Ashadowstreakedpasttheentrandthenturnedbadehealley.Itwastheyoungwomanwithshort,chichaircutwhohadjusthelpedDwarfMickeyattheliquorstore.Shewaswearingthefadedbluejeansandsleevelesst-shirtandwasseargthegroundilyasiflookingforsomething.Assoonasshegotonthebus,shediscoveredthatshehadlostherlottoticket.Thoughitwasworthonlyadolr,itrepresentedallthewealthshepossessed.Sheowedadebtofunimaginablesizeandhadtopincheverypenny.Ofcourse,thedebtwasofherownchoosing,somethiookonasherresponsibility,foritwasinceivableforayounggirllikehertohavegotteninsodeepallbyherself.EngrossedinhersearchshewasunawareofhersurroundingsanddrewowhereDwarfMickeywassitting.
“Mygood-heartedyoungdy,whatareyoulookingfor?Coulditbethislottoticket?”Theyounggirlraisedherheadandsawtheolddwarfholdingasmallpieceofpaperinhishand.Hereyeslightedupandexcimed,
“Ohyes,that’sit!IwaslookingforthelottoticketIjustbought.Imightjusthitthejack-pot.Whoknows?”
“Couldyoutellmewhyyouwanttowinthejack-pot?PerhapsImightbeabletohelp.”
“Noonehelpme”sighedtheyounggirl.“Ioweahugedebt.EvenifIwasabletohitthejack-pot,itwouldonlybeafraofwhatIowe.”
“Howmueydoyouowe?”askedMr.FingerwhohadfinallyfinisheddrinkingthewineinDwarfMickey’shandandraisedhisheadtojoinintheversation.“Thisoldguy,thislittledwarfwillbeabletohelpyou.”WhenMr.Finger’seyesectedwiththoseoftheyounggirl,bothofthemrecoiledasifstruckbylightning.
“Sohereyouare,Mr.Finger”excimedtheyounggirngrily.“IfIhadakeninbyyourdastardlytrick,KingDimitri’sKingdomwouldnothavebeeroyedbyfireaainlywouldnothavebeentakehebarbariantribes.Doyouknowhowmanybravewarriorslosttheirpreciouslivestoprotecttheirhomendandtry?”Thegirlwasfurious.Sherolleduptheneerinherhandandluowardsthelittlemanswattingathimwithit.Mr.Firiedtorunawayandwhenhecouldn’tdoitfastenough,rolledandtumbledonthegroundtryingtogetawayfromtheneersheusedasaonagainsthim.
“Help!Help!”heshouted.“Dimitrieandhelpme.Youoldson-of-a-gun,howcouldyoustandidlybyandseeherkillme?HowwouldyoujustifymydeathtoKingDimitri?”Seeingthattheyounggirlwasreallygreatlyinsedandveryangry,DwarfMickeybecameworriedaboutMr.Finger’sfate.Hewentforwardandclutchedherlegs,saying
“Stop!Stop,youngdy.Pleasedon’tbesoangry.Mr.Fingerissmalndvulnerable.Youcouldreallykillhimwiththatrollofneerifyouuseallyourstrength.HowarewetofagDimitriandtellhimaboutthedeathofhisfriend?“
“KingDimitri?”saidtheyounggirlfettingherangerandopenedhereyeswide.“Whereishe?Doyouknowwhereheisnow?Doyouknow?”
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