"I’dbetterseeyousafelyonyourwayfirst．Youmayneedanotherpushorshove.”
"Thankyou.”saidMegginnsmiling．"Ireallyappreciateit.”
Thegustywindblewherfullskirtaboutasshewalkedtohercar．Dimitristeppedforehecardoorforhersolicitously．Shequicklygotinandtotheirsurprisethemaestartedsmoothly．
"Adios,myfriend!"Megginnsaid．"I’msurewe’llmeetagain.”
Thesoon-to-be-junkedcarcarrieditsbeautifulmistressloyallythoughboriouslydownthefamiliarroad．Dimitriwatcheduntilthetaillightsdisappearedandhesaidsoftly，
"Hopeyouhaveagooddrive．Maybothofyouenjoyyourstdrivetogether.”
Thethundermumblediandthenrollednearerandilitculminatedinadeafeningcresdo．Lightningfshedrighta,asifwishingtosplitahedarkcloudsapartahebrilliantmoonandtwinklingstarshiddenbehindthem．Dimitrifeltamomentofpanic,asifsomethinguntowardwasabouttohappeninhisKingdom，buttherewasnotimetoloseinidlespecution．Richard’shonkinghornwashasteninghimonhisway．Hewalkedswiftlybacktohisgoodfriendsandledhislittlegroupintotheunknowndarknessofthenight．
ThereseemedtobeaGodinheaven,whoheardtheprayersofthevilinousIleenandgrantedherrequest,fortethatafternoonathickfogroseandwasgettingheavierandheaviereveryminute．Shestoodatthewindow，herheartpoundingwildlyiementandexhiration．
"Thisisthegoodomenwhichprovesthatheaveniswithme!SuchthickfogisthebestcealmenttoblockthesharpeyesofMedusa!"Inherheart，shebegantopnhercampaign．InthewholeoftheKingdom，theonlyoneshefearedwasthefierdferoedusa，herworstenemyandthehardestpersontotah．IfMedusacouldnotbedealtwithatorokeasformerlypheonlyalternativewastotakethebeautiesashostagesandforceMedusatoetoterms-toforfeitherlifeinexgeforthebeautieswhomDimitrihadleftinhercare．ShedecidedtousetheelementofsurpriseandstormthepaightwithCyclops,soastocatchthemalloffguard．Thisway，shewouldbeabletotakeallthebeautiesashostages．KnowingCyclopsinsatiablelust,shewouldfeedhimowobeautiesatatimetokeephimhooked,satisfiedandensved,whileshewouldgraspsoletroloftheKingdom．Butherscesmoteher,telliwaswrongtodountootherswhatshedidnotwishthemtodotoher．Shehadgohewrongpath，whyforceoalongthesamerouteandehedegradationandphysicabuseatthehandsofamonster?Ifshecouldonlyliveherlifeain,shewouldhavechosenotherwise．Ifsheakerestitutionforhersins，shewouldwillinglydosoandbegihaste.Butshehadfoolishlyputallhereggsinonebasketandtherewasnootherroadopentoher．Justthen,thefaxmaebeepedagain．Theiningpapersaid，
"KingDimitriwillbehereinthirtyminutes．Everythingpletelyunderourtrondsurveilnce．Willkilll．Needcooperationonyoursideaswell.”
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