"Katherine Kerr - Deverry 07 - A Time Of War" - читать интересную книгу автора (Kerr Katherine)

тАШNever, never,тАЩ Jahdo stammered. тАШI be truly sorry. I were just so surprised.тАЩ

тАШNo doubt. But youтАЩre an ill-mannered little cub nonetheless.тАЩ

тАШI am, sir, truly, and IтАЩll try to learn better.тАЩ

тАШIli-mannered and cowardly to boot.тАЩ The Gel daтАЩThae paused, sniffing the air. тАШHuh. I sense a man
carrying you. Are you the ladтАЩs father?тАЩ

тАШI am,тАЩ Lael said, and his voice was steady and cold. тАШAnd IтАЩll speak for him. He be no coward, sir. He
be shamed that he might have wounded your feelings.тАЩ

тАШI"he Gel daтАЩThae grunted, tucked his staff under one arm, and reached out an enormous hand to pat the
side of LaelтАЩs face. He reached higher, found jahdoтАЩs arm and patted that, then took his hand away and
smelt his own palm.

тАШHuh, sure enough, I sense no fear on the lad, but by all the gods and demons, as well, the pair of you
stink of ferrets!тАЩ

тАШSo we do, no doubt. YouтАЩve got a keen nose.тАЩ

тАШHah! I may be blind, but a man would have to be dead to miss that scent.тАЩ He seemed to be smiling,
pulling thin lips back from his fangs. тАШWell, a good day to you both and your weasel friends as well.тАЩ

With a whistle to the huge horse, the Gel daтАЩThae walked off, tapping his way with the staff as he
followed the jingling of the caravan along the curve of the lake, where a grassy stretch of shore was set
aside for travelling merchants. Lael swung Jahdo down with a grunt.

тАШYouтАЩd best mind your mouth after this, lad. You always did have a cursed big one.тАЩ

тАШI know, Da, and I truly truly be sorry.тАЩ

тАШNo doubt. But the last thing we do want is to give insult to one of the Horsekin. ThatтАЩs all they need,
one word for a thin excuse, and they cry war. I hate to see one of them here for just that reason. If that
bard goes taking offence, weтАЩll have his clan riding at the head of an army to siege us.тАЩ

тАШHow do you know heтАЩs a bard?тАЩ

тАШBecause his eyes are gone. ThatтАЩs what they do, when they decide one of their boy-children has the
voice to make a bard. They do scoop his eyes right out with the point of a knife, because they do think it
make his singing sweeter.тАЩ

Jahdo nearly gagged. He turned sharply away, found himself staring up at Councilman Verrarc, and felt
the blood drain from his face in a wave of cold fear.

тАШSomewhat wrong, lad?тАЩ VerrarcтАЩs voice was mild, but his stare was sharp and cold. тАШYou look
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