"Jane Lindskold - Firekeeper Saga 1 - Through Wolf's Eyes" - читать интересную книгу автора (Lindskold Jane)

тАЬDoc, do you think weтАЩll find the prince? Honestly?тАЭ

Jared shook his head, but his words belied the gesture. тАЬWeтАЩll find somethingтАФthe earl insists.тАЭ
Later, almost too tired to sleep, dismissed from guard duty for this night, Derian lay in the tent he shared
with Ox and listened to the night sounds above the other manтАЩs breathing. Deep in his heart, he began to
suspect that they would find no one. Nothing in the surrounding wilderness spoke with a human voice.

A howl sounded and was answered by a chorus which continued even as Derian slipped into exhausted
rest.


Firekeeper swallowed a hurried meal of lightly grilled brook trout while listening to the OnesтАЩ parting
advice.

тАЬWe have sent the pack ahead to hunt for you,тАЭ the One Female said, her silver fur glinting in the morning
light. тАЬThis way you will not be delayed along the trail.тАЭ

тАЬBut, Mother,тАЭ the young woman protested, тАЬyou and the pups will go hungry!тАЭ

тАЬThe One Male will hunt for us,тАЭ the One Female reassured her, тАЬand we have kept the Whiner near to
mind the pups so I can hunt as well. If you are worried about us, remember, the faster you make your
trail, the faster the others can return.тАЭ

Firekeeper nodded.

тАЬBlind Seer waits where the two-legs are,тАЭ the One Male added. тАЬHe learned of their coming from a
Cousin wolf who came in panic before them. Blind Seer crossed through the gap to watch the two-legsтАЩ
coming and send word ahead. He will remain with you. The falcon should be with him, though by now
she may have departed to report to the Mothers of her aerie.тАЭ

тАЬGood.тАЭ

The young woman dropped to her knees to rub her face in each puppyтАЩs fuzzy coat. They looked more
like little bears now than wolves: muzzles short, ears small and round. Their blue eyes were still cloudy.

тАЬIтАЩll miss you all,тАЭ she said, embracing the Ones and punching the Whiner, who had emerged from behind
a rock, lightly on one shoulder.

тАЬSing your news,тАЭ the One Male reminded her, тАЬand it will reach our ears.тАЭ

Firekeeper promised to do so. Then, after extinguishing her fire, she departed. As morning passed into
bright daylight, daylight into afternoon, noon into evening, she ran east, her gait the steady mile-eating jog
of a wolf. When she grew tired, she slowed, walking a hundred paces, jogging a hundred. When even
this became onerous, she climbed into the boughs of some spreading forest giant, an oak or maple by
choice, and napped.

As promised, her brothers and sisters met her along the way, telling her how winter had reshaped the
trails, feeding her if she was hungry, showing her the closest fresh water.

By night, she had met up with Blind Seer. This young, powerful male, some three years old, had been