Book3:WereMyDreamIs

a.SoKingDimitri’stwostatetreasureswereseparated.ThebowandarrowfellintoCyclopshandswhilethemagicswordwasstillheldbyMedusa.UnfortunatelybothoerstolenbyKingDimitri’senemyandcausedabrutandbloodybattle.ItwillbedealtwithterinthisbookAstheytalked,thesunwasgraduallysettingi.Cyclops’speedofdestwasalsogrowingfasterandfaster.ThebottomofthecliffwaswheretheentraoGehennawas.ItwasthepcewhereIleenrisoned.

    Thesunwashighinthesky.Maureenwassniffingthegroundily,foghisattentiononfindingthesttohismistress’attacker.ItwasextremelyhotandpoorlittleMaureen,withhiscoatoflongfurwasfeeli.Heantingwithhistonguelollingout,breathingheavily.Normallywheoutwithhismistresshewasneverleachedandcouldwalkaboutfreely.ButasDimitricouldnotsee,hehadtoputtheleathedogioknowhiswhereabouts,whetherhewasgoingstraightrightorleft.Itwasawaytounicatewithhislittlefriend.Nofarfromthemcamethefamiliarsoundoftheice-barvendor,hawkinghiswaresthroughhisbell.Maureenbarkedexcitedlyandrantowardstheman.Dimitrikhedogwasthirsty,sohetookoutadolrbilndboughtabananafvoredpopsicletorewardhisintelligentlittlefriend.Maureensatdownintheshadebythewall.

    Dimitrisatbesidehim,toreopenthepapercoverandofferedittoMaureenwholickedgreedilyatthestick.

    “No”headmohedogughingly.“That’snotthewaytoeatapopsicle.Letmeteachyouhowtodoit.”Hebitoffapiece,cheweditinhismouthandthenswallowedthesweet,soothing,icyslush.Maureenquicklyuoodanddidthesame.Someicefellontheground,buthepaiditnoheedanddidolickitfromthegrouherdidhesmelroundtelephonepolesorbushes,thusprovin