KingDimitrigreetedthebeauties,huggedandkissedthemandtalkedtoeadeveryohemfly.Dawnbroke.QueenAishasaid,
“Whydon’tyouallgoupstairs,adressed.ThenwewillgathertogetherhereatthegreathallwithKingDimitri.”Thebeautiesallbowedandsaid,
“Yes,yourmajesty.”abacktotheirrooms.Thiswasararereunion.AllthebeautiesoftheKingdomwerepresentwiththeexceptionsofRomiwhoremainedbehindinthemundaneworldtorecuperate,EileenandStephanieassedaway,Charmaineainewhohadgonebacktothe7thheavenandMariannawhohadmarried.Theattendiieswereeighteeninall.Itwasareuniontoberemembered,forunbeknowntoall,thiswastobethestreunionofitskindintheKingdom.Butofcourseatthetimenoonecouldknowwhatgesanddevelopmentswouldevolve.KingDimitrisatonhisthrone.Helookedaroundthegreathallnowfilledwithhisbeauties,beautifusflowersandradiatingvitalityandexuberandfeltgenuinelyhappyandsatisfied.
Forthismomentousoccasion,theywerealldressedinformattirewhichheighteheirbeautyandelegancebecausetheyknewsoontheeldersandchieftainsofthetribeswouldeandpaytheirrespedofferhomagetotheirking.KingDimitri’sheartwasfullofgdnessanddelight,butwhenhiseyesfellonthesixemptyseatsintheroomhecouldnothelpfeelingasenseofwistfulnessandloss.Hesuddenlyhadastrangeimpressionthatthebeautieswerealllikeexquisiteflowersinfullbloom.
“Whowaslikethatorchidunfurlingitsdelicatepetalsandinparablefragrahehollowvalleys?ThatwasAishaofcourse,therenownedschor,withanairofunmatchedrefiandelegance.SheisworthyanddeservingofthetitleofqueenofthisKingdomofDreams.”
“Lookatthatcolorfunddistinguished-lookingpeony.Isn’tthatthepersonificationofthedignifiedandnobleMegginn?Onlysheisparabletothepeony.Sheisaniandhappy-go-luckygirl,butwhentheneedaroseshecouldgeimmediatelyintoacapableandresoluteander.ShehastightandpletetroloverthefiheKingdom,butsheisnotproudandarrogantoverherpositionofpower.Wheneversomethingimportantesup,shealwayssultsQueenAishabeforemakingafinaldecision.Thatisreallyrareandudable.”KingDimitri’sattentionwasdrawntoabcktulip,arareanduniquehybrid.Hethought,
“That’stheembodimentofMedusa!”Medusa’simageappearedasofbeforehiseyes,hercoldbutgeoustenance,herheadofsnakehairandespeciallyherpiergeyes,sointimidatingandunnerving.SheisGod’sgifttome,myrightarm.SheistheguardianofmyKingdom.Withherencirgtheblueskiesabove,Irestassuredthatthesafetyofthebeautiesareingoodhands.Uheblueskies,abrightredpoppywasswayinginthewind.Itbloomedfgrantlywithahintofevil.
“ThatwasthepersonificationofIleen.Butisn’tshedead?Shemaybedead,buttheflowerlivesonforeverinthisworld.AlthoughIleenwasschemingandcraftyandwaokillmewithavengeance,Iorderedhertobetwofromthewaist,aremelycruelmethodofexecution.Thatwasamadorder,bornofadesireforrevenge,forwhichIamdeeplyremorseful.Letallthislove,hateaydieoutwiththepassageoftime.Letmerememberonlyherbeauty,rememberonlyhergoodpoints.”AnexquisitelywovenofthornsappearedbeforeKingDimitri’seyes,whereepurplepassionflicallybloomed.
“That’ssomuchlikethepeadmysteriouselle”KingDimitrithought,“WheneverIamwithelleIwouldfeerousedsexually,butatthesametimeitwouldsublimatetoahigherlevelintoaspirituallove.Iwonderifsexandabstinenco-existtogether.Ifitcould,thenitwouldbeanimprovementiouscultivation,aperfectphilosophicattitude.Later,whenIhaveaceIwillpersonallyexperimentwith”.SuddenlyKingDimitrisawawillowywisteriabranchbeingcarriedhighintotheskybyagustofwind,likesomeoneonaswing.Clustersofpurpleblueblossomsdottedthebranchwhichwastossedhelplesslyabout.
“Isn’tthatasymbolofRomi’sfate?”hethought.Sheobeattachedtoamaniolive,justlikethewisteriablossomthatogtoavineioexist.Buthercharacteralwayscshedwithfate,whichmadeherahelplessvictim.Romiisavulnerableflowerthatneedsextratenderlovingcare.”ThebeautiessawKingDimitri’sexpressionturnsluggishandhiseyesstarriilyintospace.TheykhattheirKingwasagaininhisstrangereverie.Wheneverhelookeddulndtransfixed,hisbrainwasactuallyingfastatdoublespeed.Theywonderedwhatnewphilosophyoflifehehadeupwithorwasheintoanotherworldaltogether?IsthereandomofDreamsbesidesthisohebeautiestalkedandughedamongstthemselves,leavingtheirKingaloneinhisabstractedmusings.
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