“Mydearlittlefriend,doyourecallthestofthatman?”askedDimitripattiledog.Maureenbarkedloudlyandboldlyasifsayingfidently‘OfcourseIdo.Thislittlethingisnothingtome!’.”TurningtoCharinahesaid,“MayIborrowyourlittledogforawhile?Iwillreturnhimtoyoubynightfall.Ineedhisstrongsenseofsmelltoleadmetotherapistwhotriedtoattackyou.Ialktothemface-to-faordertosettletheoldscorebetweenusanduhedeadknot.IdidnotexpectthemtomovesofastandIaminsedthattheychoseyouasthetargetoftheirrevenge…IneverdreamedthatthetimediffereweentheKingdomofDreamsandthemundaneworldweliveinissogreat.It’sreallyhardtocalcute.Butwehavenotimeforthatnowandwillleavetheproblemfortheastrophysiciststosolve.Wemusttrateonsolvingourimmediateproblems.”Charinaopenedhereyeswideasifabouttoaskanotherquestionbutdidnotquiteknowwhattoask.Dimitritinued,“Iottellyouthepletestoryjustyet.Pleasegobaeandwaitforme.Iwillreturnytoyoubynightfall.”
Thewindwashowlinginthemountains.Bythesheercliffthebarbarianshadpiledupmoundsofrattan-likevineswhichCyclopsformedintoatough,thickrope.Hetiedoneendofitaroundahugetreebythecliffwhichrequiresseveralpeopletogethertoembrace.Theotherendwasedaroundanenormousstoneweighingseveralhundredpounds.Cyclopsraisedthestohhishugearmsandthrewitdowntheabyss.Onitswaydowohroughthetreesandbushesthatgrewonthesideofthecliffgivingoffaloudrustlingnoise,andgedandcrashedasitimpactedtheprotrudingrocks.Thelongropesliddownwardsquicklywiththestone.Finallyafteranintermi,camethefinalboomasthestoroandcametoastop.Cyclopstriedtuggingattherope,whichwasjustlongenoughandytofinditintadhadnotbrokenonitswaydown.Viowavedthebarbariansawaysaying,
“Gobadguardmybelovedgoldpace.SeethatnoharmestoitorelseIwillcutoffallyourheadswhenIeback.”Hersubjectsbowedinsubmissionsa.CyclopstookDimitri’smagicbow,hisquiverfullofsharparroutthembehindhisback.ViothenturnedherselfintoatinylittlewomanandgtothesinglehornonCyclopsheadwhileheheldontotheropeandbeganhisdangerousdestslowlydownthedeepabyssadventuringintotheunknown.
Cyclopsclimbedslowlydownhisrope,pasttheclusteroftreesandbushesthathadbeencrushedandtornbythehugefallingrockhetosseddown,andcircumveherocksprotrudingfromthebare,steepsurfaceofthecliff.Whenhewashalfwaydowicedthatthesurroundingcliffwassheerandsteepwithnofootholdatalndnocover,makingtheirexposedpositioremelyvulnerable.SuddehoughtofsomethingandcalledouttoViowhowashangingontothesinglehornatthetopofhishead,
“Iwasoackedrightherebythevaliantsnake-hairedgonMedusa.TwiceshechargeddownatmefromonhighwhileIwasstuckheredefenseless,buttwiceshegedcourseamego.TodaywouldbethethirdtimeifsheshouldappearandIamnotsurewhethershewouldletmegooncemore.BeawareofyoursurroundingsandbeooanygesincaseMedusaattacksushereinthemiddleofourdest.”
“It’salrightSire.Iamnotafraidofher.Ionlyworrythatshewouldnote.Ifshedarestoeandattackuswhilewearehangingheredefenseless,Iwillgebaynormalhumansizeanduseyicbowandarrowtokillher.Yes,Iwillcertainlykillher.”Justtheninthewaningsunlightabckspotappearedonthehorizon,flyingswiftlytowardsthemasifcurioustoiigatewhattheywere.VioatoncegedintoherhumanshapeandsteppingfirmlyonCyclops’broadshoulderspulledanarrowfromthequiver.Fittingittightlytothebow,sheletitflyfastaslightningtowardstheapproagbckspot,hittingitrightet.Thebckspotgaveaheart-rendingscreamandfellintothebottomlesschasm.ItwasnotMedusa,butonlyargemountaineagle.“ityitwasnotMedusa!”excimedVio.“Ifitwerethatsnake-hairedgonIkilledjustnow,itwouldhavebeenthebe-alndend-allhereandwouldhavesolvedtheultimateproblem.”InBook2CyclopsusedthemagicbowandarrowtowoundMedusa,whowassavedbyQueenAisha.SoKingDimitri’stwostatetreasureswereseparated.ThebowandarrowfellintoCyclopshandswhilethemagicswordwasstillheldbyMedusa.UnfortunatelybothoerstolenbyKingDimitri’senemyandcausedabrutandbloodybattle.ItwillbedealtwithterinthisbookAstheytalked,thesunwasgraduallysettingi.Cyclops’speedofdestwasalsogrowingfasterandfaster.ThebottomofthecliffwaswheretheentraoGehennawas.ItwasthepcewhereIleenrisoned.
Thesunwashighinthesky.Maureenwassniffingthegroundily,foghisattentiononfindingthesttohismistress’attacker.ItwasextremelyhotandpoorlittleMaureen,withhiscoatoflongfurwasfeeli.Heantingwithhistonguelollingout,breathingheavily.Normallywheoutwithhismistresshewasneverleachedandcouldwalkaboutfreely.ButasDimitricouldnotsee,hehadtoputtheleathedogioknowhiswhereabouts,whetherhewasgoingstraightrightorleft.Itwasawaytounicatewithhislittlefriend.Nofarfromthemcamethefamiliarsoundoftheice-barvendor,hawkinghiswaresthroughhisbell.Maureenbarkedexcitedlyandrantowardstheman.Dimitrikhedogwasthirsty,sohetookoutadolrbilndboughtabananafvoredpopsicletorewardhisintelligentlittlefriend.Maureensatdownintheshadebythewall.
Dimitrisatbesidehim,toreopenthepapercoverandofferedittoMaureenwholickedgreedilyatthestick.
“No”headmohedogughingly.“That’snotthewaytoeatapopsicle.Letmeteachyouhowtodoit.”Hebitoffapiece,cheweditinhismouthandthenswallowedthesweet,soothing,icyslush.Maureenquicklyuoodanddidthesame.Someicefellontheground,buthepaiditnoheedanddidolickitfromthegrouherdidhesmelroundtelephonepolesorbushes,thusprovinghewasawell-mannereddog.Themanaookalteresofthepopsidsoonpolisheditoff.Acrossthestreetsomeyoungschoolboysjustletoutofschool,wereughing,talkingandhorsepying.Maureenbarkedatthem.Uandingthatthelittleeheboysandwouldliketogotoschooltoo,Dimitritookhiminhisarmssaying,
“Ifyouwerealittleboy,youwouldbethemostloveableandcleverlittlestudent.Butyouarenot.Let’shopethatinyourinationyoucouldhaveahumanform.”Sayingso,hestoodupawoofthemtiheirway,lookingfortheirtarget.
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