Thatafternoon,afterKingDimitriagreedtoMedusa’sproposalofrecruitingCyclopstohelpgildthegoldpace,sheflewintotheforestsandmountainslookingforhim.CyclopswassentbyKingDimitritoguardthegoldpace,butheonlywalkedbythereoccasionallyandlookedaroundtoseeifallwaswell.Therestofthetime,hespentroamingthemountainsandforests,seldomshowinghimself.Hewouldhunt,fishandgatherwildfruitstobrewwine,livingalonelybutself-suffitlife.Atnight,hesleptinahenumerouscavesalroundthemountains.Lookingdownfromtheskieswhileshecircledthearea,Medusafoundsomecaveswhichlookedasiftheyhadbeenlivedin.ShedroppeddowntoseeifCyclopswasaround.Butaftercloseriion,sheonlyfoundhugepilesofwhiteanimalbohemouthofthecavesandbck,burntoutfireswherehehadgrilledhismeat.Fromtheashesleftatthefiresite,Medusacludedthatthesecaveshavelongbeeuninhabited.
“Wherecouldhehavegoo?”shewondered,assheflewintotheskies,preparedtoseekfurtherelsewhere.Suddenly,shecaughtaglimpseofCyclopsasheclimbedupabarrenmountaintop.Hewavedandshoutedather.Medusaimmediatelyflewdownandalightedbeforehim.Cyclopstalkedauredexcitedlywithhishandsa,pointingattheskies,babblingaboutathickcloudyerandloudnoisesofbattleingfromthere.MedusaexpiohimitwasabattlebetweenKingDimitriandApollo,thesungodandhowbetweeheyslewninesuns,thepersonifionsters.Cyclopssoberedforamoment,buthisbativespiritandloveofdominationoncemoreexerteditself.Hesaiddismissively,
“EventhoughKingDimitrihadhisflyinghorse,magicswordandbowandarrows,heonlymaofightApollotoadraw.IfIhadthosetreasures,withmysuperhumahandbybodywhichfearsherswordnorspear,IcouldeasilyhavedefeatedApollo.Astotheninesuns,it’ssimple!Icouldeasilykillthemsingle-handedly.Whoogotosomuchtrouble?”
“Let’ssetasidethequestionofwhetheryoucouldolloatheninesunssingle-handedly”saidMedusagingthesubject.“Ieheretodaytoaskforyourhelp.Areyouwillingtodoso?”
“Oh?”saidCyclops.“You,Medusaetoaskformyhelp?Don’tyourememberthatIwasdefeatedbyyou?”
“Letthepastbepast.ThefavorIwanttoaskofyouissomethingonlyyouandnooneelsedo.”HearingherwordsofpraisewaslikeabalmtoCyclopsspirits.
“Oh?Whatisthisfavoryouwanttoaskofme?”MedusathentoldhimofKingDimitri’spntobuildfuromelttheironingots,paveapathtothetopofthemountain,andneededhishelptocarrytheliquidironuptothetopandpoureditontothegoldpacetogilditaupforever.
“Ireendedyouforthejobbecauseofyoursuperhumah.”Sheadded.“youdoit.”
“Soit’sKingDimitriwhoneedsmyhelp,notyou!”Cyclopsexcimed.“ThisIwillhavetothinkover.YouknowKingDimitriandIarenotoofterms.Thereisadeep-seatedhatredbetweenusandIhavesomeoldscorestosettlewithhim.”
“Realmen”saidMedusa“distinguishbetweenfavorandanimosity.Afavorisafavorandanimosityisanimosity.Don’tmixthemupaltogether.Talkaboutthepast.KingDimitriisdeeplyrepentantaboutthewayhetreatedIleen.Heshouldnothavehadherexecutedsosavagely.ButshestoleKingDimitri’sswordandgaveittoyou,sedugyoutodoherwilagainstKingDimitri.Sheledyouontothepacegrounds,causihofhundredsofKingDimitri’sloyalsubjects.YouevensoughttotakeallofKingDimitri’sbeautiestosatisfyyourlust.ThewholeKingdomwasalmostdestroyedbecauseofthis.Ileenisatraitoranddeservedtodie.KingDimitriknewyouwereseducedbyatemptress,sohewasleowardsyou.Notonlydidhenotkillyou,heallowedyoutoroamfreelyinhisrealmwithoutrestri.Haveyottenallthis?”Cyclopsthoughtforamoment,blinkingthesingleferociouseyeinthemiddleofhisforehead.
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