uds.Whowillnoticethatthereisapuffofwhitesmokehidingamongstthem?”Medusawasrecfromherwound.Herforeheadwasnolongercoveredwithbeadlikeperspiration.

    “IhavepletefidenKingDimitri’smilitaryskilndprowess“shesaidcalmly,“Iamsurehewillebacktriumphant.Atthesametime,Iamsurethebarbariantribeswillnotdaretoinvadewhentherearesomaialsoldiersabove.Theyareallscaredtoooftheinteandbzingbrightnessoftheeightsuns.ActuallynowIamnotatallworried.”

    “No.No“saidWhiteFairy.Doimistictoosoon.AtZeus’sideisanotherfiercewarrior,Artimus.SheisonthesidelinefiercelywatgthebattlebetweewinbrotherApolloandKingDimitri.Ifshejoinsinandthefightbeestwotoone,KingDimitriwillhaveahardtimewinning.”Yells,shoutsandappusewereheardagainfromthecloudyer.Medusalookedagainandsawtwoarrowsflyingintheair,eachhittingasuwopssankdown,theirfireaextinguished.WhiteFairydradropofwineaohavepletelyrecoveredherradiantspirits.Shesaid,

    “Imustgobackupahingsaregoing.Iwillreportbacktoyouall.”

    “Areyht?”askedQueenAisha.Whydon’tyourestalittlebitmore.”

    “Noproblem,”WhiteFairyreplied.“Don’tworry.Iamalright.Iwillbebacksoon.”Sayingso,shegedtoapuffofsmokeandflewaway.

    AfterWhiteFairyleft,silencereignedagaininthepace.Althoughfourofthesunshadbeenshotdown,thescorgheatandblindingradiaheremainingsixsuillwreakinghavothepeopleandpntlifeonthegroundbelow.Thetemperaturewithinthepacewassweltering,notmuchcoolerthanthatinsideafurnace.QueenAisharemainedcalmandunruffledasusual.Herfearlessnessinthehourofperilwasreallyadmirable.Herposurecalmeddownthebeauties,whoagainsatdowntoawaitthenewsofbattle.Onlyohemremainedagitated.Toorestlesstoremai,sherubbedherhands,drewmeaninglesslinesandcirclesonthegroundwithherfeet.Intheeoodupaprowlingaroundthegreathall.ThatwastheurainablenaughtygirlDorna.QueenAishauoodthegirl.SheknewDornawouldreallyliketoflyuptotheskiesandwatchthebat.Infact,shewouldnotmindjoiningintooandhelpKingDimitri.Butshecouldn’tdosobecauseshecouldnotfly.

    “Dorna”QueenAishasaid“It’shotinhere.Lookatyoursisters.Theyaresittingtherequietlybuttheyarestillperspiringprofusely.You’dbettercalmdown.Whyareyouwalkingaroundincircleslikethat?e.Sitdown.”

    “Yes,yourmajesty”answeredDornadocilely.Butherlegskeptwalkingtowardsthesidehall.

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    “Stop!Whereareyougoing?”Dornastopped.Infrontofalltheotherbeauties,shehadtoadheretocourtprotocol.

    “Yourmajesty,Iwasjustgoingtothesidehall.”

    “Whydoyouwanttogothere?”

    “Justtogetsomething.I’llberightback.”

    “Whatdoyouwanttoget?”

    “You’llknowwhenIbringitback”repliedDornaoutandwalkedaway.ThebeautiesallkhattheretionshipbetweenQueenAishaandDornawasmorelikeamother/daughterohequeenwasalwaysmoretolerantandfwhennaughtyDornathrewafitorwasunreasonable.

    Dornastoppedbeforethesmallroomwheretheystoredallthename-brandwinesfromlroundtheworld.Shepushedopenthedoor,steppedinandquicklycloseditbehindher.Mr.FingerwasalreadysittingoableeatingthefoodDornabroughthim,allthewhilelisteningtothegoing-onsoutsidewithhislittleearsallprickedup.Heputaforefingerofhislefthandtohismouthandmadea

uds.Whowillnoticethatthereisapuffofwhitesmokehidingamongstthem?”Medusawasrecfromherwound.Herforeheadwasnolongercoveredwithbeadlikeperspiration.

