Волхв

Chapter 78

           "Istopped;turnedwithagranite-hardface.Shecametowardsme,stoppedtwoorthreeyardsaway.Shewasn’tacting;shewasgoingbacktoAustralia;ortosomeAustraliaofthemind,theemotions,tolive,withoutme.Yetshecouldnotletmego.Eleutheria.Herturntoknow.ThenIwenton.Fifteen,twentyyards.Iclosedmyeyes.Prayed.Herhandonmyarm.Iturnedagain.Hereyeswerewounded,outraged;Iwasmorethaneverimpossible.Butalsosomedelayshewastryingtomake.Somecompromise.Isnatchedmyselffree,ofbothhandandeyes.Ihitherbeforeshecouldspeak.Iffickedmyarmout,helditthesmallestfractionofasecond,thenbroughtitdownsidewaysashardasIcould;sosurethatshewouldtwistherheadaside.Butinthatsmallestfractionofawarningsecondshefinallydecided;anddecisionwasthesavagebutunavoidedslapknockinghersideways.Evensoherhandflashedupinstinctively,andhereyesblinkedwithshock.Pain.Westaredwildlyateachotherforamoment.Notinlove.Noname,noname,butunabletowearmasks.Sherecoveredfirst.BehindherIcouldseepeoplestoppedonthepath.Amanstoodupfromhisseat.TheIndiansatandwatched.Herhandwasoverthesideofherface,shieldingitaswellassoothingit.Hereyeswerewet,perhapswiththepain.Butshewasslowlysmiling.Thatarchaicsmile,hervariantoftheirs,steadier,braver,farlessimplacable,withoutmaliceorarrogance,yetstillthatsmile.Mockinglove,yetmakingit

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