Ведьмак: Кровь эльфов
Chapter 1
"You’reblowingthesamehornasNilfgaardbecauseNilfgaardisalsoshoutingaboutequality,promisingyouareturntotheoldorderassoonaswe’vebeenconqueredandthey’vescythedusofftheselands.That’sthesortofunity,thesortofequalityyou’redreamingof,thesortyou’retalkingaboutandtrumpeting!Nilfgaardpaysyougoldtodoit!Andit’shardlysurprisingyouloveeachothersomuch,theNilfgaardiansbeinganelvenrace—"
"Nonsense,"theelfsaidcoldly."Youtalkrubbish,sirknight.You’reclearlyblindedbyracism.TheNilfgaardiansarehuman,justlikeyou."
"That’sanoutrightlie!They’redescendedfromtheBlackSeidheandeveryoneknowsit!Elvenbloodflowsthroughtheirveins!Thebloodofelves!"
"Andwhatflowsthroughyours?"Theelfsmiledderisively."We’vebeencombiningourbloodforgenerations,forcenturies,yourraceandmine,anddoingsoquitesuccessfully–fortunatelyorunfortunately,Idon’tknow.Youstartedpersecutingmixedrelationshipslessthanaquarterofacenturyagoand,incidentally,notverysuccessfully.Soshowmeahumannowwhohasn’tadashofSeidheIchaer,thebloodoftheElderRace."
Vilibertvisiblyturnedred.VeraLoewenhauptalsoflushed.WizardRadcliffebowedhisheadandcoughed.And,mostinterestingly,thebeautifulelfintheerminetoqueblushedtoo.
"WeareallchildrenofMotherEarth."Thegrey-haireddruid’svoiceresoundedinthesilence."WearechildrenofMotherNature.
