Book1:TeDream-Maker
adtorepaythisfavor.Beingverypoor,hehadnothingtoofferhisriefactorexcepthisbelovedgranddaughter.Lotuswasatraditionandfilialgirlwhouorandfather’ssilentrequest,soshevoluntarilyofferedtomarrytheoldndlordwheurnedsixteen.However,bythetimeshegrewup,thendlordhaddied;andtruetoheritment,Lotussworeomarry.WhenshesawDimitri,shewasstruckwithhisfeaturesbecausesomehowunilythedeadndlord’sfacewasreflecteDimitri’seyes.Shetoldhergrandfatheraboutit. Atfirst,Dimitricouldnotuandwhytheoldmantoldhimthestory,butthenhisthoughtsturheKingdomofDreamswherehe,too,hadtwenty-fourbeautiesandahugepace.Thisassociationreviouslife,whosedesiresandambitionsremainediialinhissubsciousnessgavehimaneeriefeelingthatsentapricklysensationdownhisspine.Heexcimed,"Youmeantosaythatthendlord,thedogandI...?"Theoldmaninterruptedhimwithahushsaying,"Shh..."Helookeduptothemyriadofstarsintheskysaying,"Saynomore.Letnotthestarsknowyoursecrets!" Theoldelmtreewithitsrednternshohedwarfedtablesandchairs.Anoldmanwithsnow-whitehair,beardandeyebrohisperingintimatelywithamiddleagedman."IamiedinfortuellingandyourfeatureshavethestrabinationIhaveevereacross.YoushouldberichasaMammonbutalsopoorasachurchmouse.Yourstationinlifeshouldbeemiasakingbutalsolowlyasabeggar.Thisistroversialindeed!ButthereisohingImustwarnyouagainst.Soonyouwillbeeblind.OfthatIamcertain,sobeprepared.”Theoldmanstoodupandsaid, "Itiste.Imustrestnow.Lotusiswaitingforyoubytheriverbehindthehouse.Good-bye.”Sayingso,hetooktherednternfromtheelmtreeandwalkedslowlytowardsh