feetandcarriedherimpetuouslytowardsthecave．Fromtheerofhereye,IleencaughtaglimpseofanotherEasterLily，andforabriefmoment,suspilurkedinhersubsciousnessastohowsomanyhugeEasterliliescouldbeinbloomaltoofseasoninthisdesertedspot.Butthen,sharingthesameintensefeelingasCyclops,shethoughtnomoreofit,neverdreamingtheywereinationsofWhiteFairy,whowaskeepingthemunderhersurveilnce．

    ThemagnifitEasterLilywasverymuchshockedatthearmingplotshehadactallyeacrossandwasnonplused．Sheremaiheresilentandmotionless，ptingonwhatshouldbedoopthisspiracy．Itwasevidentthatiftheysucceeded,notonlywouldtheloyaeousMedusadie,butKingDimitri’svastkingdomwouldfallintothehandsofthesetwounscrupuloussdrels．Theresultwouldbeunthinkable．Shefinallydecidedthatiopreventtragedyfromhappening,themostpressingthingatthemomentwastotemporarilytakebackthebowandarrowshehadgivenDimitriatparting,beforeIleencouldyherhandsonthem．AgimmediatelyonherdecisioerLilygedintoawispofsmokeandinstantlydisappearedfromview.

    Inthedensefog,onlytheoutlineofKingDimitri’sgrandandmajesticpacewasfaintlydisible．Itwasinthedeepofthenightsoeverythingitchdark.Thebeautiesmustallbelingi,dark,silkyfoldsofslumbernd．OnlyMedusawasthere,standingguardatthetopofthehighestroof,alerttoeverysoundandmovement．Asthefogpreventedherfromseeingbeyondafewfeet,shewouldleaveherposteverynowandthen，andflylowaroundthepacetoethebeauties，whomKingDimitriprizedaboveallelse,wereallsafeandsound．Anuneasypremonitionofmisfortunehadbeentroublingher，promptioincreasehervigince．Shehadjustreturherooftopfromoneofheriionswhenaslightsoundfromtheviityoftheatticcaughtherattentioicwasenclosedonallsidesbyabeautifullycarvedptform，onwhichrowsandrowsofbonsaiwereexhibited．Aflowerpotfelndcrashed．Medusaimmediatelydiveddowninafsh．Eyeswidea，shesearchedalround，buttheonlyevidencewasabrokenflowerpot．SeeingahugewhiteEasterLilyinfullbloominapotnearbybroughtaknowingsmiletoherlipsandshesaid，

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    "Ah,it’syou，WhiteFairy!You’dbettershowyourselforI’llpullyououtbytheroots．"Anaked,curvaceous,white-hairedbeautyimmediatelyappearedandranhappilytowardsMedusa．Theykissedeachotheraffeatelyandwerelockedinalongembrace．MedusasuckedthesalivafromthemouthofWhiteFairy,tastingthesweethohatwasarfromheavewohadknowneachotherfromwayback．WhenMedusadiscoveredthelecherousCyclopshadobsedesignsonthedelicateWhiteFairy,shethwartedseveralofhislibidinousattemptswhichwouldhavemadethedaintyandfragilefairyahaplesspreyunderhisbrutassault，andforthatWhiteFairywaseternallygrateful．Medusa,inturaprotectivelovefortheentingfairyantingfromtheheartyembrace.

    "KingDimitrisaidyou’dbeingoverquiteawhileago．Whattookyousolong?"Medusaasked．

    "IhadtosettlethingsatthetemplebeforeIcouldleave．ButwhatIrushedheretotellyouaboutisthespiracyIcedtooverhearonmyfirstdayhereintheKingdom.”Shethenproceededtoreteiailwhatshehadjustseenandheard．

