Ведьмак: Кровь эльфов
Chapter 5
MotherNenneketoldmetoendwithPraisebetoGreatMelitele,mayherblessingandfavouralwaysgowithyou.Andmaynothinghappentoyou.Ciri
I’dliketogotoEllander,hethought,puttingawaytheletter.Butit’sdangerous.Imightleadthemto-Theselettershavegottoend.Nennekemakesuseoftemplemailbutstill…Damnit,it’stoorisky.
"Hmmm…Hmm…"
"Whatnow,Boatbug?We’vepassedCraneIslet."
"Andwithoutincident,thankthegods,"sighedtheskipper."Ha,Geralt,Iseethisisgoingtobeanotherpeacefultrip.Anymomentnowthemistisgoingtoclearandwhenthesunpeepsthrough,thefearisover.Themonsterwon’tshowitselfinthesunlight."
"Thatwon’tworrymeintheleast."
"SoIshouldthink."Boatbugsmiledwryly."Thecompanypaysyoubythetrip.Regardlesswhethersomethinghappensornotapennyfallsintoyourpouch,doesn’tit?"
"Youaskasifyoudidn’tknow.Whatisthisenvytalking?ThatIearnmoneystandingleaningagainsttheside,watchingthelapwings?Andwhatdoyougetpaidfor?Thesamething.Forbeingonboard.Wheneverythingisgoingsmoothlyyouhaven’tgotanythingtodo.Youstrollfromprowtostern,grinningatthewomenortryingtoenticemerchantstohaveadrink.I’vebeenhiredtobeonboardtoo.Justincase.Thetransportissafebecauseawitcherisonboard.
