AstrranalltreewaftedtowardsKingDimitri.Helookedbutcouldseenoflowers.Oncloseriion,hefoundmyriadsoftinyyellowblossomsclusteredonthebranchesuheleaves.
“Thismustbetheosmanthustree”hethought,“thepersonificationofCharmaihenymphwithnoimageandnosubstawhoyetreallyexists.Thoughfragrancehashershapenorsubstandotbeseenortouched,it,too,reallyexistsintheair.NowCharmainehasreturoherhomeintheseventhheavehherfatherZeus.Isherlifehappy?Ioftenthinkofherawinsister.”
ThinkingofClementine,KingDimitrienvisionedaregalgreenandebirdwithbluishpurplecrest,abouttofpherwingsandtakeoffintotheskies.Itwasabirdofparadise,abirdhatchedbyaflower.“Thetwinswerenymphsfromtheseventhheavenanditwashtforthemtoreturntotheirheavenlyabode.WhythendidIseetearsshimmeringattheerofhereyes?Perhapsshewasloathetoleaveme?Ah,Clementine,Clementine,fetallthis.Fetme.FettheKingdomofDreams.Wipingallthisfromyourmemorywillmakeyourfuturelifehappierandmoreenjoyable.
SuddenlytheslimfigureofayounggirlswamintothekenofKingDimitri’ssigh,whoselonghairhungdowntoherahen,justassuddenlysheturoapurpleazalea.
“ThatmustbetheembodimentofStephahought.“AfterbringiheKingdomofDreams,Ipersonallytaughtherthemethodofpractiginternartofloy.Shefinallydecapitatedthescarletdragonandsolvedthestpuzzleoflife,proviheoryofthetruthoftheuniverseandlife.Nowshemovefreelybetweendifferentspaddimensions.Butwhydidsheleavemethepuzzlingprophesybeforesheleft?Herwordsmademeuneasyandworried.Ah!Iuand.Itwasherentrustihthetaskofprotegthebeauties.Restassured,Stephanie,Iwillcarryoutmydutiestothebestofmyability.”AnefloearedbeforeKingDimitri.Itwasargeeandyellowbicolordahlia.
“IfparedtoawomabeJunoesque,tall,full-figuredandmiddle-aged.Doesn’tthatdescriptionresemblethekiedMarianna?Ah,oldfriend,Ihaven’tseenyouforalongtime.Howareyou?Howarethechildren?Istillfeelremorsefultowardsyourhusband.Shouldwelethiminonoursecret,orshoulditremainforeverasecretbetweenyouandme.Abeautifulgirlstoodunderacherrytree,wearingayellowblouseandawhitepleatedskirt.
“ItisYoko.Thatwaswhatsheefirstmet.Butherdimplesaremorepronounowandthereforemorefasating.Shewasababy,abandonedonastreeter.Amaliatookherinandbroughtherupasherown.Amaliaisoldenoughtobehergrandmother,butYokolovesherlikeamotherandtakesgoodcareofher.YokoismarriediomygoodfriendRichard.Whewegobacktoourbakery,Ithinkitwouldbegreattogivethemaformal,livelyandcheerfulweddingparty.”
othecherrytreeisacamellia,whereanirlisstanding,thelovelyanddelicateShei.Sheoor,homelessmegirlwhousedtobeateen-ageprostitute.Lefttofendforherselfatanearlyage,shewasfortoprostitutionandwastroduponbytheunderworldelementsofthestreetsandofferedlikeasacrifithealtaroffate.Amaliatookpityonher.Usinghermagicpowers,sheshrankthegirl’sbodytothesizeofafingerandswallowedherwhole,feelingherpassthroughherabdomenandreachherwomb.Thereshewasmadewholeandrebornwithanewbody.Hermenessdisappearedandshewasnormandpleteineveryrespecludinghervirginity,whichshenowprizedaboveallelseintheworld.LikeYoko,shelovedAmalialikeamotherandwasgratefulforthesedlifegiventoher.Bothofthemtookgreataliainheroldage.KingDimitrithought,
“Howluckythesetwogirlsaretofindtheirmother.Sowhatiftheyareedbyblood?Whoismymother?CouldAmaliabemymothertoo,whogavebirthtome,isretedtomebybloodandwhosepedigreeIshare?”NaughtygirlDornabecameimpatientatKingDimitriforlosinghimselfinreverieforsolong.Shewalkeduptothethroneandwavedherhandsbeforehiseyes.KingDimitrididnotrespond.QueenAishaquicklypulledheraway,whispering
“Don’tdisturbKingDimitri.Heisvulnerabletointerruptionsatthispoint.”
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