Book2:KigdomIteDreams

essontheway.Shetransformedherselfintebckbirdaotheskies,leavingherclothesflutteringtotheground.Thepaceattendantsquicklycameforwardtopickthemup,brushoffthedust,foldthemcarefullyandputthemaside.KingDimitri,too,tookoffhisroyalrobesandet.QueenAishahelpedhimintotheclothesheusuallyworewhenheractigtourdeforce.

    “Myswordandmagicbowandarrowplease”hesaid.

    “Theyareallreadyforyou,yourmajesty”answeredWhiteFairy.

    KingDimitrisecuredhisswordtohiswaist,shoulderedhisbowandarrowsandstrodebrisklyoutofthegreathall.HewhistledshrillyandLightning,hisimmortalflyinghorse,knowinghismaster’scall,camegallopingtohim.JustasKingDimitrireparingtomounthishorse,hesawahugebckbirdezigzaggingdownfromtheskies.

    “Ohno!”hethought.“That’sMedusa!Shemustbehurt!”Medusafelltothegroundandgedbaanfoldenarrowprotrudingfromunderherarmpit.KingDimitriwalkedovertoherandpulledoutthearrow.Bloodgushedoutofthewound,tellinghimshehadbeenbadlyhurt.Suddenly,thegoldenarrowflewoutofhishandbacktotheskies.Medusa’sbloodkeptonflowinglikeanunstoppablestream.Elenawasbyherside,tryinginvaintostoptheflowofblood.KingDimitrihadasuddeninspiration.HerememberedthetimehefirstsawMedusaandshotherwithhismagicbow.Thattime,hehadkissedthefleshofherwoundandhealedher.Heimmediatelybenthisheadandkissedthetornandmutitedflesh.Thebloodflowslowed.TwopaceattendantscameforwardwithastretcherandcarriedMedusaintothegreathall.KingDimitriwipedoffthebloodonhismouth.Withhisheartfilledwithanger,heagainsprangontohishorseandwasabouttodashahiteFairysaid,

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