Ведьмак: Кровь эльфов

           Ciri,whyaren’tyouusingtheointmentIgaveyou?Yourhandsareasroughascrocodileskin…Butwhat’sthis?Amarkleftbyaring,amIright?WasIimaginingitordidIforbidyoutowearanyjewellery?"

           "ButIwontheringfromMyrrhaplayingspinningtops!AndIonlyworeitforhalfaday-"

           "That’shalfadaytoolong.Don’twearitanymore,please."

           "Idon’tunderstand,whyaren’tIallowed-"

           "Youdon’thavetounderstand,"themagiciansaidcuttinghershort,buttherewasnoangerinhervoice.Tmaskingyounottowearanyornamentslikethat.Pinaflowerinyourhairifyouwantto.Weaveawreathforyourhair.Butnometal,nocrystals,nostones.It’simportant,Ciri.Whenthetimecomes,Iwillexplainwhy.Forthetimebeing,trustmeanddoasIask."

           "Youwearyourstar,earringsandrings!AndI’mnotallowed?IsthatbecauseI’m…avirgin?"

           "Uglyone,"Yennefersmiledandstrokedheronthehead,"areyoustillobsessedwiththat?Ihavealreadyexplainedtoyouthatitdoesn’tmatterwhetheryouareornot.Notintheleast.Washyourhairtomorrow;itneedsit,Isee."

           "LadyYennefer?"

           "Yes."

           "MayI…Aspartofthesincerityyoupromised…MayIaskyousomething?"

           "Youmay.But,byallthegods,notaboutvirginity,please."

           Ciribitherlipanddidnotsayanythingforalongtime.