MedusawalkedintothepadsawQueenAishasittingonherseat,clutgKingDimitri’smagicswordtoherbreastwiththebeautiesseatedaroundher.Aftershedidhersalutations,QueenAishaaskedhertositdown.Medusareportedhertestobservations.
“ThatwomanVioseemstobeveryambitious”saidthequeen.“Shenotonlywantstopossessthegoldpace,shewantstodestroyKingDimitri’sKingdomaswell...”Shethoughtforamomentandthenasked,
“Iftheyusetheboatstheytookfromusandattackthepace,whatshouldwedo?”
“ThatisjustwhatIwaodo”answeredMedusawithgreatfidence.“Iftheydaretoebywater,thecrystalbluekebeingenwouldofferthemnocofanykindbehindwhichtheycouldhide.Iwilnnihitethemall,gethemtostoneandsihebottomoftheke.ThatIpromisedyouIdo.Pleasedon’tworry.”
“Afiercebattleseemsunavoidable”saidQueenAisha.“IcalledyoubackbecauseIthinkthereshouldbefewerpeopleinthepace.Ithinkweshouldsendasmaiesaspossiblebaundaneworld.YouandIofcourse’tpossiblyleave.WhiteFairyisessentiasshehelpsyouscoutandcarrymessages.Deannaisourliaisonwiththenativechiefs,soshetooisindispensible.ButLotus,Natalie,elle,AngelidDornashouldleavethepadgobaundaneworld.”
“Yht,yourmajesty”saidMedusa,nodding.“Thefewerpeoplethereareleftinthepace,themoreatpeacemymindwouldbe.ItrateonfightingCyclops.”
“That’sgood”saidthenormallyretitLotus.“Sinceweareofnohelphere,butinsteadwouldbehindraisbetterforustogotothemundaneworldandfindKingDimitri.”
“Iamscaredofbattles.Allthebloodandgore”saidAngelica,shuddering.“Wheimees,Iamsuretofaintandbeeaheavyburden.Ithinkweshouldgobaundaneworld.”elleandNatalienoddedsilentlyinagreement.OnlynaughtygirlDornavoicedherdissent.
“Iwon’tgo!”sheobjected.IwanttoseeformyselfhowMedusafullydispyshertalentsandannihitethebarbariantribes.Iwillnotgiveuptheceofalifetimetoseesuchgrandanddramaticshow.”TurningtoQueenAisha,shemadeaicalfadsaid,“IfIleave...whoistheretokeepyoupanyandmakeyouugh?Don’tmakemego.Pleaseletmestay.”
“Sheisright”thoughtQueenAisha.“Idoneedapanion,someoalktoandamusemeinthesedifficulttimes.AlsoIamtheonlyotrolherasshedoesn’tlistentoanyoneelse.Ifshegoeswiththem,whoknowswhatscrapsshewillgetinto?Yes,itisbettertokeepherwithme.”SosheturoDornaandsaidveryseriously,“Youmaystayifyoupromisetoobeyordersandnotdowhateveryouwishtowithoutrestraint.Timesofwarareemergencyperiods.Youmustbecareful.”
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