“ThefirsttimeIreceivedmessagesforyoufromthemysteriouspcebeyondtheblueskies”shemurmured,“ittoldyouthatZeus,thegodofheaven,waalktoyou.Thentherewastheseessagetellingofthenaturaldisastersofearthquakeandtsunami.ThistimetheytoldyouyoldpacewasintadyournationaltreasuresofthemagicbowandarrowhadbeenrecoveredandareinsafekeepingatWhiteFairy’stempleinthemountains.Don’tyouthinkthatthesethreeletterswouldgivemeenoughmaterialtowritealong,movingandmysteriousnovel?Couldyougivemethelowdownandtellmethefullstory?IwouldprefertoknowallthedetailsbeforeIbeginwriting.Ijustwanttowritedownthisamazingstoryfortheworld.Thechtbelongstoyoualone.”
“Cht?”ughedDimitri.“That’sridiculous.IjusthadafewdreamsandIgetachtforthat?”ThoughDimitriwasblindandcouldnotsee,heturnedhiseyestowardsthatfar-ace.HekhatCharina,theyoungaifuuthoress,wasmesmerizedbyhisstoriesandwaspletelyedbythem.“OfcourseIcouldtellyouthestory.Butitislongandplicatedandmaytakemorethanthreedaysandthreenights.”
“Welltheakemorethanthreedaysandthreenights”shereplied.“Ihavepreparedaguestroomforyouinmyhousewithpajamas,slippersandallyourfavoritefoodanddrinks.Whynotstaywithmeforafewdaysandtellmethefullstory?”
“Youmeanrightnow?”
“Ofcourse”sheanswered,“whatarewewaitingfor?”
“Whehedesertedgarden,IdidnotleaveanynotefoodfriendsRichardandJamaz.Theywouldbeveryworriedandwouldthinksomethingbadhadhappeome.TheymighteventhinkIhadbeenkidnappedorkilledbythosehobosoutsidethegarden.”
“Leaveanote?”inquiredCharinainsurprise.“That’ssoantiquated,sosttury.Noohatanymore.Nowadaysweneverleavenotes.Don’ttheyhavecellphones?Whynotjusttextthemorleaveamessageontheirvoicemailtotellthemyouareatmypce.”
“Hey,that’sagoodidea.Ireallyamoutoftouchwiththepresentdayteologies.”
“AreRichardandJamazthetwoguyswhoreturnedMaureeheytalkhandinglovewitheachother,oftenfinishingeachother’ssentehey’rereallygreatpartners.Siheyareyoodfriends,theywillsurelybeineaswell.”
“Ihavesomemoodfriends.Mr.Kaffeeusedtobeabigshotintheunderworld,butnowhehasreformed.AnotherisDwarfMickey.Fromhisnameyouknowheisadwarfandheisawhite-beardedoldman.Butdon’tlookdownohereisBig-Owhousedtobeaprofessionassassinbutisnowadevotedmonk…Ofcoursethereisanotheronewhohasrayedmeandmyfriends.ThatisMr.Finger.Iamsurethatonedayhewillrepentandebacktothefold.Heisaverysmallperson,onlyastalsafinger,hencehisname.”
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