“Wow!”excimedCharina.“Yourfriends’backgroundsaresodiverseanduheyseemtobevaudevillians!Well,iftheyareyourfriendstheyaremyfriendstoo.Whydon’tIopenmyhousetoallofthemandihemherefordinner.Wehaveawonderfultimetogether.”Themessagewassentandwithinfifteenmihereplycamebacksaying,“Thankyouforyourkindinvitation.Wewilllbethere.Yhtinsayingwearelikevaudevilliansandwearealsoalcoholidlovetodrink.Besuretohavesomegoodwineandliquorreadyforus.Thankyou.”
DimitriworethelooseandfortablepajamasCharinahadpreparedforhimandrexedonthesofa.Hehappilyenjoyedahotbathandwasfeelingpleasantlyrefreshed.Hehadshavedandlookedtobeinglowih.Buthishairhadnotbeendwasratherlong.Charinasaidshewouldcutitforhiminadayortwo.DimitriwasdrinkingsomeeseOolongtea.Heknewhisgoodfriendswouldbecmfordrinkswhentheycamesohedidnotwanttostartdrinkingtoosoon.Hisfriendscouldeatanddrinkalot.DwarfMickeymaybeoldandshortinstaturebuthisappetitewasthatofastrappingyoungman.SoCharinahaddrivenbacktothesupermarketandboughtalotmoreoffoodandawholecaseofhardliquorforDimitri’sgoodfriends,sothatafterherguestshadhadenoughtoeatanddrinktheywouldfeelrightathome.CharinawasbusyiwheretheentigaromaofFrenionsoupstewingoovefilledtheair.Othersidedishessuchaskingcrablegsandlobstershadbeenboughtready-made.BeefsteakhadbeenmarinatedandwouldbereadytobecookedassoonastheguestsarrivedandCharinahummedhappilyasshepreparedafruitsad.DimitrisippedhisOolongtea.Onthecoffeetablewereanotebook,apenandavoicerecorder,forCharinawouldbeingsoontohearhimtellthestoryofthekingdombeyondtheblueskies.Hewaswwhereheshouldbeginthisplicatedandintricatetaleiedininnumerableways.Hethoughtforamomentandthenmurmured,“Yes,thatwouldbeagoodpcetostart.”
Uhehazymoonandmistyfog,awispofsmokeflewoutofthedenseforest,ndingamidabedofflowersattheborderofthetreesandgedintoawhitelily.Inappearawasmuchthesameastheotherflowersandbloomedsilentlyintheirmidstuhegentlemoonlight.Themeanderingliheforestextendedindefiowardstheskies,wherethefppingofmightywingswereheard.Ahugesnake-hairedbckbirdwithahumanfaceflewdownfromonhigh,somersaultedwhenithegroundandgedintohumanform.Shendedhebordersoftheforest,hereyesseargalroundthesurroundingarea.
“That’sstrange!”shethought.“ThisisthetimeaeFairyandIagreedo.Whyisn’tshehere?”Herpiergeyesiedeverywhiteflowerarouilshesawawhitelilyandsaidwithasmile,“eout!Ihavefoundoutwhichwhitelilyisyou.Ifyoudon’tshowyourself,Iwillpullyououtbytheroot!”Awhitelilygedintohumanform,ranswiftlytowardsMedusaandembracedheraffeately,throwingherlovelywhitearmsaroundMedusa’sneck.MedusaloweredherheadandkissedWhiteFairy’srosylips.Thetwoofthemstoodtherekissingandhuggingforalongtime,untilWhiteFairyutteredstranglingnoisesasifsheneededairtobreathe.HerfeeblearmspushedMedusaawayandgaveherawhiteeye.
“Youarereallygreedy”shescolded.“YouhavesuckedoutallthearIhavebeengatheringforalongtime!”
“Hm,”saidMedusaproudly.“Tobeabletotastethehoneymadebythegoddessofflowersherselfisreallythemostiimablepleasurebetweenheaveh!”SayingsosheliftedWhiteFairy’sbeautifulfacewithherhands,coveredthepetal-likelipswithherownandagainstartedtogreedilysuckthesweetar.WhiteFairydidnotmindandwillihehoneysheworkedsohardtocolletoMedusa’smouth.ThetwoofthemstoodmouthtomouthforalongtimeuntilWhiteFairypantedandoncemorepushedMedusaaway.Shebedthroughhertangledhairwithherfingers,gncedreprovinglyatMedusaandsadlyhungherhead.Medusawasgreatlysurprisedandasked,
“Mybeautifulgoddess,issomethingwyou?Dimitri’snationaltreasures,themagicbowandarrowandthemagicswordareallbackwiththeirrightfulowner,safelystoredinyourtemple,InafewdaysIwillbebringingallthenativetribesbacktotheirbeautifulnd.Whyareyousad?”
“I…”saidWhiteFairysadly,“Ithink…youandme…ourretionshiphasbeendiscoveredbyKingDimitri.”
“Really?Whywouldyouthinkso?”
“Trytothinkback…ThatdayjustbeforetheearthquakeandtsunamihappehoughtIheardLightningneighhappilyasifhehadcaughtsightofhisbelovedmasterwhomhehadn’tseenforalongtime.Thenthereeriodofretivecalmandquiet.AtthetimeyouandIweremadlymakingloveihoftheforest.Thenallhellbrokeloosewhehquakeandtsued.Whenthingsfinallysettleddown,IsawLightningflydownfromtheskies,hisbodydrippi,asifhehadbeeninthekewatersforquitesometimebeforeflyingbae.IthinkKingDimitrirodehishorseLightningsomewhereandcarriedoutsomeextraordinaryfeatsandtheealthilywithoutlettinganyoneknow.Sincehecouldeandgososurreptitiously,hecouldhavediscoveredourintimateretionship.”
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