"Katherine Kerr - Deverry 06 - A Time Of Omens" - читать интересную книгу автора (Kerr Katherine)

тАЬIтАЩm not, truly. IтАЩve already told the serving wench to bring me up a tankard of dark and some cold
meat. These old bones are tired, lads.тАЭ

They were indeed tired enough to make him take a nap for a couple of hours after the girl had brought
his scant supper. Since Nevyn usually only slept about four hours a night, he was quite surprised when he
woke to a dark room and a charcoal fire that was burning itself out in the brazier. He added more sticks,
blew on them like an ordinary man, then wiped his hands on his brigga and sat down to think.

More than ever he wished he could simply scry through the fire and talk with the other dweomermasters
who were part of this scheme. He badly wanted to know whether the situation in Cerrmor had changed
since his last talk with the priests of Bel there, and he would have liked some opinions on the character of
this Tieryn Elyc, too. There remained as well the problem of their enemies, who might well have seen
through their ruse.

тАЬNevyn?тАЭ It was Maddyn, hesitating in the doorway. тАЬHave you seen Maryn?тАЭ

тАЬNot since you two brought up my things.тАЭ Nevyn leapt to his feet like a bounding hare. тАЬHave you?тАЭ

тАЬI havenтАЩt. IтАЩve looked all over this cursed inn, even out in the privies.тАЭ
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Swearing under his breath Nevyn followed the bard down to the tavern room, where a handful of silver
daggers were drinking and dicing in the uncertain lantern light. From the way they fell silent and froze at
the sight of their lieutenant, Nevyn felt trouble brewing. Maddyn apparently agreed.

тАЬI want answers!тАЭ he snarled. тАЬWhereтАЩs Maryn?тАЭ

The men looked back and forth between one another for a good minute before a slender lad named
Albyn finally spoke, and he stared fixedly at the far wall rather than at Maddyn.

тАЬOut and about with a couple of the lads.тАЭ

тАЬThatтАЩs not good enough. Out where and with whom?тАЭ

тАЬEr, well, Branoic and Aethan, so heтАЩs in good hands.тАЭ

тАЬWhere are they?тАЭ

тАЬAh, well, we were all talking, like, during the evening meal, and it turned out the lad had neverтАЭтАФhe
glanced NevynтАЩs way with a nervous tic of the cheekтАФтАЬnever been with a lass, like. So we were all
thinking what a pity that was, and . . . тАЭ

тАЬBy every god in the sky!тАЭ MaddynтАЩs voice was a growl. тАЬAre you saying those two piss-poor excuses
for dolts took Maryn to a brothel?тАЭ

тАЬJust that. Er, it was just a prank, Maddo.тАЭ