Book1:TeDream-Maker (第20/166页)

rategicspots，buttheyneededKingDimitribacktotakeandofthedangeroussituation．Dimitriwasaghastatthisturs．Hepacedtheroomwithaheavyheart，browsknitted，regrettinghisimpulsivedecisiontopunishDonKaffee,whichresultedinthisuedattackbyRomantroops-theDon’spatriots．Hekhattheenemyoverwhelmedhiminnumbersandoheykheyofthend,theywouldattack．Thateanthepletedestruofhisnewlyestablishedempire.Allhishopesandpnswouldetonothing．Butthen，hisproudandstubbornnaturecametohisaid．"No，Iwon’tgiveup．Notwithoutagoodfight！Imustknowwhattheenemy’spnsare"hedecided．Hewentbacktohiscouddreamed．

    IoftheChiefturionoftheRomanLegiomospherewastense．DimitrisawDonKaffeewithhisdarkgssesandexpressionlessfacediscussingpnsofattackwithhisgenerals．Thediscussionhadevidentlybeengoingonforquitesometime．TheRomangeneralswereadamant．

    "Thesemountaiuralgeographicbarrier.Justlikeafortress，theyareeasytodefendbuthardtoattack.Wemustsendoutscoutsandmakeroughmilitarymapsbeforedegonapnofattack.”

    "Impossible!”saidMr.Kaffee“That’soutofthequestion．Timeisoftheesseackatallcost!”

    “Thereisnopossibilityofaquicksuccess”insistedonegeneral.

    "Itwillcostthelivesoftoomanyionaries!"criedanother.Justthen，itortedthattherewassomeosidethetentaskingtoseetheChiefturionwithpnstodefeattheeheDohepersonthtforthatonce．DimitriwastakenabacktofinditwasIleen，whomhehadkilledbutterresurrectedianceforhisharshness．Herfacesobeautiful，wasnowscarredbythecwsofthetigers，andhereyeswerefullofhatreday．

    "Iknowasecretpassageintothefortress．Iwillleadtheway”shesaid．"Butonlyononedition：Youmustkilleverylivingthinginthesemountains，menandanimals．"DonKaffeewaseted，butDimitriwassorrowfuedtofindthatforallhispainstIleentolifeagairedforhimwasashighasthemountainsandasdeepastheos．

    Dimitriwokefromhisdreamfeelinggloomyanddepressed，withnoreadypnsofdefenseagainstthisfatalcrisis．ForthetimebeitheothersbacktotheirsurveilsaabouttheseeminglyimpossibletaskofproteghiskingdomagainstIleerayal．Suddenly，hewasstruckwiththeideathatifhecouldbriolife，socouldhedoitwithothers．Hewasoverjoyedandgatheredhisbeautiestogether．Hegavehisordersbriskly：The500ablebodiednativeswerethtlythesecretpassagenightanddayforthreedays．Itwasalongandwindingvalley，easytoguardbutimpossibletocapture．ItwasinallysuggestedanddesignedbyIleenasameansofescapeinergency，butithadnowbeehermeansofrevenge．Heorderedboatstoberowedoutandalltheothersweretoldtocrossthekewithhimtothebarrenhillsoherside．Theyweremystifiedwhentheyweretoldtalongspadesandbuckets．Itwasgrowingdark．Campfireswerebuiltalroundthedesote,barrenhill,whichwasatoransformedintoaseofbustlingactivity．Thetwenty-fourbeautieswerebusycarryingwater，lookingforthesoil，sievingthedmixiogethertomakemudcakesforthecreationofnewlives．Theyhaddiscardedtheirloose，floatingsilkgownsastoocumbersome．Nowtheywerewnaked．Inthehardworkofcarrying，diggingormixing，theirtallslenderaifulfiguresretainednimbleelegandgrace，provingtheywerenotjustsexualsymbolsmadefortheenjoymentofmen．

    Muddywaterandfragrantperspiratioogetherspottedandshoheirlongflowinghairastheiyoft