Ведьмак: Кровь эльфов
Chapter 6
AndwhenEmhyrvarEmreisturnshis
eyesfromSoddenandTransriver,theCintrianswilldemandtheircountryback–allthosetheemigrantsandrefugeeswhoaregatheringthemselvesinBruggeunderVissegerd’sleadership.Nearlyeightthousandofthemarearmed.Gouldtherebeabetterspearhead?Theyliveinthehopeofregainingthecountrytheywereforcedtoflee.Theyareburningtofight.Theyarereadytostriketheleftbank.Theyawaitonlythebattlecry."
"Thebattlecry,"boreoutMeve,"andthepromisethatwewillbackthemup.BecauseEmhyrcancommandeightthousandmenathisbordergarrison;withthatstrengthhewon’tevenhavetosendforrelieftroops.Vissegerdknowsthisverywellandwon’tmoveuntilhehastheassurancethatyourarmies,Foltest,reinforcedbyRedaniancorps,willdisembarkontheleftbankathisheels.ButaboveallVissegerdiswaitingfortheLionCubofCintra.Apparentlythequeen’sgranddaughtersurvivedtheslaughter.Allegedly,shewasseenamongsttherefugees,butthechildmysteriouslydisappeared.Theemigrantspersistintheirsearchforher…Becausetheyneedsomeoneofroyalbloodtositontheirregainedthrone.SomeoneofCalanthe’sblood."
"Nonsense,"saidFoltestcoldly."Morethantwoyearshavepassed.Ifthechildhasnotbeenfoundbynow,she’sdead.Wecanforgetthatmyth.CalantheisnomoreandthereisnoLionCub,noroyalbloodtowhomthethronebelongs.Cintra…willneveragainbewhatitwasduringtheLioness’slifetime.
