Ведьмак: Кровь эльфов

           "AndI’lllettheNovigradguardsknowsoyou’llgototheclinktogetherwithyour"Valorem"!Boratek,chargehimtothepenny!Hey,haveyouleftanythingforme?Haveyouguzzleditdowntothedregs?"

           "Sitdown,Olsen."Geraltmaderoomforhimontheropes."Stressfuljobyou’vegot,Isee."

           "Ah,I’vehadituptomyears,"sighedthecustomsofficer,thentookaswigfromtheskinandwipedhismoustache."I’m

           throwingitin,I’mgoingbacktoAedirn.I’manhonestVengerbergerwhofollowedhissisterandbrother-in-lawtoRedaniabutnowI’mgoingback.Youknowwhat,Geralt?I’msetonenlistinginthearmy.TheysayKingDemawendisrecruitingforspecialtroops.Halfayear’straininginacampandthenit’sasoldier’spay,threetimeswhatIgethere,bribesincluded.Thisburbot’stoosalty."

           "I’veheardaboutthisspecialarmy,"confirmedBoatbug."It’sgettingreadyfortheSquirrelsbecausethelegurararmycan’tdealwiththeelvencommandos.Theyparticularlywanthalf-elvestoenlist,Ihear.Butthatcampwheretheyteachthemtofightisrealhellapparently.Theyleavefifty-fifty,sometogetsoldier’spay,sometotheburialground,feetfirst."

           "Andsoitshouldbe,"saidthecustomsofficer."Thespecialarmy,skipper,isn’tjustanyoldunit.It’snotsomeshittyshield-bearerswhojustneedtobeshownwhichendofthejavelinpricks.