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

тАЬGene!тАЭ

Stunned, he regarded the man, whom he recognized and knew well. It was no less than Tyrene, Captain
of the Guard. What he could not fathom was why Tyrene was giving him the friendliest of smiles.

TyroneтАЩs gaze lowered to GeneтАЩs hands, and his expression turned quizzical.

тАЬWhatтАЩs this? Lady Linda playing some sort of prank?тАЭ

Sir Gene looked at the manacles, then at Tyrene. He had no answer. Nor did he have an explanation for
why Tyrene looked different, until he realized that the ugly, cancerous mole on the manтАЩs right cheek
was gone.

Tyrene laughed. тАЬToo embarrassed to say? Here.тАЭ He reached into a pocket and pulled out a ring of
keys. тАЬI should have a master here somewhere.тАЭ

Sir Gene remained silent as Tyrene searched for the key, found it, and released him.

тАЬThank you,тАЭ Sir Gene said, rubbing his wrists.

Tyrene examined the manacles. тАЬDid Linda conjure these, or do they come from the dungeon?тАЭ

тАЬAh тАж IтАЩm afraid I donтАЩt know.тАЭ

тАЬItтАЩs all right. ItтАЩs a rare prisoner we have these days. IтАЩll see that they get stored away properly.тАЭ

тАЬThank you. Thank you very much.тАЭ

тАЬWell, must be going. Duty, you know. With Lord Incarnadine away things tend to get a mite frantic.тАЭ

Tyrene walked off, whistling off-key.

Sir Gene stared after him, amazed beyond words.

When the silence returned, he fell into contemplation.

At length, he reached a conclusion. He did not understand why or how, but it was clear that he had been

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presented with a golden opportunity.

Sir Gene Ferraro was not a man to let such pass by.


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QueenтАЩs Dining Hall