Book2:KigdomIteDreams

tri?It’sakindoflove,veion,analmioussehatyouandIfindhardtoexpressliterally.”

    Angelicasilentlynoddedheragreementtowhatellehadsaid.

    JustthenKojakandCortez,thetwoferocioustigersthatwerestandingguardnearby,roaredinangeranddashedtowardsaclusteroftreesbythekeside.Angelica,whohadretlybeenthroughascaryattack,stoppeddeadandclutchedelle’shandstightlyinfright.Afigurefshedintheshadowsofthetreesaifulyounggirppeareduhemoonlight.ItwasnaughtygirlDorna.Shescoldedthetwotigerssaying,

    “Youtwomiserablecreatures!Don’tyouknowme?Whyareyourandagupthisway?Look!Youhavescaredawaymygoodfriend!”Thekewaterspshedandanotherslimyounggirlemerged.ItwasDeanna,whowasasagileasafishuer.Shewalkedupthebanksoftheke,leavingbehindanexquisitemirrorandabfloatedoer.Angelicacameoversmilingandsaid,

    “Howeyoutwoarestilloutheresoteatnight?Doyouhaveinsomniatoo?”

    “Insomnia?”scoffedDorna.“Whatisinsomnia?Neverhadit.IwasfastasleepwhenDeannawokemeup.Shehaddiscoveredasecretandwaoshareitwithme.Iwascurious,soIcamewithhertotheke.Wefoundthergewhitefishfloatingmotionlesslyoer.Gradually,iwinklingofaneye,shesomehowtransformedintoabeautifulwomahetwoofusbutwasnotafraid.Shewavedamicably,signallyustoapproach.Deannaswamtaveheramirrortoletherseeherself.Thenshegaveherabandtaughtherhowtosmoothouthertangledhair.Shewassohappytohavegedintohumanformandintotheformofabeautifulwomanatthat!Butshecouldn’ttalkandherfeetcouldhewater.Itoldherthatifshetiopracticeasceticismafewmoredaysthewayshehadbeendoing,shemaybeabletogoonshore.Thenelehe