Book2:KigdomIteDreams

dmeetingpcewheretheymetwiththergewhitefish.Itwasasecluded,shallowbeachsurrourees,notfarfromKingDimitri’sstrawhut.Deannabedherhairforherandtookhermeasurementssothatceremonialrobescouldbemadetoorderforher.Althoughthebeautiespreferredtogoaboutintheirnaturalstatemostofthetime,theyalwayswnifitlybeautifunddecorouscourtrobeswhentheyreceivedtheirsubjects.DornawaeachthergewhitefishsomewordsofhumanspeechsothatshecouldsurpriseKingDimitribyversingwithhim,butthergewhitefishwasnotabletospeak,thoughshecouldsingwithaloud,clearvoiceofsingursweetnessandpurity.Herfeetcouldhewater,orshewouldfeeshortnessofbreathandfindithardtobreathe,almostsuffog.Itwasnotaneasypassagetoturnfromfishtohumanandasiderableamountoftimeandprayermayyetbeopletethemetamorphosis.Thethreeofthemarraomeetatdawneverymsoshecouldlearnhumahergewhitefishwalkedintodeeperwater,turnedbatoafishanddisappeared.Thetwogirlsthenswamthelongdistancebacktothepace.Feelingtiredandthirsty,Dornapouredherselfagssofpomegranatewinewhichshebrewedherselfbeforeevendryingherhair.Thewinewaslightandtastyandcouldquenchthirst.DornaandDeaheirgssesandwereenjoyingtheirdrinkswhentheysawWhitefairypagupKingDimitri’sonsinaeroftheroom.

    “Hi,WhiteFairy.Thisisnotatimeofwar.Whydidyoutaketheseonsdownfromtheattic?”

    “Noreason”repliedWhiteFairysmiling.“Justingandoilihattheywouldbereadyforuseshouldtheoccasionrise.”

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    “ehaveagssofpomegranatewine.Ibreweditmyself.”

    “Justamoment.Iwanttoputtheseawayfirst”sherepliedholdinguptheons.DornaandDeannatossedofft