“Ofcourseyousuitme”answeredMr.Fingercheekily,gettingclosetoherandinhalingthesweetnessrance.“Ofcourseyousuitme.Youareheaven’sgifttome,justasIamheaven’sgifttoyou.syoubetterthanmeinsize.”
“Shameless!”smiledVio,halfiandhalfinannoyance.“Youareimpudent!”
Mr.Fingerjustsmiledather,pletelysmittehoughtofsomethingandasked,“HowdidyouandDimitribeesuchmortalenemies?LikeIsaid,heisamellowguy,agoodman,muchlikeabrokenballkickedaroundbyeveryone.Howdidhebeeyourenemy?”Vio’seyesnarrowed,beinghardandcoldassharpknives.
“Doyouknowheoncekilledawomanusiremelycruelmethods?Hetiedherhandsandhungheruponatree.Heorderedherchoppedintwofromthewaist.Wheitedlowerbodyyinapoolofbloodontheground,herupperbodywasstillhangingfromthetree.Iwasonlyafetusthen,butIburstfrommymother’swombatthatmomentorItoowouldhaveperisheduhesword!”
Mr.Fingerwasalwaysveryetric,doingwhateverhefeltlike,wheneverhefeltlikeregardlessht,trueorfalse.Notwaitingtohearthewholestory,heflewinteandcried,
“Rascal!Rascal!HedarestodothingsthatevenIdarenotdo!Don’tbeafraid.Iamhere.IsweartoGodforthelifeofmeIwillhelpyougetridofhim!“Viotinued,
“Iwastileaobemasterofmyownasatthetime.Ifloatedintheairlikeadandelionseed,livingondewandhoney.IwastakenbythebreezeoverthewideexpanseofketothissideoftheKingdom.Wheoawoman’sform,IrealizedtomysorrowthatIwouldneverbeabletocrossthekeonmyownabacktotheotherside.DayandnightIseemtohearmymother’scriesandmoans.Sometimesthesecriesturlesummons,callingformetogobacktoher.Mr.FingerheldVioinhisarmsandsaid,
“Don’tbeafraid.Youhavemenow.PerhapsIhelpyougetyourrevenge.”Onhearingthis,Vio’seyesbrightened.
“Really?Ifthatisso,yod,mymaster!”Perfectlytentandhappywithhimself,Mr.Firuttedaroundtheroomlikeanemperor.Thatnightforthefirsttimeinhislife,heuoodwhatitwastobeamanandquerawoman.Vio,too,reallyuoodwhatitwastobeawomanbutshewasnotquered.Orary,itwasshewhoqueredaman.
KingDimitrimountedhisflyinghorse.Fppingitsmightywings,Lightningsoareduptotheskiesheadingtowardsthegoldpace,whichsparkledwithglitteringlusteruhesun.Thenearerhegottoit,themoreihebrilliance.Goldwasbasicallyararemetalwithoutfeeliion,buthumaivitygaveitnewlife.Thesmallestmoleculeoflightdanit,happyandlivelyinthefluctuatinglight.Facedwiththisfshy,dazzlingarrayhtnessandcolors,KingDimitricouldscarcelykeephiseyesopen.Lightning’shoofstoucheddownslowlytotheground.KingDimitricollectedhisthoughts,steppedontothesolidgoldpavementandwalkedon.Forthefirsttimeherealizedthemajestideurofthegoldpace.Theexquisitefresdreliefsoneverywalisticsculpturespcedaroundthepacedepictedthebeautiesindifferentposes,allinallydesignedandeboratelyexecuted.Butanairoflonelinessaionpermeatedtheatmosphere.Theonlysoundscamefromtheoccasionalrustleofwindblowingthedriedfallenleavesoutsidethepadthehollowechoofhisownfootsteps.Thenhecametotheuniquelydesignedspiralstaircase,sodevisedthateverystepemittedadifferentnotelikethekeysofapianoandtheechoofthatnotewouldresoundinthesurroundingatmosphere.KingDimitritrodthestairsslowlyandcarefullysoasnottooverlydisruptthestillnessandtranquilitythatexistedinthepace.Suddenly,hefelttheimpactofastrong,inexplicablecurrentandstoppedtosideritsin.Hefounditwasakindofmood,truefeelingsfromthedepthofhisownsciousness,calm,bandserewasatruefeeling,abstractyetreal.Whenhecametotheveranda,hesawStephanielyingonacouch.Hereyeswerehalfopen,staringatthecloudlessblueskiesyandsatisfiedsmileonherlips.Herbodywassoemaciatedthatshecouldonlybreathewithdifficulty,butthehappinessandsatisfainherheartwaslikeaneream,flowingthroughherwholebody.Thedazzlingbrillianceofgoldglitteredalroundher,everymoleculeoflighthappyandlively.Evealshavealifeforce,avitality.Justthen,Stephanieseemedtofeeslight,almostindisiblege,afshofvicissitudefntoherinnerworld.Itcameaswiftlylikeafshoflightning.ButthesedistrasdidoinfluenceorbotherStephanie,whosehearthadlongbeehthewideexpanseofblueskies.KingDimitrisatdowlyontheflooroStephaheirtwosoulsuoodeachothertacitlyandcouldunicatewithoutwords.Justthen,astreakofwhitesmokeflewintothegoldpadcamebeforeKingDimitri.Hesaid,
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