“Don’task.Youwillknowwhenyouseethem.”Thebatteredbeige-coloredautomobileturnedrightandthe.Soontheycametoapcebytheke.Theyparkedthecaracrossthestreetandwasabouttoknockatthebackdoor,whenthedooropenedandMarkandLavernewalkedout.LaverhatlivingwithMark,abig,tallman,inahousethatwaslikeafemaledormitory,fullofDimitri’sbeautiesardandinve,sotheyhadrentedaroomnearbyandwasabouttogothere.
Thefourofthemlookedateachotherforalongmoment.WhenMegginnandLavernebecameawareofwhotheotherwas,theyexcimedeachother’snameandhuggedandkissed,exgindelight.Amaliahadalreadygoobed,butMary,YokoandSheiwerestillchattingintheba.Attractedbytheside,theyturnedandsawthatDimitrihadeback,followedbyMarkandLaverne,whoenteredhandinhandwithanotherwomaheycameintothebrightlylitroomandthefivewnizedeachother,theysquealedinsurprise,ughing,ghuggingandkissingeachother.TheotionledanirascibleAmaliadowairs,rubbinghereyessleepily,exgbad-temperedly,
“What’sallthisracketaboutdownthere?Don’tyouknowI’mtryingtogetsomesleep?”
“I’msorry.I’msorry,Amaliaforinterruptingyoursleep.I’mMegginn.Icameespeciallytoseeyou.Howareyou...?”MegginnknewAmalia’sshorttermmemorywasbadbecauseeandherillness,sosherepeatedagain,“IamMegginn.Icameespeciallytoseeyou.Doyourememberme?Megginn?Howareyoudoing...?”Amalialookedatherfaceforawhileandthenaskedhesitantly,
“Oh!AreyoutheQueenoftheKingdomofDreams?I...I...I...amgreatlyhohatyourmajestyhasehere....”
“Oh,no,no,no.”Megginnhastilyexpined,“Iamnotthequeen.ThequeenisAisha.IamMegginn.Doyourememberme?”Amaliaagainthoughtforawhile.Thenshesuddenlyexcimed,
“Oh,yes,yes,yes!Iremembernow.Youaretheoneinchargeofmoney,right?”
“Yes.Yes.”Megginnhat’sright.That’sme.”Everyonebubbledwithughter.ThenAmaliaaskedagain,
“Didthehugebckbirdthatflyveryhigh,veryfastandveryfarewithyou?”
“Ohno.That’sMedusa.SheistheguardianoftheKingdom.Itistooimportantajobforhertoleaveeasily.ShehastoguardtheheartoftheKingdomatalltimes.”
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