Bjorn was in the cellar swimming in wine. They had turned on the taps of all the barrels. The winery had been flooding for hours. They thought that although this looked more like the sea than the machine simulations, it was finally time to go bathe in the real thing. They swam and drank and watched the first rays of dawn come through the small window in the background and illuminate the red wine and its pink foams. Early in the morning the drainage of the cellar began to empty the liquid, which was reintroduced into the whole house water recycling system. When Yanael was in the baths, they began to see the waters were dyed pink, just like Aramo at the tap from the kitchen, and all the rest of the house, when they woke up.

 

–Xurde. –said Yanael. They went down to the cellar. They found Bjorn in a crazy state of drunkness with their body absolutely dyed red.

 

–Bjorn, what happened? What have you done? You have left us without wine! Why? – Bjorn sang wine songs and totally ignored them.

 

I drink wine to forget

I drink wine to forget

a crazy love

 I have forgotten

 

Assembly was called. The entire harvest and production of both this year and the last had been lost.

This meant that they would not have wine for at least a year, not in Rueda, nor in the surrounding area. It was a serious matter. But also, Rueda needed to know what had motivated this deliberate action. Everyone hoped that if anyone could have done something like that, it would have to have been Xurde, who also disdained wine so much. However, it had been Bjorn, who liked it. Yanael entered a deep state of introspection. Aramo began to connect the dots. Feles began to collect their things.

 

–Ariel, I think it's time for you, Bjorn and I to go to Gaviota.

 

– I think that’s great – Ariel replied.

 

Aramo looked for Xurde throughout the house. They had realized the intimacy that they had forged with the visitors. They went to Erendi and Raku's room. Erendi was in the bed, drawing.

 

–Have you seen Xurde?

 

–They are here with us.

 

–What are you drawing?

 

–I am interpreting that painting. –Aramo entered the room and looked at it.

 

–It's Madrid.

 

–Do you know it?

 

–I was born there. That painting was also in my birthplace.

 

–It is very famous.

 

–I have some excitement about going to the Federation of Federations.

 

–Raku has high expectations for that assembly. I will paint. They say that there are spectacular ruins.

 

–There are… There is also going to be an assembly here today. The winery has been flooded. We're out of wine.

 

–What happened?

 

–It was Bjorn.

 

Erendi got out of bed, grabbed the crutches and entered the operating room. Raku came out.

 

–What time is the assembly?

 

–At dusk.

 

–We'll be there. Don’t worry.