"Feist, Raymond E - The Riftwar Legacy 02 - Krondor- The Assassins" - читать интересную книгу автора (Feist Raymond E)

returned the laugh. "You re not the first to say that, Pug. "

"I will get around to mentioning the relationship, in the future. "
Waving to Arutha and Locklear, Pug said, "You d better catch up. "
Nodding as he turned his horse, James said, 'You re right. Good day, my
lord duke. "

"Good day, squire. " James put heels to his horse s sides and the animal
cantered after Arutha and Locklear. He overtook Locklear as Arutha moved
to confer with Knight-Marshal Gardan about the ongoing dispersal of the
army.

As James rode up next to him, Locklear asked, "What was that about? "

"Just a question for Duke Pug. " Locklear yawned and said, "I could
sleep for a week. " Arutha overhead the remark as he rejoined them and
said, "You can rest for a full night in Krondor when we get back,
squire. Then you leave for the north. "

"North, sire? " 'You came back from Tyr-Sog without leave, although I
grant your reasons were good ones. Now the risk has subsided, you must
return to Baron Moyiet s court and fulfill the terms of your service
there. " Locklear closed his eyes as if in pain. Then he opened them and
said, "I thought ..." 10 "... you d wormed your way out of that
banishment, " supplied James under his breath.

Arutha, taking pity on the exhausted youth, said, "Serve Moyiet well,
and I may order you back to Krondor early. If you stay out of trouble. "
Locklear nodded without comment, as Arutha put heels to his horse and
rode ahead.

James said, "Well, you can sleep in a warm bed in the palace for a night
before you leave. 'What about you? " asked Locklear. "Don t you have
some unfinished business in Krondor? " James closed his eyes for a
moment as if thinking made him tired, then said, "Yes, there s a bit of
trouble with the Guild of Thieves. But nothing for you to be bothered
with. Nothing I can t handle by myself. " Locklear snorted and said
nothing. He was too tired to think of a jibe.

James said, "Yes, after this nasty business with the Tsurani and
moredhel, my business with the thieves in Krondor will seem dull by
comparison. " Locklear looked at his friend and saw that James s mind
was already turning to whatever problems were caused by the Mockers the
Guild of Thieves. And with a chilling certainty, Locklear knew that his
friend was making light of something serious, for James had the death
mark on him for leaving the Guild to serve the Prince.

And, he sensed, there was something more. Then Locklear realized, with
James, there was always something more.