Book3:WereMyDreamIs

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    “Ihavealromotedpeacemywholelife”hethought“andhaveakenuparmslightlybecausewarbringslossoflifewhichIamloathetosee.However,sometimeswarisiableandisthesimplestandmostdirectwaytosolvedisputes.Iwohereisawayinthisworldtosolvecrisiswithoutrestoarmsandsheddingblood.ThisisacetotestmyintelligeurningtoMedusa,heasked,“Whathavethebarbariaotely?”

    “Nothingmuch.WhiteFairyisinchargeofsurveilnddetebecauseshegeintoaflowerandhideamongrealflowersorturnintoapuffofsmokewhichisimpervioustoons.Shereportedthataftertheyoccupiedourterritoryandtookoldpace,theyseemedtobeperfectlysatisfied.Alltheydoiseat,drinkandmakemerryanddoohaveanyendaontheirminds.What’sstraheirleaders:theferociousCyclops,theseductivebutintelligentViohavenotbeeely.WhiteFairyisafraidtheyareuptonogoodandhavesteppedupsurveilnce.”

    “Theseareverycorrectstepstotake”saidDimitri.Thenhesuddenlygedthesubjedasked,“BythewayMedusa,Igotthemessageyousentme.DoyouknowwhyZeus,theKingofgodswantstoseeme?Whatdoeshewanttodiscusswithme?”

    “Isupposeit‘sthatmagnifitgoldpaceagain.Vio,thatbewitgandviciouswomahebarbarianstotearofftheironthatwecoatedthegoldpacewith.NowadaysthesolidgoldpaceisagainshiningbrilliantlyuhesunandmusthavesparkedoffthejealeoftheKingofgods.Ithistoseeyouandtakeyoutotaskfornotfulfillingyourpromisetocoverupthegoldpace.”

    “That’sanotherheadache”sighedDimitrishakinghishead.“Anyway,IwillebackmyselftotheKingdomatthesuitabletimeandsolvethesedifficultproblems.”

    “Yourmajesty,thedayisbreakingandIhad