gaveyoumyfleshbodyayouenjoythesweetnessofmarveloussensations,butyousayyouwillsidewithDimitriandbeyenemy!Areyousostupidthatyoudonotknowthediffereweenwhoisclosetoyouandwhoisnot?Iwilskyouoncemore,whoismoreintimatetoyou?Meorhim?”

    “Ithink......Ithink......”Mr.Fihoughtforamoment,thenanswered,.“Ithinkitshouldbeyht.Right.Iamclosertoyouthenhiwasfusedthereforamoment.Sorry.Sorry.”

    AsatisfiedsmilecameoverVio’sbeautifulfatig,seductivebutalsoslightlysinister.SheputherarmsaroundMr.Finger,holdinghimasamotherwouldholdherchild.Mr.Fingerwasthuseasilycaptured.

    Butontheoppositesideoftheke,theatmospherewaspletelydifferent.tlesscampfiresbzedonthehillsideoutsidethepace,circledbyjoyfulpeoplesinging,dang,andughing,inhighspiritsrejoigatthevictoryoftheirking.Acelebratorymoodpermeatedtheairwithpeoplereiteratingoverandaiailsoftheeventsoftheday,extollingthebraveryoftheirkingandhisdexterity,ceandexpertiseinbattle.Theyallfeltproudtobesubjectsofsuchagreatandfearlessking.Butihepace,themoodwassomber.Dimitri’sgrave,unsmilingandthoughtfuldemeanorsilehebeauties.AlsoMedusahadbeenseriouslywounded.Overexertionileandlossofagreatdealofbloodmadeherlookpaleandfatigued.Elinawasattendingtoherwounds,butMedusaneedednomedicationbecauselikeCyclops,herbodyhadthemagicpowerofhealingitselfquicklywithoutbeofmedie.Dimitrilookedaroundhimandnoticedtheforlorn,cheerlessairthatenvelopedwhatinallyybirthdayba,whichsubsequentlyturoakindofationceremonyforQueenAisha.Seekingtolightenthemood,hehelduphisgssandsaid,

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    “Letusdrinktotheprotectordom,thebraveMedusa!Bottomsup!”Medusastoodup,tossanddrankitinonequaff.Shesaid,

    “Ireallydonotdeservethis.IfitwerenotforthetimelyinterventionofKingDimitri,thesequenceswouldhavebeendisastrous!NotonlyamInotworthyofpraise,IamactuallyderelimydutyasprotectoroftheKingdom.Ibegyivenessandasktobereprimanded.”

    “No.No.No”repliedKingDimitrishakinghishead.“Itwasnotyourfaultatalndyouhavesustainedwoundsinmanypartsofyourbodyinthelineofduty.It’sreallyunthinkablethattheseanimalscouldactuallywithstandyourlethalmagicstare.WhatIamworriedaboutis,iftheyebackagaininrgerhetwoofusotpossiblyoverethem.”

    “YourMajesty”saidMedusa,whoseemedtohaverecoveredheriigableenergy,daringandintelligence.“Youneedhavenoworryonthatscore.Isuggestwearmtheroofofthepace,theadministrativebuildingandthehighspotsofthemountainswithhuge,powerfulbowsandarrowstoformakindofwebofarrows.IfthebatsdaretoiheKingdomagain,nonewillsurvive.”

    “Good!”KingDimitrinoddedandsaid.“Iwillleavethistoyou.”ThenewlyanointedQueenAishasaid,

    “Ithinkthattofullyresolvethissituation,weofindoutwherethesebatscamefromandwhytheycamehere.”

    “Right.Right.”KingDimitrihesearenoordinarybats.Theyarehugeandferociousandhavebeentraioattack.Whoknowstheinoftheseanimals?”

