"Katherine Kerr - Deverry 08 - A Time Of Justice" - читать интересную книгу автора (Kerr Katherine)

Behind the round, gold eyes Rhodry could see the human soul of the shapechanger - he was sure of it,
irrational though it was - and feel the malice therein. All at once, he recognized her. The memory rose in
his mind like a piece of flotsam, long drowned, that a storm wave catches and brings up into the sun for
one brief moment, only to let it sink again. But he remembered remembering and knew that somehow,
against all reason, he recognized this tormented soul and knew it to be female.

The raven shrieked and dodged. Arzosah flicked her head to one side and snapped, the huge jaws
closing with a clack like a wagon gate, but the raven let herself fall away, fluttering helplessly as she
spiralled down. With a roar Arzosah dropped after. The raven twisted in mid-air and vanished. A lone
feather twirled down to the grasslands below. Arzosah flapped once, turned, and settled on the ground
nearby.

'Where did she go?' Rhodry slammed a frustrated fist into his palm. 'We almost had her.'

'Off to Evandar's country, most like. This creature has dweomer, master, power such as I've never
smelled before.тАЩ

When the dragon stretched out her neck, Rhodry slid down to the ground, then paused.
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'How can you smell dweomer?'

'It's like the air after a storm when lightning's struck, all clean and tingling but a danger-smell, too.'

'Huh. Interesting I think I smelled it myself, there for a moment '

тАШThat's your elven blood All of the People know magic in their hearts.тАЩ

Rhodry retrieved the black feather which was like a real feather in every respect save one It stretched a
good three feet long His memory taunted him. How could he recognize such a powerful creature without
putting a name or time to their meeting? With a shake of his head he ran the feather through his fingers,
felt it turn cold, seem to run like water, tingle in his hands He yelped and dropped it. On the grass lay a
long strand of raven-black hair, glistening with blue highlights in the sunlight.

'Ah,тАЩ Arzosah said 'She's turned herself back, wherever she is.тАЩ

Rhodry mouthed an oath.

'Do you want to hear a strange thing, master?'

'By all means It seems to be the day for them.тАЩ

Arzosah rumbled in her version of laughter.

'So it is, so it is But when she dropped into our world and looked at you, I could have sworn she
recognized you '