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

in the distant peaks, or through the rocks on either side of the trail.
'I don't know. But they were waiting here. "

Locklear said, Where is your horse, Owyn? "

Owyn looked over his shoulder and said, 'Back down there somewhere I
fell off. "

Gorath smiled. 'I saw you land on that one over there.'He indicated the
body.

Locklear said, 'Hurry back down the trail and see if you can find him.
If he's heading back toward Lamut, we'll have to ride in rotation.

I don't want to be slowed any more than necessary. "

As Owyn ran off, Gorath said, 'Why don't you leave him behind?

Locklear studied the moredhers expression as if trying to read him, then
at last he said, 'It's not our way. "

Gorath laughed mockingly. 'My experience with your kind tells me
otherwise. "

t,ocklear said, 'Then it's not my way. "

Gorath shrugged. 'I can accept that.'He set to examining the corpse at
Locklear's feet and after a moment said, 'This is interesting. "He held
out an object for Locklear's examination. vwhat is this? "asked
Locklear, looking at a multi-faceted stone of an odd blue hue. 'A snow
sapphire. " 'Sapphire!"said Locklear. 'It's as big as an egg!" 'It's not
a particularly valuable stone, "said Gorath. 'They are common north of
the Teeth of the World. " 'So it's, what? A keepsake? 'Perhaps, but when
a war party leaves our homeland, we travel light. Weapons, rations,
extra bowstrings, and little else. We easily live by forage. " 'Maybe
this isn't a war party, "suggested Locklear. 'Maybe they live around
here?

Gorath shook his head. 'The last of my people south of the Teeth of the
World lived in the Grey Towers and they fled to the Northlands with the
coming of the Tsurani. None of my race has lived this near the Bitter
Sea since before the Kingdom came to these mountains.

No, while not of my clan, these are from the Northlands. "He put the gem
in his belt pouch and continued to examine the bodies.

Time passed and finally Owyn put in an appearance, leading his horse.
'Damn all horses, "he swore. 'He made me chase him until he got bored. "

Locklear smiled. 'Next time, don't fall off 'I didn't plan on it this