Ведьмак: Кровь эльфов

           ButnotethatthesewizardsstoodunitedandloyalontheHill,andacceptedtheleadershipofVilgefortzofRoggeveenjustaswe,thewarriorsoftheFourKingdoms,acknowledgedthecommandofVizimirofRedania.It’sjustapitythissolidarityandconcordonlylastedforthedurationofthewar,because,withpeace,herewearedividedagain.VizimirandFoltestarechokingeachotherwithcustomstaxesandtradinglaws,DemawendofAedirnisbickeringwithHenseltovertheNorthernMarcheswhiletheLeagueofHengforsandtheThyssenidsofKovirdon’tgiveatoss.AndIhearthatlookingfortheoldconcordamongstthewizardsisuseless,too.Wearenotcloselyknit,wehavenodisciplineandnounity.ButNilfgaarddoes!"

           "NilfgaardisruledbyEmperorEmhyrvarEmreis,atyrantandautocratwhoenforcesobediencewithwhip,nooseandaxe!"thunderedBaronVilibert."Whatareyouproposing,sirdwarf?Howarewesupposedtocloseranks?Withsimilartyranny?Andwhichking,whichkingdom,inyouropinion,shouldsubordinatetheothers?Inwhosehandswouldyouliketoseethesceptreandknout?"

           "WhatdoIcare?"repliedSkaggswithashrug."That’sahumanaffair.Whoeveryouchosetobekingwouldn’tbeadwarfanyway."

           "Oranelf,orevenhalf-elf,"addedthetallrepresentativeoftheElderRace,hisarmstillwrappedaroundthetoque-wearingbeauty."Youevenconsiderquarter-elvesinferior—"

           "That’swhereitstings,"laughedVilibert.