"Simon R. Green - Forest Kingdom 3 - Down Among the Dead Men" - читать интересную книгу автора (Green Simon R)

Giles Dancer rode at her side, as he always did. He wore quiet,

nondescript clothes, and no armour. He was just a little shorter than

average, and slight of build, and his flat bland face showed little

trace of personality. Put him in a crowd and you'd never notice him,

until it was too late. The Dancer was a Bladesmaster: a man trained to

such a peak of perfection that he was almost literally unbeatable with a

sword in his hand. Bladesmasters had been rare even before the Demon

War; now there were said to be only two left alive in all the Forest

Kingdom, and the Dancer was one of them. He was always quiet and polite,

and his eyes had a vague, and faraway look. No one knew exactly how many

men he'd killed in his time; rumour had it that even he was no longer

sure. He and Flint had been partners from well before they joined

MacNeil's team, and they had a reputation for getting the job done, no

matter what the cost.



They weren't always popular, but they were always respected. They'd been

with MacNeil almost seven years, at least partly because he was the only

one able to keep them under control They respected MacNeil. Mostly.



The Dancer looked absently at Flint as they rode forward to join the

others "We're almost there now, aren't we, Jessica?"
"Almost,' said Flint, patiently "I don't know why you're so eager to get

there. So far, everyone else who's approached this fort has disappeared

off the face of the earth' "They were amateurs,' said the Dancer. "We're

professionals' "You're getting complacent,' said Flint "One of these

days you're going to run into someone who's as good with a sword as you