"Phyllis Eisenstein - Elementals 01 - Sorcerer'S Son" - читать интересную книгу автора (Eisenstein Phyllis)

тАЬNot enough! Who knows what evil she fancies I have done her? I must protect myself.тАЭ

тАЬI would think you are well protected in Ringforge.тАЭ

тАЬHow?тАЭ He clutched a length of his dark cape in both fists, тАЬI wear woven cloth; she could turn my very
clothes against me.тАЭ

тАЬInside your own castle?тАЭ

тАЬAm I never to set foot outside again, then? Must I wear plate armor every time I walk abroad? Or
felted garments hung together with bolts and glue? She rules too much, her hand is everywhere. What can
I do, Gildrum?тАЭ

She smiled. тАЬA fire demon could keep you warm enough if your vanity would permit you to walk the
world naked, my lord.тАЭ

тАЬA sorcerer naked as a beggar? Hardly!тАЭ

тАЬA beggar would not wear rings of power on all his fingers. People would know your rank.тАЭ

тАЬDonтАЩt try my patience so, Gildrum.тАЭ
 тАЬThen I must think a moment, lord.тАЭ Pursing her lips, crossing her arms over her bosom, she looked up
at the ceiling. Just visible beneath the hem of her blue gown, her feet swung slow arcs between the legs of
the stool, pendulums measuring the time of her thought тАЬMy lord,тАЭ she said at last, тАЬif you are truly
concerned about some danger from the lady, then I would advise you to construct a cloth-of-gold shirt, a
fine mesh garment, supple enough to wear next to your skin. It must be made of virgin ring-metal, and
you must draw and weave the strands yourself, without demonic help. Such a combination of your
province and hers would be impervious to her spells and to any of your own that she might try to turn
against you.тАЭ

Rezhyk poked the coals in the brazier. тАЬA fine notion, Gildrum, but what is to keep her from discovering
that the shirt is being made long before I finish it? I am no weaver, after all; it would be a slow process.тАЭ

тАЬHow will she discover ft? You will do it here in Ringforge.тАЭ

тАЬHow does she discover anything? Every spider is her spy.тАЭ

тАЬEven here in your own castle?тАЭ

тАЬEven my own castle is not proof against vermin. They come and go as they please.тАЭ He glanced about
nervously. тАЬThere are none here now, but they might get in at any time.тАЭ

тАЬWell, then, you must do something about them. Post a watch of fire demons to burn every spider that
approaches the outer wall.тАЭ

тАЬShewill take that as an affront!тАЭ

Gildrum sighed. тАЬWorse and worse. Perhaps if you just sent her a vase of flowers and begged her
forgiveness ...?тАЭ