Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism

Chapter 133 Falconry Festival

"This is beautiful! Thank you, Mom and Dad!" Violeta exclaimed.

Niall chimed in, "Where's mine?"

Irene was putting the gift box away. She replied, "Why do you need a gift for at your age? When you bring home a wife, I'll let her pick a few of my jewellery pieces." Anton laughed heartily and asked, "Vio, did you have fun on the prairie?"

"Of course! I even trained an eagle. Niall, hold my phone. I'll fetch Hera here to show Mom and Dad," Violeta said.

She shoved her phone at Niall, then ran to the camp to get the birdcage.

Niall sat on the grass, watching his parents on the phone screen.

"Mom, you're just using the daughter-in-law as an excuse because you don't want to buy me anything."

Irene retorted, "Exactly! You have your own money. In the future, you can buy your wife something on your own."

Anton interjected, "Niall, have you met anyone special there?"

Niall looked up at the sky and said, "It's not that easy to meet someone I like. Would you be okay if I brought someone random home?"

"Of course not," Irene said, "but you need to hurry up."

Violeta returned with the birdcage. Hera climbed out of the cage and stepped on her back as soon as she put her hand inside.

"Mom, Dad, look! This is Hera, my little eagle."

Irene and Anton leaned closer to the screen.

it's a young

did

"Seven days!" Violeta replied.

days? Really, Niall! How could you let her do that? Aren't you supposed to stop her? What if something happened

on training the eagle," Violeta

He believed young

smiled proudly and said, "Well

"Thanks, Dad," Violeta beamed.

are you

We're attending the Falconry Festival

nodded and probed, "Are you comfortable where you're staying? Eating well? Is it

chatted for

conversation briefly. Later, Sophia called them for dinner. The siblings

with Sophia, the Reids

gazing at the stars that seemed

the youngsters raced horses and had fun on the

training techniques and watched

demonstrated training Zeus to return to the cage

keen sensitivity to the sound, more so than other

a thrilling new experience for her to subdue the animal to

while the other was more about passive obedience. Being able to

flew by, and

falconers weren't the only few that attended; there were several

to compete to catch the

prize for the winner was a