Book2:KigdomIteDreams (第11/246页)

henanygirlorboyreachedtheageoffifteen,theylefttheirhomesandhadtherighttoformtheirownfamily.Themenfarmed,huntedandfished,whiletheironwifewasheadofthehousehold,withabsolutepowerofjudgmentandwasloyaltohermother.Thus,matriarchywasformed.KingDimitriapprovedofthiswayoflife,promptedperhapsbyhisownworshipofwomen.Aishawasinaquandaryastowhattodowithitowasfinished,notknowiheritwaswisetopublishitisideworld.Iyears,withtheestablishmentofKingDimitri’sKingdom,manyoftheolderbeautieshadmarriednatives,fanewnucleus,whichwaseasilyassimitedintotheoldohus,anewkindofmanwasformed,worthyofresearchbyanthropologistsahnologists.Ohesisublished,itwouldbesuretoattracttheattentionoffellowschors.Wavesafterwavesofresearchteamswouldarrive,breakiranquilityandlife-styleofthisKingdom,hiddeninmountainranges,exposingthemalltounweleattention,whichwastrarytoKingDimitri’si.Intheend,Aishadecideditwasbettertoputawayherthesisandtemporarilyexileittoherbookcase.

    Aishawalkedoutofherstudy,leavingbehindhershelvesofbooksforthetimebeing.ingintotactwithfreshoutdoorairvitalizedherandgaveherfleshbodyafeelingofwell-being.Wheure,curvaceousbodyosedtothegrandeurofnature,everysinglecellseemedtobebreathing.Shewalkedtoandfrointhecorridor,enjoyingthebeautyoftheslowlyvanishingsuoheturns,shecaughtaglimpseofthebackofabeauty,whoselongbckhairreagdowntoherankleswasruffledslightlybytheeveningbreeze.Itcouldoephanie,fornooneelsehadthatheadoflongbcktresses.Shestoodtherestaringintothedistance,eyesteredhypnoticallyoingsun.Aishawalkedoverandpattedherontheshoulder.Stephaurowardsher,herindescribablybewitgeyessuggestiveofdeeplyhiddes.“Whatareyoudoingherealoneimmersedinthoughts?”askedAisha.

    “Iwasjustmeditatingandpting”repliedStephaniesmilingslightly.“Iseemtohavegonebacktothepasteedathousandtimesfasterthannormal.Iwentfrompasttopresentinonlyafsh,buteverythingthereseemedsotrueahethings,peopleandpceswerestillthereandhavenotvahthepassingoftime.SoIthoughtifthepastwasstillthere,thefuturemustalreadybehere,onlywehavenotexperieyet.”

    “Youmayberight”shruggedAisha,“butwhybeedwiththesethings?”

    “Iseemtohaveanunfortunatepremonition...”saidStephanieinprofoundmencholy,onceagaintakingalookatthesettingsun.

    “Dobotheryou,Stephanie”saidAisha,pattiheshoulder.“Thinkofsomethingpleasant.DidyouknowKingDimitriwouldbeingbaadayortwo?”

    “Iknow.Everyoalkingaboutit.Butwhatdoyoubaseyuesson?”

    “KingDimitri’sfavoritehorse,thesnow-whitesteedLightning,hasdisappeared.Everyohihavegohismaster’sbidding.”

    “KingDimitrialwayscameawheneverhepleasedandneverneededhishorsetogotohim.Whydidhecallforitthistime?”

    “We’realfraidhiseyesmightbebhim.Youknowhiseyeshavebeenbhim,don’tyou?Butit’sonlyuessandnooneknowsforsure.We’llknowforcertainwhenheisback.Let’sgoindoorsnow.TherewillbeameetingthiseveningtotalkaboutpreparationsforwelingKingDimitri.”Withthat,thetwobeautieswalkedbatothepace.TherubyraysofthesettingsunreflectedonthecrystalclearbluewaterofthekeaddedaprofusionofbzingcolortotheKingdom.

    ThestoryofLightning,KingDimitri’sfavorite