“Askthergewhitefishtohelpyou.IwillebatoseeyoufromtimetotimewhenIhavethece.”Standingup,shewentoutsideandsawmyriadsofcampfiresdottingthegroundsofthepace.Manysmallboatswerealsobusyrowingtoandfrooer.VioknewKingDimitri’scelebrativeactivitieswerestillinprogress.Sherowedhersmallboatandmadeforthedesertedgoldpace.
Thergehallwasbrightlyillumihebrilliahefullmoon,whieedednoartificiallight.Everythingerfectlyclearanddistinitssoft,gentleradiahebeautiessang,dancedorpyedoninstrumentsacctotheirskills.Theywerealbletopyowoinstruments,soQueenAishaahemtogethertoperfe-scalecert.NightwasdeepandKingDimitriwashalfintoxicated.SeeingAmalia’sclumsyagedbodyswaywiththemusicgreatlyfortedhim,becausehekhenthatAmaliawasstillhealthyandcouldstillenjoyherself.Justasthefirstperformancewasending,lessuddenlysoundedfromseveralmountaintops–thesignalofarm!Medusarushedoutofthehall,gedintebckbirdandflewswiftlyintothedarknight.QueenAisha’sheartseemedtojumpintohermouth.Shemurmuredsoftly“Idohopenothingdrasticwillhappen...”Medusaflewoverthemountaintopsandthencircledtwiceoverthefnifitgoldpaowreducedtoanuglypileofiron.Thensheflewstraightbacktothepaceataspeedandstylethatprovedshehadfullyrecovered.Medusaturheair,droppedtothegroundinherhumanformandwalkedquicklyihoutwaitingforhertocatchherbreathe,KingDimitriaskedurgently,
“pened?”MedusawalkedovertoKingDimitri’sthrone,bowedlowandsaid,
“Restatease,yourmajesty,nothingmuchhappened.Severalrgebatsinvadedourairspace.IthinktheymustbeagebyZeus.Theyhave.Iamsuretheywillreportthatwehavekeptourwordandhavecoatedthegoldpacewithiroupforeverwithintheallottedtime.Thatshouldsettletheflidallwillbewell.”
“Hm”saidKingDimitritosignifythathehadheardthereport.Heraisedhiseyestothewindowandsawthathispeoplehadgatheredtogetheratthepacegroundholdingallkindsofprimitiveonsintheirhands.TheyhadallheardtheemergencycalloftheleandwereanxioustoknopeurningtoDeanna,KingDimitrisaid,
“Goquicklyahetribalchiefsthatalliswell.Dismissthecrowdsahemgobacktotheirtentstorest.”
“Yes,yourmajesty”saidDeannaaoutofthehalltocarryoutKingDimitri’sorders.
“Yourmajesty”saidMedusa.“Iure,Ithinkweogethetargetofourdefeem.Ourpriorityshouldnolongerbeonattacksfromtheair,butrathertrateondefendingourhearthavetogetheahosemeismswehadsetuponthemountaintopstoshootearrows.Nomatterwheretheetacks,iftheydaretoiheartnd,theyotescapethewebofarrows.”
“Verygood.Thatisanexcellentsuggestion”endedKingDimitri.
Thehoughtofsomethingandsaid,“Iure,ifCyclopsdoesnotdoanythingexcessiveandbeyondthepale,justleavehimalone.Don’ttreathimlikeanenemy.”
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