Shecametothegateofthegoldpacewhichlookedlikeanopenbloodymouth,pushedopentheheavygolddoorandwalkedontothenarrowwindingpathpavedwithgold.Theflowersandshrubsonbothsidesofthepathwerebloomingprofuselyinanexplosionofcolors.Thenshecametothefountain.Ninegonshadbeedifferentstrategicpositionsaroundthefountainsothatthewaterthatsproutedfromtheirmouthscrisscrossedandformedaravagantwebofwaterdispy.Brilliant,shimmeringdiamondscoveredthebottomofthefountainwhereglitteringgoldsandhadalsobeenscatteredandwhereallkindsoffishswamleisurelytoandfro.Whenshewalkedintothemajestidglitteringgoldpace,shewasastohattherewerenoattendantsvisible.Shewastheonlyoandinginthegrayhall.Wherehaveallthepeoplegoo?Shewasjustabouttoasdthegoldthroneaforawhile,whensuddenlyshefelttheworldspinningaroufirstshethoughtwhatshewasfeelingwasdizzinesscausedbyfatiguebecauseshehadexpeoomuergyclimbingupthecliff.Butimomentsthegroundunderherfeettrembledandshefoundithardtoremainstill.Theentiregoldpaceswungfrhttoleftandthenshookupanddownviolently.ThewholeofGiantMountaiobeonthevergeofdisiion.Viothenrealizedthismustbetheearth-quakethatpeopletalkedabout.Shehadneverexperienythingsohair-raisingandtempestuousinherlife.Vioquicklyrantowardsthebankoftheke.Whilelookingbackatthegoldpacewhichwasactuallyt,aviolentforcehitherandthrewherintotheke.
TurbulentwavescarriedVioouttothedeepwaterswheretheonlythingshecouldseewaswater,wateralroundher,withsosightofnd.Giganticpilrsofwatercrasheddownaruggledagainstthetumultuouswavestryingtokeepafloatandhempushhertothebottomoftheke.Suddenlyaseriesofear-deafeningcrasheswereheard.WhenVioturnedbacktolook,shesawthatGiantMountainwhichusedtoliehorizontallyonthehorizonlitintoseveralpartsandintheblinkofaneyeherbelovedmagnifitgoldpaktothebottomoftheke.Theforcesofthetraumatigetotheearth’scrustwhichhadpushedherintothewaterandcarriedherfurtherandfurtheraway,suddenlyreversedcourse.Astrongsupulledhertowardstheterofgravity.Viledagainstitfrantically,knowingthatifsheletherselfbepulleddownintothisdeadlywhirlpool,thispoolofwaterwouldbeehergrave.Justatthismoment,sheheardthesoundofneighingandsawthehandsomewhiteflyinghorseriseupfromthewavesfppingitswings.KingDimitri,withhismagicswordheldbetweenhisteeth,gotonhishorseandtheyflewaway.ViokhenthatitwasDimitriwhohadcausedallthosedrastigestotheearth’scrustbutshecouldn’tfigureouthowhedidit.Extremelyangry,shetookthemagicbowandarrowfromherbadletitflystraightatDmitri’sback.Butjustthenahugewaveroseupandcrasheddownonher,fhertleforherlifeuoseewhethershesucceededinhittiargetandwhatbeitri.
Quickaslightning,themagicarrowflewstraightatitstarget,butastheairwasfilledwiththeaftermathofahugeearthquakewiththewindshowling,wavescrashing,anddeafeningsoundsofmountainsbreakingup,Dimitriwasnotawarethatsomeonewasungasurpriseattackathimbehindhisback.Theflyingarrowwasindeedamagicarrow.Asitgotoitstarget,itbecameawarethatitwasitsmaster,KingDimitriitwasshootingatandatoncegedcourse,streakedoodestinationsunknown.KingDimitriflewintotheskiesandsoondisappearedfromsight.Thiswideexpanseofkewatersawthegeographiomenaofahquakefollowedbyatsunami.
