Book3:WereMyDreamIs

etigersasbodyguards,shewasassafeascouldbe,soKingDimitrirodeonhismagichorseaheseventhheavewithKingZeusandhissonApollo.Charinalookedaroundandfoundherselfinwhatmusthavebeenthegreathall.TwomarblestepsledtoaptformwhereKingDimitri’sthronehadbeen;buthavingbeenexposedtofire,smoke,dust,ashestheelements,thesymbolofKingDimitri’sroyauthoritywasalmostunreizable.IntricatelycarvedchairsmadefromthemostexpensivewoodwerescatteredaurnedonbothsidesofthethroneandCharinaguessedtheymusthavebeesassighebeauties.Theywerebeautiful,butbroken.Charinathoughtthatwithcaretheycouldberestoredandrefurbished,soshetookthemfromtheruinsanddraggedthemoversotheyformedasemicirclearouhroheimmensepilrswhichwereusedtosupporttheroofhadbeentoppledandtheyweretoobigaobemoved,soCharinahadtoleavethemlyingtherebutwithherwork,theimageofwhatthehallhadbeenlikegraduallybecamedisible.Charinatinuedherworkamongtheashes.Kigamongtheashesanddigginginthesoil,shefoundjewelrymadewithdiamonds,gemsandotherpreciousstonelyingeverywherejustforthetaking.Shealsofoundsomewomen’sapparellyingaround.Thoughpartiallyburntbyfire,theexcellentqualityofthemateriandintricateworkmanshipleftlittletotheimaginationoftheimmeh,pompandsplendorofKingDimitri’scourt,ofallthebeautiesintheirbestdressesgatheringatbasaivals.Shewalkedforwardtofurtherexploretheruins.Sheestimatedthatshewasinthesidehallothegreathall.Thereintheashesandruins,shefoundaslightlydamagedbookofpoemshandwrittenbyafinefemininehand,anunfinisheddissertationon“OnLifeinMatriarchalSociety”andalsoapairofbi