Book2:KigdomIteDreams (第216/246页)

edtogobacktohisKingdomofDreamsandrescuethosestillstrahereatthepace,aswelshisnumeroussubjects.Butunfortunatelyretlyhewasbesetagainwithhisperiodinia.Sleepwaslight,resemblingapieceofpapereasilypiercedthrough.Heseemedtobeabletohearhimselfsn.Hisbodywasasleepbuthismindwasawakeandgoingoffintowildflightsoffancy,fulloffantasticideas.Hefeltasifinatrance,seeminglyasleepbutactuallyawake,uoreallyfallintodeepslumber.Howhelongedforhisformercarefreenomadlife.Atthattimewheneveraboutofinsomniaattackedhim,hewouldjustroamwhereverhefeltlikewithhiscart.Hewouldchatwiththeprostitutesatstreeters,searchthegarbagesfoodtofillhisstomadreusableitemshecoulduseorsellforpettycash.Bydawnhewouldbetiredafterawholenight’swanderingandwouldlookforaersomewheretojustliedownonthegroundandgotosleep.Brightnoonsunlightandnoisytraffiotaffecthimatall.Butnowthingsweredifferent.Hebecameblindandwasnolongerabletolivethenomadlifehewasusedto.Also,hehadtoshouldertheheavyresponsibilityofmakingasuccessofthebakerytoehelivelihoodofalotofpeople.Therefore,hislifehadturandstructured,waingacctoschedule.Henolongerhadtheluxuryofdoingwhateverhelikedwheneverhewaoonhisownwhim.Morefrustratingthanthatwas,atthiscriticaltimewhenhisKingdomwasfacedwithalife-ahstruggle,hecouldnotmovefreelybetweendreamaybecauseofhisinsomnia,whichhadbeenbadgeringhimofte.Hewasreallyinturmoil.WhiteFairyhadnotetohimforquitesometimeandhedidnotknoashappeningintheKingdom.Justashewasembroiledinhisinsomnia,uoextricatehimself,heheardcheeringandgingfromthestorefront.Rapidfootstepscametowardshimg,“Dimitri!Dimitri!equickly!Lookwho’shere!”

    WhenDimitriwalkedintotheworkshop,fouryoungwomencameovertohughim.Thoughtheydidnotintroducethemselvesbyname,Dimitriwasablethem.Thatsoft,satin-likeskinthatemauralfloralstcouldous.Thatmildandmysterirancebelooelle,whohadonceedupDimitri’swoundwithherhandkerchief.Hestillrememberedthatstwithfohatromantidslightlyicpoetess,aseasilyshatteredasdelicateandbrittlegsswarecouldonlybeAngelica.Thattall,well-proportioned,light-footedballerinawasNatalie.DimitriaskedthefourmostretarrivalsfromhisKingdomtobeseatedaiohemiaibouttherethappenings.

    “Howeyouareheresoquickly”heasked“withouttheslightestwarning?”

    “GiantMountainhasbeentakehebarbariantribesledbyCyclops.”

    “Ourwarriorshavesufferedhugelosses.”

    “Theirambitioseemtostophere.Theyseemtetourpaext.”

    “Theonlythingstheyareafraidofareyicswordandbowandarrowstoredatthepace.Otherwisetheywouldhaveattackedlongbeforethis.”

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    “Iinteogobacktothepadtakecareofthings”saidDimitri.“ButretlyIhavebeenafflictedwithinsomnia,whichmadeitimpossibleformetogo.TheburdennowisallonQueenAisha,Medusa,WhiteFairyandDeanna.Bytheway,whyhasn’tDornaewithyou?”TalkingofDornalightehesomberatmosphere.

    “ShesaidshewaoseewithherowneyeshowMedusawoulddobattlewiththeenemyandkillthemalloersshouldtheydaretoihepace”saidLotus.

    “Yes.TheymustcrossthewidekeiftheywanttoihepadMedusawillbeabletogainasweepingvictory.”Yokowasonthephohtheotherbeauties.

    “YesNovel,fourmoreofourpanionshavee