Ведьмак: Кровь эльфов

           Youvisitthetownandcastle,youmustknowsomething!"

           "Whydon’tyouaskLadyYenneferaboutit?"

           "LadyYenneferhasmoreimportantthingstoworryabout!"Cirispat,butthenimmediatelyhadsecondthoughts,smiledpleasantlyandflutteredhereyelashes."Oh,Jarre,tellme,please!You’resoclever!Youcantalksobeautifullyandlearnedly,Icouldlistentoyouforhours!Please,Jarre!"

           Theboyturnedredandhiseyesgrewunfocusedandbleary.Cirisighedsurreptitiously.

           "Hmm…"Jarreshuffledfromfoottofootandmovedhisarmsundecidedly,evidentlynotknowingwhattodowiththem.WhatcanItellyou?It’strue,peoplearegossipingintown,allexcitedbytheeventsinDolAngra…Butthereisn’tgoingtobeawar.That’sforsure.Youcanbelieveme."

           "Ofcourse,Ican,"shesnorted."ButI’dratherknowwhatyoubasethiscertaintyon.Youdon’tsitontheduke’scouncil,asfarasIknow.Andifyouweremadeavoivodeyesterday,thendotellmeaboutit.I’llcongratulateyou."

           "Istudyhistoricaltreatises,"Jarreturnedcrimson,"andonecanlearnmorefromthemthansittingonacouncil.I’vereadTheHistoryofWarbyMarshalPelligram,DukedeRuyter’sStrategy,Bronibor’sTheVictoriousDeedsofRedania’sGallantCavalrymen…AndIknowenoughaboutthepresentpoliticalsituationtobeabletodrawconclusionsthroughanalogy.