Ведьмак: Кровь эльфов

           We’veknownthisfortwohundredyearsandwe’vebeenworkingtowardsitforoverahundred.YouwanttoknowwhyIenteredKingHenselt’sservice,whyImadesuchadecision?Ican’tallowallthatworktogotowaste.Foroverahundredyearswe’vebeentryingtocometotermswiththehumans.Thehalflings,gnomes,us,eventheelves–I’mnottalkingaboutrusalkas,nymphsandsylphs,they’vealwaysbeensavages,evenwhenyouweren’there.Damnitall,ittookahundredyearsbut,somehoworother,wemanagedtoliveacommonlife,nexttoeachother,together.Wemanagedtopartiallyconvincehumansthatwe’renotsoverydifferent-"

           "We’renotdifferentatall,Yarpen."

           Thedwarfturnedabruptly.

           "We’renotdifferentatall,"repeatedCiri."Afterall,youthinkandfeellikeGeralt.Andlike…likeIdo.Weeatthesamethings,fromthesamepot.YouhelpTrissandsodoI.YouhadagrandmotherandIhadagrandmother…MygrandmotherwaskilledbytheNilfgaardians.InCintra."

           Andminebythehumans,"thedwarfsaidwithsomeeffort."InBrugge.Duringthepogrom."

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           "Riders!"shoutedoneofWenck’sadvanceguards."Ridersahead!"

           ThecommissartrotteduptoYarpen’swagonandGeraltapproachedfromtheotherside.

           "Getintheback,Ciri,"hesaidbrusquely."Getofftheboxandgetintheback!StaywithTriss.