"Theremustbeatraitoramongusorthetreasurescouldnothavebeenstolen..."Elina,whowassittingbyherside,nudgedherlightlyohigh,seeminglytocautionher，insinuatingthatasanewer，sheshouldnotsaythingsthatcouldnotbesubstantiated．TheoutspokenDorna,whowassittingonthefloorwithherelbowsonAisha’spsaid，
"She’srightandIknowwhothetraitoris.It’sIleelyshe’sbeenverysecretive，ingandgoingalone．Sheissoproudandseldomunicateswithanyofus．I’vesuspectedherofhavingulteriormotiveseversincesheetdom.”Aisha,yingwithDorna’shair,saidspecutively，
"Ihaveafeelingthatthingsweren’tquiteright．Medusahasalmostdisappearedfromsight．Duringtheday，she’sobeseenandatnightshestandsguardonourrooftoporflieslowaroundthepace．Ismelltensionintheair.”Deannainterruptedhersaying，
"Iknowwheresheisduringtheday!Isawherdrillingtheyoungnativesihoftheforestasifpreparingforanemergency.”Elinasatonthecouch,herlegscloselycmpedtogether,presentingagracefulposture．Thedoused，
"IfIhadace，I’dliketodoaphysicalcheckuponCyclopstoseehowdifferenthisouterphysicalstruandinternalansarefromthoseofhumans.”Deannawasaghastandsaidagitatedly，
"Dohinkofit!HeisamohatevenMedusahasahardtimetrolling!"Aishainterposedsaying，
"Keepcalm．Thingsarenotthatseriousyet．AtleastMedusaknowssomethingisbrewingandhastakenmeasures．Thebestwayforustohelpherwouldbetokeepcalm，bealertandnotbeeanadditionalburdehequietandtaciturnLotuswasseateddemurelyonthecircurreer，legscurledupbehher,hersoft,silkenhairfreshandlustrousasarainwashedflower．Shehadbeensittingthere，silentlybutattentivelylisteningtotheversation,whileshebentoverherembroidery．Nowsheraisedherheadandsaid，
"Iagree．ThebestwedoisnottohamperMedusaitleagainststrongenemies．Wethinkofasafepcetoretreatto,putourmostpreciousandimportantbelongingsintoabag,putonpracticalclothingsothatwewouldbereadytoevacuateatamoment’snotice．Also，IheardthatCyclopsisacruel，leonster．Wemusttakeottofallintohishands.”Aishanoddedinagreement．
"Right!Let’stransferourhelicopterstothecourtyardinfrontofthepace，readytotakeoffatanytime.”Dornajumpedforjoy．
"Leavethattome!Ilovetoflyhelicopters.”Whilethesenobleandmostbeautifulofanimalswereexgingideasivoices,theph．Pigupthereceiver,Elinasaid,"ThisisElina...Verywell,I’llberightthere.”Everyonelookedatherquestioninglyandasked，
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