"Duncan, Dave - Impossible Odds v1" - читать интересную книгу автора (Duncan Dave)

УEr, yes, Mother...Ф

Mother Celandine laughed harshly and took a firm hold of TrudyТs
arm to lead her down the steps. УHeТs a young male, Sister.Ф

Trudy resisted the opportunity to say she had guessed that much
because of the beard. УI donТt understand, Mother.Ф

Bates barked commands; the procession formed up as beнfore
and began moving along the path.

УConjured rings are a common form ofЧahem!Чfamily planning,
dear. Rings donТt get in the way when you take everything else off.
I admit that Man-at-arms ElsonТs is unнusual, not a formula I recall
ever meeting before, but youТll find such devices all over the
palace.Ф

УIТm sorry.Ф She had made a fool of herself.

УI like your young Blade, Bernard.Ф

Trudy gasped. УEr... thank you.Ф

УIt must tax a girl to keep up with that sense of humor.Ф

УIТve managed so far.Ф

УI noticed.Ф

УBernieТs fun. But you shouldnТt refer to him as my Blade.Ф

УHe thinks he is.Ф The Mother sighed. УI used to lust after Blades
quite absurdly, but their bindings always gave me a headache at
close quarters. Still do. Even tonight, just those few minutes with
them.Ф

If she had an aversion to Blades, why had she accepted a posting
at Court? It was no excuse for skimping on the inнspection.

УBindings donТt bother me,Ф Trudy confessed, trying to imagine
Mother Celandine forty years ago, a demure maiden fresh in from
Oakendown. Lusting? The mind reeled. УI quite like it, in fact.Ф It
was sexy.

УThen youТre lucky. You do understand that other young

9 Impossible Odds

men will stay well clear of you if you date a Blade? And everyone