“Justnowyouaskedmewhatwindblewmehere.Well,itwasthiswindthatbroughtmehere.Aishawaotellyouthatretlytherehavebeenstraroublinghappeningsaroundthekingdom.Thingsareturbulentandsheiseditmaynotbesafeforyoutobelivingalothisdesotespotbytheke.Shewouldfeelmuchbetterifyouwouldgobadstayatthepacefornow.”JustthenLightningtoucheddownontheopenspacebeforethehut,evidentlysentherebyAishatofeteoushadalreadyfiheworkonhand,soshesaid,
“Iwillgowithyhtaway.”ShetookthefishiandfollowedWhiteFairyoutofthehut.Shehuorees,gotontheflyinghorseahergewhitefishhadnotgonefarandwasstillswimmingintheviity.ShesawLotusridingontheflyinghorse,apaniedbyapuffofsmoke,makingforthepace.Sheturnedbacktogheshoreandwasstartledtoseeafishihangiweentwotrees.Herheartlurchedandshebegantotremble.“Fishihenemesisofwewholiveier”shethought.
“Coulditbeabadomehanginghere?”
Thatnightthergewhitefishheldthetwolittlepeopleinhermouthandswamtowardsthegoldpace.Whenshealmostreachedtheshore,sheopenedhermouthahemout.VioandMr.Fingerswamvigorouslyier,almostexhaustingalltheireryingtogettond.Aftertheyclimbedtiredlyonshore,theyturnedandsawthatthergewhitefishwasstillswimmingnearbyasiftoassureherselfoftheirsafetyatheywerenotoverwhelmedbymercilesswaves.Mr.FingerwavedtratitudebutwasdraggedunceremoniouslyawaybyViowhowashurryingforward.Hercuriousandinquisitiveheartwasthumpingwithexcitementtobesoothemysteriousgoldpace.Themoonlessandstarlessnightwastoopitchdarktoeveheirownfiheyhadtorelyonthemomentaryfshoflightningtodistheirdire.Whentheycametotheentrahepace,theyfoundthehuge,heavydoorajar,sotheyslidinsidewaysthroughthegapandwalkedon.Whatusedtobebarrenyellowsoilonbothsidesofthesolidgoldpathwaytheywereonwasnowcoveredwithgreenshrubsandamultitudeofcolorfulflowersinfullbloom.Theyweresoprolificthattheyfloodedtheirbordersandalmostswallowedupthenarrowpathway.Whentheycametoamoreelevatedspot,afshoflighteningrevealedanendlessmassofvividblossomsofallcolors.Notfarawaystoodthemajesticgoldpace.Viojumpedupanddowninjoy,exg,
“Look!Thereitis!Thereitis!It’sthebewitgGoldPaydreams!”andranquicklytowardsit.Mr.Fingerquicklyfollowed.
Thetwoofthemwalkedoverthezigzagginggeandfinallygottothepace.Vio’senviouseyeslookedallover,exgoverwhatshesaverythingwasmadeofsolidgold.AllofthiswasnovendiingtoVio.Thoughititchdark,everythihefurnishingsandaccessories,thepicturesandmuralsonthewallswereallclearlyvisible.Viowasjustwaboutitwhensheraisedhereyesandsawagiganticpearlhangingfromthetopofthedomelikeceiling,givingforthasoft,gentleglow.Viosaid,
“Haveyoueverseensuchargepearl?”BeforeMr.Fingercouldreply,therewasanear-deafeningcrashofthunderapaniedbyblindingfshesoflightning.Throughthewindowtheysawtheshapeofamanappearingbythepilrsoutsidethepace.Themanwasstrongandmuscur.Ahornprotrudedfromthetopofhisheadandeeyewasonhisforehead,whiletheothereyewasatthebackofhishead.Hisorsoexposedhissinewyaonedmuscles,showingoffhisinfirengthandmight.ThiswasCyclopswhomKingDimitriorderedtoguardhisgoldpace.HisfronteyehadbeenfatallywoundedbyMedusa’sbattleandhehadlostthesightofthateye.Butretly,hisvisionhadmiraculouslyimproved,sohenolongerhadtowalkbackwardsrelyingonhisbackeye.Nowhecouldwalknormally.Hepatrolledthegroundsaroundthepadfindingnothingabnormal,hestoppedforamomentbythepilrsofthepadthenwalkedtowardsthebackofthemountains.Afterheleft,VioandMr.Fingercameoutoftheshadowsattheeroftheroom.Viocaressedeveryinchofsurfaceherfingerscouldtoupletelyinfatuatedaedbythegoldpadcouldn’ttearherselfaway.Mr.Fingerwasamoreunbiasedbystanderandobserved,
“Tome,thisgoldpaceislikeaheapofironscrapes,nothingverycaptivating.”
“SolongasIloveit,evenaheapofironscrapesisgood.”
”Ithink,”saidMr.Fihatourhomeireeholeismorewarmandfortablethanhere!”Viosuddenlythoughtofsomethingandsaid,
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