fnature.Sheclosedhereyesforamoment，thinkingofherpastlife，toofullofhate，sinsaoenjoytheseverysesthathadalwaysbeentherebeforeher．Nowherheartwasfullofpeadquiet．Itwasasifshehadbeehirdceatlife．Whensheopenedhereyesagain，theywerefilledwithexuberantbrilliaheedgeoftheforest，therewasarowoftrees，extremelyfeminineandgracefulinshape，showingwomay，slenderanddelicate．UnderMedusa’ssweepinggheyturnedbatobeautifulvirgins,dazedandfused,asifjustwakingfromadeepslumber．Thesewerethehumansacrificesofformeryears,turotreesafterCyclopshaddrunktheirblood．Handinhand,theyfollowedDimitriandMedusaohtowardstheseaside．Ontheway，whereverMedusa’sgngered，thestonefiguresbecamealiveiwinklingofaneyeandjoiheranksofthenewlyresurrected，excitedlyquestioningeachotherandughingunbelievingly．

    Justthentheairresouhhailsofexcitementayughter．Thenativeswereoverjoyedatthehatthemonsterhadbeenshotdown．Theyswarmedoutoftheirhutsandintotheirboatstogreettheirsaviorandtoseewiththeirowhedownfalloftheiraremy,whohaddemahesacrificeoftheirdearestoneseveryyear．ButsuchwasMedusa’soverpthreatthatnonedaredtoventureashorebeforethenewswasfirmed;soamassofboatsandoesseemedfrozenmotionlessinthemiddleoftheke．WhenthefigureofDimitriappearedontheshorewithasnake-hairedbeautybyhissideainueofyoungmenandwomenbehindhim，gleefulshoutsandughterroseupandafervorofjoyaementpermeatedtheair，astheboatsandoesracedeachothertoetoshore．Anativegirl，impatientwiththedey，divedintothewaterandswamtoshoreaheadoftheboats．ItwasDeanna,thegirlwhosonarrowlyescapedatragicdeaththenightbefore．Shescrambledupthebanks,fellonherkneesandkissedDimitri’sfeet．AhetribewalkedsolemnlyashoreandbowedlowinobeisaoldDimitrithatingratitudeforhisheroicact，allthetribesofthatdistricthadagreedtouogetherunderonekingdom,withhimastheirking．Underhisreigntheywouldbuildanidealkingdomfromthebarrenmountainsandaridwilderness．

    RomiandDimitriwokefromthesamedream，ahoughtswerestillinthatwildaherealdomain．Thelong-tailedbirdwithmagnifitfeathersperchedontheembragtree，gotholdofthestouttwigthatshottowardsthesky．Itflewupanddowiwigwithitssaliva，likeasilkwormspinningaco，creatihemostexpeiicsoftheEast．DimitrirefreshedhimselfwiththedeliciousjuicesfromtheFountainofLife.SunbeamsshohroughRomi’swebofbrownhair，whichswayedinthesunshine．Likethematingoftwoclouds，allhappeurallyandhadadreamlikequality．Theywerelikeapairoffish，swayingrhythmicallywiththesoftmotionsofthewater，orliketwohungry,ferociousanimals,snarlingandfightingtodevoureachotherinhandtohandbat．Sooillhathadexistedintheforestformillionsofyearsreturned,whereeventheslightestrustleofafalliougthegroundwouldsurprisetheoldandsileh．RomiofferedDimitriherwetpetal-likelipsandsaid，

