Book2:KigdomIteDreams (第152/246页)

sentertothebeautiesidetail.ShetoldthemhowKingDimitriflewuptotheskiesaloneonhishorse,howhefearlesslyfacedZeusandhisarmy,howhestoodupforthewoundedMedusachallengingApollo,thesungod,demandingjusticeforhissubject.Shetoldabouttheirbattlewhereeachofthemwonsomeandlostsome,whereKingDimitriexhibitedprowessequaltoApollo,butwhereinthesphereofarcheryKingDimitridefinitelyhadanedge.WhiteFairytoldofhowthetwoofthemuofightagainsttheninesuns,thepersonificationofninemonsters,atthesametimeriddingtheuniverseofs.ShetoldofhowKingDimitri’smilitaryskillwonoverZeusarmyandgaiherespedadmirationofZeusandApollo.Shetoldofhowonhisowninitiative,Zeusnullifiedtheliege-lord/vassalretionshipandannouhatfromthisdayforwardtheKingdomofDreamsandtheSeventhHeavenwouldmeetonequalfootingastwofriendlysnstates.ThenewsquicklyspreadaroundtheKingdomandthepeopleadmiredtheirceouskingfromthebottomoftheirheartsandtheirloyaltytohimknewnobounds.

    Dornaandherbroomdesdedontothesmallcourtyard.Shewalkedintothepacekitholdingthebroominonehandachetiher.Thespotlesskitwasnooand,butwasequippedwitheveryarydeviceimaginable.However,itwassoontobeabandonedforeverbecausenowthatanyfoodaninhabitantoftheKingdomwishedcouldbehadjustbywishingforit,noonewouldtakethetroubletothinkofnewrecipesandthencookit.Dorhroughthekitintothesidehalndstoppedatthelittleroomwherewinewasstored.Shewenttothestet,climbedthedderstillleaningagainstitandhidthebroomachetbehiopoftheetwhereitwouldnotbeeasilyfound.Sheheardjubintshoutsrisinginwaves,onehighertha,rogthepins,resoundingintheskies.SheknewKingDimitrimusthavearrivedandtingthehomageofhispeople.ShequicklywalkedtowardsthedoorandinpassingsawMr.Fingerlyinginadruuporinthehalfemptycup,whichhehadnotbeeofinishbeforehesuccumbedtothepotentdrink.Dornawasgreatlyrelievedthatthepletelypsteredmischievouslittlemanwouldnotbeabletocauseanytroubleinthenearfuture.Shelefttheroom,closingthedoorbehindherandhasteowardsthegreathall.ShewentoutdoorsandsawKingDimitristandingonthehighptformwiththebeautieslinedbehindhim,tellinghispeopleabouthisbattleollo,thesungod,andhowtheyfoughttogethertoridtheuniverseoftheninesuns.Thenheencedandfortedhispeople.Hisshortspeechwasfrequentlyinterruptedbyappuseandshoutsofjoyousughter.KingDimitrihelduphishandsforsilendsaid,

    “Startingfromnow,youmayallcelebrateandenjoyyourself.Whateveryouwishforwillimmediatelyappearbeforeyoureyes.Butstartingtomorrow,Iwillsendyoualltoworkonastrenuousproject.Areyoubraveenoughtoacceptthechallenge?Areyouabletocarryouttheproject?”Aresoundingshoutansweredhisquestionintheaffirmative.KingDimitrinoddedinsatisfaandsaid,

    “Goandenjoyyourself.”Theurnedahebeautiesdowformtowardsthepace.Hestoppedforamomentbythesideoftheketolookatthedazzlinggoldpadthesurroundingmountainsandthenquicklywalkedintothepace,asifhavingetosomeclusion.

    KingDimitriwalkedintothegreathall.ThefirstthinghedidwastogotoMedusawhowasgreatlyweakehelossofbloodandhadnotbeeoweleKingDimitriwiththebeauties.KingDimitrisawthatthoughstilnemic,Medusa’spaleplexionhadbeguntogainsomesignofcolor.Herwoun