"Whatarelief!Itslippedmymindpletely!Howstupidofmetetthat!"
"Well,nowthattheloadisoffyourmind，IhopeYourMajestyhaveagoodnight’srest．ImustgobacktotheKingdomandmakesurenothingisamiss.”Medusaheadedfortheentrahehut．Asshewasbendingtoleave,sheturnedbadsaid．
"IfYourMajestyshouldevermeetwithsomeproblemandneedme,youonlyhavetocallmyloudthreetimesandIwillknowandwilletoyoursideatonce.”Dimitrinoddedandwatchedassheleftthedipidatedshelter，spreadoutherhandsandslowlyfloatedupwards．Assheasdedabovethesurroundingrooftop,shesuddenlysomersaultedintheair,transformedintoahugebirdandshotupintothesky．
Medusatraveledinthenightatatremendousvelocity．Theflutteringewingsstirredupaswirlingwindimosphere．Lookingdownfromonhighatthemassesoftwinklinglightsshiningbelow,shefeltthatthishumansocietythathadostracizedherthousandsofyearsago,nowseemedseandunfamiliar．Thegeswerephenomenal．Godcreatedtheworld,butmaedcivilization,whichhaddevelopedsoswiftlyitseemedalmosttohavereacheditsextreme．Whatwouldeafterthat,Medusawondered．Aftertraversingtensofthousandsofmiles,shewasfinallynearingtheKingdomofDreams．Medusasloweddownherpadflewlower,encirgthesurroundingmountainsseveraltimes．Findingnothingoutoftheordinary,sheflewlowerstilloverthetwinpeaks．Shesawlightsbytheke,whereLotus，Deanna，ElinaandNovelweretalkingi，decidednottodisturbthem，andmadeforthehighestroofofthepace，whereshesettleddownandscoutedthedistrict．PairsofnternsmovedbrisklyacrossthedrawbridgeandshekwastheeffitIleenaaffgoingtoworkattheadministrativebuilding．
Ileen
InthegreathalloftheadministrativebuildingwerespreadboxesoftributessenttoKingDimitrifromhisemissariesallovertheworld．Knowingthereweretwenty-fourbeautieswhomhefavored，manyofthempaidtributesintheforminandexpensivegemsandexquisitelymountedjewelry．IleengncedoverthelotandsawthattherewasnothiacurorunusualbecausegemsandjewelswereinabundanKingDimitri’sKingdom．Sheorderedherstaff，
"AsktheBeautiestoeinahere’sanythingtheywouldliketokeep．Whateverisleftbeitemizedandputinthesafe.”
"WhatshouldbedohthefiftykilosofdiamofromAfrica?"askedoneofherstaff.Ileenlookedatthemagnifitlycarvedboxofredsandalwoodfullofdiamonds,theirbrilliandingoffmulticoloredsparksuhelights．Shehesitatedforamomentwhilehereyestraveledaroundthehalndfelloerfountaininthemiddle．Ninegonsfroligier,eaadifferentpose,werepcedatstrategicpositionssothatthestreamsofwatersproutingfromtheirmouthswouldcrisscrossandformaravagantwaterdispy．
"Pourthemintothewaterfountain.”Herorderwascarriedoutatohepreciousgemsaddedfshandsparkletothealreadybrilliantandshimmeringdispy．
Ileenwalkedupthebroadbutshallowstepstothefourelevatorswhichledtothetopofthebuilding．Theseoldfashionedsemi-manualbespokenautomatonwereanobvioustrasttothusultramodernbuilding，butitsveryingruityatedthedesigner’suniquenessandiy．Oneofherstaffslidopeicedgssouterdoorandthefoldinginnerdoormadeofsolidgold．Ileensteppedintoohecages,whileherstaffscatteredintotheremainingthreeelevators．Sheclosedthedoorsoertheotherandpushedthebuttontothetopfloor．IleeobethesecretarytoMr．Kaffee,presidentofWorldBank．Herexceptionalcapabilitiesmadeherindispensabletohim．Shewaslegendaryforherdexterityatrevivingfailingandbankruptenterprisesandmakingthemprofit-produgagain．ShehadbeeothirdworldtriesthatowedmoheWorldBankandwereuopayback．Shemoderheirfinancialsystem,anizedandrenovatedtheirbankingpractices，therebystimutingtheireyuntiltheybecamehealthyinstitutionsthatcouldrepaytheirdebts．KingDimitrihappeomeetherinoneofhisnumerousadventuresandbroughthertohiskingdom．fidentofherabilities,hebestowedohedistinctivehonorofchiefadministratorofhisKingdom,inchargeofeverythinginhisabsence．Hereffitmafreedhimfrommoadministrativeworkhiscolossalwealthentailed,enablinghimtopursuehisfavoritepastimeofroamingaboutashewilled．Hebecamelikeabesottedemperorwhowentaboutenjoyinghimself,leavinghisempireinthehandsoforustedsubject．
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