Justthen,tenhugesunssuddenlyburstontotheskies,eaeofthemradiateddazzlingbrilliandscorgheat.Theyactedasiftheyweremad,roguephathaddroppedoutoftheirnormalorbitarampagingaboutinadisorderlyfashionalloverthepce.Thebinedbrilliaensunscouldblindanyhumanbeingandtheirbicouldscorchtheearth.Theverytreesandpntswouldhaverunawayfastifonlytheyhadlegs.KingDimitri’sloyalsubjectswhohadgatheredaroundthepace,escapedtothedepthoftheforesttogetawayfromitsblindingrays.Somesimplyjumpedintothecoolkewaterstomprotecttheirsafety.Medusa’slusterlesseyesseemedtohaveregainedsomeoftheirsplendor.Shewasimmuheblindingraysofthesunsandlookeduptowardstheskies.Aflyingarrowhitohetensuns,sendingitspiralingdowninaburstoffmetodestinationunknown,itsdazzlingradiainguished.MedusareizedthemagicarrowasbelongingtoKingDimitribecauseshehadoncebeenwoundedbyit.Soonanoldarrowhitanothersun,makingitburstinfmesanddisappearintooblivionsomewhereintheuniverse.Thegoldarrowthenflewbacktoitsowner.Medusasuddenlythought,“Yes!ThatgoldarrowmustbelongtoApollo,Zeus’belovedson.Itwashewhoshotmejustnow.”
QueenAisha,whowashnearbyexcimed,
“Oh!HohiteFairywouldebadreportonwhat’sgoingon!Thisckofinformationisreallygettingtous.Iwonderwhyshehasn''''teback!”Justthen,apuffofwhitesmokeflewintothegreathalnddroppedstraightintoKingDimitri’scrystalgoblet.WhiteFairydrankthewihirstily,parchedforliquid.Shelookedhaggardandwilting.Someofhertealshadbeenscorchedbckbythestrongsun.QueenAishawasveryhappytoseeherandimmediatelygotsomeclearcookwaterandsprioals.Thebeautiescrowdedaroundhereagerfornewsastowhatening.
“Good.Icamebacktyouthetestnews,”WhiteFairysaidpanting.“ButletmecatchmybreathfirstandthenIwilltellyoueverything.”
Ridingonthebackofhisflyingsteed,Lightning,KingDimitristreakeduptotheclouds.Hesawendlessnsofsoldiersalroundhim,figuredinpreciserows,theirarmhtandshiny,andtheirbearingsstrongandrobust.Hethought,
“ThesemustbethecelestialhostsbroughtdownfromtheseventhheaveheKingofgods.”Inthemidstoftheseformidabletroops,twebanners,oingthesuherthemoon,couldbeseenflutteringinthebreeze.Behem,twochariots,onegoldonesilver,fhesidesofathirdcharierandmoreeboratelyequipped.Initstoodadignified,awe-inspiringandmajesticmiddle-agedgodwearingadazzlinggold.Byhisside,twinnymphs,youngaiful,weregazingatKingDimitriwitheyesbeamingwithaffe.KingDimitri,themasClementineandCharmaine,whohadstayedforatimeinhisKingdomofdreams.HeytoseethatCharmainehadnowattainedherownimage,butdidprudenttoaowledgethem.Witheyeslookingstraightahead,KingDimitrigallopedfearlesslyforward,stoppingatadistanKingZeus’chariot.Hebowedlowonhishorseandsaid,
“Yourmajestymustbemyliegelord,KingZeus.IhadnoknowledgeIwouldbehavingthehonorofyourvisitandsoamteiningtoweleyou.Ihopeyouwillfiveme.”AsmileliftedtheersofKingZeus’lips,butitwashardtofathomitstruemeaning.Itheldatraceofridicule,buthealsoseemedtohavesomerespedappreciationforthislittle-knownrulerofasmallremotekingdom.Hesaidinaloudvoice,
“Didyoueherealone?”
“Yes,yourmajesty,”repliedKingDimitri,againbowinglowfromatophishorse.“Yourmajestyismyliegelord.Youefromfarawayintheheavenswithyhtarmytomyremoteandisotednd.MayIaskwhatordersyouhaveforme,yourmosthumblevassal?Pleaseletmeknow.”Zeusgaveaheartyughwhichstoppedabruptly.Hisfaceturernandaustereandsaid,
“Good!Itisdaringandboldofyoutoeandfacemealone.Youhavetheoaskmepointbnkofmyiions.Siisso......”
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