Book3:WereMyDreamIs

Thick,heavycloudsfloatedintheskieslikethetifloatingonthewideexpanseofobelostheyhethickclouds,theyheardloud,boomingsoundssimirtothethunderingoftensofthousandsofhoofs,mixedwiththegofallmannersofonsaleshoutsofsoldiersriseoeraseemedasiftwomightyarmieswerebattlingeachothertothedeath.Dimitri’shearttightened.“CouldsiccatastrophebehappeninginKingZeus’sseventhheaven?”hewondered“Ifso,Imustflythereandtrytohelpthemightykingofgods,whobefriendedme,overlookingthedisparityofourmutualpositionsaedmeasafriendandanequal.Iwillitmyselfevenuoproteghispersonandhisimperialpower.”Dimitrineverusedhiswhiponhisbelovedsteed;hejustsoftlycmpedLightning’sfnkwithhiskheirmutuallyagreedonsignal,andLightninguoodthathismastersetaurbedandwishedtorushaheadandfindoutwhatallthisotionwasabout.Hefppedhismightywingsandsurgedfullspeedaheadintothesky.

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    Uponreagtheclouds,Dimitrisawgroupsofsoldiersonhorsebackstreakpasthimswiftasthewind,payingnoheedwhatsoevertohisuninvitedpreseheirtrationwasteredsolelyonthegesilefield.Tensofthousandsofcavalrymenwereassembledontheopenfields.Theyweredividediionsgallopingatfullspeed,theirformationuniformandstrictlyregimeheyseparated,rejoined,andthenseparatedagaintoformallmannersofplexpatterns.Inamomentthousandsofcavalrymensuddenlyscatteredinalldiresandthenjustasswiftlygregatedintoaunitedwholeagain.Theysplitintotwoandfoughteachotherasfiercelyandbravelyasiftheywererealenemies.Dimitrilookedupatthereviewingstandandsawthehandsomeandbravesungod,Apollo,standingtherefidentlyandinghistroopsu