Ведьмак: Кровь эльфов

           "WindhalmofAttre…Orderhimtobebeheaded.No…Notbeheaded.Executedinsomeotherway.Spectacularly,lengthilyandcruelly.Andpublicly,itgoeswithoutsaying.Aterrifyingexampleisnecessary.Somethingthatwillfrightenothers.Onlyplease,Coehoorn,sparemethedetails.Youdon’thavetobotherwithavividdescriptioninyourreport.Itakenopleasurefromit."

           Themarshalnodded,thenswallowedhard.Hetoofoundnopleasureinit.Nopleasurewhatsoever.Heintendedtoleavethepreparationandperformanceoftheexecutiontothespecialists,andhedidnothavetheleastintentionofaskingthosespecialistsfordetails.And,aboveall,hedidnotintendtobethere.

           "Youwillbepresentattheexecution."Themanraisedhishead,pickedaletterupfromthetableandbroketheseal."Officially.AstheGovernoroftheProvinceofCintra.Youwillstandinforme.Idon’tintendtowatchit.That’sanorder,Coehoorn."

           "Yes,sir!"Themarshaldidnoteventrytohidehisembarrassmentanddiscomfort.Themanwhohadgiventheorderdidnotallowanythingtobekeptfromhim.Andrarelydidanyonesucceedindoingso.

           Themanglancedattheopenletterandalmostimmediatelythrewitintothefire,intothehearth.

           "Coehoorn."

           "Yes,yourHighness?"

           "IamnotgoingtowaitforRience’sreport.SetthemagicianstoworkandhavethemprepareatelecommunicationlinkwiththeirpointofcontactinRedania.