Волхв

Chapter 29

           Suddenlytherewasanewsound,evenstranger,ofawomanoraboy,Icouldn’ttell,callingfromwherethetrackoutofBouranidisappearedintothetrees.Itwasachantedsound,atriphthonghauntinglyprolonged,anechoofthehorn’secho.Eia.Eia.Themandroppedhisarmandturnedandwentapaceortwotothenorth.Isawhimraisehisyard-longhorn,anarrowcrescentwithaflaredend.Hecalledback;andtheothercallcamebackatonce,sothattheechoesofthetwocallsintermingled.Eia.Eia.LikethemanIwaswatchingthetreestothenorth,thedarktunnelwherethetrackdisappeared.Arunninggirlappeared;andIthoughtatfirstbytheapparentwhitenessofherskinthetorchdidnotshifttoherthatshewasalsonaked.Ithoughttoo,withincreasingshock,thatitwasLily.Ifshehadgoneveryquicklyroundthebackofthehouse…butthenIcoulddistinguishawhitechiton,anddarkhair.Awig?Thegirlhadaslimbody,therightheight.Sherantowardsthesea,betweenApolloandmyselfontheterrace.Thenathirdfigureappearedbehindher.Anotherman,runningfromoutofthedarktunnelthroughthetrees.Thegirlwasbeingchased.Iflashedalookround.Conchissatexactlyasbefore,asifhedisapprovedsternlyofthisinterruption.Thenymph-girlranthroughthebeamoflightthatshoneonApolloandhadalmostreachedtheseawardsideoftheclearingwhenseveralthingshappened.Apolloblewhishornagain,butthistimeitwasasinglewildnote,sustainedthenabruptlyended.

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