“Yes,yourmajesty,but...”saidMedusahesitantly.“Evenifwedonottreathimlikeanenemy,I’mafraidhewillbebentonrevenge.”
“Yht”repliedKingDimitri.“Thisissomethitakeintosideration.I,EileeimatedthepowerofCyclopsandreliedonhisstrengthaloooverthrdom.Ifshehadbetterutilizedhissuperithandhisinvulnerablebodytoquerthebarbariantribesaroundhereandthenarainthissiderablebarbarianmaoonewholemilitaryunitagaiheouteofhercoupd’etatmayverywellhavebeendifferentandhardtoforetell.”
“No”decredMedusa,proudlyliftingherbrows.“Eveniftheywereso,Iamnotafraid.Theouteishardtopredict.IwillkillwhoeverdarestoeorIgethemalltostohrowthemintotheironcoatedpacetobeartifactsforburial.”
“No.No.No.”saidKingDimitri.“Idonotdonekilling.Itsolvesnoproblem.Idonotwanttoseesomuchdeathandsufferingonanysidebeitoursortheenemy’s.”
“Whatifthedayeswhentheeersourheartnd?”askedMedusa.“Whatshouldwedo?”
“Ifsuchadayes,wewilldefenddomtothebestofourability.Butiftheenemybreaksthroughthestrongholds,wewillretreat.Iwillneverrepeatwhatwedidsttimeandsacrifianylivesinvain.”
“Retreat?”repeatedMedusa,openinghereyeswide.“Whereweretreatto?”
“Ihavealreadypreparedasanctuaryofstresort”saidKingDimitrismilingmysteriously.TurningtoWhiteFairyhesaid,“Fromwhehoucame,thereshallthoureturn.”IfthedayshouldethatthisunfortuestopassandtheKingdomisunderdirestraits,youwillberesponsibleforleadingallthepeopletoyoursmallsecludedtemple.Therethemountainsarehighandtheforestsdeisalmostinaccessibleandthereforeasafehideout.Letthepeoplestaytemporarilythere.Nomatterpens,makenodecisionuntilIeback.”
“Yes”saidWhiteFairy,standinguptoaccepthermission.
Thebeautieswereallsilentatthisuedtur.QueenAishacouldnotdismisstheominouspremonitioninherheart.Tobreakthesombersilence,shesaid,
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