"Dave Duncan - A Man Of His Word 2 - Faery Lands Forlorn" - читать интересную книгу автора (Duncan Dave)

Kade was clucking like a panicky hen at Inos's side. To yell at a
sorceress was certainly rash, but Inos ignored the warnings. Yet she
didn't think she was going to win this crazy shouting match. Rasha
sounded like one of the fishwives on the docks at Krasnegar, an expert.

"I can't help what happened to you!" Inos bellowed, louder still. "But
you could help me now!"

Azak was still sobbing and squirming in agony on the floor, disregarded
by everyone.

"Help you?" The sorceress glared. "Help your stableboy lover, you mean?"

Inos dropped her eyes. It was hopeless! Oh, Rap!

"On the other hand . . ." Rasha said more softly. "Which one was
Sagorn?"

"The old man. "

"One of the sequential set? But they must share memories, so they all
know it? "

Inos nodded, looking up with sudden hope.

"Interesting!" Rasha had reverted to her matronly, queenly guise, which
was encouraging. "A matched set with a word of power! That could be
amusing. And two words would be worth salvaging. Come, then, dearie, and
let's see."

She started back up the stairs. Hope leaping wildly within her, Inos
brushed past Kade, ignoring her attempts to signal warnings, following
the sorceress. As she rounded the curve, she saw the basalt panther
watching her with eyes of yellow onyx, gleaming bright. They seemed to
follow her as she approached, but it remained a statue, and she ignored
it, staying at Rasha's side.

Before they had quite reached the top, the sorceress stopped, holding
out a hand to stay Inos, also. Then she advanced cautiously, one step at
a time. When her head was level with the floor, she paused a long time,
seeming to be listening, as she had before.

"What-" Inos said.

"Sh! All clear. . ." Apparently reassured, Rasha strode upward again.
Once past the panther she did not turn north, toward the magic casement,


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