Ведьмак: Кровь эльфов

           "Faster,Ciri!Lunge,attack,dodge!Half-pirouette,thrust,dodge!Balance!Balancewithyourleftarmoryou’llfallfromthecomb!Andyou’llhurtyour...womanlyattributes!"

           "What?"

           "Nothing.Aren’tyoutired?We’lltakeabreak,ifyoulike."

           "No,Lambert!Icangoon.I’mnotthatweak,youknow.ShallItryjumpingovereveryotherpost?"

           "Don’tyoudare!YoumightfallandthenMerigoldwilltearmy—myheadoff."

           "Iwon’tfall!"

           "I’vetoldyouonceandI’mnotgoingtosayitagain.Don’tshowoff!Steadyonyourlegs!Andbreathe,Ciri,breathe!You’repantinglikeadyingmammoth!"

           "That’snottrue!"

           "Don’tsqueal.Practise!Attack,dodge!Parry!Half-pirouette!Parry,fullpirouette!Steadierontheposts,damnit!Don’twobble!Lunge,thrust!Faster!Half-pirouette!Jumpandcut!That’sit!Verygood!"

           "Really?Wasthatreallyverygood,Lambert?"

           "Whosaidso?"

           "Youdid!Amomentago!"

           "Slipofthetongue.Attack!Half-pirouette!Dodge!Andagain!Ciri,wherewastheparry?HowmanytimesdoIhavetotellyou?Afteryoudodgeyoualwaysparry,deliverablowwiththebladetoprotectyourheadandshoulders!Always!"

           "EvenwhenI’monlyfightingoneopponent?"

           "Youneverknowwhatyou’refighting.Youneverknowwhat’shappeningbehindyou.Youalwayshavetocoveryourself.Footandswordwork!It’sgottobeareflex.Reflex,understand?Youmustn’tforgetthat.Youforgetitinarealfightandyou’refinished.