Ведьмак: Кровь эльфов

           Willyoudothat,Shani?"

           "Ofcourse."Themedicalstudentsmiledreadily."Justoutofcuriositytosee,closeup,thefamous-"

           "Quieter,Iaskedyou.Onlyremember:notawordtoanyone."

           Aphysician’ssecret."ShanismiledevenmorebeautifullyandDandilionwasoncemorefilledwiththedesiretofinallycomposeaballadaboutgirlslikeher–nottooprettybutnonethelessbeautiful,girlsofwhomonedreamsatnightwhenthoseofclassicalbeautyareforgottenafterfiveminutes.

           "Thankyou,Shani."

           "It’snothing,Dandilion.Seeyoulater.Takecare."Dulykissingeachother’scheeks,thebardandthemedicalstudentbrisklymovedoffinoppositedirections–shetowardsthefaculty,hetowardsThinkers"Park.

           Hepassedthemodern,gloomyFacultyofTechnologybuilding,dubbedthe"Deusexmachina"bythestudents,andturnedontoGuildensternBridge.Hedidnotgetfar.Twopeoplelurkedaroundacornerinthelane,bytheflowerbedwithabronzebustofthefirstchancelloroftheAcademy,NicodemusdeBoot.Aswasthehabitofallsnoopsintheworld,theyavoidedmeetingother’seyesand,likeallsnoopsintheworld,theyhadcoarse,palefaces.Thesetheytriedveryhardtofurnishwithanintelligentexpression,thankstowhichtheyresembleddementedmonkeys.

           "GreetingsfromDijkstra,"saidoneofthespies."We’reoff.""Likewise,"thebardrepliedimpudently."Offyougo.