"Feist, Raymond E - The Riftwar Legacy 01 - Krondor- The Betrayal" - читать интересную книгу автора (Feist Raymond E)

Tyr-Sog. If others are coming after us, I'd rather not walk right into
them. Besides, we may find a village between here and Lamut where we can
get some horses. " 'And pay for them with what? "asked Owyn. 'You said
the fight where you were wounded was when your horses ran off with all
your things. I assume that means your funds, too? I certainly don't have
enough to buy three mounts. "

Locklear smiled. 'I'm not without resources. "

We could just take them, "offered Gorath. 'There is that, "agreed
Locklear. 'But without obvious badges of rank or a patent from the
Prince on MY person, it might prove difficult to convince the local
constable of my bona fides. And we should hardly be safe penned up in a
rural jail with cutthroats out looking for us. "

Owyn fell silent. They had been walking since sun-up and he was tired.
'How about a rest?'he offered. 'I don't think so, "said Gorath, his
voice falling to a whisper.

Usten. "

Neither human said anything for a moment, then Owyn said,

What? I don't hear anything. " 'That's the point, "said Gorath. 'The
birds in the trees ahead suddenly stopped their songs. " 'A trap? "asked
Locklear. 'Almost certainly, "said Gorath, pulling the sword he had
taken from his dead kinsman.

Locklear said, 'My side burns, but I can fight. "To Owyn he said, 'What
about you? "

Owyn hefted his wooden staff. It was hard oak, with iron-shod ends. 'I
can swing this, if I need to. And I have some magic. " 'Can you make
them vanish? " 'No, "said Owyn. J can't do that. " 'Pity, "said
Locklear. 'Then try to stay out of the way. "

They advanced cautiously, and as they neared the spot Gorath had
indicated, Locklear could make out a shadowy figure between the trees.
The man or moredhel - Locklear couldn't tell which - moved slightly,
revealing his position. Had he remained motionless, Locklear would never
have seen him.

Gorath signalled for Locklear and Owyn to move more to their right,
looping around behind the lookout. Without knowing how many men they
faced, they would do well to seek the advantage of surprise.

Gorath moved through the woods like a spirit, silent and almost unseen
once Owyn and Locklear left him. Locklear signalled for

Owyn to keep slightly behind and to the right of him, so he knew where