Ведьмак: Кровь эльфов
Chapter 1
Lookaroundyou–thereiscrimeandsineverywhere,greed,thepursuitofprofit,quarrelsanddisagreementsarerife.Ourtraditionsaredisappearing,respectforourvaluesisfading.InsteadoflivingaccordingtoNaturewehavebeguntodestroyit.Andwhathavewegotforit?Theairispoisonedbythestinkofsmeltingfurnaces,theriversandbrooksaretaintedbyslaughterhousesandtanneries,forestsarebeingcutdownwithoutathought...Ha–justlook!–evenonthelivingbarkofsacredBleobheris,therejustabovethepoet’shead,there’safoulphrasecarvedoutwithaknife–andit’smisspelledatthat–byastupid,illiteratevandal.Whyareyousurprised?Ithadtoendbadly—"
"Yes,yes!"thefatpriestjoinedin."Cometoyoursenses,yousinners,whilethereisstilltime,becausetheangerandvengeanceofthegodshangsoveryou!RememberIthlin’soracle,thepropheticwordsdescribingthepunishmentofthegodsreservedforatribepoisonedbycrime!‘TheTimeofContemptwillcome,whenthetreewillloseitsleaves,thebudwillwither,thefruitwillrot,theseedturnbitterandtherivervalleyswillrunwithiceinsteadofwater.TheWhiteChillwillcome,andafterittheWhiteLight,andtheworldwillperishbeneathblizzards.’
