Book2:KigdomIteDreams

erlife,snatchesofhersilhouette.Thetwoofthemdanandonuntiltheycametothesideoftheke.

    Maryranquicklytowardsthem,hergoldenhairflyingandshimmeringinthemsunlikeaseaofgoldendaffodils.KingDimitrirememberedseeingMaryforthefirsttimewhenshewasrunningtocatchherschoolbus.Justasnow,sheranwithhershiningandripplinggoldenhair,trailingbehihewind.ItwasamomentthatremaiampedinKingDimitri’smemory.

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    AloudspshcaughthisattentionandKingDimitrisawaslimgirlburstoutofthewaterandwalkonshore.Herwell-tonedbodyseemedtobenaturallyoiled,aswaterranoffherhairandbodylikepearls.SheisDeanna,asagileandquiderwaterasamermaid.Shecouldremainforthreewholedaysier,evensleepingonitssurface.Shewasborninthesepartsandgrewupher