“IfthisreallywasKingDimitri’sorder,ofcourseIwillobey.Butwhatifthesetwocameunderfalsepretenses?WhatshouldIdo?”Butthehoughtagainthathelpingtheweakwasagooddeedandcouldnotbetedaswrong-doing.Justthen,apuffofsmokestreakedacrosstheskiesandcametoastopbeforeastrawhutbythesideoftheke,whereitgedintotheformofaslimandcurvaceousyoungwomanaiefishthought,
“Shewasinallyonlyapuffofsmoke,butcouldgeintohumanform.Ifshecoulddoso,why’tI?Fromnowon,IwillprayferventlyandbegGodtoletmegeintoabeautifulyoungwoman.IfIcouldbebyDimitri’ssideandkeephimpanythatwouldbeallIaskoflife!”Thergewhitefishhappilyflippeditselfoutofthewaterandjumpedintotheair.Thenshedivedagainbatothewateranddisappearedfromsight.
WhiteFairypushedopenthedoorofthestrawhutandsawthequietaleLotussittingtherewithherheadbentlow,mendingabrokenfishi.ShekhatallthepeopleoftheKingdomhadbeencalledtotheminesandLotuswastryingtohelpthefishermenbydoingsomesimplechoresforthem.WhenshesawWhiteFairywalkin,shesmiledandsaid,
“Whatwindblewyouhere?Howeyouhavetimetoeaoday?”
“Iamnotreallyheresocially,Lotus”saidWhiteFairysittingdown.“Iamheretoinformyouaboutsomethingthathappenedindom.”
“Really?pened?”
“Alittleafternoooday,ouractivelittleDornatookKingDimitri’stwotigersawanderinginthemountain.Suddenly,sheheardawoman’svoiceshriekingandgshrilly.Soshecalledthetwotigersaoiigate.Inthedenseforest,shefoundourpoetessAngelicafallenonthegroundinafaint,surroundedbysevebarbarians.TheirfaceswereferociouslypaiattooedtolooklikedevilsandtheywerebusytearingoffAngelica’sclothestostripherwasnotknowhertheymeanttorapeherorbutcherher,foryouknow,thesetribesareknowntobeibals.OurceousDornawieldedAmalia’sbroomandregardlessofherowyfoughtthebarbarians.Thetwotigerswerealsoverybrave.Theybaredtheirteeth,hitwiththeirmightypawsandtheirferociousroarsresouheforest.Soonallthenativesydeadontheground,killedbythetigers’sharpteethandpaws.Buttheythemselveswerealsowouhekhebarbarians.Angelicawassavedandbroughtbacktothepathebackofohetigers.ButwhatwasAngelicadoinginthedenseforest?Atthattime,sheshouldhavebeenjoggingoracks.Whydidsheleavethesafetyofthetradgointotheforest?Andwheredidthenativesefrom?Howcouldtheyhaveventureduedsootheheartofourpacegrounds?Don’tyouthinkthisisfrightening?”Lotusfachedinfear.Shesaid,
“Angelicaissuchadelicatecreature,asfragileasacrystalvaseandaseasilyshattered.Howcouldshestandsuchshodfright?”
“That’sjustit!AishaisfherandElenaistakingcareofher.KingDimitri’stwobelovedtigersarebeingtakencareof.Everythingisbaalnow.”
“Good.Good.”
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