Book2:KigdomIteDreams (第177/246页)

mandmist.QueenAishaledRomitowardsanopendoorwayleadingtotheveranda,whichwasuniquelydesigheverandaseemedtobecoveredwithseamlessgss.Itwasanenclosedspacebutfreshaircircutedfreelytheretinuously.Inthemiddleoftheverandawasaliveh,whichkeptgivingoffsteam.Whiteliliesandnarcissusgrewalroundit,soapersonlyingthereierwouldbesurroundedbyflowers.Becauseitwasalivespring,thereweresoundsofflowingwatermixedwiththemelodioushummingoffemalevoidthefragranceofflowersintheair.

    “Whitefairyistheflowerfairy”saidQueenAisha.“Ifsomeoayedheref,shewouldalsobeedivine.”

    “Wasallthiscreatedbyhermindandwill?”askedRomi

    “Yes.Yinningtouand”saidQueenAishanodding.”Let’sgosomewhereelsea’snew.”Sayingso,thetwoofthemretracedtheirstepsandwalkedoutofthetropicalfairynd.

    heycametoNatalie’sroom.QueenAishakhedoorbuttherewasnoresponse.

    “Don’ttellmesheisn’tthereeither!”shemurmured.“Butit’salright;we’lljustgoinandsee.”Shepushedopenthedoor.Strainsofamelodypyedbyaviolinfilledtheroom.Themaestro’ssuperbskillofperformancewasmesmerizing.Inthefareroftheroom,Nataliewastakingoffherballetshoes.Outsidethewindow,aboficy,whitesnowcoveredtheuniverse.WhenNatalieraisedherheadandQueenAishaandRomiwalkingintoherroom,shehurriedoverandwasabouttobowlowiingwhenQueenAishastoppedhersaying,

    “Pleasedon’tstandonceremony.Itisfrigidlycoldoutside.Howeyouaresweating?”

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    “Oh”repliedNatalie.“Ihavebeenpractigmydance.Iwasreallyhotay,soIgedtheserytooneofdeepsnowtohelpmecooldown.”

    “Remembernottocatchacold”admonishedQueenAisha.“Drastigesintemperaturearenotgoodforyou.”

    “Yes,yourmajesty”repliedNatalie.“IinteogodoortoWhiteFairy’sroomandsoakispringtoloosenmymusclessotheywoense.”

    RomiandNataliehadn’tseeneachotherforquitesometime.Theygreetedeachotherenthusias–tically,eachexpressinghowtheymissedtheotherandtriedtocatchup.QueenAishabrokeuptheirreunionsaying,“ThisisRomi’sfirstdaybackattheKingdom.Iamtakinghervisiting.Don’tstaytoolonginthisrefrigerator-likeroomoryouwillreallyedownwithacold.”

    “Yes,yourmajesty”saidNatalie,bowing.

    AsQueenAishawalkedhandinhandwithRomidownthecorridor,shelookedathersaying,

    “IthinknowyouhaveaninklingofwhyKingDimitrisentyoubackhere.Inthemundaneworld,itishardtobreakwiththedeep-rootedventionalideas.Everythingthereisalsostubbornandclumsy,ogebythemindorwill.KingDimitrisentyoubacktothismagicaldimensionoftheKingdomofDreamssoyouobserveahatthemindgetheexternalworld,buttheexternalworldotgetheinternal.OnlythenwillyougrowmentallyandfullyuandthemeaningofKingDimitri’snovelcept.Let’sgoinandtialk,”shesaidwhentheycametoRomi’sroom.Romiopehedoor,invitedQueenAishainadowninthelivingroom.

    “WhatdoyouthinkofKingDimitri’suniqueidea?”

    “Iwouldliketotryitoutaworksforme.”

    “Good.Iwasgoingtosuggestitmyself.”

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    “LastnightwhenIcamebackherefromthemundaneworld”saidRomimusingly,”Iwentthroughadreamjourney.I’llmakethatasmyexperiment.”

    “Goahead.Thatwillbeiing.”

    “Afterfallingasleepstnight,Irememberenteringadimensionthatisasboundlessandinfiheuniverse.Ifl