“YouwereapanyingKingDimitri.Didiceyou?”
“No”repliedWhiteFairy.“Whehecloudyer,KingDimitrithrewmeupintotheclouds,whereIhid.Thecloudyerthatlookssosolidisreallymadeupofindividualclouds.Whowillnoticethatthereisapuffofwhitesmokehidingamongstthem?”Medusawasrecfromherwound.Herforeheadwasnolongercoveredwithbeadlikeperspiration.
“IhavepletefidenKingDimitri’smilitaryskilndprowess“shesaidcalmly,“Iamsurehewillebacktriumphant.Atthesametime,Iamsurethebarbariantribeswillnotdaretoinvadewhentherearesomaialsoldiersabove.Theyareallscaredtoooftheinteandbzingbrightnessoftheeightsuns.ActuallynowIamnotatallworried.”
“No.No“saidWhiteFairy.Doimistictoosoon.AtZeus’sideisanotherfiercewarrior,Artimus.SheisonthesidelinefiercelywatgthebattlebetweewinbrotherApolloandKingDimitri.Ifshejoinsinandthefightbeestwotoone,KingDimitriwillhaveahardtimewinning.”Yells,shoutsandappusewereheardagainfromthecloudyer.Medusalookedagainandsawtwoarrowsflyingintheair,eachhittingasuwopssankdown,theirfireaextinguished.WhiteFairydradropofwineaohavepletelyrecoveredherradiantspirits.Shesaid,
“Imustgobackupahingsaregoing.Iwillreportbacktoyouall.”
“Areyht?”askedQueenAisha.Whydon’tyourestalittlebitmore.”
“Noproblem,”WhiteFairyreplied.“Don’tworry.Iamalright.Iwillbebacksoon.”Sayingso,shegedtoapuffofsmokeandflewaway.
AfterWhiteFairyleft,silencereignedagaininthepace.Althoughfourofthesunshadbeenshotdown,thescorgheatandblindingradiaheremainingsixsuillwreakinghavothepeopleandpntlifeonthegroundbelow.Thetemperaturewithinthepacewassweltering,notmuchcoolerthanthatinsideafurnace.QueenAisharemainedcalmandunruffledasusual.Herfearlessnessinthehourofperilwasreallyadmirable.Herposurecalmeddownthebeauties,whoagainsatdowntoawaitthenewsofbattle.Onlyohemremainedagitated.Toorestlesstoremai,sherubbedherhands,drewmeaninglesslinesandcirclesonthegroundwithherfeet.Intheeoodupaprowlingaroundthegreathall.ThatwastheurainablenaughtygirlDorna.QueenAishauoodthegirl.SheknewDornawouldreallyliketoflyuptotheskiesandwatchthebat.Infact,shewouldnotmindjoiningintooandhelpKingDimitri.Butshecouldn’tdosobecauseshecouldnotfly.
“Dorna”QueenAishasaid“It’shotinhere.Lookatyoursisters.Theyaresittingtherequietlybuttheyarestillperspiringprofusely.You’dbettercalmdown.Whyareyouwalkingaroundincircleslikethat?e.Sitdown.”
“Yes,yourmajesty”answeredDornadocilely.Butherlegskeptwalkingtowardsthesidehall.
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