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

named for his eyes, which never changed from puppy blue to the more usual yellow-brown. For a time,
the wolves had thought his vision damaged and had philosophically accepted that he would be among
those pups who did not survive their first year.

Blind Seer had surprised them all by demonstrating evidence of sight as sharp as any wolfs. His baby fur
had grown out into a classic grey coat shading to ghostly silver at the tips and touched with reddish
brown around his face. Content to remain with the pack his first two summers, this spring he was
showing restlessness.

Firekeeper knew that the Ones fully expected Blind Seer to disperse this spring, seeking territory and
perhaps a mate of his own. The knowledge had saddened her, since Blind Seer had been one of her
favorites since he was a pup. Perhaps the fact that he, like her, was marked by a difference had drawn
her to him. Perhaps it was that he had never lost a puppyish curiosity about what lay over the next hill.

Now she must face that, different as he seemed, Blind Seer belonged to the way of the wolf in a fashion
that she never could. He would follow it and she would go on, as ever, somewhat apart from those she
loved best.

The thought sobered her mind even as her long dayтАЩs journey had made her limbs weary. She was glad
that Blind Seer had enough to say for them both.

тАЬThe two-legs crossed through the gap today,тАЭ he reported, leading her to a sheltered place where she
might kindle a fire and soften the rabbit he had caught for her over the flames. тАЬWhat a trial they had of
it!тАЭ

тАЬTell,тАЭ she prompted. тАЬCan we look at them tonight?тАЭ

тАЬBetter if not,тАЭ he said. тАЬThey have gathered themselves into a circle and they have beasts with them who
grow nervous when I close. They have a creature with them, a bitch, but of a breed IтАЩve never dreamed
existed!тАЭ

тАЬOh?тАЭ

тАЬSmaller even than the Cousins,тАЭ Blind Seer said, chewing on the rabbit fur and viscera she had tossed to
him. тАЬHer fur is lighter than even the One FemaleтАЩs: white as a rabbitтАЩs winter coat, but spotted fawn-like
with fox-red. She is a weird parody of wolf or fox, but thereтАЩs no doubt that she knows when I prowl
about.тАЭ

тАЬIтАЩd like to see this creature.тАЭ

тАЬNot tonight. If you wish to study the two-legs, it is best that we do not spook them while they are
weary.тАЭ

тАЬWeary from crossing the gap,тАЭ Firekeeper asked, тАЬor do they sleep as birds do, simply because the sun
has set?тАЭ

тАЬWeary from the crossing,тАЭ Blind Seer replied. тАЬEven before dawn, they started taking down their dens,
making their food. They sear their meat as you do, over fire, but take much more time about it.тАЭ

Firekeeper cut off a haunch of still pink rabbit meat and began eating, leaving the rest over the fire.