Ведьмак: Кровь эльфов
Chapter 1
AndnowtheNilfgaardiansaredoingthesame,becausetheirsisastrongandunited,disciplinedandtightlyknitcountry.Andunlessyoucloseranksinthesameway,Nilfgaardwillswallowyouasapikedoesaminnow–justasthiswisedruidsaid!"
"Letthemjusttry!"DonimirofTroypuffedouthislion-emblazonedchestandshookhisswordinitsscabbard."WebeatthemhollowonSoddenHill,andwecandoitagain!"
"You’reverycocksure,"snarledSheldonSkaggs."You’veevidentlyforgotten,sirknight,thatbeforethebattleofSoddenHill,theNilfgaardhadadvancedacrossyourlandslikeanironroller,strewingthelandbetweenMarnadalandTransriverwiththecorpsesofmanyagallantfellowlikeyourself.Anditwasn’tloud-mouthedsmart-arseslikeyouwhostoppedtheNilfgaardians,buttheunitedstrengthsofTemeria,Redania,AedirnandKaedwen.Concordandunity,that’swhatstoppedthem!"
"Notjustthat,"remarkedRadcliffeinacold,resonantvoice."Notjustthat,MasterSkaggs."
Thedwarfhawkedloudly,blewhisnose,shuffledhisfeetthenbowedalittletothewizard.
"Nooneisdenyingthecontributionofyourfellowship,"hesaid."ShameonhewhodoesnotacknowledgetheheroismofthebrotherhoodofwizardsonSoddenHill.Theystoodtheirgroundbravely,shedbloodforthecommoncause,andcontributedmosteminentlytoourvictory.Dandiliondidnotforgettheminhisballad,andnorshallwe.
