Book2:KigdomIteDreams

asongforus?”Everyonenoddedandcpped,ting,

    “Mara!”“Mara!”“Asong!”“Singforus!”

    Marcelstoodupsmiling,tookupherguitarandpluckedafewuneupherinstrumentandwasabouttosing,whensuddenlyapuffofsmokeflewinfromthedoor,encircledtheroomafewtimesandthenmadeforavase.ThereitturoasnowwhiteEasterlily.

    Everyoneexcimedinsurpriseandamazement,

    “Isthatyou,WhiteFairy?”

    “Isthatyou?”

    “Whydon’tyouappearbeforeus?’

    “Whyareyouhidinginthevase?”

    ”IneedsomeclothesbeforeIeout”repliedWhiteFairyshyly.TheneveryonerealizedthatbecauseMarkwasthere,astrangerandaman,WhiteFairywastooshyandembarrassedtoappearbeforethemwithoutanyclothesouralstateasanakedbeauty.Marywalkedovertothevase,liftedouttheflowersaying,

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    “Sorry.Itwascarelessofme.Pleaseewithme.”aupthestairswiththewhitelily.Soonshecamedown,followedbyaslender,younggirlwithaheadofsnowwhitehair.Herskinwasdelicateandsmooth,herfeaturesasexquisiteasapainting.Shehadanairthatirituandunworldly.EveryonesqueezedtightertogetheratthetabletomakespacefginnpssofredwineforherandeveryonehelduptheirgssesandtoastedWhitefairy.WhiteFairytookasipandputdownhergss.Shedidnotpartakeofhumanfood,onlyoccasionallydrinkingsomeredwine.Hercheekswerealreadybeginningtobeflushed.

    “WhiteFairy”saidDimitriturningtoher,“Howdidyoufindus?”WhiteFairyseemedinsedandgrievous.Shesaid,

    “QueenAishasehemundaneworldtofindoutpeoRomi.Ididn’tknowwheretostart,soIwenttoyourapartmenttowaitforyou.Butyoudidnotgothereforalongtime.IcouldonlylookaroundeverywheretoseeifIc