Ведьмак: Кровь эльфов
Chapter 4
Thewagon-manhunginertlyfromtheboxandYannickBrassstoodnexttohim,barelykeepinghisbalance.Withonehandhewieldedthereins,withtheotherhewascuttinghimselfawayfromtwoelvesgallopingoneateachsideofthewagon.AthirdScoia’tael,keepingupwiththeharnessedhorses,wasshootingarrowafterarrowintotheirsides.
"Jump!"yelledYarpen,shoutingoverthenoise."Jump.Yannick!"
CirisawGeraltcatchupwiththespeedingwagonandwithashort,spareslashofhisswordswipeoneoftheelvesfromhissaddlewhileWenck,ridingupontheoppositeside,hewedattheother,theelfshootingthehorses.Yannickthrewthereinsdownandjumpedoff–straightunderthethirdScoia’tael’shorse.Theelfstoodinhisstirrupsandslashedathimwithhissword.Thedwarffell.Atthatmomenttheflamingwagoncrashedintothose
stillfighting,partingandscatteringthem.CiribarelymanagedtopullTrissoutfrombeneaththecrazedhorses"hoovesatthelastmoment.Theswingle-treetoreawaywithacrack,thewagonleapedintotheair,lostawheelandoverturned,scatteringitsloadandsmoulderingboardseverywhere.
CiridraggedtheenchantressunderYarpen’soverturnedwagon.PaulieDahlberg,whosuddenlyfoundhimselfnexttoher,helped,whileGeraltcoveredthemboth,shovingRoachbetweenthemandthechargingScoia’tael.Allaroundthewagon,battleseethed:Ciriheardshouting,bladesclashing,horsessnorting,hoovesclattering.
