Book3:WereMyDreamIs (第73/327页)

rld.Child,alltheseyearsIhavefeltremorsefuboutmytreatmentofyouandyourmother.IdeeplyregrettedtheextremetortureIinflictedowasanactthathaspguedmenightanddaygivingmenopeadplungedmeintothedeepestdespair.But,child,IhoughtthathatredwashereditarybutinyouIcouldseetracesofyourmother.ThefactthatshehasenduredindescribablepainandsufferinginthefiresofGehennashouldhavebeenenoughofalessonforyoutolearnfrom.

    Child,listentomysincereadvidrestrainyouras.Ifyoudoso,yourtussledheartwillbefreedandyouflylight-heartedasawhitedoveintheblueskies.Howcarefreeandfortablethatwouldbe!Whyletrevengeandhatredoccupyyourheart?Listentomywords…”

    EversineintotactwithDimitri,shehadlostineveryenter.Furthermore,Dimitri’swordswerereprovingandadmonishingasifhewasreadingheralecturewhichirkedhernoendandarousedtherebelinher.Shefretfullyinterruptedhimsaying,

    “Letthedeadpastburyitsdead.Fetallthatlifeah,rightandwrongstuff.NowmymotherisstillsufferingintherfmesofGehennawithherbodyhalfatthewaist,whichwasallyourdoing.Ibelievethatyouhavethepowertomakeherbodywholeagain.NowIaskyouonlythisquestion:AreyouwillingtogobacktotheKingdomofDreamswithme,healherandjoinherbodytogether?”

    “ThefiresofGehennahaveturoaparadisebecauseIleenhasmadea180degreegeiateofmind.Hersurroundingsgeashermindges.Onlywhentheremnantofthefireofhatredinherheartisextinguishedwillshebeabletofreefromthefiresofhelndherbodybeewholeagain..Noonehelp.Everythingdependsonherselfalone.Shealonehelpherself.”

    “Thenyouarenotwillingtogowithme?”askedVio.

    “No,it’snotthatIamunwillingtohelp,it’sthatIot.ThefireofrevengeinIleewillbeextinguishednaturally.Onlythenwillshebesaved.Haveyouheardofthewords

    “Morehaste,lessspeed?”Viodidnotknowwhattosay.ShewavedherhandatMr.Fingeraeoher,stoopinglowtohearherwhisperedwords,

    “Ishetellihorlying?”

    “He’sjustmakingexcuses”saidMr.Fingerprovocatively.“Hedoesn’twanttogobackwithyourmajesty.Hedoesn’twanttohelpyourmother.He’sjustshirkingresponsibility.”

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    Mr.Fingerwasjustsuchaperson,anxioustostiruptrouble,happyonlywhenthingsaroundhimareinturmoil.Vio’seyeswerealreadyirateandMr.Finger’swordsjustaddedfueltofirefanningthefmesofangerinhereyes.

    “Thentellmewhatweshoulddo?”hissedViognashieeth,herexpressionferociousandfearsome.

    “Isay‘inforapenny,inforapound’”saidMr.FiryingtostiruptroubleandinciteViointodoingafoolishthing.“WhydokidnaphimandforcehimtogobacktotheKingdomofDreamswithus.Oncewehavehiminourhands,wefearhewouldnotdoasweask.Hewouldhavetocapitute.”Thismeetingwasmeanttosolveaseriousproblemandwasabouttoendsuccessfullywhelemanstuhisoarandmuddledthingssobadlythatitbecameimpossibletosolve.

    “Didn’tyousayhehastheproteofthegodsanditwouldbehardforustogetnearhim?”

    “Yourmajesty,doyouseeanyonebyhissideatthemoment?No.Whydon’twemakethemostofthisluckybreakandkidnaphim?Ifwemissthisopportunity,itmaynevereagain.Pleasemakeupyourmind,yourmajestyandgiveyourorders.”Viohesitatedandcouldn’tquitemakeuphermind.

    “Didn’tyousayhewasblind?”sheasked.“Howehiseyesarebrightandpierg?Theyseemt