"Russell, Sean - Initiate Brother 2 - Gatherer Of Clouds" - читать интересную книгу автора (Russell Sean)

they have done little else worthy of praise. Chiba has not been so
fortunate, I am told. The many followers of Tomso in that province
have suffered terribly.

The rumor that the Uduntbara blossomed (Botahara be praised,
Sister!), is not given credence in SehЧit is a rumor all have heard
many times beforeЧand, as you predicted, the Brotherhood have
denied it. I find nothing in all the BrotherhoodТs treacherous history
as disconcerting as this denial. If an Enlightened Master walks
among us, why do they deny it? I am cold with fear over this.

Work on the Priory goes well and at less expense than we dared
hope: Botahara watches over us. I would inquire of your well-being,
Prioress, but I know the polite response. I, too, am well enough to
serve His Purpose.

May Botahara chant your name, Sister Yasuko

I

Two

Distant hills rise up Through an ocean of Wind tattered cloud

Peaks become islands

In a chaos of pale crested seas

The erratic spatter of snow-melt on the undergrowth seemed to
grow progressively louder. Lord Koma-wara tugged at the reins
and moved his mare another twenty paces into the mist, stopped,
and listened for the hundredth time.

Deep in the mist that had hung for days in the Jai Lung Hills it was
impossible to determine the origin of sounds. They echoed and
distorted and seemed to emanate from everywhere at once.

Komawara turned in a complete circle, a motion almost as slow as
Brother Shuyun practicing his meditations of movement. NothingЕ
only the suggestion of mysterious forms: to his right a twisted,
pointing limb perhaps belonging to an ancient pine; behind him, an
outcropping of rock suggesting the face of a disapproving
Mountain God.

Shifting the horse-bow to his right hand Komawara worked the
fingers, cramped from holding a notched arrow for far too long. He
returned the bow to the ready position and moved forward ten
paces more, listening.

Years had passed since Komawara had last hunted the Jai Lung