Book2:KigdomIteDreams
orswereassigoguardthestrategiclocations.Thoughthetwinnymphs,Charmaineaine,hadreturheseventhheaven,itwasnoguaratheever-jealousZeuswouldnotiheKingdomofDreams. Itreeholeatadesoteareabythesideoftheke,VioandMr.Fingerweresleepingserenelyontheirflower-strewnbedwhenViosuddenlysatupandsaid, “Listen!That’smymothercallingme!” 6 “No,you’rewrong”saidMr.Fingeropeninghiseyesdrowsily.“That’seitherthewindhowlingorthewaveshittingtheshore.” “No,it’smymothercalli’sgettingcloserandcloser.Sheisrightbytheke!”Sayingso,shegotoffthebed,climbeddowrunkuntilshecametotheexitbytherootofthetreeandrushedmadlytowardsthesideoftheke.Mr.Fingercoulddonothingbutfollow.Viodashedaroundthekesidehystericallyshouting, “Mother!Mother!Whereareyou?IamVio.Iamyouronlydaughterwhomyoulefthereintheworld.Mother!Mother!Arewetobeseparatedforever,omeet?No.No.No.Ifeelyouarestillthere.Youarestillive!Mother!Iwanttocrossthiskeandetoyou,butit’sharderthantryingtogouptoheaven.Mother!Mother!TellmewhatImustdotobeheldagaininyourwarmembrace.”Viokonthegroundstillgandmumbling.Mr.Finger,whohadfollowedcloselybehindher,saotofsomethingwhiteoer,ingnearerandnearer.Yes.Itwasthatrgewhitefishsparklingwithmulticoloredscales.Shestoppedashortdistantheshoreandswamtoandfro,afraidtoecloserlestshebeestranded.Mr.Fingerseemedtobeabletoinstinctivelyectwiththefish.Heshouted, “Ah,greatwhitefish!Areyouthemotherofalllivingthingsintheke?Willyouhelpapoororphangirlfindoutwhetherhermotherisstillliving?Areyouwillingtohelpherfulfillherhe