“Iinteogobacktothepadtakecareofthings”saidDimitri.“ButretlyIhavebeenafflictedwithinsomnia,whichmadeitimpossibleformetogo.TheburdennowisallonQueenAisha,Medusa,WhiteFairyandDeanna.Bytheway,whyhasn’tDornaewithyou?”TalkingofDornalightehesomberatmosphere.
“ShesaidshewaoseewithherowneyeshowMedusawoulddobattlewiththeenemyandkillthemalloersshouldtheydaretoihepace”saidLotus.
“Yes.TheymustcrossthewidekeiftheywanttoihepadMedusawillbeabletogainasweepingvictory.”Yokowasonthephohtheotherbeauties.
“YesNovel,fourmoreofourpanionshaveeback...Whoarethey?Iwon’ttellyouatthismoment.Youwillknowwheimees.Getthingsreadyforthewelepartytonight...Yes...Yes...PleasetellElinaasIdon’thavehercellphonenumber...Bytheway,doyouneedanyhelp?Isendpeopleover...OK...Seeyouter.”
“HiMegginn,thisisYoko.Areyoubusy?Well,nomatterhowbusyyouare,youandSamanthamustebaightfortheweleparty...Yes,somemorepanionshaveeback...Whoarethey?Iwon’ttellyounow.Iwillonlysayit’smorethanone...Ohyes,ewithyouroldtaxis.Wedon’thaveenoughvehicles...Good,seeyouatonight.‘bye.”
Amaliawassmilinghappily,busyingherselfarouore.Shedidnotknoasgoingonorwhothenewerswere,butleasedasPunchthatthestorewassolivelyandbustling.Toher,itwasthemore,themerrier.
“Gopulldowntheirongate”sheorderedMark.“We’reclosingearlytoday.”
“Yes,m’am”saidmarkaoclosethestore.Maryaookthefournewarrivalstothenewlyrenovatedhousedoorandaskedthemtocheesetheirownrooms.ThoughAngelicahadherownhouse,shechosearoomheretootobebetterabletoenjoythepanyofherpanions.LikeMegginnandSamantha,shewaoehereoftentostay.Amaliahadherownquartersabovethestoreandobstinatelyrefusedtomove,soYokoandSheihadtostaybehindalsotokeepherpany.Everyonewasbusilygettiled,whileDimitrisatalohebackyard,silentandmorose.AstohowtheyallterattehewelepartyatNovel’srgeandspaansion,howDimitritriedtolookcheerfulinspiteofhisheavyheart,howfacedwiththedirecrisisintheKingdomthebeautiesdidnotfeeluptocelebration...wewillnotgoiailhere.Afterthedinnerparty,ElinadroveDimitribacktohisoldstudioapartmentasusual.
IntheKingdomofDreams,thedayhadjustbegunandsunlightsnteddownfrombehindthemountains.ObliviousofthefactthatonthegroundthepacehadgedhandsandnolongerbelooKingDimitri,thesunshoneindiscriminatelydownoh.Therounddomeofthegoldpaceglitteredwithablindingbrilliahemfoggraduallydispersed,thegoldpacedispyedmoreandmoreofitsdazzlingradiance.Whenthesunfinallyrosehighinthesky,theentiregoldpace,grandandmagnifit,wasagainexhibitedinitsfullglory.Buttheihispaceoldwasfilledwithanatmosphereofbruteterroryage.Severalhumanheads,stilldrippingblood,werehungontheeaves,obviouslyretlydecapitated.Viohadorderedthatthegreatestcarewastobetakenwhilestrippingofftheironcoatingofthegoldpadthatthetiinfraunishablebydeath.Thesepoorsoldiershadthemisfortuneofchippingsomeintricatecarvingsonthepilrsinthecorridorsandhadtheirhandsandheadschoppedoff.Thedecapitatedheads,stilldrippingblood,werehungontheeavesaswarningthatsuchwasthefateofanyonewhodidnotobeyorders.Ihegoldpace,ViosatonthegoldthrousedtobelongtoKingDimitri.TalndmuscurCyclopsstoodbesideherlikeaguardian.Viowatchedthebarbariansoldierspractigarcheryoutsideinthecourtyardandotherswhowerepractigrowingandsailingbytheke.Thosebows,arrowsandboatsoilsofwar,nowbeingusedasonstoattagDimitri’space.ThebravewarriorswhodiedfDimitriindefendingtheirhomendwouldcertainlyhavediedwithagrievance.Vioorderedarrowstobedippedininfmmablessuchaskeroseneandsulfur,whichwouldbelightedwhentheirboatsheoppositeshore.SheinteoattackbyfireandburndownKingDimitri’space.WhatViofearedmostwasMedusa’spiergeyes.ThistroublesomeGonhadflowheareaseveraltimes.Thoughtheywereonlyharassingattacks,thosewhowereslowinhidingwhensheswoopeddownlowovertheirheadswereturostone.LuckilymostofhersoldiershadlearakecoverwheneverMedusawasaround.Butonthewideopeherewasohideandthingswouldbedifferent.Medusa’sterribleeyeswouldturnallbarbariansoldiersintostone,includingherselfandallwouldbesunktothebottomoftheke.Hermeticulously-pnnedrevengewouldetonaught.AllhopenowwashingedonMr.Finger.Shehopedthatthelittlemanwouldkeephispromise,obeyherandaKingDimitri’streasures:themagicsword,bowandarrows.
OntheverandainKingDimitri’space,QueenAishastoodfagthesolidgoldpace,whichgaveoffadazzlingbrilliance.DornasawQueenAishahadapityinglookonherfaceasifshecouldn’tquitebelievewhatshewasseeing,sosheaskedhercuriously,
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