Ведьмак: Кровь эльфов
Chapter 1
SoIrepeat:offerpraiseandeverlastingrenowntothispoetforhisballad,whichmay,perhaps,preventatragedyashorrificasthiscruelandunnecessarywarfromoccurringinthefuture."
"Indeed,"saidBaronVilibert,lookingdefiantlyattheelf."Youhavereadsomeveryinterestingthingsintothisballad,honouredsir.Anunnecessarywar,yousay?You’dliketoavoidsuchatragedyinthefuture,wouldyou?ArewetounderstandthatiftheNilfgaardiansweretoattackusagainyouwouldadvisethatwecapitulate?HumblyaccepttheNilfgaardianyoke?"
"Lifeisapricelessgiftandshouldbeprotected,"theelfrepliedcoldly."Nothingjustifieswide-scaleslaughterandsacrificeoflife,whichiswhatthebattlesatSoddenwere–boththebattlelostandthebattlewon.Bothofthemcostthehumansthousandsoflives.Andwiththem,youlostunimaginablepotential—"
"Elvenprattle!"snarledSheldonSkaggs."Dim-wittedrubbish!Itwasthepricethathadtobepaidtoallowotherstolivedecently,inpeace,insteadofbeingchained,blinded,whippedandforcedtoworkinsaltandsulphurmines.Thosewhodiedaheroicdeath,thosewhowillnow,thankstoDandilion,liveonforeverinourmemories,taughtustodefendourownhomes.Singyourballads,Dandilion,singthemtoeveryone.Yourlessonwon’tgotowaste,andit’llcomeinhandy,you’llsee!Because,markmywords,Nilfgaardwillattackusagain.
