"Thestorywait”saidDimitri,"Wemusttreatyourwoundsfirst.”Takingholdofthearrow，hepulledatitwithhisrighthand．Thearrowcameoutwholeand，butbloodgushedoutofthewoundlikeanunstoppablestreaminspiteofhiseffortstostopit．WatgitflowonandonandseeingMedusagrowevenpaler,Dimitrididnotknowwhattodo．Hebenthisheadandkissedtheflesh，tornandmutitedbyhisarrow．Tohissurprise，thebloodflowslowedandhecouldseethewoundclosingandmendinguntilithealedpletelyandseemedasifithadneverbeeninflicted．
Afterrestingawhile，MedusaopenedhereyesandsawDimitrisittiendingherwound．
"YoumustbecuriousaboutCyclops．Wouldyouliketoknowhisstory?"
"Areyoubetter?Doyoufeeluptoit?"Medusanoddedpliantly．
"OnthedayIwasstrugglingwithPerseusaoffmyheadandfleithittoOlympus,Cyclopshappeobepassingby．Hesawawingedhorse，Pegasus，springupfrommybloodandjumpedonitinpursuit．HewaitedpatientlyarouempleofAthenauntilonedaywhennoonewasguardingmyhead,heslippedinandcameawaywithit．HeputitbayheadandIwasresurrected.NotonlywasIaliveagain，Ihadregainedmybeauty．Buttherewardhecimedwasmyhandinmarriage.Ididnotwanttomarryhimbecausehewasduglyandtookpleasureinkillingandplundering．Ionlywishedtomarryakind,clevermortandliveahappyandpeacefullife.ButIfeltIowedhimmylifeandthereforeshouldmarryhimoutofgratitude．Oormynight,hewasstruckbylightningwhilehuntingandwasmortallywounded．Icouldnotabandonmysaviorinhishourofneedandleavehimtohisfate，thoughIdidmakeuseofthatextraordinaryopportunitytofastenhimtothewallofthecavewithstrongheavys．Hehadtohavevirgin’sbloodeveryyearforthe100yearsiocurehiswound,soIgotitforhim.99yearshavegonebyandthistimewouldbethest．ButImetyou,whotookarey．SuchisFate!Butnomatter．Iamwillingtousemybloodtotakethepceofthevirgin’storepayhimforsavingmeandkeepingmealive…”
Uponhearinghersideofthestory,Dimitriwassilentforawhile,lostinption．Thenhesaidemphatically
“Cyclopsgaveyoubackyourlife.Heisyoursavior.Youhaverepaidhimbystayingwithhimfor99years，tendingtohishoughmanyhavediedbecauseofyoutwo，theultimatefaultdoesnotliewithyou．Iwillsparebothofyou．ButletCyclopsremaininthecaveuntilIthinkofawaytotamehisirascibletemperandferociousnature.ThenIwillsethimfree,too.”Medusastruggledtositupsaying，
"Imustseehimoncemore.”Dimitrihelpedhertoherfeetandgaveherasupparmwhileshewalkedfeeblytowardsthecave,stillweakfromtheenormouslossofblood．OnseeingDimitri,Cyclopsagaieandrushedtowardshim,shriekingandshoutingferociously，onlytobellowandstamphisfeetinfrustrationwhenheulledbackbythes.
“Calmdown,Cyclops”saidMedusaasshewalkedtowardshim．Sheputherhandsonhisfadrepeatedthewailyandsoothingly．Athersofttoudgentlewords,Cyclopsstoppedstrugglingandturneddocileasifhypnotized．
"MydearCyclops,”shetinued.“IknowyouhavelovedmeeversinceyousawmeinthedaysbeforeIwasturon．Butloveisspontaneousandotbeforced．Istayedwithyouforalmostaturyoutofgratitudefivingmeasedlife,andiurnIhavehelpedyouasmuchasIcouldinyourhourofneed．ButnowIhavemetamanworthyofmyloveandIamgoingtofollowhimwhereverhegoes．Youmuststayhereforthepresent．Iwilleandseeyouandtakecareofyoufromtimetotime．Ifyouarewillingtogeyourferociousnatureandexplosivetemper,you,toowillbefreeioodistantfuture．"ThisgenerosityoofDimitriwastocausehiminnumerabledisastersoneday,whichwillbedealtwithter．
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