Ведьмак: Кровь эльфов
Chapter 6
Fromoneofthehousesinthedepthsofthestreetcamethestifled,spasmodicmoansofawomaninthethroesoflovemaking.
Thesoundsincreased,grewlouder.Henowmadeouttheobscenelyricsofthecarousingsongs,learnedthenameofthemoaningwoman’slover.FromMyhrman’shomesteadonthecanalcamethebroken,uncoordinatedgibberishofthecharlatanwhohadbeenput,byPhilippaEilhart’streatment,intoastateofcompleteand,nodoubt,permanentidiocy.
Dawnwasapproaching.Ithadfinallystoppedraining,awindstartedupwhichblewthecloudsaway.Theskyintheeastwasclearlypaling.
Theratsinthelanesuddenlygrewuneasy,scatteredinalldirectionsandhidamongstthecratesandrubbish.
Thewitcherheardfootsteps.Fourorfivemen;hecouldnotasyetsayexactlyhowmany.HelookedupbutdidnotseePhilippa.
Immediatelyhechangedtactic.IfRiencewasamongstthoseapproachinghehadlittlechanceofgrabbinghim.Hewouldfirst
havetofighthisescortandhedidnotwanttodoso.Firstly,ashewasundertheinfluenceoftheelixir,thosemenwouldhavetodie.Secondly,Riencewouldthenhavetheopportunitytoflee.
Thefootstepsgrewnearer.Geraltemergedfromtheshadows.
Rienceloomedoutofthelane.Thewitcherrecognisedthesorcererinstantlyandinstinctively,althoughhehadneverseenhimbefore.Theburn,agiftfromYennefer,wasmaskedbytheshadowofhishood.
