Book3:WereMyDreamIs (第113/327页)

ssteepcliff.Climbingupanddownwilltakealongtime.ItwillgivemejusttheintervalIodowhatIhavetodo.Thesebarbariansoldiersareleaderless.Withoutahead,theywouldbeeasytodefeatortoinstigatethemtoreturntotheirowndomain.”Charmaineainebecameexcitedtooandsaid,

    “Youaskedthetwoofustoewithyouandhelpyouwithouttellinguswhatyouwantustodo.Whydon’tyoutellusyourpnsowegoforwardwithit?Whatmissiondoyouhaveforthetwoofus?”KingDimitritappedhisheadwithhishandandughedheartilysaying,

    “It’samissofmenottofillyouinonnsare.Iwasn’tquitesureofmyowionsinthebeginning,Ionlykhatthoughyouarebothbeautifusflowers,youdonothaveafleshbodyandthereforefearagicbowandarroymagicswordisinnowayinferiortohismagicbowandarrow.Ifitestoabattlebetweenus,Iamfidentofmysuccess.ButnowitseemsthingsaremuchsimplerandIhaveworried.CyclopsandViohavebothclimbeddownthecliffandthebarbariahoutleaders.Weneedonlydo…andthendo…andwearesuretosucceed!Ha,ha,ha.”AfterlisteningcarefullytoKingDimitri’swhisperedinstrus,Charmaineaine’seyesbrightenedandsaid,

    “Yes,that’ssimpleenough.Wearesurewedothat.Ohyes,wearesureofaresoundingsuccess.”KingDimitrilookedagainatthemirrorandsaid,

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    “Thesuing.It’sstillearly.Whenthemoonaarseoutwewillleavehereandgoallouttocreateah-shakingspshthatwouldstunFatherZeushimself!”“Lookatthewomanthere.Whoisshe?”askedClementinepoihemirror.

    Theseonthemirrorhadgedtotheruinsoftheburntpacebythesideoftheke.Inthemiddleoftheruihefreathallhadbeen,KingDimitri’sgoldthronesomehoedthefireandsparkledandshoneuheraysofthesettingsun,thepreciousstonesembeddedinitglitteredandgleamedlikestarsinthesky.Atall,slimbeautyairofbinocursinherhandsmiledasshesatohronelookingatthesurroundingsery.Thetwoferocioustigers,CortezandKojak,satonguardontwosidesofthethrone,justliketheyusedtodowhenKingDimitriwasthere.

    “Oh,thatmyguestCharina,anauthoressfromthemundaneworld”repliedKingDimitriearly.ShewantstowriteatheKingdomofDreams.Ibroughtheralongforthetripsosheseethingsforherself,whichmighthelpherwithherwriting.”Charmaineaine’sbeautifuleyeswiththeirlongeyeshesblinkedseveraltimesandtheysaidwithatouchofenvyandjealousy,

    “Doesthatmeanthatyouwillbeaddinganotherbeautytoyoucourt?”

    “Oh,no,no,no”repliedKingDimitriquickly,shakinghishead“Iwillneverbacktraddosuchfoolishthingsanymore.Iwon’teverbuildgeouspadcollectbeautiesfromallovertheworldtolivethere.Retionshipbetweenmanandwomanaresimpleaplicated.It’sanimmeasurableburden.Igathered24beautiesfromthemundaneworldandhavejustsentthemallbackthereagaiainlywillnotdothisfoolishthingallain.”

    “What?”thetwosisterscriedinsurprise.“Youthinkthattheretionshipbetweenmanandwomanisfoolish?”

    “Ohno,that’snotwhatImean”expinedKingDimitrihastily.“Iaowledgethattheunionofbodyandsoulbetweenmanandwomanisverybeautifundisohehighestenjoymentsiiswhateverymanandwomanshouldseek.Butthoughtheunionofbodyandsoulisohehighestenjoymentsoflife,itissubjecttogewithtime.Ithinkthatpurespirituallove,likethelovebetweenusismorepreferable.Itwillstforeverandwillbepermalyimprintedonmymind.Don’tyouthinkso?Ifposs