"Mickey Zucker Reichert - Renshai 02 - The Western Wizard" - читать интересную книгу автора (Reichert Mickey Zucker)

The bulk of the demon darkened until it seemed less a being and more the absence of being, a dense
hole in the cosmos. "I said this."



"Who?" Trilless asked. Then, realizing she had left the question far too vague, she clarified. "Who
witnessed the Western Wizard's ceremony of passage?"



"Many birds."



The answer seemed obvious. The Western Wizard had an empathic link with birds similar to the Eastern
Wizard's connection to land animals and her own with denizens of the ocean. The Southern Wizard could
command the creatures of transition, those that lived part of their life cycle on land and part in water or
those land creatures that laid eggs. Recognizing the demon's answer as delay, Trilless pressed. "Who is
the 'one of my own' who witnessed the ceremony?"



"Carcophan."



Trilless' eyes narrowed. The response seemed unlikely. "The Southern Wizard witnessed Tokar's
ceremony of passage?" "No."



Trilless froze at the seeming contradiction, retracing her thoughts for the mistake. She rephrased the
question more carefully. "Was there a mortal or a Wizard present at the Western Wizard's ceremony of
passage who was not Tokar or his apprentice?" "Yes," the demon said, supplying nothing more. "Name
all the mortals or Wizards present at the Western Wizard's ceremony of passage."



The demon's face became manlike enough to reveal a toothy grin. "That, Lady, was not a question."
 Near-immortality had bestowed patience on Trilless. She did not allow the demon's stalling to fluster her.
"Who is the 'one of my own' who witnessed the Western Wizard's ceremony of passage? And what
makes you refer to him as 'one of my own'?"



The demon chose to answer both questions at once. "He is a Northman, Wizard. Men call him
Deathseeker. The gods use the title Kyndig." He used the Northern pronunciation Kawn-Aee, which
translated to "Skilled One." The demon's features achieved a near-human sneer. "You call him the
Golden Prince of Demons."