Ведьмак: Кровь эльфов

           Hmm…aeschna…Itrulydonotknowwhichspeciesyouhaveinmind-"

           "I’mthinkingofabumpyandrough-skinnedmonsterfouryardsinlengthresemblingastumpovergrownwithalgaeandwithtenpawsandjawslikecut-saws."

           "Thedescriptionleavesalottobedesiredasregardsscientificprecision.CoulditbeoneofthespeciesoftheHyphydridaefamily?"

           "Idon’texcludethepossibility,"sighedGeralt."Theaeschna,asfarasIknow,belongstoanexceptionallynastyfamilyforwhichnonamecanbeabusive.Thethingis,MasterTutor,thatapparentlyamemberofthisunsympatheticclanattackedtheCompany’sbargetwoweeksago.Here,ontheDelta,notfarfromwhereweare."

           "Hewhosaysthis"–LinusPittgaveascreechinglaugh–"iseitheranignoramusoraliar.Nothinglikethatcouldhavehappened.IknowthefaunaoftheDeltaverywell.ThefamilyHyphydridaedoesnotappearhereatall.Nordoanyotherquitesodangerouspredatoryspecies.Theconsiderablesalinityandatypicalchemicalcompositionofthewater,especiallyduringhightide-"

           "Duringhightide,"interruptedGeralt,"whentheincomingtidewavepassestheNovigradcanals,thereisnowater–tousethewordprecisely–intheDeltaatall.Thereisaliquidmadeupofexcrement,soapsuds,oilanddeadrats."

           "Unfortunately,unfortunately."TheMasterTutorgrewsad.