    "ThedreambroughthometomethemeaningofFate，justasmakinglovewithyougavemeadeeperuandingofhowtousemyfleshbody．Iamtiredofalltheothermenintheworldexceptyou．Yht．Wemustlearntouseourthoughtasthereintoharnessandtrolourfleshbodythatislikeawildhorse．Ifwemaneuverourfleshbodywell，Fate,whichisbutashadowofourfleshbody,alsobetrolled.”Dimitrinoddedinagreement,buthewasnotasoptimistic．Wh

fnature.Sheclosedhereyesforamoment，thinkingofherpastlife，toofullofhate，sinsaoenjoytheseverysesthathadalwaysbeentherebeforeher．Nowherheartwasfullofpeadquiet．Itwasasifshehadbeehirdceatlife．Whensheopenedhereyesagain，theywerefilledwithexuberantbrilliaheedgeoftheforest，therewasarowoftrees，extremelyfeminineandgracefulinshape，showingwomay，slenderanddelicate．UnderMedusa’ssweepinggheyturnedbatobeautifulvirgins,dazedandfused,asifjustwakingfromadeepslumber．Thesewerethehumansacrificesofformeryears,turotreesafterCyclopshaddrunktheirblood．Handinhand,theyfollowedDimitriandMedusaohtowardstheseaside．Ontheway，whereverMedusa’sgngered，thestonefiguresbecamealiveiwinklingofaneyeandjoiheranksofthenewlyresurrected，excitedlyquestioningeachotherandughingunbelievingly．

    Justthentheairresouhhailsofexcitementayughter．Thenativeswereoverjoyedatthehatthemonsterhadbeenshotdown．Theyswarmedoutoftheirhutsandintotheirboatstogreettheirsaviorandtoseewiththeirowhedownfalloftheiraremy,whohaddemahesacrificeoftheirdearestoneseveryyear．ButsuchwasMedusa’soverpthreatthatnonedaredtoventureashorebeforethenewswasfirmed;soamassofboatsandoesseemedfrozenmotionlessinthemiddleoftheke．WhenthefigureofDimitriappearedontheshorewithasnake-hairedbeautybyhissideainueofyoungmenandwomenbehindhim，gleefulshoutsandughterroseupandafervorofjoyaementpermeatedtheair，astheboatsandoesracedeachothertoetoshore．Anativegirl，impatientwiththedey，divedintothewaterandswamtoshoreaheadoftheboats．ItwasDeanna,thegirlwhosonarrowlyescapedatragicdeaththenightbefore．Shescrambledupthebanks,fellonherkneesandkissedDimitri’sfeet．AhetribewalkedsolemnlyashoreandbowedlowinobeisaoldDimitrithatingratitudeforhisheroicact，allthetribesofthatdistricthadagreedtouogetherunderonekingdom,withhimastheirking．Underhisreigntheywouldbuildanidealkingdomfromthebarrenmountainsandaridwilderness．

    RomiandDimitriwokefromthesamedream，ahoughtswerestillinthatwildaherealdomain．Thelong-tailedbirdwithmagnifitfeathersperchedontheembragtree，gotholdofthestouttwigthatshottowardsthesky．Itflewupanddowiwigwithitssaliva，likeasilkwormspinningaco，creatihemostexpeiicsoftheEast．DimitrirefreshedhimselfwiththedeliciousjuicesfromtheFountainofLife.SunbeamsshohroughRomi’swebofbrownhair，whichswayedinthesunshine．Likethematingoftwoclouds，allhappeurallyandhadadreamlikequality．Theywerelikeapairoffish，swayingrhythmicallywiththesoftmotionsofthewater，orliketwohungry,ferociousanimals,snarlingandfightingtodevoureachotherinhandtohandbat．Sooillhathadexistedintheforestformillionsofyearsreturned,whereeventheslightestrustleofafalliougthegroundwouldsurprisetheoldandsileh．RomiofferedDimitriherwetpetal-likelipsandsaid，

    "ThedreambroughthometomethemeaningofFate，justasmakinglovewithyougavemeadeeperuandingofhowtousemyfleshbody．Iamtiredofalltheothermenintheworldexceptyou．Yht．Wemustlearntouseourthoughtasthereintoharnessandtrolourfleshbodythatislikeawildhorse．Ifwemaneuverourfleshbodywell，Fate,whichisbutashadowofourfleshbody,alsobetrolled.”Dimitrinoddedinagreement,buthewasnotasoptimistic．Wh