    "IhaveloedsignsofIleen’smreedandunscrupulousambitions．Iknowshehadcolboratorsinthefinancialworld，butIneverdreamedshewouldgosofarastocultivatespiratorshereandpnanambushiheKingdom.Sheeveoassass

feetandcarriedherimpetuouslytowardsthecave．Fromtheerofhereye,IleencaughtaglimpseofanotherEasterLily，andforabriefmoment,suspilurkedinhersubsciousnessastohowsomanyhugeEasterliliescouldbeinbloomaltoofseasoninthisdesertedspot.Butthen,sharingthesameintensefeelingasCyclops,shethoughtnomoreofit,neverdreamingtheywereinationsofWhiteFairy,whowaskeepingthemunderhersurveilnce．

    ThemagnifitEasterLilywasverymuchshockedatthearmingplotshehadactallyeacrossandwasnonplused．Sheremaiheresilentandmotionless，ptingonwhatshouldbedoopthisspiracy．Itwasevidentthatiftheysucceeded,notonlywouldtheloyaeousMedusadie,butKingDimitri’svastkingdomwouldfallintothehandsofthesetwounscrupuloussdrels．Theresultwouldbeunthinkable．Shefinallydecidedthatiopreventtragedyfromhappening,themostpressingthingatthemomentwastotemporarilytakebackthebowandarrowshehadgivenDimitriatparting,beforeIleencouldyherhandsonthem．AgimmediatelyonherdecisioerLilygedintoawispofsmokeandinstantlydisappearedfromview.

    Inthedensefog,onlytheoutlineofKingDimitri’sgrandandmajesticpacewasfaintlydisible．Itwasinthedeepofthenightsoeverythingitchdark.Thebeautiesmustallbelingi,dark,silkyfoldsofslumbernd．OnlyMedusawasthere,standingguardatthetopofthehighestroof,alerttoeverysoundandmovement．Asthefogpreventedherfromseeingbeyondafewfeet,shewouldleaveherposteverynowandthen，andflylowaroundthepacetoethebeauties，whomKingDimitriprizedaboveallelse,wereallsafeandsound．Anuneasypremonitionofmisfortunehadbeentroublingher，promptioincreasehervigince．Shehadjustreturherooftopfromoneofheriionswhenaslightsoundfromtheviityoftheatticcaughtherattentioicwasenclosedonallsidesbyabeautifullycarvedptform，onwhichrowsandrowsofbonsaiwereexhibited．Aflowerpotfelndcrashed．Medusaimmediatelydiveddowninafsh．Eyeswidea，shesearchedalround，buttheonlyevidencewasabrokenflowerpot．SeeingahugewhiteEasterLilyinfullbloominapotnearbybroughtaknowingsmiletoherlipsandshesaid，

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    "Ah,it’syou，WhiteFairy!You’dbettershowyourselforI’llpullyououtbytheroots．"Anaked,curvaceous,white-hairedbeautyimmediatelyappearedandranhappilytowardsMedusa．Theykissedeachotheraffeatelyandwerelockedinalongembrace．MedusasuckedthesalivafromthemouthofWhiteFairy,tastingthesweethohatwasarfromheavewohadknowneachotherfromwayback．WhenMedusadiscoveredthelecherousCyclopshadobsedesignsonthedelicateWhiteFairy,shethwartedseveralofhislibidinousattemptswhichwouldhavemadethedaintyandfragilefairyahaplesspreyunderhisbrutassault，andforthatWhiteFairywaseternallygrateful．Medusa,inturaprotectivelovefortheentingfairyantingfromtheheartyembrace.

    "KingDimitrisaidyou’dbeingoverquiteawhileago．Whattookyousolong?"Medusaasked．

    "IhadtosettlethingsatthetemplebeforeIcouldleave．ButwhatIrushedheretotellyouaboutisthespiracyIcedtooverhearonmyfirstdayhereintheKingdom.”Shethenproceededtoreteiailwhatshehadjustseenandheard．

    "IhaveloedsignsofIleen’smreedandunscrupulousambitions．Iknowshehadcolboratorsinthefinancialworld，butIneverdreamedshewouldgosofarastocultivatespiratorshereandpnanambushiheKingdom.Sheeveoassass