Book1:TeDream-Maker (第111/166页)

itablethanCyclopswhohimselfhadanaxtogrind?Somakingfulluseofherphysicattras,sheehebarbarousandsimplemindedmonster,whowouldwillinglycarryouthereverybidding．Reagthemeadow,Ileentiedheroetoastakeandwasabouttoleavewhenshefoundaniaerlilygrowingbythewater,simirtotheoheoppositeshore．Shecaresseditfondlyanddecidedtopickbothofthemonherwayback，thinkingthatingupontwosuchgeousflowerswasagoodomen．

    WhenIleenhadwalkedawaytowardsthemountains,theEasterlilygedintoanaked，curvaceousfigure，whosefeatureswereindistinguishableinthefog，butwhosewhite，flowinghaircouldbeseenswayingasshefollowedinthedireIleenhadtaken．ItwasWhiteFairy,whomDimitrihadmetiempleinthemountainsduringoneofhiswanderingsandwhohadnowfinallyetohelphimbuildhisempireasshehadpromised．Onherfirstdayhere,shehadeuponthissuspiciousevent：apacebeautyfurtivelyingtothiswild，desertedmountainalohickfog,holdinginherhandtheswordtheFairyhadgiventoDimitriatparting．Shefeltitneedediigation，soshetailedhertoacaveatthebackofGiantMountain．CyclopswasoverjoyedtoseeIleenandswoopedherintohisarmsinatightembrace．Butshepushedhimaway,saying，

    "Slowlynow,Cyclops．You’vebeenedupsolongyouoexerciseabackyoursuperstrength．ThefogissothickIthoughtI’debyandtakeyouforawalk.”Sayingso,shecutthroughhiscumbersomeswithafewsshesofthemagicswordaseasilyasifitwereasickleharvesti.WhiteFairyfoundastrategicspotattheedgeofthewoods,andbarelyhadtimetogebackagaintoaerlilywhewocameoutofthecavehandinhand．Theywalkedaboutslowlyinthedensefmentsoflow，spiratorymurmurscouldbeheard,butWhiteFairywasnotabletoheartheirversationuntiltheycamewithinafewfeetofthepceshewashiding．

    "Ihavebeenimprisohatdarkcaveforalmostahundredyearsandthisismyfirsttasteoffreedom．Iamsogratefultoyou，Ileen．Ifitweren’tforyou，I’dneverseethelightofday.”

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    "Nowthatyouarefree,youshouldthinkofwhoitwasthatnedyoutoallthismiseryandseekyourrevenge.”

    "Idon’tevehink．TheculpritisthatabominableMedusa,ofcourse．Irescuedherfromthevengeahegods，butthatungratefulvixenbitthehandthatsavedher．SheleftmeforDimitri,amanshehadneverseenbeforethati,andshehasservedhimloyallyeversineday,Iwillhavemyrevengeandkillbothofthem.”

    "Ifyouwillletmearrangeeverything，I’llletyouhaveyourheart’sdesire．Thisobemeticulouslypayputhereinthecaveforthepresent．Wheimeisripe，I’llletyouknowwhattodo.”Cyclopswassilentinption．

    "ThatviragoMedusaisodealwith．Sheflyandisinvulnerabletomortalons．IfyoucouldoholdofthebowandarrowDimitriusedtowoundher,shecouldbecaptured.”

    "That’seasilydoheyareiicofthepacetogetherwiththeswordIbroughttocutyours．I’lttendtothat.”Cyclopswasgettingimpatient．

    "Whenwestart，Ileen?ThefireofrevengeisiwillburoashesifIdon’tdosomething.”

    "Thedaywillsoonbehere．Bepatient．YouwillhaveyourrevengeandallDimitri’sbeautieswillbeyours,includingme．Myditionis,hiswealthwillbemine.”

    "Ofcourse．Earthlyrichesmeannothingtome．Ijustwanthisbeauties.”ThenIleeodescribetohimthevariousbeauties,theschorlyAisha,theivirginDorna,theorientalLotuswithsmoothsilkenskin...untilCyclopswasoverwhelmedwithlust,swungherfromher