Book1:TeDream-Maker

ngbehindhim．

    "BringinCyclops!"heordered．

    "Yes,YourMajesty.”answeredhisgalntpaceguards．Cyclopswalkedbackwardsintothehall，unsteadilyandclumsily．Thehumanbodyanditsmovementsaresupposedtobedesigocorretewiththeeyes，whicharealwaysinthefrontoftheface．Cyclops,whohadlostthesightofhisfronteye,however,couldonlyusethebae,andhadtowalkbackwards．Theunfamiliarphysicalbearilyencumberedhimandmadehismovementsslowaant．Seeingthisformerinvinciblemonster,whocouldeasilyhavecoveredthedistanafewstrides,makehiswaysostrenuouslydownthehall,Dimitriwasremindedofhisownimmilossofsight．Afeelingofpassionroseinhisbreastforthismonster,whowasnownolohreat．Theguardspushedhimdownonhiskneesandsaidcurtly，

    "Kneeldown!"andCyclopskdownobedientlyfagDimitri．

    "Offwithhishead!"orderedDimitri,pretendingtobeinastormywrath．TurninghisheadtoMedusa,heindicatedwithhiseyesthatsheshouldintercede．Medusauoodatonce．

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    "YourMajesty!"shesaidingforward，"Allowmetosayaword．Cyclopshasindeedittedaheinouscrimeanddeservetodie．ButheoncesavedmylifeandhedidhelptofighttheinvasionoftheRomansoldiers．IbegYourMajestytosiderhisformertributionsandresideryourverdict.”Dimitripreteohesitateforamomentandthensaid，

    "Hisdeathsentencemaybeuted,butadulterywithohebeautiesisunpardonable．HavehimcastratedandbanishedforeverfromtheKingdom.”

    "ThankHisMajestyforpardoningyourlife，Cyclops!"saidMedusa．Cyclopskowtowedandsaid，

    "Iamwillingtotakemypunishment，yourMajesty，butpleasedonotbanishme．IhavelivedinthesemountainsforaslongasIre