Book3:WereMyDreamIs

eispgasmallportionofherdiscoverybeforeyousothatyoupoorhomelessbeggarwidenyourhorizonandknowledgeandseeQueenVio’sboundlesswealth.”Dimitri’stwoloyalservantsCreativityandImaginationshooktheirheadsatthosewords.

    “Pridegoesforafall”saidCreativitytohisparthathasalwaysbeenman’smostonfailing.TheyareshowingofftheirwealthtoDimitri.Isn’tthatridiculous?Infactitisreallyfoolishofthem.”

    “Letthembe”answeredImagination.“Ithinkthereisaivetowhattheyaredoiientandwatch,there’smoretoe.”Mr.Fingerwalkeddowepsahecase.Thebluestsapphires,bluerthantheowerepiledtothebrim.Thesedcasewasfullofrubies,morefierythanfmesandbrighterthanblood.Thethirdcasetainedemeraldsandthefourthcasewasamixtureofdazzlingdiamondsofallcolors.Thedazzling,brilliant,multi-coloredlusterwassharpaskwasnurturingtotheeyesthatbeholdthem.ThenMr.Fingeropehestcasefullofpinkdiamonds.Straosaythereairofexquisitegoldstilettolyingontopofthediamonds.BothDimitriandVio’seyesweredrawntowardsthem.Dimitriwassurehehadseenthispairofexquisitegoldshoesbeforeandsearchedinhissub-sciousnessdeepasthesea,fortheeventsofhispastdreamswherehehadseenit.Vioexcimedsoftly,“Ah!Thememoryofmypastlifehasebae!Thispairofstiletto,whichIhavelongsincefotten,washiddehiscase.ShesaidtoMr.Finger,“Gmethatpairofshoes.Iwanttogeintoit.”

    ThesoftvoicesoundedinMr.Finger’searslikeanightingale’ssong.HepickedupthepairofshoesasifinatrandwalkedupthestepstoVio’sthrone,kdownandtookoffthepairofgem-studdedshoesshehadonherfoot.Thesightofherwhite,jade-likefootbeforehiseyesfullyarousedh