“Alright.I’lltakethechalleIoleavetheKingdomofDreamsaurntothemundaneworldtolearnaboutmethodsmetandaboutwelding.”KingDimitriwasveryhappywiththeturs.Hehelduphisgssandsaid,
“Bottomsupeveryo’sdrinktothesuccessofourproject.Maydomprosperandflourish!”
Fromthatdayon,thekingdomwasonthemoveagain.DianawasresponsiblefanizingthevarioustribesandactedasliaisoweenthechiefsandKingDimitriinminingthemountains.Medusaledthewarriorsiinguphugeandmightybowsandarrowsonrooftopsandhighvantagepointsinthemountainstainstattacksfromtheair.RomypreparedtoleavetheKingdomofDreamsthateveningtocollectretivematerialsonminingahetestteologyonthefofmetals.QueenAisharemaiatiohepachargeofeverything.KingDimitrineverfotStephanie,whowasonherdeathbed.Hekhatthefollowingmwasthesttimehewouldbeabletobewithher.ButthegreatesthiddendaheKingdomdidnotefromtheoutsideworld.ThebarbariansweregrowingstrongereachdayandgraduallyencroachedontheKingdom.Theyhadlonghadtheiionofinvadingthegoldpace,killKingDimitriandusurptheKingdom.Tobemorespecific,theyhadlongcovetedKingDimitri’stwentyfourfabulousbeautiesandwahemforthemselves.
Inthepalelightofearlydawn,thesun,risingfrombehindthehorizon,releasedupohitsfirstraysofdazzlingsunshihewholeKingdomcametolife,bustlingwithexcitementandactivity.Nativesofthedifferenttribesmadetheirwaytothemihemountains.KingDimitri,armedwithhispreciousswordandmagicbow,sprangontohisflyingsteedLightningandflewacrossthewideexpaheketowardsthegoldpace.Medusaledhundredsofwarriorsinthemakingandinstallingofthebasetoshootawebofhugearrowsintotheskyfromthehighvantagepointsofthevariousmountainpeaks.Astreakofwhitesmokedartedbadforthbetweenthemountainmines.Needlesstosay,itwasthemesseheKingdom,WhiteFairy.Sittingonthebranchofadeadtreehiddeninthemiddleofawoodedarea,weretersons,Mr.FingerandVio.Theywerepeekingcuriouslyattheactivitiesacrosstheke.Viosaid,“Iwonderwhat’sgoingohere.Everyoobesobusyrunningaround”“Sowhat?What’sthatgottodowithus?Letthembe.Wehadbetterthinkofsomethingiingtodo!”JustthenMedusagedintotheformofahugebckbirdwithpiergeyesandserpenthairandwascirgaroundintheskies.Becausethesituationwassoulinganduable,shewasonhighalert.WhenhereyeszoomedonthewoodedareawhereVioandMr.Fingerweresitting,theyquicklyloweredtheirheadsandscrambledintoatreeholetoescapedete.
Theihetreeholewasarevetionihoughsmall,theroomwaspletelyfurhminiaturefurniture,atable,chairs,chests,andabedaswelsalltheamenitiesofdailylife.Thefurniturewasmadeofbranchesanddrygrass.Inoneerweresomepotterymadefromcylocaltothearea.Thoughcrudelyfashioheirshapeswereuniqueachedwithsimpledesignsthatgavethemanartisticair.ThiswasthehomeViomadeforherself.AftermeetingMr.Fihepatchoftulipsthedaybefore,shebroughthimtothisdeadtree.Darkburnswereevidehadoruckbythunderandlightning.Partingtheweedsthathidaholeatthebaseofthetree,shewavedhimonandsaid,“Thisusedtea.Ipouredwaterintotheholeandkilledtensofthousandsofthesedreadfulcreatures.Thereusedtobeabeehiveatthetopofthistree,whichiseverworsethas.ImadeapoisonouspotionfromsomeherbsIgatheredfromaroundhereandpouredthemintotheir,killingallthebees.SonowIhaveforcefullyoccupiedthewholetreetomyself.”
Mr.Fingergaveherthumbsupandsaid,“onderful!Remarkable!Youarereallygreat!”
Theyclimbedeasilyupthehollowtrunkofthetreeusingslightlyprotrudiionsasfootholds.Soontheycametoapthemiddleofthetruheprotrusionwasratherspacious.Remnantlightfromthesettingsuninginthroughanotherholeirunkshoinybed,coveredwithmulticoloredflowerpetals.Itlookedveryfortableandweling.Mr.Fingerlookedalroundandsaidinamazement,“Youdidallthisbyyourself?”
“Ofcourse!”repliedVioptly.“Notfarfromhere,thereisastrawhut,whereawomanoftenlived.OnedayIslippedinwhileshewasawayandlookedaround.Icopiedherstyleandmadeformyselffurniturethatsuitsmeandmyneeds.”
“Yes.Yes.”Mr.Fingernoddedandsaid,“ThatwomaniscalledLotus.SheisoneofDimitri’sbeauties.Ah!Whatalovelywoman.Butsheistoobigandtallforme.”
“Whataboutme?”askedVio,givinghimawhiteeye?“DoIsuityou?”
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