"Oh,I’msorryIfrightenedyou.Iwasn’tgoingtopluckyou.Iwasjustcurioushowaerlilycametogrowonarosebushandwaofeelifyouwerereal.”
"It’salright,”repliedthefairywhoknewMegginoharm."IattachedmyselftotherosebushbecauseIwaoabsorbsomeoftheblood-redcoloroftherose.Ohenutritionofbloodtomakeoiful,youknow.”MegginnsuddenlyrecalledthatDimitrihadtoldheraboutabeautyintheKingdomwhowastransformedfromaerLily,ahebeautybeforehermustbetheFlowerFairy.Sheheardherasking,
"Whoareyou?Idon’tthinkwe’vemetbefore.”
"I’mMegginn.KingDimitriiojoinhisKingdom.”
"Oh,howwonderful!"theFairyreplied,gherhaedly."Imusttelltheothersthatthere’sanothernewmember!"Shegedintoacloudofwhitesmokeandstreakedtowardsthepace.Megginntinuedonherway,enjoyingthemyriadflowersscatteredseverywhere,sorareandsobeautifulshefeltshecouldn’tpossiblydojustiall.Onthedrawbridgesuspendedinmidair,shetookadeepbreathandinhaledairsopureaseemedtoseherbody.Shefeltherselfbeingsolightthattheslightestbreezecouldliftheroffherfeet.IfaerLilycouldgeintoafairy,ossibleforhumanstobeeafairy,too?Ofcourseitwas,shedecided.
Soonshecametotheothersideofthebridgeandressedbythegrandeurandmagnificeoftheaesepacewithitsglitteringyellowtileandtiltingeavesofcarveddragons.Theenormousfrontdoorwastightlyclosed,butbythesideentrawonakedbeautiesstoodwavingandsmiling,dwarfedbytheimposingredpilrsthatoredtheentrawasWhiteFairyandanotherbeautywithherhaircasuallykhenapeofherneck.Slightlyvisiblewrihesideofhereyesonlyatedhermaturebeautyandnoblecarriage.ItwasAisha,whosaidsmiling,
"YoumustbeMegginn.KingDimitrihasalreadynotifiedusofyouring.Areyoutiredbythelongjourney,mydear?Yourroomsarereadyforyou.Wouldyouliketoliedownaforawhiletorefreshyourself?"Shechattedaffablyondoingherbesttoputthenew-erateaseassheusheredherintothehall.Beforeshecouldintroducehertohernewsurroundings,ahostofnakedbeautiesarrived.Theatmosphereatoncebecamevivaciouswhiletheyintroducedthemselvesandweledtheirnewpanion,keepingupalivelychatterallthewaytoherspaciousandexpensivelyfurnishedroomsohirdfloor.Everythingwasarraohertaste,asifshehaddesighemherself:thickcarpets,antiquefurnitureandawonderfulviewofthesplendidmountainranges.AishathenformallyintroducedMegginntotheotherswhoweledherwarmly.
Megginnwasquiteoverebytheirbeautyandfriendlinessandtriedherbesttomatchthehebeautiestothesebeautifulfacessurroundihefadnakedslenderfiguresfloatedaroundwithinhervision1ikeacloudofwaveringshadowsreflectedoer,remindihemyriadofrareblossomssheenteredoothepace.Megginnhadalridedherselfonherbeauty,buthereshesawthateveryohemwereatleastherequal.Afterawhile,Aishasaid,
"WeshouldletMeggiawhile.Whydon’tweallgoandmakepreparationsforthewelepartytonightinhonorofYoko,MaraandMegginn?"Thebeautiesnoddedinagreementaodisperse,agaieratingtheirweleandaskioetothepartyassoonasshefeltrested.Soon,theonlyowasAisha,whoalwaysactedashostessandinitiatedthenewmembers.Megginntooktothemellowandintelligentwomanatooldheraboutherayregardingherirualperiodandaskedifshecouldborrowsomepads.Aishasmoothedthehairoftheyoungwomansoftlyandlovinglyasamotherwouldandsaidsoothingly,
"Don’ttroubleyourselfaboutthesetrivialthings,Megginn.It’snoproblematall.Justrestandtakeiteasy.YouseethathereintheKingdomallofusgoaroundnaked,freefromallstraints.Everythingisnaturandcasualhere.Ifyouwish,Stephaniecouldteachyouhowtostopyourperiodaltogethersoyouwoheredwithitanymore.NowtakeanapMegginn,andwhenyoufeelrestedeandjoinusbytheke.”
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