"Jason Henderson - Highlander - The Element of Fire" - читать интересную книгу автора (Henderson Jason)

"ile water can kill the weakest of you, in great amounts, but you control it, for I am your
god.

"But fire is greater still, and even this, I use at my pleasure!"
Khordas, we have come to please you, Khordas, we have come to serve....

The fireball flew from Khordas' hands, and fell before him on the ground, and a ring of
fire grew, too strong even for the rain. And even the dancers, who had experienced this
since they were children, cowered at the sight. "Why," cried the god of fire and water,
the greatest of things, the elements of power, "I should destroy you for even thinking
you could serve me!"

Khordas, we beg your mercy, Khordas, we wish to please....

"And what will you give me that I might not destroy you?

What will you give, that I might look fondly?"

We give you these baubles, poor though they are, but to us, they are great things.

And now they came, two at a time, all the Children of the Salamander, heads bowed,
with offerings held before them.

Each pair came to the edge of the fire circle and tossed the offering inside the circle, for
none would cross the barrier, and certainly, none would approach the god. Slain
animals, trophies of hunts, packages of meat and fish, even jewels-a great sacrifice,
made only by the greatest of the Children.

The god danced the dance of recognition of the offerings, and soon he stopped dancing,
and stooped low. "Your god is not happy."

The god is not happy, what have we done?

Fire rain down, tides wash us away!

"Your god lives in his pit and wants to know the deeds of his Children!
Through the mud he cannot see what his Children do!"

We serve you, Khordas.

Khordas, the Salamander.

"Khordas will join you for this year, and walk among you, his Children, that you may
do him reverence every day."

Every day we do Khordas reverence.

Every day is his, lest we be destroyed

"Join you I shall, walk among you I shall! Eat from your tables, sleep in your beds!"