Book1:TeDream-Maker (第133/166页)

ohadruntoRichard,gandcallingtohisnowlifelessbody,whichshecradledinherarms,whileMarastoodby,tearsstreamingdownhercheeks,tryingfutilelytofortherfriend．

    "YourMajesty,"saidMedusa．"Imustgobackatohereisaterriblecrisisinthepacewhichcouldeasilyturndisastrousanyminute．Iwouldneverhaveleftthepceifithadbeenaherthanyouwhocalledme.”

    "Verywell"saidDimitri."Youmaygo，buttakethesetwogirlswithyou．Iwillfollhtaway.”

    MedusagedbatoanenormousbirdandstoopeddocilelyinfrontofYokoandMara,toletthemgetonherback．Havingnootheralternative,thetwogirlstimidlymouheirferociousrideandclosedtheireyesinfrightasshesoaredupintotheskyandflewbacktotheKingdom．Dimitri’ssolitaryfigurewaslikeaphantom，wanderingaroundinthedeadofnighttobidfarewelltohisfriends．WalkioRichard,helookedsadlyathisremains,rememberingwhatanimblethiefandgamblerhewas.Nowafterdeath,thatsamebodyhadbeeauselesswaste．

    "YouhavealwayswishedforendlessrichesRichard,”hesaid."Mayyouremainforeverinydreamandenjoyittoyourheart’stent.”ThengoioJamaz，hesaidindeepremorse，

    "As，myfriend，Ihadhopedtoleadyoualltowealthandriches，butinsteadIledyoutoanearlygrave．YnifitphysiquehadhuntedandfoughtwithwildbeastsinthewildsofAfridsurvived,onlytomeetyourdeathhereicivilizedpartoftheworldfarawayfromhome.”Dimitrisighedandsaid，"Butthen,fewpeoplewereeverbornahesamepce.”LookingatJamaz’sbloodybody，headded"YourfowishossessthebodyofaCaucasianwoman．Ihopethatinydream，yourwishmayberealized.”Theshrillscreamsofpolicesirenscouldbeheardianingfromallsides,gettingcloserandcloseruntiltheyscreechedtoahaltbeforeWorldBank．Dimitrimurmured，"It’stimeformetogoandfindmyselfasafehaventoydownmyfleshbody,freefromdisturbances,forImustgobaylongedKingdomwhiowincrisis.”Heleftthespothastily,leaviue-likebodyofMr．Kaffee,eternallystiffandimmobile，standingthereimmersedinpainfulsilentptiontoehecallouserosionoftimeandtheharshnessofthesun,windandrain．

    Fppingherpowertulwingsswiftlyandforcefully,MedusamadeabeeliheKingdom,anxioustoreturntotherescue，prayingshewoulde．Thetwogirlsonherbaervousandfrightened，closedtheireyesandclutchedhertightly，whiletherofwindsrushedpasttheirears．Afterflyingovertlessmountainsandrivers,theyfeltherspeedsandMedusabeganherdest．Thefoghaddispersed,themountainbelowseemededinfmesandbattlecriesresouheair．Justasshehadanticipated，thewidebeltoffirewasnotsuffittoholdoffCyclops’attackafterherdeparture．HeandIleenhadalreadycrossedthefirebeltandwasengagedinhandtohandbatwiththebrave,loyalwarriorsofKingDimitri,whorusheddauntlesslyforwardtocheckhisadvance．Shouldertoshoulder,theyformedawallofflesh,heedlessoftheirownlivesandsafety,fortheyknewonceCyclopscrossedtheirstlineofdefeheresultwouldbedisastrousandunthinkable．Thegroundwasalreadypavedwithbrokenlimbsandmutitedbodiesandcrimsonblooddyedtheearth．WhiteFairywasiic，shootingrandomarrowsatCyclopswhentheopportunityarose．ButCyclopshadeyesbothatthefrontandatthebackofhisheadandwithIleentohelphim，hemaofendoffmostofthem．Theohatdidhithim，hepulledoutandthrewawayandthewoundsoonclosedandhealed．Finallynoarrowwasleftinherqui