"Holly Lisle - World Gates 02 - Wreck of Heaven" - читать интересную книгу автора (Lisle Holly)

BirraтАФstood before her with a covered silver tray. тАЬImallin,тАЭ he said, and bowed. He turned to Molly,
his expression carefully polite. тАЬAndтАжтАЭ His voice faltered, his body went rigid, and the tray dropped to
the tabletop with a horrific crash. His hands flew to his face, he dropped to one knee, and from his
mouth erupted a keening that on Earth would have had every dog in a one-mile radius howling in
sympathy.

Seolar put a hand on BirraтАЩs shoulder, and said, тАЬEnough, man! Catch yourself in hand.тАЭ

Birra put his forehead to the floor, and said, тАЬRelieve me, my Imallin. I dare not confess what my eyes


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tell me they see. Relieve me of my postтАФI have gone mad.тАЭ

тАЬSheтАЩs real,тАЭ Seolar said. тАЬThatтАЩs why I did all this. SheтАЩs real, sheтАЩs back with us, and this time weтАЩll
keep her safe.тАЭ

Birra lifted his head just high enough that he could peer over the table. тАЬVodi?тАЭ he croaked. тАЬIs it really
you?тАЭ

Molly smiled. тАЬBirra, it is. I had a long way to come to get home, but IтАЩm here now.тАЭ

Birra looked from Molly to Seolar and back to Molly. Tears slid down his tattooed cheeks, and he
mopped them with his braids. тАЬHow?тАЭ he asked, and immediately retracted the question with a vehement
shake of his head. тАЬNo, I step above my place to ask such a thing. Oh, Vodi,тАЭ he said, тАЬI would have
sold the sun itself to bring you back to us, had it been mine. Anything you would have of me, you have
only to ask. Thank all the little gods you have found your way back.тАЭ He rose, took a deep breath, and
seemingly more composed, looked at the mess on the table. тАЬThe kitchen has more of everything,тАЭ he
told her. тАЬI will bring you food undisturbed by myтАжтАЭ He gave Seolar a doubtful look. тАЬтАжfoolishness.тАЭ

тАЬIтАЩm sorry, Birra,тАЭ Seolar said, picking up on the cue. тАЬI should have told you. But I thought you would
think me mad unless you saw her yourselfтАФand she was dressing. And then I was so excited about my
idea I forgot what a shock her presence would be to you.тАЭ

тАЬLucky it did not slay me, truth be told.тАЭ

тАЬIndeed.тАЭ Seolar had the grace to look chagrined. тАЬPerhaps you had best warn the rest of the staff before
we send for anything elseтАФIтАЩd hate to spend the rest of the night picking up dropped food and shattered
plates.тАЭ

Birra gathered up the mess and vanished down the path, and Seolar said, тАЬBy tomorrow the House and
the village will be decked in ribbons, and by the next day, all of the land, I think.тАЭ

Molly said, тАЬIt makes for quite a homecoming.тАЭ She sighed. тАЬLauren doesnтАЩt know.тАЭ

тАЬYour sister? You havenтАЩt told her?тАЭ

тАЬI woke up in the forest not far from here. I had no way to reach her or tell her. But if weтАЩre going to do