Ведьмак: Кровь эльфов
Chapter 6
AndalsothankstothepiratesofSkellige.JarlCrachanCraite,ifyouremember,didn’tsignatrucewithNilfgaard,andregularlybitesthem,attackingandsettingfiretotheirmaritimesettlementsandfortsintheProvinces.TheNilfgaardianshavenicknamedhimTirthysMuire,SeaBoar.Theyfrightenchildrenwithhim!"
"FrighteningNilfgaardianchildren,"smiledVizimirwryly,"willnotensureoursafety."
"No,"agreedHenselt."Somethingelsewill.Withoutcontroloftheestuaryortheshoreandwithaflankexposed,EmhyrvarEmreiswillbeinnopositiontoensureprovisionsreachanydetachmentshemightcaretosendacrosstheYaruga.Whatswiftmarches,whatcavalryraids?Ridiculous.Thearmywillcometoastandstillwithinthreedaysofcrossingtheriver.Halfwilllaysiegetothestrongholdandtherestwillbeslowlydispersedtoplundertheregioninsearchoffodderandfood.Andwhentheirfamedcavalryhaseatenmostofitsownhorses,we’llgivethemanotherSodden.Damnit,I’dlikethemtocrosstheriver!Butdon’tworry,theywon’t."
"Letussay,"MeveofLyriasaidsuddenly,"thattheydonotcrosstheYaruga.LetussaythatNilfgaardwillsimplywait.Nowletusconsider:whowouldthatsuit,themorus?Whocanletthemselveswaitanddonothingandwhocan’t?"
"Exactly!"pickedupVizimir."Meve,asusual,doesnotsaymuchbutshehitsthenailonthehead.Emhyrhastimeonhishands,gentlemen,butwedon’t.
