Book2:KigdomIteDreams

raisedhimtohisearswherethelittlefellowwhisperedafewwordssecretively.KingDimitri’steonceged.Anexpressieandangerfshedbyforamoment,butwasimmediatelytrolledandKingDimitriresumedhisgentleanddignifieddemeanor.Hewassilentforamoment,thinkingthislittleinformerwasnotveryreliable.Hiswordsshouldbetakenwithagrainofsalt.HethoughtheknewAishaandthatshewasnotooitsuchtransgressions.Sohenoddedandsaid,

    “Alright.Ikno’sgoandhaveadrink.”Dorna,standingby,wassensitivetothegeinKingDimitri.ShehadaninklingthatMr.Fingerwastattle-talingandtryingtomaketrouble.Mr.Fingerwavedhishandsvigorouslyandsaid,

    “No,no,no,no.Iwillnotgo.IsaidIwon’tgo,soIwon’tgo.Iwon’tgobecauseIamembarrassed.Iwanttostayhereandpy.”KingDimitripcedhimonthegroundandsaid,

    “Iwon’tforceyoutogoifyoudon’twantto.Youaresafehereinmykingdom.Noonewillbullyyouthatincludeallthebirds,fish,animalsandis.Youaremyfriend,KingDimitri’sfriend.”Sayingsoheledthelittlegroupontothepier,boardedthesailboata.Inthesurgingwaves,thergewhitefishcoveredwithgeousscalesasifshewerewearingasequencedeveninggowncouldbeseentaili.ShegazedfixedlyateverymovementandaofKingDimitriandhisbeauties,hereyesfulloflongingandselfpity.

    WatgKingDimitri’ssailboatgraduallydisappearintothedistancegaveMr.Fingerapangofdeepremorse.Ifhehadn’tbeensountrolblypumpedupwithadrenalineandspoutedallkindsofnonsense,hewouldbewiththemnow,goingtothebirthdaybawheretherewassuretobealivelyget-together.Thefoodanddrink,too,wouldundeniablybeexcellentaiful.Butbecauseofhisownwillfulness,hewasallohisde