Book2:KigdomIteDreams

oherankles.Herrgealluringeyesseemedtohideamillios.

    “ItwasIwhhtherheretotheKingdom”thoughtKingDimitri.“Butnowsheisleaving.Howotfeelsad?”Thenhelookedatallthebeautiessurroundinghim,allbroughttotheKingdombyhim.

    “Theyhavegiveheirlovewhole-heartedly.WhatdidIgivethembareturn?Alovethathadbeenchoppedagainandagainintopiecemealbits.Thisisnotfairtotheverkhatreceivingtoomuchlovecouldbesodisquietingandvexing,endlesslytroublingandunavoidable.What’sgoodaboutthisisit’sallbutadream.OnceI,thebeautieswilllgotheirownway,backtotheirownpre-ordaiination.Gooddreamsareshortaimefesalltoosoohetimeapproaches,thereisallyupwhoowesmore,whopaidoutless.SoIshouldbeallthemoreappreciativeofthepreomentsinourdreams.”Justthen,anattendantbroughtoutnewlycoctedcocktails.KingDimitritookagssandsaid,

    “Cheers!It’sAisha’sbirthdaytoday.Let’sdrinktoherhealth.Mayshealwaysbeyoungaiful!”Thebeautiesallraisedtheirgssesandsaid,

    “Cheers!”Aishastoodup,herexpressionserious.ShewalkedstraighttoKingDimitri’sthroneadownbeforehihebeautiesdidnotknowwhattomakeofitandexcmationsandcriesroseandsubsidedalround.BeforeKingDimitricoulddecidewhattodo,heheardAishasay,

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    “ThankyouKingDimitriforleadingmeheretdomofDreams.Iamgreatlyhoobeoneofyourtwenty-fourbeauties.Igaveyouallmylove.MentallyIamfaithfultoyou,butphysicallyIhavebeenastrayandittedthesinofiy.ImustfessholytoyouorIwouldnotbeabletolivewithmyselforeverfacemyownscewithposure.”

    KingDimitristoodupbeforeAishafinishedspeakiretchedoutbothhandsandhelpedherup,whisperin