"Xanth 18 - Geis Of The Gargoyle" - читать интересную книгу автора (Xanth)

"Then we'll have to eat you."

"Just because we don't have something you want?" he
asked incredulously.

"I'm a real bitch," she reminded him.

"Then we'll just have to fight you," Gary said with re-
gret, for he was a peaceful creature. "Have you ever been
chomped by stone teeth?"

Dogma reconsidered. "I'm really not dogmatic. Just
what kind of a monster are you?" she demanded.

"I'm a gargoyle. I purify the water coming along this
river, but I'm trying to find a better way to do it."

"Doggone it," she complained. "Why didn't you say so?
We thought you were pretending to be a dog."

"Why would anyone want to be a dog?" Mentia de-
manded.

Dogma turned to the others. "Let them go, dogfaces,"
she growled. "We don't have a problem with gargoyles,
and we don't want our river to get spoiled. The swans
would go away."

The dogs looked disgusted, but gave way, and the two
moved on down the river channel. But they had hardly
cleared the dog region before they encountered worse.

"More dogs?" Gary asked, seeing the creatures ap-
proaching.

"No. Wolves."

"What's the difference? Aren't wolves just wild dogs?"

"Not in Xanth."

They stopped as the wolves closed in. "What do you
creatures want?" Gary demanded. He was getting impa-
tient with these delays; at this rate it would be hard to ac-
complish his business with the Good Magician and return
before nightfall.

"We are the Wolf clan," the lead female said, changing
to human form. "I am Virginia Wolf."