"Kristine Kathryn Rusch - Black Throne 01 - The Black Queen" - читать интересную книгу автора (Rusch Kristine Kathryn)

He smiled at her accusation. She was correct. He was impatient. тАЬI was trying to wait,тАЭ
he said.
тАЬTrying forces you to be impatient. You must not try. You must simply be.тАЭ
He shook his head slightly. тАЬYouтАЩve been telling me that for five years.тАЭ
тАЬAnd for five years you have not understood me.тАЭ
тАЬThen perhaps the problem is with the messenger, not the recipient.тАЭ
She smiled at him, and her eyes twinkled. The expression filled her tiny face with
wrinkles and made her look like a wizened infant. тАЬThatтАЩs the argument of the impatient.тАЭ
He shrugged. тАЬWell, weтАЩve already established that.тАЭ
She laughed, then put a hand on his arm. тАЬAre you ready for a climb?тАЭ
 тАЬI have been for years.тАЭ
тАЬNo,тАЭ she said, the smile suddenly gone. тАЬYou have not. You have wanted to go for
years. But you have not been ready.тАЭ
тАЬAnd you think I am now?тАЭ
тАЬI didnтАЩt say that either.тАЭ
He waited. Word games were part of a ShamanтАЩs business. It was canon here that
information given too easily was wasted on its hearer.
тАЬYou want to ask me,тАЭ she said, looking up at him.
тАЬI do. But IтАЩm trying to be patient.тАЭ
тАЬThat тАШtryтАЩ word again.тАЭ She sighed. тАЬAsk anyway.тАЭ
тАЬWhy are you taking me up there today?тАЭ
She looked away from him. тАЬ тАШThe hand that holds the scepter shall hold it no more,
and the man behind the throne shall reveal himself in all his glory.тАЩ Have you heard that
before?тАЭ
тАЬNo,тАЭ he said, startled. He thought he had heard all the prophecies about the Black
Throne.
тАЬFour had visits from the Powers last night. Those were the words given.тАЭ Four meant
four of the Shaman, probably those guarding the Place of Power. The Powers were the
spirits of the Fey dead who, from the planes beyond, guided the living. At least that was
how they were once explained to him. The Shaman believed that the Powers were more
than that, and that their abilities were indescribable to mere mortals.
Madot was watching him closely.
He shook his head slightly. тАЬI donтАЩt see the connection.тАЭ
тАЬShamanistic Visions are always about the Black Throne.тАЭ
тАЬI know that,тАЭ he said. тАЬBut I thought the Visions could foretell any future point from
now to a thousand years from now.тАЭ
тАЬThis wasnтАЩt a strict Vision. No one Saw events. All they heard were words. They
believe it to be a Warning.тАЭ
A shiver ran down GiftтАЩs back. But he kept his mind focused on the conversation. He
didnтАЩt want to speculate, not yet. If he had learned anything from his teachers, it had
been that speculation could dilute a message.
тАЬI still donтАЩt understand why that made you decide IтАЩm ready for my first visit to the
Place of Power.тАЭ
тАЬIt is not your readiness we are dealing with,тАЭ she said, and he knew that the тАЬweтАЭ in
that sentence did not refer to him, but to the full Shaman in the village.
тАЬThen what is it?тАЭ he asked.
тАЬYour presence.тАЭ
тАЬYou may ask me to leave?тАЭ
тАЬI didnтАЩt say that.тАЭ Her grip tightened on his arm, and she led him around the
StudentтАЩs Hut to one of the many paths that led to the steps carved into the