    Thebeautiesbegantalkingamongthemselves,guessingattheinofthesehugeanimals.ActiveDornaaleLotusledthepacestaffinbringingforthdeliciousdishesandfilledupthecupsofKingDimitri,QueenAishaandthebeauties,graduallyrevivingamoreactiveandexuberantatmosphereinthe

gaveyoumyfleshbodyayouenjoythesweetnessofmarveloussensations,butyousayyouwillsidewithDimitriandbeyenemy!Areyousostupidthatyoudonotknowthediffereweenwhoisclosetoyouandwhoisnot?Iwilskyouoncemore,whoismoreintimatetoyou?Meorhim?”

    “Ithink......Ithink......”Mr.Fihoughtforamoment,thenanswered,.“Ithinkitshouldbeyht.Right.Iamclosertoyouthenhiwasfusedthereforamoment.Sorry.Sorry.”

    AsatisfiedsmilecameoverVio’sbeautifulfatig,seductivebutalsoslightlysinister.SheputherarmsaroundMr.Finger,holdinghimasamotherwouldholdherchild.Mr.Fingerwasthuseasilycaptured.

    Butontheoppositesideoftheke,theatmospherewaspletelydifferent.tlesscampfiresbzedonthehillsideoutsidethepace,circledbyjoyfulpeoplesinging,dang,andughing,inhighspiritsrejoigatthevictoryoftheirking.Acelebratorymoodpermeatedtheairwithpeoplereiteratingoverandaiailsoftheeventsoftheday,extollingthebraveryoftheirkingandhisdexterity,ceandexpertiseinbattle.Theyallfeltproudtobesubjectsofsuchagreatandfearlessking.Butihepace,themoodwassomber.Dimitri’sgrave,unsmilingandthoughtfuldemeanorsilehebeauties.AlsoMedusahadbeenseriouslywounded.Overexertionileandlossofagreatdealofbloodmadeherlookpaleandfatigued.Elinawasattendingtoherwounds,butMedusaneedednomedicationbecauselikeCyclops,herbodyhadthemagicpowerofhealingitselfquicklywithoutbeofmedie.Dimitrilookedaroundhimandnoticedtheforlorn,cheerlessairthatenvelopedwhatinallyybirthdayba,whichsubsequentlyturoakindofationceremonyforQueenAisha.Seekingtolightenthemood,hehelduphisgssandsaid,

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    “Letusdrinktotheprotectordom,thebraveMedusa!Bottomsup!”Medusastoodup,tossanddrankitinonequaff.Shesaid,

    “Ireallydonotdeservethis.IfitwerenotforthetimelyinterventionofKingDimitri,thesequenceswouldhavebeendisastrous!NotonlyamInotworthyofpraise,IamactuallyderelimydutyasprotectoroftheKingdom.Ibegyivenessandasktobereprimanded.”

    “No.No.No”repliedKingDimitrishakinghishead.“Itwasnotyourfaultatalndyouhavesustainedwoundsinmanypartsofyourbodyinthelineofduty.It’sreallyunthinkablethattheseanimalscouldactuallywithstandyourlethalmagicstare.WhatIamworriedaboutis,iftheyebackagaininrgerhetwoofusotpossiblyoverethem.”

    “YourMajesty”saidMedusa,whoseemedtohaverecoveredheriigableenergy,daringandintelligence.“Youneedhavenoworryonthatscore.Isuggestwearmtheroofofthepace,theadministrativebuildingandthehighspotsofthemountainswithhuge,powerfulbowsandarrowstoformakindofwebofarrows.IfthebatsdaretoiheKingdomagain,nonewillsurvive.”

    “Good!”KingDimitrinoddedandsaid.“Iwillleavethistoyou.”ThenewlyanointedQueenAishasaid,

    “Ithinkthattofullyresolvethissituation,weofindoutwherethesebatscamefromandwhytheycamehere.”

    “Right.Right.”KingDimitrihesearenoordinarybats.Theyarehugeandferociousandhavebeentraioattack.Whoknowstheinoftheseanimals?”

    Thebeautiesbegantalkingamongthemselves,guessingattheinofthesehugeanimals.ActiveDornaaleLotusledthepacestaffinbringingforthdeliciousdishesandfilledupthecupsofKingDimitri,QueenAishaandthebeauties,graduallyrevivingamoreactiveandexuberantatmosphereinthe