"Elizabeth Vaughan - Chronicles Of The Warlands 01 - Warprize" - читать интересную книгу автора (Vaughan Elizabeth)

Taking a deep breath, I put the mug to my lips and sipped.

Once again the tent exploded in laughter as my face screwed up in disgust. I managed to swallow, but it
was a near thing. The liquid was hot, thick and bitter.

Joden patted me on the back as the rest of the tent started to share in the pot and make plans for another
one. тАЬMost prefer it with some milk and honey to take away the bitter.тАЭ

тАЬYes! ThatтАЩs right.тАЭ I looked around for my other purchases. тАЬKier told me that. So I brought some with
me.тАЭ

The silence in the tent was immediate and thick. I froze under all those eyes drilling into me. And a voice,
thin and weak, arose from the pallet that lay beside me.

тАЬKier? You spoke to Kier?тАЭ Simus struggled to sit up.

Joden and Prest reached out and pushed him down. I handed the milk and the honey to Rafe, who took
it without comment. I turned back to Simus.

тАЬI met a man in the market this morning who told me that the kavage was taken with milk or honey.тАЭ I
was suddenly very thankful that there were two guards inside the tent with me. Two guards that were
looking very nervous. One caught my eye and I gave him a smile. They relaxed a little.

Joden made a gesture, and the rest of the tent started to break up, talking and drinking from their mugs.
He helped Simus to sit up and Rafe came over to help. He brought with him a mug, and SimusтАЩs hand
emerged from the blankets, weak and shaky, but latched onto the mug like a desperate man.

Joden looked at me. тАЬA man with eyes like blue flames?тАЭ I nodded. тАЬDid he send any message?тАЭ

I returned the gaze. тАЬHe wanted to. I refused.тАЭ

JodenтАЩs eyes narrowed. Simus watched me over the brim of his mug as Rafe helped him drink from it.

I did not back down. тАЬI am a healer of any in need of my services. But I am not aтАжтАЭ I could not think of
the word for тАШtraitorтАЩ. тАЬI am not an oath-breaker. I have an oath as a healer, but also to my king. Any
rescue attempt this Kier tries will be without my aid.тАЭ

The minute my mouth closed, I winced. Joden, Rafe, and Simus relaxed, I could feel the tension leave
them when they heard my words. I had probably just delivered the very message Kier wanted them to
have anyway. I flushed again.

Simus sighed. тАЬThis kavage is terrible. Who made it?тАЭ

Rafe coughed.

тАЬI should have known.тАЭ He looked up at Joden. тАЬHow long?тАЭ
тАЬTwo days.тАЭ Joden replied. тАЬYou were brought in with a bad wound and fever.тАЭ Simus raised an
eyebrow at that, and gave Joden a long look. Joden looked away, as if ashamed, but continued on. тАЬ
Lara here treated you, and the wound does well. I do not think you will lose the leg.тАЭ