Book2:KigdomIteDreams (第204/246页)

lCyclopswhenIhadthece?”Shehadnowayofknowingthattheirhavingbeenhusbandandwifeformanyreinationsfedauniquebondsothateventhoughtheyweremortalehiscycleoflife,theaffeainedandshecouldnotfinditiokillhim.

    “Yourmajesty,”saidMedusa“Iamsorry.Ilettheenemygoanddidnotmakeuseofthisopportunitypreseome.WhenIseeKingDimitri,Iwillmakeafullfessionandaskforajustretribution.”

    “No,”respondedQueenAisha.“Thisisnotyourfault.Perhapsitisthewillofheaven...ButwhatIdon’tuandis,Cyclopshasbeenlivingintheseforestsandmountainsfesandknowstheterrainwell.Howcouldhehavefallendownthatsheercliff?”

    “Er,yourmajesty...”saidMedusa.“I...I...Idon’tknow...”Medusadidnotknowtheahisquestion.

    Toknowthefullstory,wemustgobacktothatnightwhenthemoonandstarslosttheirluster;whenitwassodarkyoucouldnotseeyerswhenyoumovethembeforeyourface.CyclopsrapedandkilledVictivingrisetothewrathofheaven.Atfirstrumblingthundergrowled.Theheblindingfshesoflightning,followedimmediatelybydeafeningcrashesofthunder,allhurledatCyclops.Pursuedbythunderandlightning,heranasfastashecoulduntilhefoundhimselfatadead-endbythesheercliff.Lightningstruckthegroundnearwherehewasstanding,bichofgrasswhichthenburstintofmes.Atthiscritient,Cyclopsspiedacavethtandimmediatelyrantowardsit.Thecaveentrancewasverysmalndnarrow,butaftersometwistsandturns,Cyclopshadasenseofdejavu.Why!ThiswastheverycaveMedusahadimprisonedhiminforahundredyearsandbyastrawistoffate,herehewasagain!Hewalkedfurtherintothecaveuntilhecametotheend,whereitbecamewidechamberofsorts.Thethick,heavythatwasusedtobindhimstillhungonthewalls.Sesofitthathismistress,Eileen,hadseveredusingthemagicswordshestolefromKingDimitriyonthegroundwhereshehadthrownthem,gatheringdust.SeeihingsagainignitedCyclopswithathirstforrevenge.HerememberedhowEileeosethimfreeandhowshewasinhumanlyexecutedbybeinghalffromthewaistbecauseofit!Entigfragranceofpetizingaromaofsmokedmeatdistractedhimfromhisrefles.Helookedaroundandsawtwobarrelsbythewall.Oainedwiheother,smokedmeat.Afteranightrunningforhislifeintheforestsandmountainschasedbythunderandlightning,Cyclopswasfamishedandthirsty.Takingupthebarrelofwine,hedrankstraightfromituntilhequenchedhisthirst.Thenhegrabbedthemeataoguzzle.Whathedidnotnoticewasthatataerofthecave,therewasabedofflowerpetalswhereatiifulwomanwaslying.ThatofcoursewasVio.ShehadbeenCyclops’everymovefromthemomeeppedintothecave.Shewasetedandthought,

    “Whatace!Ihavetraveledfarandwideseargforthissimple-mindedmanofimmerengthbuttonoavail.Butactallydropsintomyp!Imustsnarehimandmakehimmysvetocarryoutmymother’spnforrevenge.”Unawareofwhatawaitedhim,Cyclopswasstillenjoyinghisfoodanddrink,whileVioquietlywaitedforthebestopportunitytorevealherself.

    ThefoodanddrinkCyclopswasenjoyingwereactuallystolenbyViofromthehomeofthehunters.SheinallyinteousethiscaveasherbasewhileshesearchedforCyclops.Butbyceorbythewillofheaven,hebargedinhereofhisownaccord.Hishungerandthirstsatisfied,Cyclopsfeltdrowsyanddecidedtotakeanap.Itwasdawn.Sunlightshoothecavethroughcrevidtohisshodsternation,hesawanakedwomareme