"YourMajesty!"shesaidingforward，"Allowmetosayaword．Cyclopshasindeedittedaheinouscrimeanddeservetodie．ButheoncesavedmylifeandhedidhelptofighttheinvasionoftheRomansoldiers．IbegYourMajestytosiderhisformertributionsandresideryourverdict.”Dimitripreteohesitateforamomentandthensaid，
"Hisdeathsentencemaybeuted,butadulterywithohebeautiesisunpardonable．HavehimcastratedandbanishedforeverfromtheKingdom.”
"ThankHisMajestyforpardoningyourlife，Cyclops!"saidMedusa．Cyclopskowtowedandsaid，
"Iamwillingtotakemypunishment，yourMajesty，butpleasedonotbanishme．IhavelivedinthesemountainsforaslongasIremember，andknowofnootherhome．Idonotwanttoleave.”Whathedidnotsaywas,hewaobenearMedusa，tobeabletocatchaglimpseofhereverynowandthen．Hecouldnetherbeautyandhergracefulnessassheflewinthesky．
"Sobeit,”saidDimitriandwavedhishandforhimtobetakenaway．ThecastrationdidnotbotherCyclopsverymuchashisbodyhadtheextraordinaryfunofhealinganywoundwithinminutes.Afterthat,hewentbacktohisoldlifeintheGiantMountainsandhissexualanswhichhadbeencastratedgrewbackagainwhichwouldterwreakhavotheKingdom.Bythen，thegoldwhichIleenhadboughtfromalroundtheworldhadbeguntoarriveandadockwasbuiltatthefootofthemountain．Cyclopswasgiveaskofcarryihetop．Walkingbackwards,hebegantoworkatdaybreakaedatsu,bslowlyonuntilthisHerculeantaskwasdone．Heneverrevoltedagain．
AfterCyclopshadbeentakenaway，KingDimitriorderedIleenthtin．Themagisterialvoicesofthepaceguardsrepeatingtheorderechoedthroughthehall，
"Bringiraitoress,Ileen!"Dirt-smeared,hairindisarray,Ileenwalkedin．Herbeautyshoinspiteofallshehadbeenthrough．SeeingKingDimitri’sdignifieddemeanorfromafar,shewassmotewithasenseofshame,sowhenshecamebeforethethrone,shekdown,headbowed．
"Raiseyourheadandlookatme!"Dimitrianded．IleenlookedupandsawKingDimitri’ssternfacecoldasfrost,withnotraceofhisusualeasy-goinghumorandaffe．Hereyesturhebdwhitebeautiesbehindhimandagreenfireofjealedinherheart．
"Whathaveyoutosay,Ileen?Whydidyoubetraymeagainandagain?Ifyougivemeonegoodreasonforyourcourseofa,Iwillpardonyou.”Ileenlookedbackathimantagonistically．Defiandangerobliteratedanyforherownlife．Loveisastrahing．Itbesweetashoneyorasbitteraspoison．
"Iwasbornarebel．There’snorhymeorreasonformyas.”
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