Book2:KigdomIteDreams (第148/246页)

rry.Don’tworry.Watchme!”WakioAmalia,shewavedthemagiathersaying,

    “Rememberthis,Amalia?Thisisyi.Itookcareofitforyouforalongtime.Howareyougoingtothankmefordoingso?AhIknow!Youtellmethesecretofhowtomakeitfly.Thatwillbeyourthank-yougifttome.How’sthat?”

    “Isthatmine?”askedAmaliacuriously.“HoweIdon’trememberit?Sinceyouhavebeentakingcareofitforsolong,youhaveitasmygifttoyou.”Dornaalled.SherealizedthatifAmaliacouldnotrememberthatshewastheowhis,herpreciousflyingbroom,shemustbeverysideed.

    “Good!Thankyou!That’sficouldyoutellmehowtomakeitfly?Howtooperateit?Arethereaintations?AmeismIshouldtouch?”

    “Idon’tremember...”saidAmaliastaringatherspeechlessly.“Idon’tremember...”

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    “LookAmalia.Likethis...”DornastraddledthebroomandwalkedafewstepscopyingAmalia’sformermovementsandsaid,“Justlikethisanditwillfly.Haveyotten?”Dornawaswearinghermagnifitformalclothesandexquisitehighheeledshoes.Shewasabeautiful,slimgirlstruttingaroundmakingthosestrange,grotesquemotions.Itwassofunnythebeautiescouldnothelpughing.ButAmaliastaredstraightaheadsaying,“Ihavefotten...Ihavefotten...Don’trememberanymore...”Dornawalkeduptoherandpleaded,

    “IfIcouldflythisbroomuptotheskies,Iseewithmyowhetwosidesfighting.IseethemfightingferociouslyandhelpKingDimitriwinadecisivebattle.Won’tthatbegreat?eon!Think!Think!Whatisthesecretofoperatingthisbroom?TellmeAmalia!Tellmeplease,Ibegyou!”

    “KingDimitriwasjusthere”saidAmalia.“Isawhim.Howehesuddenlydisappeared?Wheredidhegoto?”

    “Don’tpresshertoohard”saidYokowalkinguptoDorna,“orshewillbesickagain.Whensheshoutsandcriesandbeephysicallyviolent,noonecalmher.”

    “Yes”saidShei.“Doooinsistent.Whydon’tyouslowdown?Passbyhereverynowandthen,wavethebroomatherandwatchherrea.Repetitionmaytriggerhermemory.”Dornawalkedbacktoherseatideje.Sheclutchedthebroomaougandpressingit,stubbornlytryingtofindoutthesecretofitsoperation.Halffrustratedandhalfughing,QueenAishareallydidoknowwhattodowiththisstubbirl.Justatthatmoment,asuddenburstofappreciativeshoutsandappusewasheardingfromtheclouds.

    AfterWhiteFairyleftthepace,sheflewstraighttowardsthecloudyer.Thesightthatmethereyeswhensheoncemorebrokethroughwastrulybreathe-taking.KingDimitriwaschasingafterafleeingsun,leavinghisbackfullyexposed,wideopentoApollo,whosebowwasalreadyfullydrawn,andhisgoldarrowreadytofly.Atthiscrucialpoint,WhiteFairyhadnotimetoworryaboutbeingseen.Asalightpuffofsmoke,sheflewstraighttowardsApollo,managingtodriftpasthiseyesjustashewaslettinggoofhisarrowhile,KingDimitriheardthe‘ping’ofabandknewanarrowwasing.Heshiftedhisbodytotheleft,shothisarmoutintheairandcaughtApollo’sgoldarrowdeftlyinhishandasitwentzoomingby.Hestoppedhisgallopinghorse,turaround,fixedthearrowontohisownbowandshhtbacktoApollo,allthisinonefluidmovementatlightningspeed.Apollosawabrightgoldenspeeflyingtowardshihenraisinghisarm,hecaughthisowngoldenarrowinhishand.BothApolloandKingDimitri’sbhtyones.Whechedtotheirlimitahearrowsflyatfullvelocity,theirpoeedwerereallyformidable.Forthetwoofthemtocatcheachother’sarrowwit