Ведьмак: Кровь эльфов
Chapter 2
Shewantedtocatchaglimpseofthelittlewitcheronceagain–childrenhadnotbeentrainedinKaerMorhenforneartoaquarterofacentury.
Shewasnotinagreathurry.ThenarrowKillerpathmeanderedandloopeditswaythroughtheforestand,inordertomasterit,thelittlewitcherwouldtakefarlongerthanshewould,followingtheshortcut.However,shecouldnotloitereither.BeyondtheGullet,theTrailturnedintothewoodsandledstraighttothefortress.Ifshedidnotcatchtheboyattheprecipice,shemightnotseehimatall.ShehadalreadyvisitedKaerMorhenafewtimes,andknewshesawonlywhatthewitcherswantedhertosee.TrisswasnotsonaïveastobeunawarethattheywantedtoshowheronlyatinyfractionofthethingstobeseeninKaerMorhen.
AfterafewminutesridingalongthestonytroughofthestreamshecaughtsightoftheGullet–aleapoverthegullycreatedbytwohugemossyrocks,overgrownwithgnarled,stuntedtrees.Shereleasedthereins.Thehorsesnortedandlowereditsheadtowardsthewatertricklingbetweenpebbles.
Shedidnothavetowaitlong.Thewitcher’ssilhouetteappearedontherockandtheboyjumped,notslowinghispace.Themagicianheardthesoftsmackofhislandingandamomentlaterarattleofstones,thedullthudofafallandaquietcry.Orrather,asqueal.
Trissinstantlyleapedfromhersaddle,threwthefuroffhershouldersanddashedacrossthemountainside,pullingherselfupusingtreebranchesandroots.
