Ведьмак: Кровь эльфов
Chapter 4
RemembertheburgomasterfromBanArd.Hewasahalf-elfwhourgedpeaceandcooperation.Hewaskilledbyanassassin’sarrow."
"Aimed,nodoubt,byaneighbour,somehalflingordwarfwhoalsofeignedloyalty,"scoffedtheknight."Ifyouaskme,noneofthemareloyal!Everyoneofthem-Heythere!Whoareyou?"
Geraltlookedaround.Ciristoodrightbehindhimcastingherhugeemeraldeyesovereveryone.Asfarastheabilitytomovenoiselesslywasconcerned,shehadclearlymadeenormousprogress.
"She’swithme,"heexplained.
"Hmmm…"TheknightmeasuredCiriwithhiseyesthenturnedbacktothemerchantwiththenobleface,evidentlyconsideringhimthemostseriouspartnerinthediscussion."Yes,sir,donottalktomeaboutloyalnon-humans.Theyareallourenemies,it’sjustthatsomearebetterthanothersatpretendingotherwise.Halfiings,dwarvesandgnomeshavelivedamongstusforcenturies–insomesortofharmony,itwouldseem.Butitsufficedfortheelvestolifttheirheads,andalltheothersgrabbedtheirweaponsandtookto
thewoodstoo.Itellyou,itwasamistaketotoleratethefreeelvesanddryads,withtheirforestsandtheirmountainenclaves.Itwasn’tenoughforthem,andnowthey’reyelling:"It’sourworld!Begone,strangers!".Bythegods,we’llshowthemwhowillbegone,andofwhichraceeventheslightesttraceswillbewipedaway.
