“Thankyou,yourmajesty.Thankyouyourmajesty”saidKingDimitri,bowing.“Sinceyousodecree,Iwillobeyyourand.”
“Butdon’tfetyourpromise”saidZeus.“Startingfromtomorrow,Iwillgiveyouthreedaystopletelydestroyyoldpace.”
“Iwillkeepmyword”repliedKingDimitri.
“Well,siisso,Iwillgiveordersformytroopstoreturntoourheavenlykingdom.”
JustasZeuswasabouttoraisehisarmtoorderthewithdrawal,thetwoyoungnymphswhohadbeelingbyhisside,walkedbeforehimadown.Theysaid,
“DearfatherZeus,thetwoofushaveaboontoaskofyou.Wewanttomovetothemoontolive.Duringtheday,wewillreturntotheseventhheavehyouandserveyou.Atnightwewillgobaoon.Themoonisthepheearth.WewillbeabletoseeKingDimitriandtheKingdomofDreams.Wewillsobeabletoseethebeautiestherewhohavebeeerstousandwhomwelovelikesisters.Wewillbeabletohavethebestofbothworlds.Father,pleaseallowusthislittlefavor!”ClementineandCharmaihatZeuswasinagoodandmagnanimousmood.Sotheytooktheopportunitytobegforafavor.TheywereecstatiZeussaid,
“Siisso,Iwillgrantyouyourrequest...”TurningtoKingDimitri,hesaid,
“You,KingDimitriseemtohavewon.Youhaveatleastwontheheartsofmybeloveddaughters.”Zeuswavedhisswordintheair.Thecloudyerthathadgatheredherefromthefourersoftheearthgraduallydispersedtobeeindividualcloudsandthehundredsofthousandsofsoldiersfloatedawayonthem.Innotimethecloudshaddisappeared.SodidZeusandhisente.AllthatwasleftwasKingDimitriandhismagichorseLightningflyingfreelyinthecrystalblueskiers.Howspacioustheuniverse!Howmagnifitthemountainsandkes!ButatthatmomentKingDimitriwasinnomoodtoenjoythembecauseinhishearthewasthinkingofhowtofulfillhispromisetoZeus:howtodestroythegoldpace.Adarkspotcameflyingtowardshimfromadistance.Asitear,hesawitwasnaughtygirlDornaridingonAmalia’sflyingbroom,flourishingargehatchetinherhand.KingDimitrimadeaVsignwithhisfingers.Dornauood.Shesmiled,immediatelyturnedaroundaflyingbackdowntothepace.FromafarcametheshoutsofthepeopleoftheKingdomapaheenthusiastidtriumphaingofdrums,astheirbraveandceouskingcamesafelyback,flyingatophismagicsteed,Lightning.
KingDimitrifeltitstraDornawasabletorideAmalia’smagirightuptotheskiesandwonderedwhattricksthenaughtygirlto.ActuallyDornahadexamihebroommeticulously,lookingcarefullyateveryinchofit,tryingtofindsomeclueastohowtomakeitflybuttonoavail.Louderandloudershoutsandcmorfromthecloudyer,therollofdrumsseemedthertoa,togouptothecloudsandwithefierdearthshakingbattlefirsthand.Inafitoffrustrationandanger,Drabbedthebroomandwalkedthroughthesidehaluntilshecametothelittlecourtyardoutside.Pigupahatchet,sheshookitatthebroomsaying,
“OK!IotseeapanelonyouthatIusetooperateyou.Youleavemenochoice.Ijusthavetochopyouuptoseewhatsecretyouhaveinside!”Sayingso,sheswuchetasiftomakegoodherthreat.Thebroomtrembledalloverandfloatedhorizontallyintheair,highenoughtoallowDornatogetonit.Intheworld,eachcreaturehasitsnaturalpredatorandtheflyingbroomwasonlyafraidofthehatchet.
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