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Show -1C5- had trained the eagle for this purpose for many years. He had been watching us through the telescope, and when you left me on the table, he sent the eagle down. I cried out, but you didn't hear me." Sandy at last spoke. "But Verus, how did you ever get in my tree?" "As the eagle was encircling Daemon's castle, a sudden gust of wind caught him and blew him up into the fierce windstorms which rage above the cone opening to the valley. He was knocked about until he lost all sense of direction completely. Finally, he broke loose from the winds and flew for days until, exhausted, he lost his grip on me and I fell into the tree. I had been there many years when you found me." "My dearest, how is it that you were released from the spoon?" asked Prince Majus. »Yes _ and how was Daemon destroyed?" cried Sandy. The sun maiden arose and then knelt before the girl. "You released me and also destroyed Daemon," she murmured. "Somehow, your total love and willingness to sacrifice your life, fused with my powers, caused a burst of energy which Daemon could not withstand, and released me from my prison. Having been encased in an earthly substance for so long, I have become mortal." "But not totally," mused the Prince. "You are born of the sun and will always remain a Daughter of the Sun. The only difference is that now we can share our love as King and Queen of Sol Vallis!" |
