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

Being a Ranger had given him all the excitement he could handle, and

then some. It was his life.



He studied the fort before him and smiled happily. This one was going to

be a challenge; he could tell. MacNeil loved challenges.



His smile faded slowly away. The trouble with challenges was that they

were often time-consuming, and he was working to a strict deadline. He

and his team had just three more days to find out what had happened at

the fort. After that, a full brigade of armed guards would arrive to man

the fort again. And if there wasn't an answer ready and waiting for the

Commander of that brigade, Ranger Sergeant Duncan MacNeil and his team

were going to be in big trouble. Heads would roll. Possibly quite

literally.



Hoofbeats sounded on the path behind him as the witch called Constance

rode out of the Forest gloom to join him.



She steered her horse in beside MacNeil's, flashed him a quick smile,

and looked out into the clearing with darting, eager eyes. The witch was

a tall, striking brunette who sat her horse with more determination than

style. She was only just out of her teens, and wore a smart shirt and
trousers of black cotton, topped with a billowing cloak of bright

scarlet trimmed with gold. MacNeil thought she looked like a mobile

target. He got nervous just riding beside her. Her face was raw-boned