Book2:KigdomIteDreams

thearrowthatitwasIwhoshotit!”saidthesunghishorseforwardinhisgoldchariot.KingDimitrisawaboldandhandsomeyoungman,enanddiddispositionamustbeApollo,KingZeusbelovedson.KingDimitriwasdisposedtolikeandrespecthimo.Unfortunately,duetotheseriousnessofthesituation,abattlebetweenthemwasunavoidable.KingDimitrituroZeusandsaid,

    “Yourmajesty!Iseekjustiyou.”

    “Whatdoyouhaveinmind?”askedZeusloftily.

    “Iasktofightwiththesungod”repliedKingDimitri.Hethenaddedinexpnation,“Thoughmykingdomissmalndmypeoplesparse,weknowthesaying,“Whenasubjectisshamed,itistheking’sdutytoaddressit.Whenthekingisshamed,itisthetaskofthesubjecttoexactretribution.Medusa,theguardianandproteykingdom,throughnofaultofherown,wasfatallywoundedbyagoldarrow.IfIdonotdemandsatisfafromtheresponsibleparty,howamItnandleadmysubjects?HowIretaintheloyaltyandtrustofmywarriors?”

    ApollolisteoKingDimitri’swordsinsurpriseandadmiratiohought,“Mysterliationspeaksforitself.Throughouttheagesnoonehaseverdaredtochallethisceousmaniswillingtoputhislifeonthelihesakeofhiswarrior.Heisiaunduprightruler,amanofgreatfaithfulness–aman’sman.”SoApollo,too,feltaspiritofrespedradeshipfDimitri.Thesetwogalntandheroimutuallyappreciatedeachotherandadmiredeachother,butwereinasituatioheyhadtofighteachother.

    “Swordsandspearshavenoeyes”entedKingZeus.“Wheninbat,oyissuretobewounded,evenkilled.Don’tyouknowthereputationofmyson,Apollo?Heisskilledinbattleandhasneverbeeed.”

    “Yourmajesty,Ihavelongheardofthesungod’sreputationalyrespectit.Butwhenhonorisats