"Clayton Emery - Forgotten Realms - Forged In Fire" - читать интересную книгу автора (Emery Clayton)

"You -- saved my life."
"Eh?" Rolling his head, Heart of a Lion found the blue eyes of a northerner
staring into his. Lieutenant Belinda Destine of the Caleph's Imperial
Marines was scorched, smoke-grimed, half-cooked, but alive. She croaked
like a crow. "You waded through flames and -- carried me out. You --
coldcocked a merrow with -- one punch. You truly do have -- the heart of a
lion."
"Oh. That was nothing. I did that every day when I was young. Even on
holy days." Used to boasting about himself, Heart of a Lion was suddenly
embarrassed, yet it was pleasant to see a pretty young woman smile. To
show off, he pushed to his elbows and casually studied the sails.

"Still," he rubbed his running nose, "pirating has slipped into a lull as of
late. Tell me, what do they pay captains in the Caleph's Navy?"
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