"Christopher Rowley - Bazil 07 - Dragon Ultimate" - читать интересную книгу автора (Rowley Christopher)

"Ah, yes, Old Caymo, the dice thrower," smiled Ribela. "A quaint and
rather wonderful deity, I always thought."

"If Caymo still rolls the dice, he has rolled some difficult numbers for
Relkin," said Lessis.

"There is a depth in Relkin, but he fears his destiny," said Bell. "He
fears that it will strip him from the life he has imagined for himself when
he completes his time in the Legions."

"He has completed it," said Lessis. "He just doesn't know it yet. Both he
and Bazil are to be retired from active duty very shortly."

"But," said Bell, "he left for Marneri three days ago. He has to stand
trial on charges stemming from plunder brought in from Eigo."

"Yes," sighed Lessis. "He remains a dragonboy at heart, no matter what
we might suspect about his origins. He must stand trial. Those charges
could not be dropped. He has admitted bringing in the gold."

"Could the trial be postponed?"

"It had already been held off for ten months. It has to go forward now."
 "We shall return to Marneri ourselves then?" wondered Selera.

"Yes, I'm sorry to have to do this to you, but you have handled this case
from the beginning. You know him pretty well by now, I'd say. You will
have to continue, at least until the crisis is past."

"Then we shall take a berth aboard Sorghum, which sails on the tide."

Lessis noted that Bell had anticipated that they would be sent to
Marneri.

"Yes, that would be a good idea." She rubbed her hands together. "You
are both to be commended for this work. A difficult task, to be sure."

The younger witches rose with palms pressed together and made deep
bows to the greatwitches, the very Queens of Birds and Mice.

When they were gone, Ribela turned back to Lessis.

"I begin to feel that we have achieved the optimum position on this
swing of our long struggle. The strategic situation has improved
enormously. We might press on to Padmasa itself."

Lessis had to agree. "The gates of Padmasa are open. With both Axoxo
and Tummuz Orgmeen in our hands, we can breach the mountains and
move onto the inner Hazog. Plus, our alliance with Czardha has borne