"Oh!Howstupidofmenottohavecalledherearlier．IfIhaddoneso,myfriends，RichardandJamaz，haveperished.”Justthen，Mr．Kaffeetriedtomakeuseofthemomentwhennoonewasnotighimtoslipawayunobserved,butDimitricalledout，
"OliverKaffee!Don’trun．eback!"Theauthoritativevoicestoppedhimdeadinhistradheinstinctivelyturofacehismaster．Hiseyesenteredthebzinggnedusa,whohadgedbacktoherhumanform,asnake-hairednakedbeauty，andwasstandingbehindDimitri．Theverminhesawinhereyesmadehimshudderandhishaintuitivelyfun，preparedtoshoot．Butevenasheullirigger，hefelthisfiiffenandloseallsenseoffeeling．Soon，itspreadoverhisentirebodyahimselfgraduallyturningintostone．
"StopMedusa!"Dimitricalledout．"Weotlethimoffthateasily．Lethisbrainstinuew,encasedinabodyofstone．Makehimliveintorment．Thatismypunishmentforhim!"
"Yes,yourMajesty,”saidMedusa，pullinghereyesawayfromMr．Kaffee．"Yourwishshallbedone.”MeanwhileYokohadruntoRichard,gandcallingtohisnowlifelessbody,whichshecradledinherarms,whileMarastoodby,tearsstreamingdownhercheeks,tryingfutilelytofortherfriend．
"YourMajesty,"saidMedusa．"Imustgobackatohereisaterriblecrisisinthepacewhichcouldeasilyturndisastrousanyminute．Iwouldneverhaveleftthepceifithadbeenaherthanyouwhocalledme.”
"Verywell"saidDimitri."Youmaygo，buttakethesetwogirlswithyou．Iwillfollhtaway.”
MedusagedbatoanenormousbirdandstoopeddocilelyinfrontofYokoandMara,toletthemgetonherback．Havingnootheralternative,thetwogirlstimidlymouheirferociousrideandclosedtheireyesinfrightasshesoaredupintotheskyandflewbacktotheKingdom．Dimitri’ssolitaryfigurewaslikeaphantom，wanderingaroundinthedeadofnighttobidfarewelltohisfriends．WalkioRichard,helookedsadlyathisremains,rememberingwhatanimblethiefandgamblerhewas.Nowafterdeath,thatsamebodyhadbeeauselesswaste．
"YouhavealwayswishedforendlessrichesRichard,”hesaid."Mayyouremainforeverinydreamandenjoyittoyourheart’stent.”ThengoioJamaz，hesaidindeepremorse，
"As，myfriend，Ihadhopedtoleadyoualltowealthandriches，butinsteadIledyoutoanearlygrave．YnifitphysiquehadhuntedandfoughtwithwildbeastsinthewildsofAfridsurvived,onlytomeetyourdeathhereicivilizedpartoftheworldfarawayfromhome.”Dimitrisighedandsaid，"Butthen,fewpeoplewereeverbornahesamepce.”LookingatJamaz’sbloodybody，headded"YourfowishossessthebodyofaCaucasianwoman．Ihopethatinydream，yourwishmayberealized.”Theshrillscreamsofpolicesirenscouldbeheardianingfromallsides,gettingcloserandcloseruntiltheyscreechedtoahaltbeforeWorldBank．Dimitrimurmured，"It’stimeformetogoandfindmyselfasafehaventoydownmyfleshbody,freefromdisturbances,forImustgobaylongedKingdomwhiowincrisis.”Heleftthespothastily,leaviue-likebodyofMr．Kaffee,eternallystiffandimmobile，standingthereimmersedinpainfulsilentptiontoehecallouserosionoftimeandtheharshnessofthesun,windandrain．
Fppingherpowertulwingsswiftlyandforcefully,MedusamadeabeeliheKingdom,anxioustoreturntotherescue，prayingshewoulde．Thetwogirlsonherbaervousandfrightened，closedtheireyesandclutchedhertightly，whiletherofwindsrushedpasttheirears．Afterflyingovertlessmountainsandrivers,theyfeltherspeedsandMedusabeganherdest．Thefoghaddispersed,themountainbelowseemededinfmesandbattlecriesresouheair．Justasshehadanticipated，thewidebeltoffirewasnotsuffittoholdoffCyclops’attackafterherdeparture．HeandIleenhadalreadycrossedthefirebeltandwasengagedinhandtohandbatwiththebrave,loyalwarriorsofKingDimitri,whorusheddauntlesslyforwardtocheckhisadvance．Shouldertoshoulder,theyformedawallofflesh,heedlessoftheirownlivesandsafety,fortheyknewonceCyclopscrossedtheirstlineofdefeheresultwouldbedisastrousandunthinkable．Thegroundwasalreadypavedwithbrokenlimbsandmutitedbodiesandcrimsonblooddyedtheearth．WhiteFairywasiic，shootingrandomarrowsatCyclopswhentheopportunityarose．ButCyclopshadeyesbothatthefrontandatthebackofhisheadandwithIleentohelphim，hemaofendoffmostofthem．Theohatdidhithim，hepulledoutandthrewawayandthewoundsoonclosedandhealed．Finallynoarrowwasleftinherquiver．Whenheseemedonthepointofbreakingthrough,WhiteFairythrewcautiontothewinds．Transfherselfoncemoretowhitesmoke，shemadestraightforthebattlefieldanddirectedthewarriorstogetheirtactiore,uhoritativeguidahespiritsofthebravewarriorsrosealefieldcamealiveagain．TheyfocusedtheirattaIleen,distragCyclops’attention,fhimtoturnbadprotecthiswoman,thussingthefordspeedofhisonsught．Buttheywerestiltanimpasse：agicswordcouldnotcutthroughtheintangiblewhitesmoke，buthercouldWhiteFairycapturethemowasatthiscrucialmomentthattherushingofwingsannouhearrivalofMedusaandsoeformovershadowedthebattlefield．Thebeautieswhowereanxiouslywatgfromthebaliesiicshoutedinjoy："Medusa’sback!We’resaved!"
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