Ведьмак: Кровь эльфов

           "Thespieslookedateachotherthen,rootedtothespot,fixedtheireyesonanobscenewordwhichsomeonehadscribbledincharcoalontheplinthsupportingthechancellor’sbust.Dandilionsighed.

           "JustasIthought,"hesaid,adjustingtheluteonhisshoulder."SoamIgoingtobeirrevocablyforcedtoaccompanyyousomewhere,gentlemen?Toobad.Let’sgothen.Yougofirst,I’llfollow.Inthisparticularinstance,agemaygobeforebeauty."

           Dijkstra,headofKingVizimirofRedania’ssecretservice,didnotresembleaspy.Hewasfarfromthestereotypewhichdictatedthataspyshouldbeshort,thin,rat-like,andhavepiercingeyesforevercastingfurtiveglancesfrombeneathablackhood.Dijkstra,asDandilionknew,neverworehoodsandhadadecidedpreferenceforbrightcolouredclothing.Hewasalmostsevenfoottallandprobablyonlyweighedalittleundertwoquintals.Whenhecrossedhisarmsoverhischest–whichhedidwithhabitualpleasure–itlookedasiftwocachalotshadprostratedthemselvesoverawhale.Asfarashisfeatures,haircolourandcomplexionwereconcerned,helookedlikeafreshlyscrubbedpig.DandilionknewveryfewpeoplewhoseappearancewasasdeceptiveasDijkstra’s–becausethisporkygiantwhogavetheimpressionofbeingasleepy,sluggishmoron,possessed

           anexceptionallykeenmind.Andconsiderableauthority.