Book3:WereMyDreamIs

tilysaying,

    “It’samissofmenottofillyouinonnsare.Iwasn’tquitesureofmyowionsinthebeginning,Ionlykhatthoughyouarebothbeautifusflowers,youdonothaveafleshbodyandthereforefearagicbowandarroymagicswordisinnowayinferiortohismagicbowandarrow.Ifitestoabattlebetweenus,Iamfidentofmysuccess.ButnowitseemsthingsaremuchsimplerandIhaveworried.CyclopsandViohavebothclimbeddownthecliffandthebarbariahoutleaders.Weneedonlydo…andthendo…andwearesuretosucceed!Ha,ha,ha.”AfterlisteningcarefullytoKingDimitri’swhisperedinstrus,Charmaineaine’seyesbrightenedandsaid,

    “Yes,that’ssimpleenough.Wearesurewedothat.Ohyes,wearesureofaresoundingsuccess.”KingDimitrilookedagainatthemirrorandsaid,

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    “Thesuing.It’sstillearly.Whenthemoonaarseoutwewillleavehereandgoallouttocreateah-shakingspshthatwouldstunFatherZeushimself!”“Lookatthewomanthere.Whoisshe?”askedClementinepoihemirror.

    Theseonthemirrorhadgedtotheruinsoftheburntpacebythesideoftheke.Inthemiddleoftheruihefreathallhadbeen,KingDimitri’sgoldthronesomehoedthefireandsparkledandshoneuheraysofthesettingsun,thepreciousstonesembeddedinitglitteredandgleamedlikestarsinthesky.Atall,slimbeautyairofbinocursinherhandsmiledasshesatohronelookingatthesurroundingsery.Thetwoferocioustigers,CortezandKojak,satonguardontwosidesofthethrone,justliketheyusedtodowhenKingDimitriwasthere.

    “Oh,thatmyguestCharina,anauthoressfromthemundaneworld”repliedKingDimitriearly.ShewantstowriteatheKingdomofDreams.Ibroughtheralongforthetripsosheseethingsforherself,whichmight