Dimitrinoddedandwalkedalooftheroom,leavingbehindhisanxiousandperplexedguests.
Theworkshopwasbrilliantlylitbutominouslysilent.AmaliawassoundasleepupstairsandMarkwasnotthere,buttherestofthebeautieswereallgatheredintheroom.Mara,Mary,SheiandLaverherequietly.WhatwasunusualwasbothMegginnandSamanthawerethere,stilldressedintheirelegantaraplesseveninggowns.Theyhadnotimetogewhetheurgentmessagetoreporttothebakeryatoheyleftthesocialeventbeforethebawasover.WhiteFairywasthere,stillwearingMary’sskybluedress.Thescreegoftireswasheardatthebackdoor.Sheijumpedupandsaid,
“Dimitriisback!I’llgoahebackdoorforhim.”Sheranouttotheyardandpulledopenthebackdoor.Dimitristrodeinquickly;hislefthandholdingontoYokhtshoulder.Assoointothehouse,heaskedurgently,
“Whatisit?pened?”
“Thesituationisdire,yourmajesty”saidWhiteFairy.“QueenAishasentmeheretofindyou,expresslytoletyouknowthattheKingdomofDreamsisabouttofaextremeordeal.WemustmoveupthetimetableofevacuatingthebeautiesstillintheKingdomandbringthembaundaneworldoeranotherassoonaspossible.Shewantsyoutomakeallnecessarypreparations.”
“pened?”askedDimitrianxiouslyagain.
“Letmetellyoufromthebeginning,yourmajesty”saidWhiteFairy.
Thatevening,thewindwasblowinghardandthemoonwasdidusastoodalohehighestpinhepacelookingalroundher.Shekhatifenemiesshouldattasuchapitchbight,theKingdomwouldbevulnerable.Sheimmediatelyflewuptotheskies,fppinghermightywings.SheencircledtheKingdomandtheothevariousmountaintopswherethetribalwarriorswerestandingguardandtoldthemtokeepthefiresburningbrightlyandbeonhighalert.Shethenquicklywentbacktoherpositionoopofthepace.Shesawthatthetribalwarriorshadobeyedherordersandbrightfirescouldbeseenoopofmountains,butas,thefireswerenhtenoughtolightuptheeveningskies.
“IfIuseKingDimitri’shodofgiernalworldbyusingmyinternalpowers,IcouldgenightintodayandguardtheKingdommoreeasily.Butthedayandnightrotationisawofnature.gingitsocasuallyonawhimwouldbegoingagainstnaturalfIgenighttoday,itwoulddisturbthepeople‘soldandtraditionalwayoflife,whichwouldnotbeappropriate.Iwilljusthavetobemorecarefundvigint.Ithinkthatwillbealright.
Thewindblewovermelodioussoundsofasweetvoiceraisedinsong,onandoffandindistinct.MedusakhatitmustbeVictoria,therge,whitefishthathaspracticedasceticismforoverathousandyearsandwasonthevergeofachievingimmortality.Suddenly,thesongendedabruptlywithachokedscreamthatbroughtMedusa’sseofullert.Shewaoflyoveratooseeifanythingwaswrong.Butthekewaswideandflyingbadforthoveritandseargthenearbyareaswouldtaketime.Shewasafraiditmightjustbearusetogetheroutofthewaybysendingheronawildgoosechase.MeanwhileCyclopswashidingiontheforestsnearbyandinherabsencewouldattackthepace.Shethought,“OnceCyclopsgetsinthepace,wherethespaceiscramped,Iolongerspreadmywingsandswoopdownonhimandattaonhigh.HowIeverfagDimitriagainifIlosetoCyclopsandtheKingdomfallsintohishands?”WhileMedusawasstrugglingtoetoadecisioernskiesbeganthten.Thenighthadpassedwithoutianddaylightwouldsoonbehere.Medusafinallyrexedherpent-uptension.
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