Book2:KigdomIteDreams (第129/246页)

ce,herfailuretoinquirefurtherintothiscriticalmatteraingitslipbysoeasily,wouldevolveintoadisastrouscatastrophe.

    “HowdidyouhappentocatchMr.Finger?”shetioask,jokinglyimitatingDorna’svoidmanner.

    Afterleavihofthergewhitefish,Mr.Fingertinuedswimminguntilhereachedtheshore.Hestaggeredontothewhitesandandmadehiswaywearilytowardsthepace.Thedaywasbeginningtodawn.Beingfamiliarwiththeyofthend,Mr.Fingersooheentrahepadsqueezedthroughthecrackofthedoor.Assooihepace,hebegantowanderaroundlookingforwine.Hesearchedhighandloweverywhere,thegreathall,thesidehall,thenumerousrooms,butcouldfindnotraceofanykindofwioquenchhisthirst.Justthen,heheardthesoundoftinklingughterandspiedDornaandDeanna,whomhelookeduponwithenmity,walkingdowairstowardshim,talkingandughichedthemleavethepace,walktowardsthekeanddiveintothecrystalclearbluewater.Theywereswimmingtomeetwiththergewhitefishattheirpre-arrangedmeetingpce.Soontheinhabitantsofthepacebeganstirringandthebeautiesgotuptobegintheirday’swork.Mr.Fingerfelttiredanddecidedtofindasecludedspotandtakeanap.Thesunwasalreadyiwhenhewokeup.Herubbedhiseyesandsatup.HesawWhiteFairyeoutofthesidehalndsilentlythestairsandsooncamedownagainholdingKingDimitri’sswordinherhandandcarryinghismagicbowandquiverofarrowsonhershoulders.AshotthroughMr.Finger’sbodyandhisheartwasfullofjoy.

    “Aren’tthesetheonsIcameherefor?Isn’titluckythatIcameupoheveryfirstdayIamhere?Butthesethingslookveryheavy.HowohamItocarrythem?Nevermind.I’lldealwiththatwheimees.ForthemomentIwilljustwaitandfindoutwheretheystorethem.”Mr.FingerslidintothesidehalfterWhiteFairyandfoundadiscreethidingpcewherehecouldseebutnotbeeasilyseen.HesawWhitefairypulloutKingDimitri’ssword.Thesheenandlusterofthismagicalonfilledtheroom.Thisswordwasrazorsharpandcouldeasilycutthroughmetal.WhiteFairyusedawhiteclothtowipeitandthebeforereturningittoitsscabbard.Thescabbardwaseboratelycarvedanddecoratedwithmulti-coloredpreciousgems.WhenwornatKingDimitri’swaist,itmadehimlookimposingandmajestic.WhiteFairythendustedoffthebowandadjustedthestringsothatitwasreadyforuse.Sheexaminedeveryarrowinthequivertomakesuretheywerestraightandsharp.ThesewereWhiteFairy’sgiftstoKingDimitriwhentheyfirstmet.NowtheyhavebeethenationaltreasuresoftheKingdomofDreams.Forsomereason,shehadapremonitiontodaythattheymightbehoughshehadnowayofknowingwhenorwhere.

    LaughterandmerrychatterapaniedDornaandDeannaintothepace.Earlythatm,thetwoswamtoapre-arrangedmeetingpcewheretheymetwiththergewhitefish.Itwasasecluded,shallowbeachsurrourees,notfarfromKingDimitri’sstrawhut.Deannabedherhairforherandtookhermeasurementssothatceremonialrobescouldbemadetoorderforher.Althoughthebeautiespreferredtogoaboutintheirnaturalstatemostofthetime,theyalwayswnifitlybeautifunddecorouscourtrobeswhentheyreceivedtheirsubjects.DornawaeachthergewhitefishsomewordsofhumanspeechsothatshecouldsurpriseKingDimitribyversingwithhim,butthergewhitefishwasnotabletospeak,thoughshecouldsingwithaloud,clearvoiceofsingursweetnessandpurity.Herfeetcouldhewater,orshewouldfeeshortnessofbreat