“Takecareofyourself,yourmajesty”saidMedusa,lookingattheblindhomelessmanstoopingataerofthestreet.Hisclothesweredipidatedandhisfaceweather-beaten.WhowouldhaveguessedthathewasKingDimitri,nobleasapoetandbelovedofallthepeopleinhisKingdom?“Don’tfetthatyourpeopleareingtheirneckswaitingforyoutoreturnaheminthefightagainsttheaggressorsandrebuildtheirhomend.”Sayingso,sheopenedherarmsandherbodyfloatedupwards.Theurnedasomersault,gedagaintoahugeserpent-hairedbckbirdandsoaredstraightupswiftlyintotheskies.Actually,whileDimitritookashortnaponCharina’ssofaearlierinthenight,hemadeuseoftheopportunitytogobacktohisKingdomofDreamsandarrangedanddirectedahair-raisingsario.ThereheactallydiscoveredthesecretloveaffairbetweenMedusaandWhiteFairy,whichhedidnotwishtodealwithitatthetime,soheburieditihofhisheart.Thedetailsofthisepisodewillgraduallyberevealedtothereaderteroninthenarrative,buttoavoidfusionastothelogicalsequenceofevents,wearefirstmentioningithereatthetimewhenitactuallyoccurred.
AfterMedusaleftlikeawhirlwind,Dimitriremaitingattheemptystreeter,hisbackagainstthehardcoldouterwallofthedesertedwarehouse.Hewasagaihought.HewentoveriailfromtheverybeginningofhowhistwoloyalservantscreatedhisKingdomofDreamsforhihiswascarriedoutwithhissent.CreativityandImaginatioedtheKingdomfortheirmasteroutofthegoodnessoftheirheartstoaddusic,lightandspecialeffectsthtenhispoor,lonelyandforlornnomadlife.TheyneverrealizedthatsituationstheyhadnonotionofwouldevolvewhichproducedmyriadsoffusingboweenDimitriandhisKingdom,unitingthembytlessties.Hefeltasifhewasentangledinaspiderwebfromwhichhewasuoextricatehimselfagreatlyworried.Hedidnotbmehistwoloyalservants.Hewasonlytryingtothinkofasatisfactorywayoutofthispricklypredit.Justatthismomentwheryingtosolvethemultitudeofproblemshewasfag,anotherdramawasunfoldingontheoppositesideofthewallieriorofthedesertedwarehouse.
Thisdesertedoldwarehousewasneandwasfilledonlywithoddsandendsofabandonedbrokendownfurniturecoveredwiththickcoatofdust.Infact,dustballscoveredthewholeareaanddensecobwebshungdownonthefourersofthewall.What’sstartlingwasthatinthemidstofthisdesotese,twotinyhumanvoices,amaleandafemale,wereheard.Theyseemedtobetalking,ormorepreciselytheywerequarreling.Ashafthtmoonlightcamethroughthebrokentransomwindowandshoneonaerofthewarehousewhichwasmucherthaofthepce.Thefloorhadbeeandcoveredwithalyfoldedbhfreshflowerpetalsstrewnalloverit.Uhemoonlighttwolittlepeopleweretalking.Thefemaletweakedthemale’searscoldinghimsaying,
“Iaskedyoutoapahismundaneworldnotforyoutopyaroundandrunwild.Wearehereonseriousbusiness!Lookwhatyouhavedone!Youhavebeenbreakingintohouses,tryingtorapeyoungwomenaingafuror.Howcouldyoushowyourfapublicafterthis?Youarenotonlyofnohelp;youareruiningmyimportantpns!”Herfeatureswereclearlyrevealedintheluminousmoonlight,beautifugbutalsowildanduwasVio!Ah,ifViowashere,thelittlemanwhoseearshewastweakingmustbeMr.Finger.
“Don’tbmeme.YousayIbreakintohousesandtrytorapewomen,therebyruiningyourpns.Whataboutyourself?Didn’tyougooutoownwithRichardandJamazandflirtedeouslywiththem?Didn’tthethreeofyoupaiownredandgotdrunk?Andyoubmeme?”ViotightenedherholdonMr.Finger’searandtweakeditharder.Mr.Fingerbentdowninpainandbegged,“Letgo!Letgo!Iwillobeyallyourordersfromnowon.I’llbegood.”
“Whatrighthaveyoutoreproachme?”scoldedVioangrily.“Ihavemyownpnsandarras.Youonlyhavetocarryoutmyorders.Don’tfetyouhavesighepaperthatsoldyourselftomebodyandsoul.YouliveifIletyouliveanddiewhenIwantyoutodie.Uand?IfIdidn’ttransfusehalfthebloodinmybodyintoyours,howcouldyeandtractyourbodyatwill?Howcouldyoubestrongerandmilethananynormalman?NotonlyareyounotgratefulforallIhavedoneforyou,youdaretoreproachme?Youarebeyondcure!YousayIhangoutwithRichardandJamaz,that’sbecauseyougavemetheinformationthattheyareDimitri’sgoodfriendsandthatImaygetinformationabouthimfromthem.Wasn’tthatwhatyoutoldme?”
“Yes.Yes,yht.It’sallmyfault.It’sallmyfault.Pleaseletgoofmyearameexpin.Please.Please.”Vio’sangerseemedtobemostlyspentsosheletgoofhisearandsaid,“Alright.Tellmewhatyou’vebeendoingandwhatresultsyouhavegotthesestfewdays.”
“AsamatteroffactIhavealreadyfoundoutDimitri’swhereabouts,buthehasdiviesoIfindithardtogetnearhim.ThereasonItriedtorapeCharinawasbecauseIwaoflushhimout,givehimabashontheheadasitwereaehisegoandhisarrogance.Ididitforyou.Isthats?”
“Youriionsmaybegood,butthingsmustproceedacctopn.Youmustpythecardsyouaredealtinalogidorderlyfashion.Yourwayofdoingthingsatrandomandkigupafussrecklesslywillnotdo.Lookwhereitndedyou,youledthesnake-hairedMedusastraighttous!Youknowsheisournemesis.Nowwhatdoyouthinkweshoulddo?”askedVio,stilngryatthelittleman.
“OK.OK”saidMr.Fingerspreadingouthishandsinresignation.“Iwillobeyyourordersfromnowonandnotdoanythingonmyown.Willthatdo?Nowhowdoyouthinkweshouldproceed?”
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