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

тАЬI expect to see it when this is done,тАЭ Garth said quietly, and the boy, grinning, nodded.

тАЬIf he kills you, can I keep it?тАЭ
Garth smiled.

тАЬItтАЩs yours.тАЭ

Okmark shrugged his shoulders as if bored with the whole process. The gambler moved to the edge of
the circle and stared at Garth for a moment. The raggedy man stepped up to Garth.

тАЬName and what House?тАЭ

тАЬGarth and no House. I am my own.тАЭ

The raggedy man started to laugh.

тАЬOne-eyed Garth of no House, no House,тАЭ and he danced around the edge of the circle, singsonging the
words.

тАЬType of fight?тАЭ the raggedy man asked, looking at Garth since he was the one who had made the
challenge.

тАЬSingle spell and spell as prize, the same as the last fight.тАЭ

The ragged man looked over at the Orange fighter, who nodded in agreement.

The gambler, laughing, held his hand up.

тАЬTwo to one in favor of Orange, taking only bets in favor of One-eye.тАЭ

The crowd did not react.

тАЬAll right, four to one then.тАЭ

Still there were no takers.

тАЬTen to one! Ten to one in favor of Orange. IтАЩll take only bets that this no House, a hanin, will win.тАЭ

A shout rose up and the crowd surged around the gambler, placing yet more bets, gambling a copper on
the forlorn hope that Garth would win. Garth waited for the frenzy to die down. Reaching into his
pocket, he pulled out the silver coin.

тАЬOn myself,тАЭ Garth announced, and he tossed the coin over to the gambler. The crowd started to laugh.

тАЬA real fighter,тАЭ the raggedy man chortled, dancing around Garth. тАЬSo poor he bets on himself. A real
fighter!тАЭ

The crowd laughed and there was another frenzy of betting, for who ever heard of a fighter who was so
poor that he would disgrace himself by betting on the outcome of a fight he was in.