Ведьмак: Кровь эльфов

           "Hedidn’tgetmuchfromit,"hemuttered."Hedidn’tgetmuchfromourfriendship.Hehadlittlebuttroublebecauseofme.Heconstantlyhadtogetmeoutofsomescrape...helpme..."

           Sheleanedacrossthetable,putherhandonhisandsqueezedithardwithoutsayinganything.Hereyesheldregret.

           "GotoRedania,"sherepeatedafteramoment."ToTretogor.StayinDijkstra’sandPhilippa’scare.Don’tplayatbeingahero.Youhavegotyourselfmixedupinadangerousaffair,Dandilion."

           "I’venoticed."Hegrimacedandrubbedhisachingshoulder."AndthatispreciselywhyIbelieveGeraltshouldbewarned.Youaretheonlyonewhoknowswheretolookforhim.Youknowtheway.Iguessyouusedtobe...aguestthere...?"

           Yenneferturnedaway.Dandilionsawherlipspinch,themusclesinhercheekquiver.

           "Yes,inthepast,"shesaidandtherewassomethingelusiveandstrangeinhervoice."Iusedtobeaguestthere,sometimes.Butneveruninvited."

           Thewindhowledsavagely,ripplingthroughthegrassesgrowingovertheruins,rustlinginthehawthornbushesandtallnettles.Cloudsspedacrossthesphereofthemoon,momentarilyilluminatingthegreatcastle,drenchingthemoatandfewremainingwallsinapaleglowundulatingwithshadows,andrevealingmoundsofskullsbaringtheirbrokenteethandstaringintonothingnessthroughtheblackholesoftheireye-sockets.Cirisquealedsharplyandhidherfaceinthewitcher’scloak.