Ведьмак: Кровь эльфов
Chapter 1
Anyonewho’sbeentoCintracanconfirmthat!"
"AndIsayshewaskilledinthestreetstryingtoescape,"declaredthered-hairedman."IknowbecausealthoughI’mnotfromCintraIservedintheEarlofSkellige’stroopsupportingCintraduringthewar.Aseveryoneknows,EistTuirseach,theKingofCintra,comesfromtheSkelligeIsles.Hewastheearl’suncle.Ifoughtintheearl’stroopatMarnadalandCintraandlater,afterthedefeat,atSodden—"
"Yetanotherveteran,"SheldonSkaggssnarledtothedwarvescrowdedaroundhim."Allheroesandwarriors.Hey,folks!Isthereatleastoneofyououttherewhodidn’tfightatMarnadalorSodden?"
"Thatdigisoutofplace,Skaggs,"thetallelfreproachedhim,puttinghisarmaroundthebeautywearingthetoqueinawayintendedtodispelanylingeringdoubtsamongstheradmirers."Don’timagineyouweretheonlyonetofightatSodden.Itookpartinthebattleaswell."
"Onwhoseside,Iwonder,"BaronVilibertsaidtoRadcliffeinahighlyaudiblewhisperwhichtheelfignoredentirely.
"Aseveryoneknows,"hecontinued,sparingneitherthebaronnorthewizardsomuchasaglance,"overahundredthousandwarriorsstoodonthefieldduringthesecondbattleofSoddenHill,andofthoseatleastthirtythousandweremaimedorkilled.MasterDandilionshouldbethankedforimmortalisingthisfamous,terriblebattleinoneofhisballads.InboththelyricsandmelodyofhisworkIheardnotanexaltationbutawarning.
