't have any money and I don't have anything I want. ”

"It's a pity," the merchant looked at Selene in front of him with some sadness, "then, I have to wish God bless you." ”

"Thank you," Selene smiled, her long blonde hair glistening in the sunlight and her golden eyes glowing softly, "Happy too." ”

"By the way, beautiful girl," the merchant seemed to turn away, but suddenly turned to Selene and said, "Excuse me, is your brother well?"

Selene looked at the merchant in surprise, "Okay." Very good. ”

"He's been ...... lately Is there anything out of the ordinary?" the merchant continued to ask Selene.

The girl shook her head: "Why do you ask that?"

"Ah, nothing," said the merchant, the kind smile on his face that had disappeared from before, "I hope you'll be ...... these days I can spend more time with him. There are very few days when brothers and sisters can accompany each other...... Rare. ”

As the merchant left, Selene heard the woman beside him call "Ambrosius", which was not a common name here, and had no last name like herself, which was rare.

Looking at the figure of the merchant leaving, the siren regretted a little, maybe the merchant really had what she wanted in her bag.

At night, Estelle sat on the roof of the convent as usual, staring at the stars in boredom. He slept very little, he felt that his inside was burning all the time, he didn't know where the heat came from, maybe this was what the nun told his soul. Believing in God, the soul goes to heaven when it dies.

Behind him came the sound of tiptoeing but still touching the tiles.

"Can't you sleep again?" Seeing that her whereabouts were revealed, Selene walked over generously and sat down next to Estelle.

"Yes. Estelle looked up at the night sky, and he was thinking. The cells in his brain were now glowing faintly like the dust particles burning in the night sky, trying to answer his questions.

"Selene," Estelle turned to her sister, "where the hell did we come from?"

Selene laughed, "How do I know, are you dizzy? We are abandoned children. ”

Astrid shook her head, "Who knows." ”

"Do you stay up all night just to look at the stars here?" asked Selene, pointing to the sky, to the burning dust in Estelle's eyes.

The boy nodded: "It's not so much to look at the stars, it's better to only look at the stars...... Don't you think the stars are beautiful?"

"I think the sun is prettier," Selene retorted with a pout, "it's bigger, brighter, and warmer." ”

"In my eyes, they're the same," Estelle smiled at Selene, "I think they're the sun." Maybe it's because they're so far away, too far for our souls to reach, that their light is so small, so faint. ”

"Just like you're on the hill over there, and I can only see you like ants?" asked Selene with a wink.

Estelle nodded: "That's right, I'm sure that one day, my questions will be answered." ”

"Do you have any other strange questions?"

The boy was silent for a moment before muttering in a low voice.

"My biggest question is, can God really save us?"

As soon as the words fell, Estelle suddenly felt the voice in his body roar. The restlessness and restlessness made Estelle tremble, and he closed his eyes uncomfortably.

"Hey, what's wrong with you!" her brother's strange appearance was seen, and Selene shook Estelle in panic, "What's wrong with you!"

"It's fine. Estelle barely opened his eyes in response to Selene, but then his mind sank into a frenzied scream. It was an irrational roar, an explosion of doubts that had been suppressed for many years and had nowhere to vent. The more he tried to calm down, the more deafening the shouts in his head became.

Suddenly, in the darkness with her eyes closed, Estelle saw it.

He saw a shining star shining in front of him. It's burning, it's whistling. Its surface rolled with raging flames, and its light, its heat, attracted the amazed boy.

So Estelle held out his hand to the star.

When he opened his eyes, a flame rose from his hand.

Facing the flames rising and dancing in their hands, the brother and sister were stunned.

Estelle wasn't terrified by the burning - the flames were in his hands, but they weren't burning his skin, and he didn't feel the slightest pain.

And Selene's silence seemed very abnormal.

"Look, look. Estelle said as he waved his hand, the flames slicing in the night sky in a glittering arc, reflecting his surprised face.

"I didn't expect that even you ......" Selene said with a frown as she watched her brother's reaction.

This sentence struck a nerve in Estelle, and he realized the meaning of Selene's words. So he turned his head to look at Selene, "So, you've already found out?"

Selene smiled and held out her hand to the moon.

In a few moments, an owl flew from not far away and landed on Selene's arm.

"Hee-hee," Selene laughed playfully, "I can talk to animals." ”

"Is that why you like to crouch in the corner!" Estelle looked at Selene in surprise as she dispelled the flames from her hands, "So, you like to listen to ants chatting?"

"That's right. ”

In 1634, the young Estelle discovered his secret when he looked up at the stars for the 2752nd time.