Ileenhardenedherheart．Therewasnback.ShecouldonlygoolesslyLeavingtheadministrativebuilding,shemadeherwaytowardsthebridge．Wavesofhretandambitiedwithinher,leavinghermindinturmoindvanquishedwhateverdetinstinctsthatwereleft．Thedemonsofgreedtorturedher，sothatshecouldnolongerfacethepaditsinhabitantsascalm,effitandcollectedasshewaswanttobe．hercouldshelivecarefreeandhappyastheotherbeauties．Crossingthedrawbridge，shelookedatthevastexpanseofwateranddecidedthatthiswasnotthewaytoe．Theycouldeasilybetargetedaroyedbytheever-vigintMedusa，withherhuge，powerfulwingsandsharpironcwswhensheswoopeddownonthemfromabove．Hermindturheforestatthebackofthepace,withitstall，derees．Thatwouldbetheideallocation：easycealmentandhardtobemarked．Shelookedbackatthepace．Allwascalmandquietasusual．Lightsfromthewindowsflickeredinthefogandmerryughtercouldbeheardfrombehindcloseddoors．Outwardly，allseemednormal，theonlydifferencebeingherplexstateofmind．Shewasgdnodefensemeismwasseenandswiftlywalkedtowardstheke．Takingasmalloe，shepaddledtowardstheoppositeshore．Oncemore，sheturolookatthemajesticpavelopedinfog．
"Tomorrowwhenthesunrises,allintheKingdomwillbemine!OhGod!Willtherebeatomorrowforme?"Thewomanandtheoesoondisappearedinthefogoverthestillwater．
WhentheslimfigureofIleenreemergedfromthedensefogatthemouthofthesecretcave,shewasnolongeralone．ShewasapahestalwartCyclops,hertoolfortakiheKingdomofKingDimitri．Helookedmoreimposingandawesomethahthemagicswordbyhisside．Theycameoutofthecaveandwasmovingtowardsthebackofthemountains，whileIleeeratedherpnsandstrategies．Suddenly，hereyesfellonahuge,whiteEasterlilybloomingnearby．Thatwasthefourthtimeshehadseenit，anditsmysteriousandunseasonableappearancejarredonheralreadyultra-sensitivenerves．Shewasflustered．ClutgCyclops’arm，shesaid，
"Quick!Usethatswordandcutthatlily．It’sevil!"Cyclopsobedientlysteppedforwardandwasabouttostrikewhentheflowerdisppearedinacloudofsmoke．
"Ik!ItwasasIfeared!Ourpnsareexposedandthere’snotimetolose．Let’shurry!"
Thetwoquiedtheirstepstowardsthebackofthemountains．Thecloudofwhitesmokestreakedswiftlyacrossthekewhicholishedasamirror．ItwasWhiteFairy,frantictoreporttheurgentnewsofanimmitaedusa．Atthepacegardens，shegedbacktoherbeautifulfeminineshapeaothemeetiheyhadagreedupoiclosedonallsidesbyabeautifullycarvedptformwithrowsandrowsofbonsai．Medusawasnotthere．Shelookedalround，butcouldnotfindthewhereaboutsofheroldfriend．Savagebattlecriescouldbeheardfromthebackofthemountains，increasingherayandapprehension．Shewaswringingherhandstryingtothinkofwhatshecoulddoinsuchacrisis,whenthefppingofpowerfulwingsannouhearrivalofherfriendwhodesdedtotheverandainherhumanform．WhiteFairyrantowardshersaying，
"Wherehaveyoubeen?Iwaslookingeverywhereforyou!YouknowaboutIleen?"
"Yes.Thatslytraitor!Iftheycamebytheke．Icouldswoopdownfromaboveandkillthemier，eventhoughtheyortallywouhthemagicsword．Buttheychosethemountainroute．Iotseeanythingfromabovebecauseofthefog，andifIflylower，thetreeswouldhampermyflightandevenbreakmywingsifIamnotcareful.”
"Oh,whatshallwedo?Whatshallwedo?Mybowandarrowarealsouselessinthefoggyforest.”
Medusapattedherfragilefriendontheshoulderandtriedtofortherbysaying，
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