Book2:KigdomIteDreams

time.Ifloatedintheairlikeadandelionseed,livingondewandhoney.IwastakenbythebreezeoverthewideexpanseofketothissideoftheKingdom.Wheoawoman’sform,IrealizedtomysorrowthatIwouldneverbeabletocrossthekeonmyownabacktotheotherside.DayandnightIseemtohearmymother’scriesandmoans.Sometimesthesecriesturlesummons,callingformetogobacktoher.Mr.FingerheldVioinhisarmsandsaid,

    “Don’tbeafraid.Youhavemenow.PerhapsIhelpyougetyourrevenge.”Onhearingthis,Vio’seyesbrightened.

    “Really?Ifthatisso,yod,mymaster!”Perfectlytentandhappywithhimself,Mr.Firuttedaroundtheroomlikeanemperor.Thatnightforthefirsttimeinhislife,heuoodwhatitwastobeamanandquerawoman.Vio,too,reallyuoodwhatitwastobeawomanbutshewasnotquered.Orary,itwasshewhoqueredaman.

    KingDimitrimountedhisflyinghorse.Fppingitsmightywings,Lightningsoareduptotheskiesheadingtowardsthegoldpace,whichsparkledwithglitteringlusteruhesun.Thenearerhegottoit,themoreihebrilliance.Goldwasbasicallyararemetalwithoutfeeliion,buthumaivitygaveitnewlife.Thesmallestmoleculeoflightdanit,happyandlivelyinthefluctuatinglight.Facedwiththisfshy,dazzlingarrayhtnessandcolors,KingDimitricouldscarcelykeephiseyesopen.Lightning’shoofstoucheddownslowlytotheground.KingDimitricollectedhisthoughts,steppedontothesolidgoldpavementandwalkedon.Forthefirsttimeherealizedthemajestideurofthegoldpace.Theexquisitefresdreliefsoneverywalisticsculpturespcedaroundthepacedepictedthebeautiesindifferentposes,allinallydesignedandeboratelyexecuted.Butanairoflonelinessaionpermeatedtheatmosphere.Th