Ведьмак: Кровь эльфов
Chapter 6
HowwouldyouwanttoforcesuchaNilfgaardbeyondMarnadal,beyondtheAmellpasses?AttackingakingdomwhosethroneislegallyoccupiedbytheLionCub,granddaughteroftheLionessofCintra?Pox!Idon’tknowwho’slookingforthatchild.I’mnotlookingforher.ButIdeclarethatnowI’mgoingtostartto.Istillbelievethegirlisdead,butwe
can’ttaketherisk.Itlooksasifsheistooimportant.Ifshesurvivedthenwemustfindher!"
"Andshallwedecidenowwhoshewillmarrywhenwefindher?"Henseltgrimaced."Suchmattersshouldnotbelefttochance.Wecould,forthatmatter,handherovertoVissegerd’sguerrillasasabattlestandard,tiedtoalongpole–theycouldcarryherbeforethefrontlineastheyattacktheleftbank.ButiftherecapturedCintraistobeusefultousall…SurelyyouseewhatImean?IfweattackNilfgaardandretrieveCintra,theLionCubcanbeputonthethrone.ButtheLionCubcanhaveonlyonehusband.OnewhowilllookafterourinterestsatthemouthoftheYaruga.Whoofthosepresentisgoingtovolunteer?"
"Notme,"jokedMeve."Iwaivetheprivilege."
"Iwouldn’texcludethosewhoaren’tpresenthere,"saidDemawendseriously."NeitherErvyll,norNiedamir,northeThyssens.AndbearinmindthatVissegerdcouldsurpriseyouandputthestandardattachedtoalongpoletounexpecteduse.
