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           The"oafturnedouttobeashort,thinmanofuncertainage,dressedinalarge,woollenandnone-too-cleancloakpinnedinplacewithacircularbrassbroach.Itspin,clearlylost,hadbeenreplacedbyacrookednailwithaflattenedhead.Themanapproached,clearedhisthroatandsquintedwithhismyopiceyes.

           "Hmm…DoIhavethepleasureofspeakingtoGeraltofRivia,thewitcher?"

           "Yes,sir.Youdo."

           "Allowmetointroducemyself.IamLinusPitt,MasterTutorandLecturerinNaturalHistoryattheOxenfurtAcademy."

           "Myverygreatpleasure"

           "Hmm…I’vebeentoldthatyou,sir,areoncommissionfromtheMalatiusandGrockCompanytoprotectthistransport.Apparentlyfromthedangerofsomemonsterattack.Iwonderwhatthis"monster"couldbe."

           "Iwondermyself."Thewitcherleanedagainsttheship’sside,gazingatthedarkoutlineofthemarshymeadowsontheTemerianriverbankloominginthemist."AndhavecometotheconclusionthatIhavemostlikelybeenhiredasaprecautionagainstanattackfromaScoia’taelcommandoforcesaidtoberoamingthevicinity.ThisismysixthjourneybetweenFoamandNovigradandnoaeschnahasshownitself-"

           "Aeschna?That’ssomekindofcommonname.Iwouldratheryouusedthescientificterminology.