"David Eddings - The Dreamers 02 - The Treasured One" - читать интересную книгу автора (Eddings David)

overfed sycophants either fainted dead away or fled in terror. I smiled faintly.
Nothing in the world seems to get everybodyтАЩs immediate attention more quickly than
a thunderbolt.

AraciaтАЩs golden throne stood on a marble pedestal, and there were red drapes
behind it. тАШHave you ever considered letting me know when youтАЩre coming,
Dahlaine?тАЩ my splendidly dressed sister demanded in an icy tone of voice.

тАШI just did,тАЩ I replied bluntly. тАШAre your ears starting to fail, Aracia? Any time you
hear thunder, itтАЩs probably me.тАЩ I looked around my sisterтАЩs throne-room and saw a
fair number of wide-eyed clergymen trying to conceal themselves behind the marble
pillars at the sides of the vast chamber. тАШLetтАЩs go find someplace private, dear sister.
There are some things you should know about, and I donтАЩt have all that much time.тАЩ

тАШYouтАЩre very rude, Dahlaine. Did you know that?тАЩ

тАШItтАЩs a failing of mine. Over the years, IтАЩve found that тАЬpoliteтАЭ is a waste of time,
and IтАЩm just a bit busy right now. Shall we go?тАЩ IтАЩve long since discovered that
abruptness is the best way to get AraciaтАЩs immediate attention. Any time I give her
the least bit of slack, sheтАЩll lapse into тАШceremonialтАЩ, and that usually takes at least half
a day.

Aracia looked more than a little offended, but she did rise up from her golden
throne and step down off the pedestal to lead the way out of her ornate throne-room.

тАШWhatтАЩs got you so stirred up today, big brother?тАЩ Aracia asked as we proceeded
down a long, deserted hallway.

тАШLetтАЩs hold off until we get to some private place,тАЩ I suggested. тАШThereтАЩs trouble in
the wind, and I donтАЩt think we should alarm the people of your Domain just yet.тАЩ

Aracia led the way into a rather plain room and closed the door behind us. We sat
down in large wooden chairs on opposite sides of an ornately carved table.

тАШAre you sure that none of your people can hear us here?тАЩ

тАШOf course they canтАЩt, Dahlaine,тАЩ she replied. тАШThis roomтАЩs one of those тАЬspecialтАЭ
places. NobodyтАЩll be able to hear us, because the room isnтАЩt really here.тАЩ

тАШHow did you manage that?тАЩ

She shrugged. тАШA slight adjustment of time is all it takes. This room is two days
older than the rest of the temple, so weтАЩre talking to each other two days ago.тАЩ

тАШClever,тАЩ I said admiringly.

тАШIтАЩm glad you like it. WhatтАЩs happening thatтАЩs got you so stirred up, Dahlaine?тАЩ

тАШAshad had one of those dreams last night, dear sister. Evidently the Vlagh didnтАЩt
learn too much in ZelanaтАЩs Domain, so itтАЩs sending its servants South toward VeltanтАЩs