“IthinkthattheonlyrecourseisformetogobackpersonallytotheSeventhHeavenahefivenessofFatherZeus.ButhowIdothis?NowthatIhaveafleshbody,Iolobackthere.heramIwillingtoleavehereandpartwithKingDimitri,thebeautiesahingintheKingdom.”
“Youolobackbecauseyouhaveafleshbody.”saidCharmainefromthemirror.“Beforeyoucamehere,youhadformbutnobody,whileIhadherformnorbody.Ihavetomakeuseofamirrororasmoothbodyofwatertoappear.FatherZeusdoesn’tevenk.Whydon’tIgobacktoSeventhHeavenandbegforhisfiveness.Perhapshewillfiveus.”
“No,”saidAishaafteramomentofsideration.“Thiswillnotdo.HowdoyouthinkKingZeuswillreactwhenhelearnsaboutyourassemblingthecelestialgoldsmithsinhisoedowhandbuildthegoldpaceyouincurhiswrath,hemayimprisonyouorpunishyoumostseverely.Whatthen?AndwhenKingDimitrihearsaboutpeoyoubecauseofhim,hewouldnotsitbaddonothing.Hewouldleavenostourorescueyou.Thesituationwouldgetworse.”
“’tbehelped”ughedCharmaihlessly.“Thereisnootherwayout.Butdon’tworry.WhenIseeKingZeus,Iknowwhattosaytodisarmhimahedisaster.Hemayevenbesohappythathewouldnolongerpursuethisanymore.ThenIebackhereaogetherwithyouall.”
“Alright,I’llletyougo.”saidAisharelutly,knowingthatthesituationwasdireandshedidnotreallyhaveabettersolution.Butsherepeatedlyurgedhertobecareful.“Takegoodcareofyourselfandebacksafely.OtherwiseIwouldnotbeabletoatforittoKingDimitri.”
“Don’tworry”answeredCharmaine,smilingatAisha.“Goodbye”andherimageatoncedisappearedfromthemirror,leavingonlytherefleoftheseoutside:afullmoonandmyriadsofstarsshiningdownserenelyontheworldbelow.Justthen,Medusacameback,havingsuccessfullydivertedthepackofhugebatsawayfromtheKingdom.WhiteFairyalsocamedownfromtherooftopgardenandsawaworriedAishapagrestlesslyinthehall.WhenshesawWhiteFairy,shesuddenlythoughtofsomethingandasked,
“DoyouknowwhereCharmai?Doyouthinkyoucatchupwithher?”
“Don’tfetIamapuffofsmoke.”smiledWhiteFairy.“ThereisnotapceIotgoto.”
“Great!”excimedAishagreatlyrelieved.“PleasebequidcatchupwithCharmaine.Beherbackupandhelpherasmuchasyou.Letusknowhowthingsgo.”WhiteFairygedintoapuffofsmokeandstreakedaway.
Inanotherdimensionoftimeintheuniverse,itwasstilldawn,fogyandmisty.Aslimyoungmaiden,adorhawreathoffreshflowers,waswalkingtowardsthestream.WhiteFairy,whohadcealedherselfamongtheflazedfixedlyatthegirl,watgasshefilledthepurebronzebasininherhandwithcrystalclearwaterandmadeherwaybacktotheimposingandresplebronzepathethroheterofthegreatpacehall,satasolemn-lookingmiddle-agedmanwithaheadofgloriouscurlylonghairreagdowntohisshoulders.Hisphysiquewasmuscur,statuesqueandmagnifit.WhiteFairyguessedhemustbeKioavoiddetebytheomnistgod,shequicklygedintoawhiteEasterlilyandhidherselfamongthemyriadsofflrowingbythesideofthestream.ItwasjustafterdaybreakandZeusdidnothavehisonasheusuallydidwhenferringwithhissubjects.Hewasjustgettioperformhisablutions.Justasheheldthebasiiowashhisfadhands,hesuddenlysaidinaloudvoice,
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