“It’sbrightandearlyinthem”shesaid.“peheKingdomseemstobepeadquietbuteverydaythereareinnumerablethingsthathavetobetakencareof.”
“Yht,yourmajesty.”repliedMedusasmiling.“Naryadaygoesbywithoutsomeevents.ButthismtheeventswereratherpeculiarsoIcametotellyouofit.”MedusagncedsidewiseatQueenAisha,hesitantly,afraidwhatshewasabouttoimpartwouldscareKingDimitri’selegantroyalsort.
“Outwithit”saidQueenAisha,asifuandingMedusa’sdilemma.“IthinkIamabletowithstandwhateverhappens.”
“Yes,yourmajesty”saidMedusa,allthewhilethinkingofhowtophraseherreport.Shesaidevenly,“Lastnight,duringmyroutiurnaliion,IflewallovertheKingdom,visitingthevariousmountains.Ifoundthatinthewildernessacrosstheke,thereweretracesthatCyclopshadbeenthere.Hehassurreptitiouslysoourheartndandisactivethere.”
“Ohno!”criedQueenAisha,turningpale.“Thisisterrible!Whyisheback?”
“Myfirstreawastoflydown,fronthimanddrivehimoutofourheartnd.Butthen,IrememberedKingDimitri’sordersthatsolongasCyclopsdoesnotdoanythinguntowardtojeopardizetheKingdom,wearetoleavehimalone.SoIdidn’tdoanything,butjustsurveyedhimfromafar.”
“Whatwashedoingthereinthewildernessbytheke?”
“Don’tworry”repliedMedusaevenmorecalmlysothatthebeautifulqueenwouldookeyedupandonedge.“Somehow,hegotholdoffishiandwascastingitoutbytheke.”
“That’snottoobad!”saidQueenAishaheavingasighofreliefauroherusualcalmandfidentialself.“Isupposehegottiredofeatingredmeatallthetimeandwaogehisdiettosomefreshfishfromtheke.Ifit’sonlythat,lethimbe.Butif...”
“I’monlyafraid...”saidMedusa,haltingly“thebeautiesdonotknowCyclopsisbathehearthepace.Iftheyshouldmeethimandhebeesedwithlustatthesightofsuchbeauty,theresultwouldbedisastrous...”
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