Book2:KigdomIteDreams (第75/246页)

hatmeanthatourbeautifulKingdomofDreamsisintroubleagain?”

    Theothersdidnotreply.Amaliawastingthecash,butshealwayslosttafterawhileandhadtostartallain.Inexasperatiohrewthemallbathetableandfumedatherself.Afterawhile,sheshoutedatthem,

    “Youzygirlsjustchatteringendlesslythereattheback.What’stheresomuchtotalkabout?Lookatthecloeonout.It’stimetoopenshopanddobusiness.”Shehadpletelyfottenpeheshopatnooheyoungpeopleinthebailedandshooktheirheads,knowingthatAmalia’sbrainsweremuddledagain.Mankindissmart,butcoulddonothingtocureAlzheimer’sdiseasethatdirectlyattackedthebrains.Yokosaiddecisively,

    “Ihaveasafetydepositboxatmyba’sputthisbagofsthere.It’stheonlysafepceforit.”

    “YougogetyourcarMaryandyouMarkbeourbodyguard.Wewillleavebythebackdetthistakencareoffirst.”

    “Good!”saidShei.“LaverneandIwillgotothefrontandhelpAmaliareopentheshoporelseshewillbemadagain.”MaryquicklywalkedtowardsthebatraheyheardAmaliaagaincallingoutforthemtoeaheshopforbusiness.

    Nightfell.Thestarsinthesky,likethelightsoreets,cameoutoeranother.Inthedarknessofnight,thetallbuildingsstoodsilentandthenumberofcarsrushingaboutgraduallydecreased.Asthenightdeepened,Dimitri’saygrew.HewaofalsleepsothathecouldgobacktohisKingdomofDreamsandfacetheloomingcrisisthere..Butperhapshewastootenseandnervous,slumberpletelyeludedhim.Themorewideawakehewas,themitatedhebecameuntilhewassoedgythatheinsandneedlesanddidn’tknowwhattodo.Justthen,apuffofsmokesqueezedthroughthecrathewindowandfloatedtowardsthevase,whereitturoawhitelily.Dimitri’sextremetensionsharpenedhissensesinsuchawaythathewasalerttotheslightestgeinhissurroundings.Heturnedhissightlesseyestowardsthevaseonhistableinquiringly.

    “Yes,it’sme”saidWhiteFairy.“It’sme.Don’tbenervous.Goodnews.Goodnews.Everythingturwell.”

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    “pened?”askedDimitriuneasily.“Quick!Tellmepened!”

    “Don’tworry.Letmecatchmybreathefirst”ThensheproceededtonarratetohimiailthetesteventsintheKingdomofDreams.ThenightWhiteFairyreturheKingdom,shefoundthepacebrilliantlylit,buteerilyquiet.Steppingintothegreathall,shesawClementinehadrevertedtinalclothing,theflimsydressthatresembledthesemi-transparentwingsonfliesandwassayinggoodbyetothebeauties.Theywerealltearful,buthadnowordstoexpresstheirsorrow.OnseeingWhiteFairy,Clemeuroherandsaid,

    “AhWhiteFairyIamgdtobeabletoseeyoubeforeIleave.PleaseveymyrespectstoKingDimitri.Iwaosaygoodbyetohimmyselfandseehimforthesttime,butthenIthoughtbetterofit,asitwouldonlybringsadnessandsorrowtobothofus.SoIamleavingwithoutnotice.IfFateiskind,perhapsonedaywewillmeetagain.”Sayingso,shefloatedupfromthegroundaofanopenwindoshamurmured,

    “ShecamefromtheSeventhHeavenandisnowgoingbacktowhereshecamefrom.Isn’titsad?Justlikeus,wecamefromdustanduntodustweshallreturn!”

    penedwasthis.WheihathertwinsisterCharmainehadbeenimprisonedinablockoficesufferiormentofbeingfrozen,shekher,Zeus,woulduntilhegottothebottomofthematter.Knowiureofhefatherwell,sheknewhewouldneverfiveCharmaineaherfree.Thiastalemate.EvenifKingDimitriwerehere,therewasnothinghecou