Book3:WereMyDreamIs (第311/327页)

ider.Thisway,nomatterhowgoodKingDimitriwas,onhorsedhewouldnotbeabletofight.Suitinghisatohisthoughts,AtsbegantosshatLightning’shead.ThenhewouldboonhisownhorseandsshatLightning’slegs.WhathedidnotknowwasLightningwasamagichorse.ItturnedandcircledlightlyandeffortlesslyasifitweredangandAts’swordcouldclosetoiteither.AsolemnandvictorioussmileappearedonKingDimitri’sfaceasifsaying,“Well,nowyouknowwhatitisliketoeagainstme!”whifuriatedAts.HeswunghisswordwithallhismightatKingDimitri’swaist,thinking,“Takethat,youceitedman.Thisisorikeimpossibletohidee.Seehowyougetoutofthis!”HeneverexpectedKingDimitritojumphighupwardsfromthebackofhishorse,makingtwosomersaultsintheair.Lightningtoomovedquicklyawaytoescapethesword.AsKingDimitri’sbodydroppeddown,hepassedrightbehindAts,sohemadeuseofthisopportunitytogivethebarbarianleaderamightykihisbadthendroppedbahismagichorsewhichwaswaitingforhimatexactlytherightspot.Atswasseverelyhurtandbloodspurtedoutofhismouth.Hespurredhishorseandrushedawayfromthebattlefield.AfterhewasquiteadistanceawayfromKingDimitri,hestopped.Whilehewasrushingaway,heputhisswordbatoitssheath,knowingitwasuselesstouseitagainstKingDimitri.Straheswordseemedtobeinarapportwithitsformerowner,whoseemedtoknowinadvaAtswasabouttodoandreparedtodealwithhimaccly.Couldtheswordbeinleaguewiththeiroldainsthim,thenewowner?WhatAtsdidnotknowwasthatboththeswordandthebowandarrowsusedtobelongtoKingDimitri,whomtheylovedaillloyalto.ThoughAtsstolethemahemtokillhundredsofnativewarriorsoftheKingdom,nowingfacetofacewiththeirformerowheyhadnosedthoughtsaboutbetrayingAtsastheywereunwillingtoharmKingDimitriinanyway.Atstookdownthebowslungaroundhisshoulders,pulledoutanarrowfromhisquiver,turnedaroundandshotitstraightathisenemy’sthroat.Thearrowflewintheairquickaslightning,makingstraightfDimitri’sthroatasifithadeyesofitsown;butwhenitcametobeaboutafootfromitstarget,itseemedtsformerownerandstoppedinmidairrefusingtobudge.KingDimitristretchedouthishandandtookthearrow.Swoosh!Swoosh!Swoosh!AtsshotsevemorearrowsoertheotheratvitalpartsofKingDimitri’sbody,buttheyallstoppedshortinmidairaboutafootorsofromhisagaingedtactidshotatthehorse’sthroatinsteadoftherider,butthearrowseemedtoknowLightningaswellitsownerandstoppedinmidairhehorseandKingDimitricollectedthatarrowaswell.AsAtsreachedforanotherarrow,hefoundthathisquiverty.AppalledthatnoneofhisonsworkedagainstKingDimitri,thedesperateAtscouldonlyturntaindrun.KingDimitritiedaslipknotonhisropeandpattinghishorsesaid,

    “Hey,youwanttorunnow?Nowsofast…”Lightninguoodandranswiftlyafterthefleeingbarbarian.Swinginghiscoilofropewithhishand,KingDimitrisatonhishorseandtookaimatAtsashetriedtoescape.Accuratelycalgspeedanddistance,heswungouthisropeandcaughtthemanaroundtheneckpullinghimfromhishorsetotheground.Dimitrishoutedhisorder,“Up!”andhismagichorsefppedhishugewingsandroseuptotheskies.ThegreatpulloftheropebrokeAts’neck.Hiseyesbulged,histouckoutandhedied.Thencraghisrope,KingDimitrilooseheslipknotahecorpsefalldownfromonhigh.Lightningcoastedaroundandslidesteadilytothegrou