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

VeltanтАЩs Domain here in the South of the Land of Dhrall, for example, was only a
part of the entire continent. There were three others that were owned by VeltanтАЩs
brother and his two sisters. VeltanтАЩs descriptions of his kin were so amusing that
Omago frequently burst out laughing. He found VeltanтАЩs description of the people of
the West and North somewhat tantalizing, though. He simply could not imagine a life
spent hunting. Some times heтАЩd tried his hand at fishing, but he wasnтАЩt really very
good at it, and it seemed that hunting and fishing might be a very chancy sort of thing
to depend on if somebody wanted to keep eating regularly. VeltanтАЩs descriptions of
the deep primeval forests, noble deer crowned with antlers, and buckskin-clad hunters
stirred some longings in young Omago, though. There wasnтАЩt really much in the way
of adventure here in the farmland of the South where the primary desire of the
inhabitants was stability. Stability was good for farming, but it wasnтАЩt really very
exciting.

Veltan didnтАЩt go into too many details about his own peculiarities during those
extended springtime conversations, but Omago had already heard about most of them.
At first, the stories other farmers passed on had seemed wildly exaggerated to young
Omago, but as he came to know Veltan better, heтАЩd been reluctantly forced to accept
them. HeтАЩd never seen Veltan so much as taste any food, and not once had he even
seen him close his eyes.

It was shortly after OmagoтАЩs ninth birthday when the question of alternate gods
came up. The two of them were sitting in the orchard, and a strong breeze was
showering them with a near blizzard of apple-blossom petals.

тАШYou donтАЩt have to answer this if youтАЩd rather not, Veltan,тАЩ Omago said a bit
hesitantly, тАШbut old man Enkar told me that you havenтАЩt always been the god of this
part of the Land of Dhrall. He said that somebody else used to take care of things
around here. Is that really true, or was he just making it up to fool me?тАЩ

Veltan shrugged. тАШItтАЩs fairly close to what really happens, Omago,тАЩ he replied. тАШIt
might seem that we never sleep, but thatтАЩs not entirely true. We have cycles of sleep
and wakefulness, and after weтАЩve been awake for a long time, we start to get a little
fuzzy in our minds. We canтАЩt remember things, and we start behaving just a bit
strange. ThatтАЩs a clear sign that itтАЩs time for us to get some sleep - and itтАЩs just about
at that time that the other branch of the family wakes up. Then they take care of things
while we sleep.тАЩ

тАШI guess that makes sense - sort of,тАЩ Omago admitted. тАШHow well do you know
these cousins of yours?тАЩ

тАШCousins?тАЩ

тАШCousins are the children of your parentsтАЩ brothers and sisters,тАЩ Omago explained.
тАШWasnтАЩt that what you meant when you said тАЬbranch of the familyтАЭ?тАЩ

тАШIt does sort of fit, now that you mention it. IтАЩll have to remember that.тАЩ

тАШDo you ever have a chance to talk with them?тАЩ