Book2:KigdomIteDreams

m.Heregoalwasthedeepestpartoftheke,apceshehadneverreachedbefore,ahedepthmightbebeyondnormalhumancapacity.Hermotivewassimple:severaltimesretlyshehadenteredthergewhitefish,motherofalllivingthingsier,whoseemedtowanttoleadhertothedeepwaters,whereperhapssecrettreasureswerehidden.Deannawascertainthergefishmeanthernoharmbecauseitwasamemberofthelivingpoputionoftheke,andtherebyKingDimitri’ssubject.Shewasmerelyfulfilliiesasavassal.Curiosityfullyaroused,shedecidedtogoontheadventureofdiscovery.Ice-coldwaterstimutedherskin,increasingthebloodcircutionofherwholebody.Sheswamonquickly,hopingtogetoutoftheelongatedshadowsofthemountainsassoonaspossible.Inthedarkhesesteepcliffscrowdedaroundthekelookedominouslylikefierstersimmersedintheke,withonlytheirheadsshowingabovethewater.Billionsofyearsold,theyseemedtobegrowingoutofthebottomoftheke,lyieopoundswallowDeanna.Luckilyshequicklylefttheshadowsbehindherandswamintotheluminousmoonlight.Suddenlyshesawnotfarawayfromher,theshinyscalesofthergewhitefishsparklinguhesilverymoon,likearegalqueeninatight-fittingsequinedeveninggown,herfullbreastsasymbolofhersex.Tailswitg,sheledtheway,withDeanafollowingclosebehind.Thegirndthefishswamtowardstheheartoftheke.

    TheheartofthekewasmidwaybetweenGiantMountainandthepacewhereallthebeautiesresided.Theclottoit,thenearershecametoGiantMountain.Inathickfogwhichcoveredthemountain,shecoulddisfiguresmovingbusilyaboutamidthebzingfireswhichreddenedhalfthenightsky.Angelscouldbeseenflyingtoandfro,andshekhestruofthegoldpacewasgoing