“ThankyouKingDimitriforleadingmeheretdomofDreams.Iamgreatlyhoobeoneofyourtwenty-fourbeauties.Igaveyouallmylove.MentallyIamfaithfultoyou,butphysicallyIhavebeenastrayandittedthesinofiy.ImustfessholytoyouorIwouldnotbeabletolivewithmyselforeverfacemyownscewithposure.”
KingDimitristoodupbeforeAishafinishedspeakiretchedoutbothhandsandhelpedherup,whisperingsoftlyinherears,
“Saynomore.Ifiveyou.Itwasnotyourfaultalone.IfiveyoubecauseIknowyou.IknowyousoIwilltrustyouasIdidbefore.”HeheldAisha’shandandsaidtothebeauties,
“NowIwillformallyprocimthatfromthismomentoowonAishathetitleofQueenofmyKingdom.Onthemorrow,procmationswillbepostedallovertheKingdomtonotifymypeople.Doanyofyouhaveobjes?”Thebeautiescppedtheirshahusiasticallyandshoutedandcriedtheirapproval.Dornawhistledshrillyandexcimedrepeatedly,
“See!Itoldyouso.KingDimitrihaslongwaodothis.Hejustdidn’tannouuntiltoday!”KingDimitrithoughtforawhileanddecidedonapromise.Hesaid,
“Mydecisionispreciselycorrect.Aishaisnotonlyhighlyeducatedandintelligent;shehasdeepfhtandpopursupport.Thenativesbriribaldisputesandquarrelstoherandinafewwordsshesettlethingsfairlytoeveryone’ssatisfa,thusgainingtheloveandtrustofthepeople.ShouldIdiewithoutissue,Aishaistheidealsucythrone.Shouldanheirbeborntooneofmybeauties,hewouldbegreatlyfromaqueenmothersuchasAisha,whocouldteachhimandhelphimwithgtheKingdom.”KingDimitriraisedhishandstostopthecheeringofthebeautiesandtinued,
“Aisha’sbraveandhobehaviorjustnowshouldbeyourexample.Itisaveryrarevirtue.Fromnowon‘behooone’ssone’sheart’willbethemottodomthateveryoneshouldabideby.Anotherburstofappuseandcheersbrokeout.KingDimitriheldAisha’shand.AishaturnedandhidherfaKingDimitri’schest,heldhimtightandcriedforjoy.
Abeautiful,luminousfullmoonhadrisenunobtrusivelybehindGiantMountains.Imosphereofjoyaivity,theexuberaiessurroundedKingDimitriandAisha,preparingtositdowntothevishbirthdayba.Suddenlythemoonlightwasshroudedbyadarkcloud.Ohno!Itwasn’tabckcloudbutagiganticbat!Oeranotherseveferociousbats,allofthesamemonstroussize,appearedinthesky.Furiousandenraged,Medusa,witheverystrandofherserpenthairarousedandstandingonend,chargedwildlyoutofthepadsoaredintothesky,rushingtodispersetheaggressorswhohadeoutofhefppingofmightywingsapaniedbyhigh-pitchedshrill,screegshriekssplittheair.ThesemassivecreaturesdidnotappeartobeintimidatedbyMedusaandherpiergeyes.Medusa’sbzinggncewaslethaructive,havingthepowertoturnallwhodaredlookherintheeyeintostothesebatsallhadanatural,internal,fleshandbloodsonanavigationsystem,whichcouldascertaiionanddistinguishobjectswithoutthesenseofsight.Therefore,theywereimmuoMedusa’smagic,magiceyes.Thesecreatureshadeprepared.TheysurroundedMedusa,finingherinacirdthencrisscrossedeachothertoattackherinasystematicorder.Employinghermagicpowers,Medusawasabletodefendherselfandusedhermightycwstoattackherenemies,butastimewentby,outnumberedandoutmaneuvered,shetired,andshowedsignsoflosingthefight.
KingDimitrilookedupworriedlyattheferociousbattlebeingfoughtintheskies.Dropsofbloodshowereddownfromonhigh,sptteringtheroofsandwindowsofthepace.Aishamutteredtoherself
“Heavens!AreallthoseterriblesesIsawinmydreamsabouttoetrue?”ThebatsflyingallovertheskyresumedtheirviciousbutorderlyattadMedusawasableonlytodefendherself,nolongerhaviaminatoattack.KingDimitrisaidtoWhiteFairy,
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