"John DeChancie - Castle 04 - Castle War" - читать интересную книгу автора (Dechancie John)

тАЬIтАЩll тАж damn it all to hell!тАЭ Gart got to his feet, picked up the mutton and heaved it out into the
darkness. Grunting in disgust, he stalked away.

The magician stared into the fire for a moment, watching it glow and pulsate and send puffs of smoke
into the night тАФ cryptic signals.

He went back to his tent and packed his things. He didnтАЩt have much. He stuffed the satchel, gathered up
his maps and battle plans, and left.


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 Castle War


He went to JarlenтАЩs tent and woke him.

Jarlen blinked. тАЬMaster?тАЭ

тАЬIтАЩm leaving. Think you can carry on without me tomorrow?тАЭ

тАЬYou wonтАЩt be here?тАЭ Jarlen sat up. тАЬI donтАЩt know. I тАж I think so. Perhaps.тАЭ

тАЬUh, could you be more definite?тАЭ

Jarlen rubbed his eyes. Then he nodded. тАЬI can do it.тАЭ

тАЬThatтАЩs more like it.тАЭ He handed the boy a sheaf of papers. тАЬHere are the battle plans. YouтАЩve seen them
before. Study them, then burn them before the battle. Draw your pentacles straight and true. And donтАЩt
muff any incantations. If you do, youтАЩll have to start over from the beginning.тАЭ

тАЬIтАЩll try.тАЭ

тАЬGood. Get up. YouтАЩve got work to do.тАЭ

Jarlen struggled out of his bedclothes.

тАЬCome see me off, then go wake the other lads. YouтАЩll need all their help.тАЭ

тАЬMaster, may I ask where youтАЩre going?тАЭ

тАЬHome.тАЭ

тАЬYour estate?тАЭ

тАЬMy castle.тАЭ

тАЬThe one in a far country, where you are known by a different name?тАЭ

тАЬThat one.тАЭ