Book3:WereMyDreamIs

beapowerfulmonardakinginyourownrealm.Shepitiesyouandthereforehasorderedafeasttoaccordyoucourteousreception.”Sayingsohecppedhishandsthreetimesandmelodiousmusicfloatednaturallyihroughoutthepaceasifananizedorchestrawashiddeniroom,buttherewasnosignofanymusiusistrument.Thenaprocessionofattendantsdressedinesoftheirowntryandtribecamein,carryingsilvertraysoffoodsideredthebestintheirnds.Somedishesweresteaminghivingoffasizzlingsound.Thepacewassoonfilledwiththeentigaromaoffoodandwine.Dimitriscrapedthestofthefoodinhisbowlintohismouth,chewedthhlybeforeswallowingathebowlbatohispocket.Hekepthissmileonhisfacewhilehesaidtothem,

    “AlthoughIhavenowbeerebeggaroreets,thereisnothingIhavenottasted.Tomefoodismerelynutritiontokeepmealiveandnothingelse.Pleasedismissyourattendantsandthefoodanddispehalltheseunnecessaryprotocol.Let’sgetdowntoessentials,talkaboutwhatenmitythereisbetweenusandetoaclusion.Thenweallgoonoureacefullyandliveourownlives.”Vionoddedinagreement.Mr.Fingerwavedhishandsindismissaendainanorderlymahewaytheycame,butthemomeeppedoutofthegoldpacetheyandtheirsilverptesoffoodalldisappearedlikeapuffofsmokeintothinair.Theywerelikeamirage,ingfromillusionanddisappearingintooneaswell.Themusictoostoppedawosidesreturheirfrontation.Theairatoncekeyedupandturense.

    TheredrubyonVio’stiarashohabrilliantsheenassheandMr.Fingerwhisperedtogether.Thenstraighteningfromhisultrasubservientpositionandpyingthejackaltothetiger,Mr.FiuroDimitriandsaidinaloudanddomineeringvoice,

    “InowrepresenthermajestyQu