    “IhavepletefidenKingDimitri’smilitaryskilndprowess“shesaidcalmly,“Iamsurehewillebacktriumphant.Atthesametime,Iamsurethebarbariantribeswillnotdaretoinvadewhentherearesomaialsoldiersabove.Theyareallscaredtoooftheinteandbzingbrightnessoftheeightsuns.ActuallynowIamnotatallworried.”

    “No.No“saidWhiteFairy.Doimistictoosoon.AtZeus’sideisanotherfiercewarrior,Artimus.SheisonthesidelinefiercelywatgthebattlebetweewinbrotherApolloandKingDimitri.Ifshejoinsinandthefightbeestwotoone,KingDimitriwillhaveahardtimewinning.”Yells,shoutsandappusewereheardagainfromthecloudyer.Medusalookedagainandsawtwoarrowsflyingintheair,eachhittingasuwopssankdown,theirfireaextinguished.WhiteFairydradropofwineaohavepletelyrecoveredherradiantspirits.Shesaid,

    “Imustgobackupahingsaregoing.Iwillreportbacktoyouall.”

    “Areyht?”askedQueenAisha.Whydon’tyourestalittlebitmore.”

    “Noproblem,”WhiteFairyreplied.“Don’tworry.Iamalright.Iwillbebacksoon.”Sayingso,shegedtoapuffofsmokeandflewaway.

    AfterWhiteFairyleft,silencereignedagaininthepace.Althoughfourofthesunshadbeenshotdown,thescorgheatandblindingradiaheremainingsixsuillwreakinghavothepeopleandpntlifeonthegroundbelow.Thetemperaturewithinthepacewassweltering,notmuchcoolerthanthatinsideafurnace.QueenAisharemainedcalmandunruffledasusual.Herfearlessnessinthehourofperilwasreallyadmirable.Herposurecalmeddownthebeauties,whoagainsatdowntoawaitthenewsofbattle.Onlyohemremainedagitated.Toorestlesstoremai,sherubbedherhands,drewmeaninglesslinesandcirclesonthegroundwithherfeet.Intheeoodupaprowlingaroundthegreathall.ThatwastheurainablenaughtygirlDorna.QueenAishauoodthegirl.SheknewDornawouldreallyliketoflyuptotheskiesandwatchthebat.Infact,shewouldnotmindjoiningintooandhelpKingDimitri.Butshecouldn’tdosobecauseshecouldnotfly.

    “Dorna”QueenAishasaid“It’shotinhere.Lookatyoursisters.Theyaresittingtherequietlybuttheyarestillperspiringprofusely.You’dbettercalmdown.Whyareyouwalkingaroundincircleslikethat?e.Sitdown.”

    “Yes,yourmajesty”answeredDornadocilely.Butherlegskeptwalkingtowardsthesidehall.

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    “Stop!Whereareyougoing?”Dornastopped.Infrontofalltheotherbeauties,shehadtoadheretocourtprotocol.

    “Yourmajesty,Iwasjustgoingtothesidehall.”

    “Whydoyouwanttogothere?”

    “Justtogetsomething.I’llberightback.”

    “Whatdoyouwanttoget?”

    “You’llknowwhenIbringitback”repliedDornaoutandwalkedaway.ThebeautiesallkhattheretionshipbetweenQueenAishaandDornawasmorelikeamother/daughterohequeenwasalwaysmoretolerantandfwhennaughtyDornathrewafitorwasunreasonable.

    Dornastoppedbeforethesmallroomwheretheystoredallthename-brandwinesfromlroundtheworld.Shepushedopenthedoor,steppedinandquicklycloseditbehindher.Mr.FingerwasalreadysittingoableeatingthefoodDornabroughthim,allthewhilelisteningtothegoing-onsoutsidewithhislittleearsallprickedup.Heputaforefingerofhislefthandtohismouthandmadea