Book2:KigdomIteDreams
Vio’sbeautifulfatig,seductivebutalsoslightlysinister.SheputherarmsaroundMr.Finger,holdinghimasamotherwouldholdherchild.Mr.Fingerwasthuseasilycaptured. Butontheoppositesideoftheke,theatmospherewaspletelydifferent.tlesscampfiresbzedonthehillsideoutsidethepace,circledbyjoyfulpeoplesinging,dang,andughing,inhighspiritsrejoigatthevictoryoftheirking.Acelebratorymoodpermeatedtheairwithpeoplereiteratingoverandaiailsoftheeventsoftheday,extollingthebraveryoftheirkingandhisdexterity,ceandexpertiseinbattle.Theyallfeltproudtobesubjectsofsuchagreatandfearlessking.Butihepace,themoodwassomber.Dimitri’sgrave,unsmilingandthoughtfuldemeanorsilehebeauties.AlsoMedusahadbeenseriouslywounded.Overexertionileandlossofagreatdealofbloodmadeherlookpaleandfatigued.Elinawasattendingtoherwounds,butMedusaneedednomedicationbecauselikeCyclops,herbodyhadthemagicpowerofhealingitselfquicklywithoutbeofmedie.Dimitrilookedaroundhimandnoticedtheforlorn,cheerlessairthatenvelopedwhatinallyybirthdayba,whichsubsequentlyturoakindofationceremonyforQueenAisha.Seekingtolightenthemood,hehelduphisgssandsaid, 4 “Letusdrinktotheprotectordom,thebraveMedusa!Bottomsup!”Medusastoodup,tossanddrankitinonequaff.Shesaid, “Ireallydonotdeservethis.IfitwerenotforthetimelyinterventionofKingDimitri,thesequenceswouldhavebeendisastrous!NotonlyamInotworthyofpraise,IamactuallyderelimydutyasprotectoroftheKingdom.Ibegyivenessandasktobereprimanded.” “No.No.No”repliedKingDimitrishakinghishead.“Itwasnotyourfaultatalndyouhaves