Vileddesperatelyintheingwaters.Herstrengthhadbeelydepletedbythesteepclimbupthecliff,butnowiremelycriticalsituationshefoundherselfinshewasforcedtousethestremnantsofherstrengthtotinueswimmingusingbothhandsa.Shekhatifshestoppedmovingforwardshewouldbepulleddownintothebottomofthekebythewhirlpool.Herlimbsweresore,frozenandnumbbutshepersistedinswimmingonnonstop.Whatscaredhermostwasthefactthatwitheachstrokesheswam,herbodyseemedtoshrinkaninch.Assheswamonherbodyshrankinchbyintilitresumeditsinalsizehanafithispivotalmomentwhenherheartandherbodyalmostgaveoutinfatigue,herhandtouchedsomethingliveandslipperylikeafish’stail.Sheclutchedatitfranticallywithbothhands.Likeher,thefishwasstrugglingagainstthewaves,tryingtoswimforwardandnottobecaughtinthewhirlpool.Viomaograbholdofthefishfirmlywithherhandsandreoment’sreprieve.Severaltimestheushedthemtowardstheoppositeshoreandthenpulledthembackagaiugofwar,buttheroilingwavesgraduallycalmeddown.Thefishseemedtohaveetotheendofitsresources.Ittailflickeredforthesttimeandmovednomore.Clutgthedeadfishwithadeathlikegrip,Viofloatedoerwithit.Asluckwouldhaveit,theyfloatedtoshoreandwerecaughtbythemakeshiftpoleMr.Fihrewoutintothewater.ThusViohadanarroeandwasientlysavedbyMr.,Finger.
DwarfMickeywatchedasDimitri’sretreatingfigurehurriedforwardwiththelittledogandsoondisappearedfromsightatthebendofthereet.Heshookhishead,sighedandsmiledsardonically.Theexpressiononhisfacewasveryplicated.Hewasthinking“Isitallworthit?DimitricreatedtheKingdomofDreamsforhimself,butithadalshthimalotoftroubleandworries.Iswhathegotfromitworththetroublesandworries,orisitveryhardtodecidewhethertheplusesandmiuallybreakeven?PerhapslovingtopymindgamesisjustpartofhumannatureandDimitriisnoexception…AhomelessblindmanlikeDimitrilovestodreamandusedreamstowhileawaythetimethathangsheavyonhishands;forwhatelseisthereforamaodo?Forwhileheisablind,homelesspersoninthisamundaneworld,intheKingdomofDreamsheisamightyking,richasMidas.Itishardtosaywhetherheisaluckyguyoralucklessperson.”DwarfMickeyughedwryly.Behindhimcamethefamiliarsoundofacarbrakingandheknewwhoitwaswithoutturninghishead.Everysinglescrearepartsinthatdipidatedpick-uptrukedandrattledwhenthecarwasinmotion.Theonlythingthatdidn’tmakeasoundwasthehorn.RichardandJamazwalkeduptohim.
“Hey,DwarfMickey”saidRichard“Whatareyoudoinghere?WasthatDimitriwhojustleft?Ithoughtthatretreatingbacklookedfamiliar.Howehehasalittledogwithhim?Whosedogwasthat?WasthatmanreallyDimitri?”DwarfMickeyturnedaroundandraisedhisheadtolookathistwotall,stalwartfriends.
“I’lnsweryourquestionster.Dimitrileftinahurrytosolveadifficultproblemthathadbeengivinghimalotofheadaches.HeistryingtountieaGordianknotwhichheientlytiedwithsomeo’snotdistracthim…”Sayingso,heshookhisheadrepeatedlywithaicalsmile.RichardandJamazexgedaknowingghetwoofthemhadbeenpartnersforsolongthattheycoulduandeachotherwithoutwords.
“Hey,Dwarf”saidRichard,“Youseemdepressed.Let’sgoandhaveagoodtime;that’llcheeryouup.eoothecar.”DwarfMickeygotintothesilendsatbetweewofriends.Richardstarteduphisracketyjalopywhereeverythingrattledandonlythehornwassilent.Theyhadonlydrivenashortdistanceolicecarpassedby.Therewerefourpoliinitandtwoofthemturogreatthedipidatedpickuptruck.Richardkeptsalutihhishandinapologybecausenooneinhiscarwaswearibelt.However,thepolievidentlyhadbetterthingstodoandhadnotimetodealwithminormisdemeanors,sotheydroveoffinahurry.
Thesunwasslowlygoingdowniandthedaywasdrawingtoaclose.Richard
drovetowardsadistrictwherestreet-walkersgathered.Hereandthereoreets,stily-dressedhookersstoodonerstryingtodrumupbusiness.Richardstoppedhisdwalkedtowardsabeautifulyoungwoman,whoseshortaightclothingfullyexposedhersexyandcurvaceousfigure,andsaidcasually,
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