Book2:KigdomIteDreams (第156/246页)

odtheydesiredappearwhentheywishedit,becausethesesimplepeoplestildheredtotheiraryhabitofgatheringwildfruitaablesfromthenearbyforests.Theyusedrgestooformapitandroastedtheirmeatoverthefiretheybuiltiothem,usingtheirownhandstocookthefoodtheylikedaddedtothefestivityoftheoccasion.Onlyonepersonamongthecrowddidnotsharethejoyofthepeopleandwasnotaffectedbythefestiveandcelebrativeatmosphere.Shecouldnotblendintothecrowd.hercouldshejureupherfavoritefoodjustbywishingforit.Shedidobelongtothiskingdom,thisarea,thoughshedressedlikethenativesandworeherhairinaponytailbehindherhead.Herfacewascamoufgedbydustanddirtasifshewasafraidofbeingreizedasshewanderedaimlesslyamongthecrowd.Butactually,itwasnotso.Shedisguisedherfeaturesforfearherexotidfasatiywouldleadtounweleattention.Afterawhile,boredandlistless,shewalkedtowardsthekewherehundredsofsmallboatsweremoored.Shepushedoutohemintotheke,jumpedinandrowedtowardsthegoldpatheoppositeshorewithoutaskinganyoneforpermission.ThepeopleoftheKingdomlivedaverysimpleandbasiclife.Theyhadnoceptofprivateproperty.EverythingintheKingdomublicproperty,includingnd,housesandanimals,whiyonecouldusewhentheneedrose.Therewasnocurreher.Lifewasatitsmostbasidprimitive,butalsothemostnaturalstate.ThesolitarywomaniwithherfacecoveredwithdustanddirtwasnootherthethanVio.Shewasableteherbodytonormalsizeandnowseemednodifferentthananyotherwoman,exceptthatherfigurewasslimmerandmorealluringthanmost.Justnoiththecrowdintothedenseforestsofthesemountainstoseekrefugefromthescorgheatoftensuns.Nowthoseninesunshadbeeneliminatedandthingshadreturonormal,shecamebackwiththesepeopleandwaswiththemoutsidethepacewheretheygatheredtDimitrispeak.ShesawwithherowheimpressiveandheroiofKingDimitriashedesdedfromtheskyridingonhisflyinghorse,Lightning.Shewatchedasthewholepopuceturtoshowtheirlove,supportandloyaltytohim,g,shouting,ughingaingdrums.Atthetime,Viowasoverwhelmedandlostfidenherabilitytofrontasuchabraveandpowerfulking.Itwasliketryingtoshakeatall,ruggedmountainwhichossibletodoandfoolisheventopte.Butherheartswelledwithprideatthethoughtofhavingsuchabraveheroforherfather.ButthensherememberedhermotherhadtoldthatshewasoneofKingDimitri’sfavoritesamongthebeauties.“Ifthatwasso,”shethought,“doesn’tthatmakemeKingDimitri’sissue?”ShethoughtofwhathermotherhadtoldheraboutbeingchoppedintwofromthewaistbyKingDimitri’sorders.Whenherbodywassevered,Viowasluoughtoburstoutofherwombandescapedasanunformedfetus...”Reminisgaboutthetragidbloodyse,Viowasstillfullofheronedinherheart,butthehought,“Thoughhetreatedmymotherinhumanlyaremelycruelly,Idoasmymotherbademeandkillmyfather?”Assherowedthesmallboat,Viowasmoreperplexedandbewilderedthaneverassheakeherheadnortailoutofthismystifyingpuzzle.Butherboathadreachedtheoppositeshore.

    Viotiedtheboatontoawoodenstakehalfprotrudingfromthewaterandjumpedashore.Shelookedaroundandfindingnotraceofanyhumanpresence,shemadeherwayquicklytowardstheferociousheadofthegonwithitswideopenmouth–thefrorahegoldpace.Shewalkedslowlyonthegoldpathway,lettingherroamingeyeslihevegetation