Book2:KigdomIteDreams

asylumfromthedangersofthemundaneworld,apcewhereIescapetoatwill.ThatiswhyIestablishedtheKingdomofDreams.Butnow,itseemsthisKingdomisnotasafehavenafterall.ThereistheoppressionfromZeusfromonhighandthehiddendangerfromtheprimitivetribeswhoarecreepingthreateninglynearerandnearer.WhereImovemyKingdomofDreamsandmynumeroussubjectsto?Whereisthepcethathasnosorrow,onlyhappiness?Istheresuchaptheuniverse,wherethereisonlypeace,harmony,tranquilityandbrightness?Idon’tknow.Itseemedthattoomanydreamsbringonlysorrowandnightswithoutdreamswouldbepreferable.Fortonight,Ionlyhopetohaveanightwithoutdreams.”

    Bluewavesrockedthewideexpaheke.Initscrystalclearwater,argewhitefishcouldbeseenfloatingwiththemovementsofthewater.Shewasreminisgabouthowsheheldtwolittlepeopleinhermouthandswamagainsttheragingcurrenttotakethemtotheoppositeshorewherethegoldpacewas.Amidthedeafeninghewindandwaves,sheakeoutthewordsofthelittleman.

    “IamafriendofKingDimitri”saidhe.“HeonisedmethatinhisKingdom,noperson,i,fish,birdorbeastwouldeverharmme.Ifnecessary,theywouldprotectmeandhelpme.Thankyouforhelpinguscrosstotheothersideoftheke.”Thensheheardthelittlewomansay,

    “SinceDimitriistheKingofthisregion,hiswordisw.NowIorderyou,bigwhitefish,whehereisneed,youmustappearbeforeus.ThisisKingDimitri’sorderwhichmustbeobeyed.”Thewhitefishthought,

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    “IfthisreallywasKingDimitri’sorder,ofcourseIwillobey.Butwhatifthesetwocameunderfalsepretenses?WhatshouldIdo?”Butthehoughtagainthathelpingtheweakwasagooddeedandcouldnotbetedaswrong-do