Chapter 6
"Good morning, Ron." said Kim after she saw him sitting at the table in one of the ambassador's residence room eating his breakfast. "What's wrong, Ron? You look a tired."
"Good morning, KP." he replied after seeing her. After they kissed she sat down and Ron said: "I was up half of the night."
"Why?"
Ron looked at Kim. "Sauerkraut, Kim."
Kim smiled at him and gave him a hug. Whispering in his ear she told him: "Haven't I told you that you shouldn't eat the whole bowl for yourself …"
"Why doesn't have the ring the same power it used to have?" a metallic voice yelled at the people in the room. One of them fearfully answered: "We don't know, Sir. It … well … maybe it is to old."
Two red points flamed out of the dark. "Too old!" the voice shouted. "Too old? This is the power of the gods. It is everlasting! I haven't doomed love at that time I made the ring if I haven't known about the power it will have. And now you tell me that it is too old?" The two red eyes disappeared again. "Where is Mime?"
"I'm here, my lord." a voice answered in the darkness.
"Leave us alone." said the metallic voice to the people in the room. They left.
After the two voices were alone, the metallic voice said: "Why doesn't it work anymore?"
"I don't know, my lord."
Out of the dark steps Mime, closer to the spot where the metallic voice came from. Mime was a tall man, with brown hair, brown eyes and wearing a black suit. His shirt was white and his tie black. Mime looked to the spot and suddenly saw a man coming out of the dark.
"I know that you feel better talking to me when you can see me." said the man, still with the metallic voice. "Yes my lord." answered Mime.
The man was a midget but still enough to be considered as a short human. He had curly blond hair, metallic cold blue eyes and also wearing a black suit. His body was stronger and muscular as Mime was. This man looked directly into Mimes eyes, who kneeled down in front of him.
"Stand up." ordered the man. Mime got up. "I ask you again, Mime, why doesn't it work anymore?" Mime looked at the man. "Don't lie to me, Mime." said the man. "You know that I can read everyone's mind."
"They made two rings out of it." replied Mime. The man's face went white.
"Find it." he told Mime. "Find the second ring and bring it to me. I need to get it!"
Mime nodded. "I will, my lord."
The man looked at Mime. "I have to go now." he said. "Take as many men as you need to get it. I want to have the second ring."
"Where do you go, my lord?"
"I go to a cabinet meeting." the man answered. "The chancellor wants to see all cabinet members. He has to tell us something."
Mime nodded.
"Go now and get me the ring."
Mime turned around. Before he went through the door he turned to the man and said: "I will find the ring and bring it to you, Alberich Neumeier, my lord." Mime bowed toward Alberich and left
through the door into the bright sunshine.