Book2:KigdomIteDreams (第73/246页)

hitefairylookedtowardsthepadsawthatKingZeushadalreadyputonhis,preparingtoseehissubjedbegintheworkoftheday.Shethought,

    “ThereisnothingIdoheretohelpCharmaine.Ihadbetterleavebeforetheodse.Itmaybeimpossibletoescapethen.IwillgobacktotheKingdomofDreamsatoQueenAisha.”TurningbacktoCharmairiedtoforthersaying,

    “Don’tbeafraid,Charmaine.Don’tbeafraid.Wewillebackforyou.Ipromise.”

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    AfterhearingWhiteFairy’sreport,KingDimitrikeptpagtoandfroinhissmallstudio,hishandsbehindhisback.Hewasdeeplytroubledandtriedtothinkofawayout,butcouldnoteupwithanyfeasiblepuroWhitefairyinthevaseandasked,

    “Whendidallthishappen?”

    “Quiteafewdaysago.That’swhyI’vebeeingforyou.”

    “Gosh.It’sbeenafewdaysalready?Iwohere’sbeenanyothergethere.Whydon’tyougobacktotheKingdomofDreamsameknowifanythingges.Iwillbeherewaitingforyou.”

    “Won’tyoubegoingbackwithme,KingDimitri?Theyneedyouthere.”

    “No.Iotgobackjustyet.TherearealotofimportantthingsImustdealwithhere.”Inhisheart,KingDimitrikhatStephaprophesywasgraduallyingtrue.ButhecouldnotvoiceitoutloudforfearitwouldcausefearanddistressintheKingdom,thusmakingthecrisisevenworse.WhiteFairyhadknownDimitriforalongtimeandcoulduandhisdilemmawithoutbeingtold.

    “Alright.Iwillgoback.Goodluck,KingDimitri.”Sayingso,shegedtoapuffofsmokeandsqueezingthroughtheapertureinthewindowsflewtowardstheblueskies.

    Alonglineofpeoplequeuedupinfrontofasmallshopbytheke,called“Dream-maker’sBakery”.Thisarativelynewbusihathadcaughton,gainedwidefameintheregionandbecameatrendybakeryfamousforitssuperiorprodudreasonableprices.Thebreadthereeciallyprizedforitsuniquefvorthathadaastesoaddictivethatpeoplewerewillingtodrivefromafarfortwo,threehourstosampleandsavorit.Whatfueledthefervorwas,itwassaidthattheheadpastrychefwasablindman.Thatattractedsomecuriouserswhocametogawkbutstayedtosample.Thatm,however,thehabituallyreliableheadpastrychefwasanoshow,whichthrewthewholekitintoturmoil.Luckilythehoney-moonersMarkandLaverneshowedup,asMarkwaointroducehisnewbridetohisrades.Sensinganemergency,Markatoncerolleduphissleeves,putonanapron,dohewhitedwenttowork.Lavernefoundshekhebeautiesfrombeforeandwasexcitedattheuedenter.Shewasdeftandnimbleinaandnonovicetobaking,soshethrewherselfwholeheartedlyintothework.Infrontoftheshop,YokowashelpingAmaliadosales.Whetoworkthatm,goldenhairedMarylookedatthesurveilapesandsawDimitrihadbeentalkingtoawhiteEasterlilymostofthenight.TheelilydisappearedandDimitriappearedtobeinagloomymood,paguneasilyaroundhisstudio,uosleep.MaryknewDimitriwouldnotbeabletogotoworktheday,soshetookthedayoffandcametohelpoutatthebakery.Thus,thoughstillshort-haherewereenoughpeopletocarryonthework.Bynoohelineofersoutsidethebakerywasgettinglongerandlonger,whileihestorethebeautieswerebusyasbees,flittingaroundthertomulti-task.

    Justthen,therewasaotionamoomers,asifsomeonewasdartingaroundtryingtotothelines.Adwarfwithawhitebeardappearedinfrontoftheter,holdingahamsandwihishand–thebakery’sspecialty,andpreparedtopayforit.Ohewhite-beardedoldman,Amaliagotangryandsai