“Hey,Mickey”hesaidasifjustrememberingsomething.“Ithinkyousentforme.Whatdidyouwanttotalktomeabout?”
“Yes,Iwaalktoyou,butIreallydon’tknowwheretobegin.”DwarfMickeyhesitatedforamomentandthensaid,“Let’sstartwithydomofDreams.”Thatwasafasatingsubjectthatcaughttheattentionofeveryo.
“Doyourememberadreamyouhadmanyyearsago?Thatnight,youdreamedyoucamete,aesemansion.IwasthefreakishpygmywearingclothesoftheQingdynastywovenwithgoldthread.ThatmansionwasthestepytreasureswhereIhoardedallmygold,silverandpreciousgemsofdiamonds,rubies,pearlsandsapphires.AllthatimmehwasguardedbyabeautifulwomanwithhairofsnakesandacreatureyoucallMedusaandacreaturewiththestrongmuscurbodyofamanbuttheheadofamonster.Hehadohemiddleofhisfadahebackofhishead.Therewasarhinoceroshornoopofhishead.HeistheoneyoucallCyclops.Thenoneday,bothofthemsuddenlydisappearedtoIknownotwhereandmytreasureswerestolenbyamasterthief.IwaslookingeverywhereforthethiefwhenIactallyenteredydomofDreams.ThereIsawMedusa,thatsnake-hairedbeautyofyoursandrealizedshewasthefuardianofmytreasures.IalsosawCyclops,theuard.YouthoughtIwasthegodofwealthandbuiltanaltarforme,oodfoodandwineeveryday.IstayedwithyouforyearsseeBook1“TheDream-maker”.
“Yes”noddedDimitri“Ididhavethatdream,Doyoumeantosaythatyuardsstoleyourtreasures?”
“Oh,no”repliedDwarfMickey.“Itwasn’tthesterthief.Hemayhavealreadydiedandgohroughseveralsamsarastootherlives.”Theywereallsurprisedathisturs.OnlyBigOsaidcasually,“Yes,samsaraexists.Ithinkallthisistrue.”
“Ifthesetwoguardsdidnotstealyourtreasure,whydidyoustayonforsomanyyearsinmykingdomofDreams,insteadofgoingafterthethief?”askedDimitri.
“Itwasallbecauseofyou”repliedDwarfMickeyunhappily.“Afterbeingsowell-treatedasthegodofwealth,howcouldInothelpyou?”
“Helpme?How?”
“It’salongstory...”sighedDwarfMickey.“Doyouknow...No,ofcourseyoucouldn’tpossiblyknow...Anyway,MedusaandCyclopshavebeenhusbandandwifeformanylifetimesthroughoutreination.Inonelifetime,theywerealovingcouple.Inaheyairofstar-crossedloversalwaysateachother’sthroat.Butwhethertheylovedorhatedeachother,theyweealle.Inthislife,whenyouappeared,MedusaabandonedCyclopsforyou.Shefollowedyouandservedyouloyally.What’sworse,youkilledistress,Eileen.Sothiscouplebecamebitterehiscycleoflife.ThereasonIstayedsolonginydomwasbecauseIwastryingtoresolveorvertthisknottyretionshipinsomeway...”
“Sothat’showthingsstand...That’showthingsstand...”murmuredDimitriasifwakingfromadreamandsuddenlysawthelight.“Theyhavebeenacoupleformanylifetimes,butIunknowinglycamebetweenthemandseparatedthem.That’swrongandunsable.Imustthinkofawaytomakeamends...”
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