Ведьмак: Кровь эльфов
Chapter 6
Obviously,wecannotsaythattoVissegerd’semigrants."
"SoyouaregoingtosendCintrianguerrillastotheirdeaths?"Mevenarrowedhereyes."Inthelineofattack?NottellingthemthatCintracanonlyberebornasavassalcountryunderyourprotectorship?Youareproposing,toallofus,anattackonCintraforyourowngain?YouhavesubornedSoddenandBruggeforyourself,aresharpeningyourteethonVerdenandnowyouhavecaughtawhiffofCintra,isthatright?"
"Admitit,Foltest,"snappedHenselt."IsMeveright?Isthatwhyyouareincitingustothisaffair?"
"Comeon,leaveit."TherulerofTemeriafurrowedhisnoblebrowandbristledangrily."Don’tmakemeoutassomeconqueror
dreamingofanempire.Whatareyoutalkingabout?SoddenandBrugge?EkkehardofSoddenwasmymother’shalf-brother.AreyousurprisedthatfollowinghisdeaththeFreeStatesbroughtthecrowntome,hisrelative?Bloodnotwater!AndyesVenzlavofBruggepaidmehomageasavassal–butwithoutcoercion!Hedidittoprotecthiscountrybecause,onafineday,hecanseeNilfgaardianlancesflashingontheleftbankoftheYaruga!"
"Andwearetalkingabouttheleftbank,"drawledouttheQueenofLyria."Thebankwearetostrike.AndtheleftbankisCintra.Destroyed,burnedout,ruined,decimatedandoccupied…butstillCintra.TheCintrianswon’tbringyoutheircrown,Foltest,norwilltheypayyouhomage.Cintrawillnotagreetobeavassalstate.
