Ведьмак: Кровь эльфов

           Sometimes,theirstudieswouldtakeplaceduringthenight–certainmoves,formulaeandspellscouldnotbeperformedindaylight.

           Themagician,pleasedwiththegirl’sprogress,slowedthespeedofhereducation.Theyhadmorefreetime.Theyspenttheireveningsreadingbooks,togetherorseparately.CiriwadedthroughStammelford’sDialoguesontheNatureofMagic,Giambattista’sForcesoftheElementsandRichertandMonck’sNaturalMagic.Shealsoflickedthrough–becauseshedidnotmanagetoreadthemintheirentirety–suchworksasJanBekker’sTheInvisibleWorldandAgnesofGlanville’sTheSecretofSecrets.Shedippedintotheancient,yellowedCodexofMirthe,ArdAercane,andeventhefamous,terribleDhuDwimmermorc,fullofmenacingetchings.

           Shealsoreachedforotherbookswhichhadnothingtodowithmagic.ShereadTheHistoryoftheWorldandATreatiseonLife.NordidsheleaveoutlighterworksfromtheTemplelibrary.Blushing,shedevouredMarquisLaCreahme’sGambolsandAnnaTiller’sTheKing’sLadies.ShereadTheAdversitiesofLovingandTimeoftheMoon,collectionsofpoemsbythefamoustroubadourDandilion.SheshedtearsovertheballadsofEssiDaven,subtle,infusedwithmystery,andcollectedinasmall,beautifullyboundvolumeentitledTheBluePearl.

           Shemadefrequentuseofherprivilegetoaskquestions.Andshereceivedanswers.Moreandmorefrequently,however,shewas

           theonebeingquestioned.