“IwonderwhatmagicpowerheusedtostealtheseonsfromthepadhowhemadeDornaflytothegoldpahermagianddeliverthemtous.Thislittleguyisreallysomething.Heisetridhasallkindsoftricksuphissleeves.Iobeonmyguardwithhim.KingDimitritreatedhimverywelsagoodfriend,buthewaswillingtohelpmeruinhisKingdom.Oneday,hemayturnhisonaroundandhelpKingDimitrileadwhatremainsofhisarmyandterattackme!Itwillbehardtosaywhowinsandwholosesthen.Mr.Fingerisofnofurtherusetome.Heismoody,otdistinguishbetweengoodandevil,rightandwrosonhiswonwhimandisfickleandgeable.Heotbetrustedtoremainloyaltomeforever.IhadbetterfindawaytodispatchhimsothatIbeonguardallthetimeagainstfuturetrouble...”Thinkingso,Viostoodupfromherthrone.
“Whereareyougoing?”askedCyclops.“Doyouogowithyou?
“No”answeredVio.“Youhavebeenbadlywoundedaorest.I’llbegoneforjustalittlewhile.It’salright.”
Cyclopslefthandhadbeenseveredbythemagicsword.Thoughithadbeeached,itwashastilydoneduringthemassretreatfromthebeach.Asaresult,theattatwasslightlyoffandhisleftwristtwistedabitoutwards.Nowthatthemusclesandfleshhadgrownfirmlyoverthebohingcouldbedone.Viorowedasmallboattowardstheoppositeshore.
Lustrousmoonlightshonedownonthequietearth.Mr.Fingerwokefromhisdruupor.Openinghiseyes,hesawthatKingDimitri’spacehadgoneupinabzeoffirethatreddenedhalfthesky.Hewasgreatlystartledandscrambledupfromhisbed.Hewalkedouttothesideofthekeandlookedoverattheoppositeshore.HerememberedthatwhenDornabroughthimhisfoodandwim,hestuckatuliponwhichhehaddrawnatalismaninherhair,usinghisnewlyperfectedfeatofplugflowersfromtheair.HethenmumbledintationstoorderDornatoflybacktothepadstealKingDimitri’smagicbowandarrohuskymanwithahornonhisheadcaughtthemandviotookthemfromhimandshotatMedusa.Medusawaswoundedaotheground.ButWhiteFairyswipedthetulipfromDorna’shairandhehadnotbeeoseepeerthat.AtthetimehewasionenjoyingthefabulousMao-taiwineDornahadbroughthim,buthisblearyeyesseemedtohaveseenthatmanwithahornonhisheadleadafleetofboatstowardsKingDimitri’space.Afterthatheheardloudbattlecriesandear-deafeningdrums,buthehadfallenintoadruuporandknewnomore.Nowhehadwokenupandfoundthatthesituationwasgraveandcritical.Worriedandfearful,hewalkedaroundincirclesrubbinghishandstogethersaying,
“WhatshallIdo?WhatshallIdo?HowIfacemygoodfriendKingDimitri?Iwasthecauseofallthisdamage.foundit!Alistherootofallevil.Iregretcausingthisgreattragedy,butnowit’stoote.WhatshallIdo?WhatshallIdo?”Bythistime,Mr.FingerhadgraduallybeguntorealizethatfromtheverybeginninghehadbeendupedbyVioandfellintohersextrap.Stepbystep,sheledhimonuntiltodayhehadnowayout,nopossibilityofredeeminghimself.Mr.Fihought,
“WhenIfirstsawhowsetshewasonavengiherIpromisedtohelpher,neverrealizingherabnormambitions.ShenotonlytookDimitri’sKingdom,butalsoburntdownhispace.Vioisbeautifusaflower,butherheartisdeviousandpoisonousasaserpent.It’smyfaultthatIlovedrinkandsex,soIwasvulnerableandfellirap.HowohdoIhavethegalltofacemyoldfriendDimitri?Damnit!It’smyownfault...”
Mr.Fingerheardthesoundofpaddlebreakingthesmoothsurfaceofthewater.Helookedcarefullyandsawthatthewomanrowingtowardshim,jumpingashoreandtyingupherboatwasVio.Asshecamecloser,Mr.Fingersawshewascarryingherbowandarrowacrosshershouldersandhadaswordatherwaist.Hisheartlurchedatthesightandthought,.
“Whywouldshearmherselftotheteethtoeandseeme?Shehasmadeherselftalsanormalwoman.Ifshewantstodomeharm,thereisnowayIdefendmyself.Ihadbetterhideasheisupto.”Mr.FingerhidamongtheflowersandlookedfixedlyatVio,alkingsilentlyontiptoestowardsKingDimitri’sstrawhut.Whenshewasaboutanarrow’sdistanit,shestopped,surveyedhersurroundingscarefullyandtookthreearrowsshehaddesignedherselffromherquiver.Shelightedthemandshotthemonebyoothehut.Thehuthadastrawroofandaframemadeofbamboopsteredwithsolwhichhaddried.Allthreeingredientswereextremelysusceptibletofire.Onefieryarrowwouldhavebeensuffit.Threeofthemcreatedaragingfirethatreducedthestrawhuttoashesinnotime.Mr.FingerwasscaredandshockedthatViohadeexpresslytokillhim.
“Isupposeit’snotmytimetodieyet”hethought.“It’sjustaluckycethatIwokeupandwalkedoutofthehutbecauseIwascurioustofindoutaboutwhatening.Otherwise,Iwouldhaveburnttodeathinthatinferno.Thatwomanreallyhastheheartofaserpent.Notonlyisshenotgratefultomeforhelpingher,shewantstokillmeinstead.Siissoandyouareheartless,don’tbmemeifIreciprocateinkind.Wheimeesdon’tcryfoundaccusemeofbeingdmerciless.“
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