"Phyllis Eisenstein - Elementals 02 - The Crystal Palace" - читать интересную книгу автора (Eisenstein Phyllis)

Cray shook his head. тАЬI canтАЩt count on any but Gildrum and Elrelet.тАЭ He glanced at them affection-ately.
тАЬFor the restтАФit amuses them to help a sor-cerer now and then, knowing that they neednтАЩt obey if they
donтАЩt want to.тАЭ

Sepwin placed himself before the mirror, and slowly he moved his head back and forth, left and right, up
and down. And suddenly he froze, knees bent slightly. тАЬThere! There it is! You were right, CrayтАФthe
mirrorcan be made of metal!тАЭ

Cray stepped close to look over his friendтАЩs shoul-der. тАЬI donтАЩt see anything. Just glitter.тАЭ

тАЬYou have to be in exactly the right spot. Bring the chalk and the staff.тАЭ

Cray outlined SepwinтАЩs footprints on the floor and marked the the level of his eyes on the staff.

тАЬNow you try it,тАЭ said Sepwin.

Cray stepped into the footprints, but no matter how he adjusted his head, no matter how he squinted, he
saw nothing in the mirror but glitter. тАЬPerhaps it only works for you.тАЭ

тАЬI canтАЩt believe that.тАЭ

тАЬOr perhaps one has to be a Seer.тАЭ

тАЬNo. That doesnтАЩtfeel true.тАЭ He motioned to Gildrum. тАЬYou try.тАЭ

Gildrum coalesced into human form and stood in CrayтАЩs place. Immediately, he smiled. тАЬI see something
indeed.тАЭ

тАЬWhat?тАЭ asked Sepwin.
тАЬThe lady Delivev, of course. Your mirror seems to work well enough for demons, friend Feldar.тАЭ

тАЬElreletтАФwill you be next?тАЭ

The cloud compacted itself to the size of a human fist and floated to the staff to hover beside the chalk
mark. тАЬMy eyes are not as human eyes,тАЭ it said, тАЬbut I do see the image of my home in Air, which is
surely my own heartтАЩs desire. What a clever thing this mirror is.тАЭ

Sepwin turned to Cray. тАЬNow, will you ask your mother to come?тАЭ

Cray fetched her, she looked, andтАФlike GildrumтАФshe smiled. тАЬCongratulations. Your labors have been
rewarded.тАЭ She glanced at the Fire demon, and her smile deepened. тАЬThough I didnтАЩt need your mirror
to tell me my heartтАЩs desire.тАЭ She held her hand out to him, and he came forward to kiss it.

тАЬLook again, Cray,тАЭ said Sepwin. тАЬIf it works for your mother, it will surely work for you.тАЭ

He looked again, and again he saw nothing but the sparkle of a million silver beads. тАЬPerhaps my heartтАЩs
desire is too abstract to make a picture. After all, how would the mirror show ... knowledge?тАЭ

Sepwin let the staff tilt against his shoulder. тАЬI think there would be some way, if knowledge were truly
your heartтАЩs desire. Perhaps youтАЩd see this room, and yourself at work.тАЭ