Ведьмак: Кровь эльфов
Chapter 4
Mostofthemwerelyingbycampfires,inkeepingwiththeoldsoldier’srulewhichdictatesthatyousleepwhenyoucanandgetupwhenyou’rewoken.Considerableactivitycouldbeseenthroughthethrown-opengates–therewerealotofpeopleandhorsesinsidethefort,too.Atthetopofthelittleleaninglookouttowertwosoldierswereonduty,withtheircrossbowspermanentlyattheready.Onthewornbridgetrampledbyhorses"hooves,sixpeasantcartsandtwomerchantwagonswereparked.Intheenclosure,theirheadsloweredsadlyoverthemudandmanure,stoodumpteenunyokedoxen.
"Therewasanassaultonthefort–lastnight."Thesergeantanticipatedhisquestion."Wejustgothereintimewiththerelieftroops–otherwisewe’dhavefoundnothingherebutcharredearth."
"Whowereyourattackers?Bandits?Marauders?"
Thesoldiershookhishead,spatandlookedatCiriandTriss,huddledinthesaddle.
"Comeinside,"hesaid,"yourEnchantressisgoingtofalloutofhersaddleanyminutenow.Wealreadyhavesomewoundedmenthere;onemorewon’tmakemuchdifference."
Intheyard,inanopen,roofedshelter,layseveralpeoplewiththeirwoundsdressedwithbloodiedbandages.Alittlefurther,betweenthepalisadefenceandawoodenwellwithasweep,Geralt
madeoutsixstillbodieswrappedinsackingfromwhichonlypairsoffeetinworn,dirtybootsprotruded.
"Layherthere,bythewoundedmen.
