Book2:KigdomIteDreams

rved.Soonitwasduskandthebeautieshadallleft.Therewerestillthreebamboosteamersleftoove,whichLotuskeptwarmingfinn,RomiainebecauseshekhattheywouldsurelybehungryafteradayofiiononGiantMountainandwouldneedasnack.Also,theever-vigintMedusa,whoflewaroundtheskiescarryingoutherdutyasGuardianoftheKingdom,wouldbehungry,too.

    JustasLotuswasclearingawaythetables,ate-iywalkedin.ItwastheAsiay,Yoko,witheyesfullofafasatingsmile.TheytalkedwhileLotuswentonwithherworkathandandYokosatdowntotrythevegetabledumpling.

    “Yoko,Amaliahasbeengoneforquitesometimenow,hasn’tshe?”

    “Yes,”sighedYoko,andherbeautifulfaceclouded.“Itoldhertimeandagainthatshewasgettingoldandshouldtakebettercareofherselfandnotgoroamingabout.Butshewon’tlistentome,andkeepsdisappearingfperiodsoftime.Itworriesme.”

    “HercharacterissomewhatlikeKingDimitri’s”observedLotus.“Theybothlovetoroamaroundtheworldanddon’tliketosettledownathome.”

    Simirityincharactermaybecausedbybloodretionship,ortheycouldbetraitsdirectlyiedfromone’sparents.Stistshavenotbeeoetoanydecisiveclusiononthat,buttherewasundeniablysomestrangeboweenDimitriandAmalia.Firstofall,Amaliadidhaveason,whohadbeenlostandshekhingofhispresentwhereabouts.Dimitri’smother,fromwhomhehadbeenseparatedsincehisyouth,wasalsocalledAmalia.Ofcoursethesecluesdidnotproveanything,butithadgiveoallkindsofsurmisesandjectures,whiglikeapuzzlingcloudoverthemysteriouspaoonewaswillingtosolvethepuzzle,fearingohingswereoutintheopen,unforeseeablegesmighthappenthatcouldwrenchthetwolong-lostmother