Ведьмак: Кровь эльфов

           "

           "Damnit!"snortedFoltest,"let’snotdothis,let’snotriskthat,wemustn’tthis,wemustn’tthat…Havewegatheredheretotalkaboutallwecan’tdo?IsthatwhyyoudraggedusalltoHagge,Demawend,tocryourheartsoutandbemoanourweaknessandhelplessness?Letusfinallydosomething!Somethingmustbedone!Whatishappeninghastobestopped!"

           "I’vebeensayingthatfromthestart."Vizimirpulledhimselfup."Iproposeaction."

           Whatsortofaction?"

           "Whatcanwedo?"

           Silencefellagain.Thewindblustered,theshuttersbangedagainstthecastlewall.

           "Why,"saidMevesuddenly,"areyoualllookingatme?"

           "We’readmiringyourbeauty,"Henseltmumbledfromthedepthsofhistankard.

           "Thattoo,"secondedVizimir."Meve,weallknowyoucanfind

           asolutiontoeverything.Youhaveawoman’sintuition,you’reawisewo-"

           "Stopflatteringme."TheQueenofLyriaclaspedherhandsinherlapandfixedhergazeonthedarkenedtapestrieswiththeirdepictionsofhuntingscenes.Hounds,extendedinaleap,wereturningtheirmuzzlesuptowardstheflanksofafleeingwhiteunicorn.I’veneverseenaliveunicorn,thoughtMeve.Never.AndIprobablyneverwill.

           "Thesituationinwhichwefindourselves,"shesaidafterawhile,tearinghereyesawayfromthetapestry,"remindsmeoflong,wintereveningsinRivianCastle.