"Dan Parkinson. The Gates of Thorbardin ("DragonLance Saga Heroes II" #2) (angl)" - читать интересную книгу автора

gnome, now -"
"I need a coat," the dwarf said gruffly, returning to his
scraping.
"- You might have some notion of lacing poles into it
to make a flying machine, or punching holes in it to sift
gravel for a -"
"Shut up," the dwarf said.
"- sliding stairway. What?"
"I wish you would be quiet. I'm trying to work here."
"I can see that. Why don't you make yourself a coat?
You could certainly use one, I'd say. Maybe some boots,
too. Most dwarves I've met prefer bullhide boots with
iron soles, but just some simple fur boots would be better
than those rags you have bound around your feet. I don't
think I've ever seen a worse-dressed dwarf than you. I've
seen goblins with better attire. Did you lose your clothes
somewhere 7"
"They were stolen...."
"And aren't you supposed to carry a hammer or an axe
or something? Most dwarves are pretty tight-fisted
about tools and weapons. I'd say you have a story to tell.
How about your name?"
"What about my name?"
"Do you remember it?"
"Well, of course I remember it!"
"What is it?"
"Chane Feldstone."
Chane turned back to his pelt, growling. When it was
cleaned to his satisfaction, he put more wood on the fire
and went to retrieve the two longest teeth from the car-
cass of the cat. They were the center incisors of the upper
jaw, and like incisors they were sharp along the edges.
Unlike incisors, though, they tapered to keen points at
the ends... and unlike the teeth of most creatures -

even creatures as large as the hunting cat - they were
nearly ten inches long.
He worked at them for a time, wrenching them this
way and that with strong hands, until finally they were
loose enough for him to pull them out of the jaw. Chane
carried them back to the fire and laid their root ends in
the flame to clean them while he cut hardwood for grips
and lengths of thong for binding.
"Most dwarves prefer metal daggers," the kender
pointed out. "Most dwarves don't care for ivory."
"This is the best that's available right now," Chane
snapped. "It will do until I can find something better."
"Things aren't hard to find," Chess agreed. "People are
always leaving things just lying around -"
"Don't you have somewhere to go?" Chane asked.