"Mary Stewart - The Arthurian Saga 01 - The Crystal Cave2" - читать интересную книгу автора (Stewart Mary)

"What's your name?"

"Myrddin Emrys."
"Emrys? Child of light, belonging to the gods ... ? That hardly seems
the name for a demon's whelp."
The mildness of his tone encouraged me.

"They call me Merlinus," I ventured.

"It's a Roman name for a falcon, the corwalch."

My grandfather barked, "Falcon!"

and made a sound of contempt, shooting his arm-rings till they jingled.

"A small one," I said defensively, then fell silent under my uncle's
thoughtful look.

He stroked his chin, then looked at my mother with his brows up.

"Strange choices, all of them, for a Christian household. A Roman demon,
perhaps, Ninshe put up her chin."

Perhaps.

How do I know?

It was dark.

"I thought a flash of amusement came and went in his face, but the King
swept a hand down in a violent gesture."

You see?

That's all you'll get--lies, tales of sorcery, insolence!

Get back to your work, girl, and keep your bastard out of my sight!

Now that your brother's home, we'll find a man who'll take the pair of
you from under my feet and his!

Camlach, I hope you see the sense of getting yourself a wife now, and a
son or two, since this is all I'm left with!
"" Oh, I'm for it," said Camlach easily. Their attention had lifted from
me. They were going, and neither had touched me. I unclenched my hands
and moved back softly, half a pace; another."

But you've got yourself a new queen meantime, sir, and they tell me
she's pregnant?