Ведьмак: Кровь эльфов

           "Nodoubtyouknowagreatdealaboutthesefantasticalaeschna,witcher?"

           "Certainlylessthanyou.Somaybeweshouldmakeuseoftheopportunity?Enlightenme,MasterTutor,expoundalittleuponyourknowledgeofaquaticpredators.I’llwillinglylisten,andthejourneywon’tseemsolong."

           "Areyoumakingfunofme?"

           "Notatall.Iwouldhonestlyliketofillinthegapsinmyeducation."

           "Hmmm…Ifyoureally…Whynot?Listenthentome.TheHyphydridaefamily,belongingtotheAmphipodaorder,includesfourspeciesknowntoscience.Twoliveexclusivelyintropicalwaters.Inourclimate,ontheotherhand,onecancomeacross–thoughveryrarelynow–thenot-so-largeHyphydralongicaudaandthesomewhatlargerHyphydramarginata.Thebiotopeofbothspeciesisstagnantwaterorwaterwhichflowsveryslowly.Thespeciesare,indeed,predatory,preferringtofeedonwarm-bloodedcreatures…1laveyouanythingtoadd?"

           "Notrightnow.I’mlisteningwithbatedbreath."

           "Yes,hmm…Mentioncanalsobefound,inthegreatbooks,ofthesubspeciesPseudohyphydra,whichlivesinthemarshywatersofAngren.However,thelearnedBumblerofAldersbergrecentlyprovedthatthisisanentirelydifferentspecies,onefromtheMordidaefamily.Itfeedsexclusivelyonfishandsmallamphibians.IthasbeennamedIchtyovoraxbumbleri."

           "Themonster’slucky,"smiledthewitcher.