Book2:KigdomIteDreams (第127/246页)

eretheykeepthesacredbow?Ifpossible,stealitforme.IpromisethatonceIhaverevengedmymother,Iwillgowhereveryouwanttoandkeepyourpanyforever.Wewillneverpart.”HerwordshadahypnoticeffectthatmadeMr.Fingerkeepnoddinghisheadinagreement.Thatnight,thetwoofthemwenttothesideoftheke.Asluckwouldhaveit,theyfoundthergewhitefishswimmingnearly.TheycalledtoherandaskedhertotakeMr.Fingerovertothepaceacrosstheke.

    Thesestfewdays,QueenAisha’sbrowshadbeenknittedinayandsheseemedheavy-hearted.Althoughshewassittingbythewindowatthemomentlookinguponthebeautifulmountainsaheycouldnotinanywaylesseressinherheart.Shewasdeepinthought.Twonightsago,WhiteFairycamebathemundaneworldtoletherknowthatRomihysicallyaallydamagedandwouldnotbeabletoreturninthenearfuture.Thatwoulddrasticallycurtailtheprojeiningironandgildingthegoldpace,whifactmayhavetostopaltogether.Buttherenioremedyit.Oherhand,MedusareportedthathugebatshavebeenhabovethegoldpadreyedZeusmessage.TheysaidZeuswantedKingDimitritokeephispromisetocoatthegoldpacewithironandcoveritsbrillianceusingwhatevermethodhewaheywarhatifweincurthewrathoftheKingofgods,thesequenceswouldbedire.QueenAisharackedherbrains,butcouldonlyeupwiththreemediocreideas.Firstshethoughtofcuttingdowreesintheforestandbuildingahugewarehouseoldpace,citpletelythuspgthewholepacewithin.Sedly,shethoughtofmobiliziizensoftheKingdomtodigatthemountainsandburythewholepaderthesoil,imovingthemountaintocoldpace.ButsheknewherideaswouldnotworkbecauseZeuswasjealousandsuspiciousbynature.Hewouldthinkitwasjustcamoufge;thatonceherexedhissurveilnce,wewouldeitherripoffthewoodenpnksupthesoil.Thenthegoldpacewouldbejustasbrilliantandsplendidasever.Itwouldstillexist,overshadowingZeus’bronzeohe7thheaven.Ifheabovetwopnswerefeasible,QueenAishathoughtofathirdone.Sihegoldpacewasbuiltinonenightbycelestialgoldsmiths,whomCharmaineandeereduheguiseofZeus’royalorders,WhynotaskZeustosenddownhisgoldsmithsonceagainanddismahepace?ThatwouldappeaseZeus’angerandjealousyandKingDimitriwouldhavekepthispromise.ThatwouldbekillingtwobirdswithooifwedothatKingDimitri’shonoranddignitywouldbedamagedandtheprestigeoftheKingdomwouldbegreatlyimpaired.KingDimitriwouldneveragreetothat.EvenifKingDimitriagreedtodoitunderduress,howwouldwedisposeofthosetonsandtonsofgolddebristhatwouldbepileduphighlikemountaioionalmarkets?Itmayhelpthetroubledglobaleyintheshortrun,butitmayalsobethestrawthatbrokethecamel’sbadbecatastrophictothealreadybeleagueredworldeywhichisfagtotalcolpse.Butthemostlikelyouteisitwouldkihesuspiofvarioustriesandinstigateeictragsandiigationsthatinturnwouldleadtounnecessaryupheavalsandtroublefdoyway,KingDimitriwouldneveragreetodothis.QueenAishawentoverallpossibleremediesoverandainbutcouldetonopossiblesolution,soshedecidedtoleaveallthisfDimitritodecide.Sheturedanddispirited.Butthensuddenlyshethoughtofsomethingaofasmileattheerofherlipsbrokethroughthedespondencyofherdepressivemood.Itwasasifagleamofbrilliantsunshinepiercedthroughthedarkclouds.ShesuddenlythoughtofwhatDornaandDeannahadtoldher,thatthebluecrystalwatersofth