Book3:WereMyDreamIs (第318/327页)

sputVioontothebacksofthetigersCortezthatcarriedhertosafetyintothedenseforestbeforerunningouttofacetheenemieswhowereattagtheKingdom.WhenthedawnbrokeandViocametoagain,shefoundherselfinaseaofflowersahathermothermustbesomewhereioo.Shesilentlydivedtothebottomandfouher.WhenCyclopssawhiswifeanddaughterwalkingtowardshimsafeandsouohugthemclosetohisheart.CortezandKojaksofierdsavageagainsttheenemywereliketwobeautifulgeensbeforetheirmaster.KingDimitrigentlypattedtheirheads,ruffledtheirthickstripedandspeckledfurandhuggedthemaffeately.CyclopssolicitouslybroughtesmoothrockfDimitritositooneweighedseveralthousandpoundsandwouldhavetakenalotofpeopletojustmoveit,butinCyclopshandsitwaslightasafeather.BeautifulImaginationgottwopiecesofanimalfurfromsomewhereandcoveredtherockwiththemasatemporarythrotingonit,KingDimitrilookedatthepeoplealroulefield,seargfortheculpritwhostartedthisbattle.

    Barbariansoldiersandnativewarriorsweregatheredonthegreenmeadowsexhibitingtheirphysicalprowess.Theywererunningrapetinginswifthrowingstoestthestrengthoftheirarmsalingtoseewhoseteiquewasbetter.petitivenessispartofhumannature.Itstooptothelevelofmutuannihitionormutitionusingknivesandspears,butcouldbecarriedoutthroughpeacefulmeans.ThelivelyandbustlingatmosphereonthemeadowsgainedmomentumandwasinfullswingwhenallofasuddehingquieteddownandthepetitorssteppedasidetomakewayforatallhuskyyoungmanwhocamewalkingquicklytowardsKingDimitriwithbowedhead,carryingthemagicswordandmagicbowandhisemptyquiversinhisarms.OfcourseitwasAts,thechiefofthebarbariansoldiers.Hewasthesttodieandthereforewasthesttofromthedead.Whenhewokeupandsawthepeacefulseinfrontofhim,heuoodwhathadhappened.HefoundthatthemagicswordwasstillhangingonhiswaistandthemagicbowwasstilroundhisshouldersawastimetofagDimitri.Hewouldaowledgedefeat,swearfealtytohimandpromisetobealoyalvassalforever…AtswalkedbravelytowhereKingDimitriwassittingonhistemporarythrone,kbeforehimholdinghighthemagiconsinhisarmssaying,,

    “Yourmajesty,Iamyourmosthumbleservant,Atschiefofthebarbariantribes.Iamdeeplyashamedofmypastbehaviorofsendingmyunderlingstostealyourpreciousstatetreasures,andtheninvadingyourterritoriescreatingthedevastatingtragedywhichcausedthedeathofthousandsofyoungmenonbothsidesofourtries.Butyou,yourmajesty,didnottakemetotaskonsucheousandatrociousbehavior;orary,yavemeandgavemeandmysoldiersasedceatlifeandresurrectedus.Mylifewasgivenbaebyyou,soIherebywillinglyswearfealtytoyouasmyoverlordandwillbeloyaltoyouasyourvassal.Iwillobeyyourandsandserveyouloyallyforever.…Hereareyourstatetreasures,yicswordandmagicbow.Pleaseacceptthembackwithmysincereandhumbleapologies…”KingDimitrilookedoveratCreativity,whouoodandwalkedovertotaketheonsbaAts.KingDimitrithenstoodup,walkedovertoAtsandhelpedhimupwithbothhandssaying,

    “What’sdoneisdone.Fromnoillbelikebrothers.IamafewyearsolderthanyousoIwillbetheelderbrother.Ourtwotrieswillbeonequandfriendlyfootingwitheachother.Wewillliveinpeacefulcoexistendhelpeachother.”

    “Yes,yourmajesty.Itwillbeasyoudecree.”HoldingAts’handhi