"William Forstchen - Magic The Gathering - Arena" - читать интересную книгу автора (Forstchen William R)

тАЬThe Grand Master,тАЭ Garth said softly and the raggedy man could sense a sudden hardness. тАЬFirst the
bastard will have to find me.тАЭ
тАЬHe has his ways,тАЭ the raggedy man replied, and he looked around at this friends, who nodded their
agreement, the one without hands holding his arms up and cackling, his voice twisted with insanity.

As Garth sipped the wine, the raggedy man regaled his comrades with a description of the fight and
GarthтАЩs victory. At the end of his tale he reached into his tunic and pulled out half a dozen purses and
tossed them on the table.

тАЬYou seem to have made a profit from the spectators as well while you played the circle master,тАЭ Garth
observed quietly.

тАЬMerely a business proposition.тАЭ

тАЬFestival must be a good time for business propositions.тАЭ

The room was filled with laughter.

тАЬWeтАЩre too well known to most folk of this city,тАЭ the raggedy man said. тАЬNow for all those fools coming
into the city, weтАЩre more than happy to relieve them of some excess baggage. Call it a poor tax if you
will. ThereтАЩs enough to be made in the next seven days to feed us through the winter.тАЭ

The raggedy man refilled his cup and then GarthтАЩs.

тАЬSo are you here for Festival?тАЭ

Garth said nothing, his attention focused on the cup, as if studying the intricate gold inlay.

The raggedy man leaned down low and looked up into GarthтАЩs face.

тАЬHowтАЩd you lose the eye?тАЭ

тАЬA childhood prank that got serious,тАЭ Garth said quietly.

The raggedy man nodded slowly, peering up into his face.

тАЬLooks like it got cut out, from the scar on your cheek.тАЭ

тАЬSomething like that.тАЭ

The raggedy man sat down, silently looking at Garth.

Garth leaned back, drained the rest of his cup, and set it back down. The raggedy man quickly refilled it.

тАЬYou know, we could put a patch on the other eye, a loose weave you could see through, and take the
patch off the bad one. YouтАЩd make a hell of a pickpocket.тАЭ

The raggedy man chuckled at his joke and watched Garth closely.