Ведьмак: Кровь эльфов

           Ciricouldguessthereason.And,amazingly,shenolongerfeltannoyed.

           Magicwascalming.

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           "Theso-calledSignofAard,Ciri,isaverysimplespellbelongingtothefamilyofpsychokineticmagicwhichisbasedonthrustingenergyintherequireddirection.Theforceofthethrustdependsonhowthewillofthepersonthrowingitisfocusedandontheexpelledforce.Itcanbeconsiderable.Thewitchersadaptedthespell,makinguseofthefactthatitdoesnotrequireknowledgeofamagicalformula–concentrationandthegestureareenough.That’swhytheycalleditaSign.Wheretheygotthenamefrom,Idon’tknow,maybefromtheElderSpeech-theword"ard",asyouknow,means"mountain","upper"or"thehighest".Ifthatistrulythecasethenthenameisverymisleadingbecauseit’shardtofindaneasierpsychokineticspell.We,obviously,aren’tgoingtowastetimeandenergyonsomethingasprimitiveasthewitchers"Sign.Wearegoingtopractiserealpsychokinesis.We’llpractiseon…Ah,onthatbasketlyingundertheappletree.Concentrate."

           "Ready."

           "Youfocusyourselfquickly.Letmeremindyou:controltheflowoftheforce.Youcanonlyemitasmuchasyoudraw.Ifyoureleaseevenatinybitmore,youdosoatthecostofyourconstitution.Aneffortlikethatcouldrenderyouunconsciousand,inextremecircumstances,couldevenkillyou.