Book3:WereMyDreamIs (第217/327页)

totakeastand,soclearihroatsheturoCharinaandsaidseriously,

    “Iuandyourwish.SingDimitrihadtakenituponhimselftoshowyouhisKingdomofDreams,theveilofsecrecyaboutitisnolongeraandIhaveoythingfromyou.Orary,Italkfranklyanddidly.Afterthemagnifitandgrandiosepacewasstructed,IwasthefirstpersonDimitriiolivethere.Asthepacewastoobigay,hedecideditneededmoreinhabitantstoliventhingsupsothatthepacewouldbeahappyaingpcefulloflife.Sograduallyovertimehebroughtmorememberstolivethere.Everyohemhadtheirownuniquepersonalhistoryandbackgroundandcamefromdifferentstrataoflife.Thereasonswhytheywishedtoetolivetherearealsodifferent,whichIpresumeyouwellknow,orwecouldtalkaboutthatter.ThetimewespentwithKingDimitrionthewholewasfullofhappinessaement,thoughtherehavebeendangersandcatastrophes,allofwhichareeventswewillneverfet.KingDimitriseemedtobeaprophetwhocouldforetellthefuture,forheknewinadvaagreatdisasterwasabouttohappeoldthebeautieshehadgatheredfromdiffereheworldtoleavetheKingdomofDreamsandgobaundaneworld.Indeed,soohathisaremyCyclopsledanarmyofbarbarianwarriorsiheKingdomofDreamsandburntdownDimitri’smagnifitpace.IwasthestooleavetheKingdoveryoherighttofallinlove,marryaupahappyfamily.KingDimitrithoughtthathispresencecouldhihebeautiesfromseekingthisfuturehappinessforthemselves,sohesimplyevaporatedfromthisearth.Justnowyouaskedwhywithsomanyfloralbeautiesaroundhim,wouldhechoosetolivethenomadlifeofahomelessperson.Thisisthebestanswer.Hepurposefullysteeredclearofthebeautiestogivethemembersofhiskingdomampleroomttheirintelligendabilitiesintofullpy.Actuallytherewasnoneedforhimtodoso.BatheKingdomofDreams,althoughwelivedinthemagnifitpaceashisroyalspouseandimperiales,iymostofthebeautieshadneverhaveintimatephysicalretionswithhim.OurloveaeemforDimitriesincerelyfromthebottomofourhearts.Hedoesnotoweusanything.Therewasnoyatallforhimtodisappearfromtheearthsototallyandabruptlyashedid.Butsincehehaddecidedtodoso,Ithoughtitwasmydutytorespecthiswishes.IfIacceptyouintoourmidstasthetwenty-fifthbeauty,thenumberofbeautieswouldbeincreasedinsteadofdecreased.ThatwouldgopletelyagainstKingDimitri’swishes.So…so…I…I…otgrant…”SeeingthatAishawasabouttodenyherrequest,Charinasaid,

    “I’msorry.Wouldyouexcusemeforinterruptingyou,yourMajestyandallowmetosayafewmorewords?Iknowitwasratherimpertiofmetoarriveatyourdoorstepsuninvited,especiallywhenIcametomakesuchaboldandtroublingrequest.Butthatismydearestwish,somethingthathasbeenlodgediforsometimeandwhichIfindIsimplymustactupardlessofsequences.Iusedtoberatherproudofmylooks,buttodayaftermeetingyouall,Ifindthateveryoneofyouisamatchlessbeauty.OfcoursetherearedozenothersIhave,butIamsuretheytooarediamondsofthefirstwater,whichmakesmefeelembarrassedthatIdaretopresumetojoinyourranks.Onthesurface,Dimitriisanon-prepossessingblindman,apennilesshomelesspersonwhonowaybeamatchforyouallinanyformorway.YetyoualllovehimandwillinglyfollowhimtotheKingdomofDreams.Thereyoufoundhimtobeawise,goodandbraveking.Heisgenerous,kindandnevercrueltoanyone,soheisbelovedbyallhissubjects.Asaresultheeasilyca