AfterhearingWhiteFairy’sreport,KingDimitrikeptpagtoandfroinhissmallstudio,hishandsbehindhisback.Hewasdeeplytroubledandtriedtothinkofawayout,butcouldnoteupwithanyfeasiblepuroWhitefairyinthevaseandasked,
“Whendidallthishappen?”
“Quiteafewdaysago.That’swhyI’vebeeingforyou.”
“Gosh.It’sbeenafewdaysalready?Iwohere’sbeenanyothergethere.Whydon’tyougobacktotheKingdomofDreamsameknowifanythingges.Iwillbeherewaitingforyou.”
“Won’tyoubegoingbackwithme,KingDimitri?Theyneedyouthere.”
“No.Iotgobackjustyet.TherearealotofimportantthingsImustdealwithhere.”Inhisheart,KingDimitrikhatStephaprophesywasgraduallyingtrue.ButhecouldnotvoiceitoutloudforfearitwouldcausefearanddistressintheKingdom,thusmakingthecrisisevenworse.WhiteFairyhadknownDimitriforalongtimeandcoulduandhisdilemmawithoutbeingtold.
“Alright.Iwillgoback.Goodluck,KingDimitri.”Sayingso,shegedtoapuffofsmokeandsqueezingthroughtheapertureinthewindowsflewtowardstheblueskies.
Alonglineofpeoplequeuedupinfrontofasmallshopbytheke,called“Dream-maker’sBakery”.Thisarativelynewbusihathadcaughton,gainedwidefameintheregionandbecameatrendybakeryfamousforitssuperiorprodudreasonableprices.Thebreadthereeciallyprizedforitsuniquefvorthathadaastesoaddictivethatpeoplewerewillingtodrivefromafarfortwo,threehourstosampleandsavorit.Whatfueledthefervorwas,itwassaidthattheheadpastrychefwasablindman.Thatattractedsomecuriouserswhocametogawkbutstayedtosample.Thatm,however,thehabituallyreliableheadpastrychefwasanoshow,whichthrewthewholekitintoturmoil.Luckilythehoney-moonersMarkandLaverneshowedup,asMarkwaointroducehisnewbridetohisrades.Sensinganemergency,Markatoncerolleduphissleeves,putonanapron,dohewhitedwenttowork.Lavernefoundshekhebeautiesfrombeforeandwasexcitedattheuedenter.Shewasdeftandnimbleinaandnonovicetobaking,soshethrewherselfwholeheartedlyintothework.Infrontoftheshop,YokowashelpingAmaliadosales.Whetoworkthatm,goldenhairedMarylookedatthesurveilapesandsawDimitrihadbeentalkingtoawhiteEasterlilymostofthenight.TheelilydisappearedandDimitriappearedtobeinagloomymood,paguneasilyaroundhisstudio,uosleep.MaryknewDimitriwouldnotbeabletogotoworktheday,soshetookthedayoffandcametohelpoutatthebakery.Thus,thoughstillshort-haherewereenoughpeopletocarryonthework.Bynoohelineofersoutsidethebakerywasgettinglongerandlonger,whileihestorethebeautieswerebusyasbees,flittingaroundthertomulti-task.
Justthen,therewasaotionamoomers,asifsomeonewasdartingaroundtryingtotothelines.Adwarfwithawhitebeardappearedinfrontoftheter,holdingahamsandwihishand–thebakery’sspecialty,andpreparedtopayforit.Ohewhite-beardedoldman,Amaliagotangryandsaid,
“Goaway!Takethesandwich.It’sonthehouse.I’llgiveittoyouforfree.Iamverybusyandhavenotimetodealwithyou!”
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