“Nowthatuteverythingiandhaveputourselvesonanewfootiusjusttalkaboutthepastonemoretime.Yourndsmayhemostfertile,buttheyarenotreallysoaridthatfood,sheepandcowsareinshortsupply,whythendidyoureallystartthisbattlewithus?”Onhearingthis,Atsagaiohiskneesandreplied,
“Itisallmyfault…Iamguilty…Idon’tdaretotalkaboutit…”whilehegealthilytowardstheleftwiththeerofhiseyestowhereWhiteFairy,ClementineandCharmainewerewhisperingtogether,ahreepairsofeyessntedeverynowaowardsKingDimitriandAts.KingDimitribeingthecleveranddisingmonarchhewas,hadalreadysurmisedwhatitwasalbout.HeughedaloudandcalledtoClementineandCharmaioeover.HeagainhelpedAtstohisfeetsaying,
“Ah,littlebrother,Itoldyouwewerebrothersandthereforeareequalineveryway.Douthefiningandstiffcourtetiquette.Let’streateachotherasfamilywhichwillbemuchmorecasuandharmonious.”
“Yes,sire.Yesyourmajesty”repliedAts.
“e,e”saidKingDimitriasClementineandCharmainewalkedover.“Letmeintroduceyoutoeachother.“Thisismynewbrother,Ats.Givehimahugyoutwotoshowyoursincerewele.”AtswasaghastanddidnotknowwhatKingDimitri’siionswerebutClementineeverpoisedandgraciouswalkedoverandhuggedandkissedhimquiteinitiatively.Atswassurprisedthatthebodyheheldinhisarmsdidobeonemadeoffleshandblood.Orary,itseemedtobejustairwithnosubstaall.Charmainealsocameandhuggedandkissedhimanditwasthesamewithhertoo.Ats’expressiorayedhissurpriseandchagrincausingCharmaiochuckleandsay,
“Doyouuandnow?Althoughwesistersareheavenlynymphs,wehavebeautifulfeaturesandshapebutnosubstance.OurretionshipwithKingDimitriisohepurestptoniclove,whichfewpeoplederstand…”
“Thehumanbodywithitssexualdesireshasbodytemperature”tinuedClemewillgrowoldanddecay.Butspiritualloveiseternal.Doyouuandnow…?”Atskdowntothetwonymphssaying,
“Iamafool.Iamafool.OnlynowdoIuaruemeaningoflove…Formerly,Ionlywanted…Ionlywanted…”Beforetwosuchetherealcreatures,hecouldnotsayoutloudthewords“alpossession.”KingDimitripulledhimtohisfeetsaying,
“Ijusttoldyounottoadheretocourtprotocol,whyareyoukneelingdownagaiup.Getup.Letmeintroduceyoutosomeverygoodoldfriendsofminewhojustcamefromthemundaneworld…”JusttheingofdrumsandmusipipesandotherinstrumentscouldbeheardingfromallthepathsinthemountainsforDeannahadtoldthevarioustribesthatKingDimitriwasbadeveryone’smindwasateaseandtheywerehappyandjubint.Suddenly,theysawtheflowersbloomingonthebrareesandshrubsinthemountainsflyawaytowardsthegoldpace.Then,afteraperiodoftimetheyallflewbackagailedontheirinalbranchesandtiobloom.Theoldchieftainsiribesallsaidthatitwasagoodomen.KingDimitrimusthavedefeatedtheenemiesandallthedeadwarriorshadbeenbroughtbacktolifeagainsothevarioustribesbeganpreparationstocelebratevictory.Theycarriedthearyfoodanddrinkstheyusedforcelebrationsontheirbacksoronpolesandbroughtthemtothewideopenpinsinfrontofthegoldpace.KingDimitri’sgreatvictoryFeastthusbegan.ThewholeKingdomwasagainfillediritofjoyfulfestivityasifitaradiseapartfromthemundaneworld.
Uhevastexpanseofblueskies,thousandsofloyalsubjectsoftheKingdomofDreamsgatheredontheopenpinsbeforethegoldpacebytheemeraldgreenmeadows.TheysanganddandquaffedfromtheircupstocelebratethereturnoftheirbelovedKingDimitri.Thebattlehadendedandthedeadonbothsideshadbeenmiraculouslybroughtbacktolifeagain.Suchhearteningandencingnewsgalvanizedeveryooafrenzyoffestivitiesthatsurpassedthecelebrationofallpastevents.Inaerhekeargewoolereadonthegreengrassandallkindsofcolorfulfreshfruitwereoffered.Manyotherkindsoffoodileduphigh.KingDimitriandhisgoodfriendssataroundinacircle.EventhoughoutwardlyCharmaineainehadbeautifulfeaturesandshapes,theydidnothavesubstantialfleshbodiesandthereforedidnotpartakeofanykindoffoodanddrink.SotheyjoinedWhiteFairyandbusiedthemselveswithblendingthewineandreplenishingeveryone’scupwiththeuniquehundredflowerwinemadeonlyintheKingdomofDreams.ThetwoloyalservantsImaginationaivitystoodbehindKingDimitrireadytocarryouthisorders.MedusaandCyclopsstoodbesideKingDimitritoensurehissafetyaigersKojakandCortezroamedaroundtheareaonthelookoutforanyinfriofsecurity.Ofcourseinsuchahappytimetherewerenoenemiesabout,butkeepingtheareaaroundKingDimitrisafeandsecurewasalsoofparamountimportance,forwhoguaranothinguntowardwouldhappeniinstant?Takethebattlethatjusttookpcehereforinstance,whocouldhaveknownbeforehandthatitwouldhappen?Thereforeitwasonlyfittingthatprecautioakenjustincase…KingDimitrihelduphiscuptohisfriendsandsaid,
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