Book2:KigdomIteDreams (第186/246页)

sheshouldbewaitingatthemairaheapartmentbuilding”

    “Really?”saidDimitribothsurprisedandmystified.Hestoodup,gothiswhiteeandmadeforthedoor.

    “Don’tworry,Dimitri”saidMr.Kaffee.“Weareallquiteedaboutthis.Ifthereisanythingyouodo,justcall.Allofuswillbewaitiohearfromyou.”

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    Dimitrinoddedandwalkedalooftheroom,leavingbehindhisanxiousandperplexedguests.

    Theworkshopwasbrilliantlylitbutominouslysilent.AmaliawassoundasleepupstairsandMarkwasnotthere,buttherestofthebeautieswereallgatheredintheroom.Mara,Mary,SheiandLaverherequietly.WhatwasunusualwasbothMegginnandSamanthawerethere,stilldressedintheirelegantaraplesseveninggowns.Theyhadnotimetogewhetheurgentmessagetoreporttothebakeryatoheyleftthesocialeventbeforethebawasover.WhiteFairywasthere,stillwearingMary’sskybluedress.Thescreegoftireswasheardatthebackdoor.Sheijumpedupandsaid,

    “Dimitriisback!I’llgoahebackdoorforhim.”Sheranouttotheyardandpulledopenthebackdoor.Dimitristrodeinquickly;hislefthandholdingontoYokhtshoulder.Assoointothehouse,heaskedurgently,

    “Whatisit?pened?”

    “Thesituationisdire,yourmajesty”saidWhiteFairy.“QueenAishasentmeheretofindyou,expresslytoletyouknowthattheKingdomofDreamsisabouttofaextremeordeal.WemustmoveupthetimetableofevacuatingthebeautiesstillintheKingdomandbringthembaundaneworldoeranotherassoonaspossible.Shewantsyoutomakeallnecessarypreparations.”

    “pened?”askedDimitrianxiouslyagain.

    “Letmetellyoufromthebeginning,yourmajesty”saidWhiteFairy.

    Thatevening,thewindwasblowinghardandthemoonwasdidusastoodalohehighestpinhepacelookingalroundher.Shekhatifenemiesshouldattasuchapitchbight,theKingdomwouldbevulnerable.Sheimmediatelyflewuptotheskies,fppinghermightywings.SheencircledtheKingdomandtheothevariousmountaintopswherethetribalwarriorswerestandingguardandtoldthemtokeepthefiresburningbrightlyandbeonhighalert.Shethenquicklywentbacktoherpositionoopofthepace.Shesawthatthetribalwarriorshadobeyedherordersandbrightfirescouldbeseenoopofmountains,butas,thefireswerenhtenoughtolightuptheeveningskies.

    “IfIuseKingDimitri’shodofgiernalworldbyusingmyinternalpowers,IcouldgenightintodayandguardtheKingdommoreeasily.Butthedayandnightrotationisawofnature.gingitsocasuallyonawhimwouldbegoingagainstnaturalfIgenighttoday,itwoulddisturbthepeople‘soldandtraditionalwayoflife,whichwouldnotbeappropriate.Iwilljusthavetobemorecarefundvigint.Ithinkthatwillbealright.

    Thewindblewovermelodioussoundsofasweetvoiceraisedinsong,onandoffandindistinct.MedusakhatitmustbeVictoria,therge,whitefishthathaspracticedasceticismforoverathousandyearsandwasonthevergeofachievingimmortality.Suddenly,thesongendedabruptlywithachokedscreamthatbroughtMedusa’sseofullert.Shewaoflyoveratooseeifanythingwaswrong.Butthekewaswideandflyingbadforthoveritandseargthenearbyareaswouldtaketime.Shewasafraiditmightjustbearusetogetheroutofthewaybysendingheronawildgoosechase.MeanwhileCyclopswashidingiontheforestsnearbyandinherabsencewouldattackthepace.Shethought,“OnceCyclopsgetsinthepace,wherethespaceiscra