“Cyclopsinhiddenawayintheseforestsandmountains,whileweareintheopen.Itishardtobepreparedforeverythingbutwemustbevigintagainsthissurpriseattack.”
“Iwillchoosestrongyoungwarriorsfromthetribestodefendthepace”saidMedusa.QueenAishanoddedsilently.Intherain,anothermassiveoperationwasuheke.Hundredsofsmallboatswerebusyscoopingupdeadfishandburyingthem.
Thebeautiessurrouheirqueenanxiously,waitingfornews,ntostepoutoftheroom.TheywerewaitingtohearwhetherVictoriawasaliveordead.Badnewsfinallyarrived:Victoria’sbodyhadbeenfoundandbroughtbacktothepace.Shewasidoutinthegreathall.ThebeautiesallburstintotearsandfollowedQueenAishadowairs.TheysawVictoria’sbodylyingsilentlyonthegrouahafishingweb.Herlowerbodywasstillbleeding.Medusa’sangerknewnobounds.Everyserpentonherheadsprangoutwardshissingmenagly,“TherebenodoubtthatthisisCyclopsdoing!WhenIseehim,IwillmakesureheatonesforVictoria’slife!”
“Quick!Carryoutmyorders”saidQueenAishatoanattendant.“IwantacoffinmadeacctoVictoria’smeasurementsassoonaspossible.”
“Yes,yourmajesty”saidtheattendantahurriedly.
“Victoria’snamewasgiventoherbyKingDimitri.Healsoinvitedhertoeandliveinthepace.Shebesideredamemberofthepadweshouldgiveheraroyalburial.Doyoualgree?”Nooneobjected.Whenthecoffinwasready,theycarefullyidVictoria’sbodyinit.QueenAishahadorderedaholebeduginthegroundbehindthepadthatwaswheretheywent.QueenAishaledtheprocession.Eleveies:Medusa,Novel,Elina,Deanna,Romi,Lotus,elle,Angelica,Dorna,NatalieandWhiteFairycarriedthecoffin,whiledozensofpaceattendantsfollowedbehind.Theysoftlyletitdownintotheburialsite,covereditupwithsoiheheadstone.Onitwaswritten,“ThisisthetombofVictoria,MotherofalquaticlifeiarMoonLake.”QueenAishaandthebeautiesstoodbeforethenewgraveinsilence.QueenAishamurmured,
“Victoria,inlifeyouwantedsomuchtobeabletoeonndandlivewithusinthepaowyouareonpaceground.Wewillbewithyoudayandnightsoyouwon’tbelonely.Youdiedtragically,butdorevengegripyourheart,forthenyoursoulwouldnotbeabletorestinpeace.Beatease,KingDimitriwilvengeyou.Restinpeace.”Sheledthebeautiesinbowingthreetimesbeforethetombandcludedthesimplebutsolemnburiamiddrizzlingraihebacktothegreathall.QueenAishaturoWhiteFairyandsaid,
“PleasereporttoKingDimitriallthathadhappenedhere.Cyclopshasrippedoffhismaskandstartedhispnofrevehinkitisexpedienttosendthebeautiestoseekrefugeinthemundaneworldaheadofschedule.PleaseaskKingDimitriifitisfeasibletodoso.”
“Yes,yourmajesty”saidWhiteFairy,whogedintoapuffofwhitesmokeandflewaway.
AfterhearingWhiteFairy’sreport,Dimitriwasveryangry.
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