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

The captain motioned for the three of them to sit. Owyn was left
standing when Gorath and Locklear took the only two free chairs in the
office. 'I wish it was only rumours, "said Belford. 'You know that

Tsurani magician, Makala? " 'By reputation only, "said Locklear. 'He was
due to arrive in Krondor a few weeks after I departed some months ago.
The other Tsurani

Great Ones spoke of him, but as they weren't the most sociable bunch, I
only gathered a few things about him. He's very influential in their
Assembly of Magicians, is keen to foster trade and what I believe the
Prince is calling "cultural exchanges" between the Empire of Tsuranuanni
and the Kingdom, and he was personally coming for a visit. "

Well, he did that, "said the captain. 'He arrived here a few days ago
and called on the Earl. Every Tsurani of any rank does that, as the
Earl's father is very important on the Tsurani home world. So it's a
duty thing. "The old captain rubbed his beard-stubbled chin with a
gloved hand. 'The Tsurani are very deep into "duty', I have learned in
my time with the Earl. Anyway, they were here for a couple of days,

Makala, some other Black Robes, and honour guards and bearers and the
bunch, and it seems some of the bearers weren't really bearers, but were
some kind of dishonoured warriors from the Empire. " 'Grey warriors,
"said Locklear. 'I heard. "That would explain how the grey warriors got
through the rift, thought Locklear, disguised as bearers. 'That's who my
lads are looking for. Rumour is they fled east.

If they get over the mountains and into the Dimwood, we'll never find
them. "

Why the fass? "asked Owyn. 'Are they slaves or indentured? "

'Squire? "said the captain pointedly. 'He's the son of the Baron of
Tirnons, "explained Locklear.

Well, young sir, "said the captain, 'th-ese men are something like
outlaws on their own world, which by itself isn't enough to have me
chasing after them, but here they stole something of value to this

Makala - a ruby of some rarity, I gather - and he's making enough of a
filss about it that you'd think the go, ds themselves lent it to hini
and he's got to take it back in a week. S(> the Earl, some because he's
polite, and some because he's Tsurani an-d used to jumping whenever one
of those Black Robes barks, he's got us combing the hills looking for
those bastards. "

Locklear smiled at Owyn, as if aski@ng if that was explanation enough.
The captain looked at Gorath, as if expecting him to say something.
Gorath remained silen-t. Locklear didn ) t know if the captain