Book2:KigdomIteDreams
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ohisattentionthattherewerequiteafewbeautifulwomehebakery,won’titcausemoretrouble?” “Yht”saidDimitrinodding.“Iambynaturetooindecisiveandirresolute.Thatismyweakness......” “You’tthinkthatway,Dimitri”interruptedMegginn.“Youare.Youthinkofthingsfromadifferentperspective.Youhavetobemorecircumspect.TakeMr.Kaffeeforinstance.IfitwerelefttoRichardandJamaz,theywouldhavekilledhimthatveryday.Thenwewouldnothavehadhimtohelpustackletheviciousvilinstonight.Thatwastheresultofyourfht.”Justthenpolicecarsdrovebywithsirensbring. 11 “Thepoliceareiigatingthecase.Theywillblockadeandcloseoffevenmorepcestonight.Itisbestthatnooneleavesheretonightsoasnottoarousetheirsuspi.Everyonewilljusthavetomakedoforthenight.” “No”saidWhiteFairy.“IhavetogobacktotheKingdomofDreamsahemknowthetestnews.Medusatoldmethatthosehugebatsoftencircleabovethegoldpace.TheyareenvoysofZeus,sentbyhimtoseeifweareplyingwithourpromisetocoatthedazzlinggoldpacewithiron.Aishaisverymuchworriedaboutthis.RomiwillnotbeabletogobacktotheKingdominthenearfuture.QueenAishaoknowthisandthinkofanotherwaytogettheworkdone.” “Good”saidDimitri.“Yougobackfirst.Iwillbebackwiththebeautiesinafewdays.Wewilldealwiththeproblemondforallthen.”WhiteFairyleft.Amaliawasstilldrinkingfromthebottle.Thebeautiescoaxedandcajoledherintogoingupstairstobed.Markclimbedontothetabletopintheworkroomandimmediatelyfelsleep.Dimitriyonhisloungechaircoveredbyhisbrownjacket.Sleepingoutdoorswasanoldhabitofhis. Inthem,everythionasusual.Byeighto’clocksharp,thebakeryen,butsomehowbusinesswassck.Perhapspeoplewerewaryaboutventuringoutafterthemysteriousexplosionsandfirestnight.erswhisperedtoeachotheraboutthebigcriminalcasestnightandhowthepoliceweremystifiedanddidnothaveanyclue.MeggibacktoherofficeatWorldBankandsignedanominatioer,appointingMr.OliverKaffeeastheCEeofWorldBank.Thepositionwieldednorealpowerbutitwasveryprestigious.Argeoffice,equippedwitheveryluxuryreparedespeciallyforhim,butitwastobeleftemptymostofthetime.Asittertur,Mr.KaffeerarelywenttotheBankuwasunavoidableforhimtomeetwithVIPsinhisoffice.HemuchpreferredtoliveasimpleandsecludedlifewithBigOatthequietmonasterybytheke.Hegraduallydistancedhimselffromhisformerunderworldesandbecameactiveinunityservidcharitableevents. Everyoneworkedhardpastm,stoppingonlyforasimplelunch.At3p.m.Mrs.Goodriptlyarrivedandstatedthepurposeofhercall.Astheyhadsurmised,shewaosellherthreestoreybuildingandasacourtesycametoofferherdhborsthefirstoptiontobuy.ItwasjustwhatDimitrihadhopedfor,soheimmediatelytookthebeautiesovertolookatthebuilding.ItwasunoccupiedastheBeautySchoolhadcloseddowimeago.Thefirstfloorwasnotmuchdifferentfromanyebeautyparlor.Itceforthestudentstopracticetheircraft.Ofcoursebeingstudentandtherebynovices,thepricewasmuchcheaperthanprofessioyshops.Thesedfloorwasdedicatedtodesigninghairstyles.Thethirdfloorwasusedforoffiddormitories.Thebackyardofthebuildingaratedfromthatofthebakeryonlybyafence,whichcouldeasilybeknockeddownandmadeintebackyard.Dimitriwasextremelypleasedwiththeproximity