Book3:WereMyDreamIs

ordandthrustitintothecliff,tryingtofindtheweakestandmostsensitivepartofthegiant’sfeet,tostimutehimtoproduoughpowertomoveorgehisposture.Thatwouldbekillingtwobirdswithoone,fornotonlywoulditsooththegiantwhohadininthesameposturefortoolong,butinginghisposturethegiantwouldswoopthegoldpaceoffhischestrightintotheke,whichwasKingDimitri’srealgoal-tofulfillhispromisetoKingZeus.Sofar,hisswordthrustsonlymadethegiantproduinorpartialtremors,notenoughtomakehimgehisposture.Thatwasthecauseofthesmallearthquakessofar.KingDimitrisuddenlythoughtofthestoryofAchilles’Heels,theonlyweakandvulnerablespotoftheGreekhero’sbody.Couldthegiant’svulnerabilityalsolieinhisheels?Butthegiant’sheelswereuer,wheredangerousandtreacherouswhirlpoolsandriptidesexisttopullsailorstotheirdeathatthebottomoftheke.JustthenKingDimitri’seyefellonthecoilofropesonthebackofhiswhitehorseandwasgreatlyinspired.Takingdowntherope,hetiedoneendaroundLightning’snedtheotheraroundhisownwaist.Hethensaidtohishorse,

    “SpreadysandfloatontopofthewaterwhileIdiveintotheke.HopefullyIwillsucceedthistimeinfthegianttogehisposture.”Sayingso,hejumpedoffhishorseanddivedintotheke.

    KingDimitriswamdownwardsichbckwateruntilhereachedthepcewherehesuspectedthebottomofthegiant’sheeltobe.Hetookthemagicswordwhichhebitbetweenhisteethandthrustitmightilyatthecliff.Thatwasindeedwherethegiant’sheelwas,hisweakestandmostvulnerablespot.Thegiant’shugebodyshiveredandKingDimitrikhathehadsucceeded.Hequicklypulledathisropeandmadehiswayswiftlyupwards.Unfortunatelyhego