Ведьмак: Кровь эльфов
Chapter 5
Thecostofthewitcherisincludedinthepriceofthetrip,right?"
"Well,thatcertainlyistrue,"sighedtheskipper."Thecompanywon’tloseout.Iknowthemwell.ThisisthefifthyearIsailtheDeltaforthemfromFoamtoNovigrad,fromNovigradtoFoam.
Well,towork,witcher,sir.YougoonleaningagainstthesideandI’llgoforastrollfromprowtostern."
Themistthinnedalittle.Geraltextractedanotherletterfromhisbag,onehehadrecentlyreceivedfromastrangecourier.Hehadalreadyreaditaboutthirtytimes.
Dearfriend…
Thewitchersworequietly,lookingatthesharp,angular,evenrunesdrawnwithenergeticsweepsofthepen,faultlesslyreflectingtheauthor’smood.Hefeltonceagainthedesiretotrytobitehisownbacksideinfury.Whenhewaswritingtotheenchantressamonthagohehadspenttwonightsinarowcontemplatinghowbesttobegin.Finally,hehaddecidedon"Dearfriend’.Nowhehadhisjustdeserts.
Dearfriend,yourunexpectedletter–whichIreceivednotquitethreeyearsafterwelastsaweachother–hasgivenmemuchjoy.Myjoyisallthegreaterasvariousrumourshavebeencirculatingaboutyoursuddenandviolentdeath.Itisagoodthingthatyouhavedecidedtodisclaimthembywritingtome;itisagoodthing,too,thatyouaredoingsososoon.Fromyourletteritappearsthatyouhavelivedapeaceful,wonderfullyboringlife,devoidofallsensation.
