"David Eddings - The Dreamers 01 - The Elder gods" - читать интересную книгу автора (Eddings David)

Did he have any weapons aside from that bow, CapтАЩn?тАЩ Ox asked when
Sorgan returned to the Seagull.
тАШHe had a bundle of arrows, and a spear in the bottom of the canoe,тАЩ
Sorgan replied. тАШHe didnтАЩt touch it, but it was right out in the open where
I could see it. IтАЩm pretty sure he wanted me to know it was there. The
funny thing about it was that the spear-point wasnтАЩt iron. ItтАЩd been made
from stone instead.тАЩ
тАШThe people who eat other people in the Land of Shaan make their
tools and weapons out of stone, too,тАЩ Ox said. тАШThat donтАЩt make me feel
none too comfortable, CapтАЩn. Just the idea of getting et makes me go cold
all over.тАЩ
тАШI donтАЩt think these people are that kind, Ox,тАЩ Sorgan said. тАШThe fellow
in the canoe seemed to be almost friendly. He knew my name, and he
wanted to be sure we had enough food and water on board. ThereтАЩs a
place called Lattash about three days south of here, and thereтАЩs a woman
named Zelana there who wants to talk with us. Longbow told me that
there might be gold involved in the discussion. That sort of suggests that
the Zelana woman wants to hire people who know how to fight, and
sheтАЩll pay good gold to get them.тАЩ
тАШI ainтАЩt about to start taking no orders from no woman, CapтАЩn,тАЩ Ham-
Hand protested.
тАШDonтАЩt worry about it, Ham-Hand,тАЩ Sorgan told him. тАШYouтАЩll take your
orders from me, just like always. IтАЩll be the one who deals with this
Zelana woman. Hoist up the sail, and letтАЩs go south. ThereтАЩs a lady down
there who wants to talk to me about gold, so letтАЩs not dawdle.тАЩ
Once the Seagull was clear of the inlet, a good following breeze came
up, and SorganтАЩs ship was soon skimming lightly over the waves a league
or so out from the coast of Dhrall. By evening the Seagull was a goodly
distance south of LongbowтАЩs village, and Sorgan prudently hauled in on
the leeward side of a small islet and dropped anchor. Nobody in his right
mind sails through strange waters after dark.
 Sorgan rose at first light and went up on deck to have a look at the
weather. He found Ham-Hand and Rabbit leaning over the rail on the
starboard side. тАШWhatтАЩs afoot?тАЩ he asked them.
тАШThereтАЩs some real strange critters in these here waters, CapтАЩn,тАЩ Rabbit
replied. тАШIтАЩve seen dolphins and porpoises afore, but I ainтАЩt never seen
any of them as was pink.тАЩ
тАШYouтАЩre not serious!тАЩ Sorgan said.
тАШStrike me dead iffтАЩn I ainтАЩt,тАЩ Rabbit said. тАШI heered them splashinтАЩ anтАЩ
gigglinтАЩ out there afore it got light, anтАЩ I couldnтАЩt believe my eyes once it
got light enough for me to take a good look.тАЩ
тАШHeтАЩs right, CapтАЩn,тАЩ Ham-Hand said. тАШThe little rascals is as pink as a
new sunrise and theyтАЩre skipping around out there on the water like little
children having a good time.тАЩ
тАШThereтАЩs one right now, CapтАЩn,тАЩ Rabbit said, pointing off to starboard.
Sorgan stared. The creature was definitely a dolphin, and it really was
pink.
Then there were others swarming around the Seagull, leaping and