"Raymond E. Feist - Riftwar 3 - A Darkness at Sethanon" - читать интересную книгу автора (Feist Raymond E)Murad's destruction of Baru's village. Both agreed to continue on with Arutha. At Stardock, Dominic and Cardan were attacked by flying elemental creatures, servants of mermandamus, and were saved by Pug. Dominic met the magician Kulgan and Katala, Pug's wife, as well as William, Pug's son, and Fantus the firedrake. Pug listened to what they reported and asked the other magic users of Stardock for help. A blind seer, Roger, had a vision of some dread power behind Murmandamus, which then attacked the old man across time and apparent probability, in defiance of all Pug understood of magic. A mute girl, Gamina, Roger's Ward, shared the vision, and her mental screaming overwhelmed Pug and his companions. Roger survived the ordeal, and Gamina used her telepathic ability to recreate the vision for Pug and the others. They saw a city's destruction, and the terrible thing in the vision spoke in an ancient Tsurani tongue. Pug and the others who spoke the language were stunned at hearing this nearly forgotten temple language of Kelewan. In Elvandar, Arutha and his company met the gwali gentle apelike creatures who were visiting the elves. The near the northern borders of the elver .forests. Arutha explained his mission and was told of Silverthorn by Tathar, adviser to Queen Aglaranna and Tomas, the Prince Consort and inheritor of the ancient power of the Valheru - the Dragon Lords. Silverthorn grew in one place, on the shores of the Black Lake, Alornelin, a place of dark powers. Tatham warned Arutha that it would be a dangerous journey, but Arutha vowed to continue. At Stardock, Pug determined that what menaced the Kingdom was of Tsurani origin. Somehow Kelewan and Midkemia again seemed to have their fates intertwined. The only possible source of knowledge about this threat would be the Assembly of Magicians upon Kelewan, thought to be forever closed off to them. Pug revealed to Kulgan and the others that he had found a means of returning to Kelewan. Over their objections, he decided to go back to see what he might do to gain knowledge. Once it was decided, both Meecham the forester, Kulgan's companion for years, and Dominic forced Pug to take them along. Pug established a rift between the two worlds and the three passed through. Back in the Empire of Tsuranuanni, Pug and his friends spoke first with Netoha, Pug's old estate manager, then with Kamatsu, Lord of the Shinzawai, Kasumi's father. The Empire was in turmoil, |
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