"Jane Yolen - Pit Dragon 02 - Heart's Blood" - читать интересную книгу автора (Yolen Jane)

THE SECOND TIME she had come during the day when Jakkin had taken HeartтАЩs Blood for a run and
a day of training. The dragon was often restless if he left her confined too long in the barn. She needed to
fly in great wheeling arcs over the oasis. And Jakkin always felt he had passed some kind of important
test each time the dragon returned to his side.

It was HeartтАЩs Blood who had first sensed AkkiтАЩs approach, casting a gold silhouette in JakkinтАЩs mind.
He recognized it immediately as Akki, though it was many minutes more before she actually came into
view. тАЬHow do you know when I am going to be here?тАЭ he asked.

тАЬI donтАЩt. Sometimes I come when you arenтАЩt here,тАЭ she said. тАЬAnd I lie down by the pool and remember.
Or forget.тАЭ

He wanted to ask, тАЬRemember what? Forget what?тАЭ But he didnтАЩt. Instead, he lay down in the sand with
his head resting on the dragonтАЩs flank. Akki sat beside him. They held hands. That was the day they
hardly spoke at all.

chapter 3



THE LAST TIME he had seen Akki was a night when he had come out to the oasis to sit and think and
be by himself. He had been worrying about an approaching fight and his nervousness had communicated
itself to HeartтАЩs Blood. So he had come alone, expecting no one.

It had been a night of many breezes, and the swirling patterns of sand had changed over and over, a
kaleidoscope whose pieces were shaken by the winds.

Jakkin had been sitting by the shelter with his eyes closed when suddenly he felt Akki by his side. She
had moved up close to him without warning, putting her hands on either side of his face. Her palms felt as
hot as dragonтАЩs blood on his cheeks.

She pulled him toward her and kissed him slowly, gently. She seemed to know what she was doing and
he let himself almost drown in the sweetness of her kiss. Then she pulled away suddenly and said, тАЬI have
to go away. Really go away this time.тАЭ

He had laughed nervously, saying, тАЬYou canтАЩt, you know. You belong here. With me. Your father gave
you to me. He said you needed a master.тАЭ

She stood up. тАЬYouтАЩre such a boy, sometimes, Jakkin Stewart. Such a child. And so is he.тАЭ She turned
and walked away.

Jakkin had scrambled up after her, but she had run from him across the sand. He tried to follow her and
suddenly heard the roar of a truck engine ahead of him. All he found were deep tire ruts in the sand.
chapter 4



JAKKIN CAME UPON the oasis and listened, stroking the bond bag he still wore around his neck. It