Right hand. Prince of Darkness. Dmitry Nazarov
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Название: Right hand. Prince of Darkness
Автор: Dmitry Nazarov
Издательство: Издательские решения
isbn: 9785005910066
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– Cold? She asked the first thing that came to mind.
I wasn’t cold myself, but that didn’t mean much. I could not find any other reason for the night vigil by the fire.
My companion shook his head, threw his stick into the fire, and sat down, clasping his knees with his hands. I settled in nearby.
– How does this… potion work? – Eitan asked, looking at the fire. How much would she give me?
– I can’t read minds. It wasn’t sarcasm, just a statement of fact. I did not have the ability to telepathy. Much can be understood by human actions, facial expressions and gestures, but this is different. It’s better to ask her. – The recent fiance grimaced and frankly skeptical. “Without the potion, the effect wears off rather quickly, so I think she would have served it to you for a few more days.” In general, the question is what she wanted more: the status of a spouse or “big and pure” love. She would have achieved the first one today, so she could stop with the potion at least immediately. Well, would you understand that you gave a blunder, but what’s the point? The marriage would take place, as they say, before the Prince of Light and the people. But if she wanted love, then she could give you a longer drink.
– For the rest of your life?
I saw him wince. Either he still froze, or the second option frightened him much more than an unpleasant insight immediately after the wedding.
– Though for the rest of my life, – I firmly confirmed, but I considered it possible to add a spoonful of honey to the barrel of tar: “But not for long.
– Why is this? He was surprised and looked at me anyway.
– Well, you see… How to put it mildly… The love potion works, of course, not bad, but it is extremely unhealthy for the human body. A few days – nonsense, weeks – tolerable, but for a few months you would give your soul. Prince or prince, I don’t know, you know better here.
– That is, she also poisoned me, – Eitan summed up what he heard.
– In some way. Whether she knew is another question.
– Well, this is already a lyric, – the guy dismissed. – I knew, I didn’t know, the result is the same.
– That’s true, – I had to agree. – But isn’t it easier for you as a person to realize that “she didn’t do it on purpose”?
He shrugged impatiently.
– It’s not on purpose that they don’t put any rubbish in coffee. I went, they say, to patch up a family heirloom, to her!
– Oh, do you have a family heirloom? – Which? I revived. – A witch’s ring? A bottle in which, if you search very well, you can unearth a genie? A strand from the head of some great martyr? Or maybe even the feather of a real angel?
– You’re kind of strange, – he said, tilting his head to one side and looking at me sideways. Why a feather, why an angel?
– If you only knew how many such relics I have seen! – I snorted. – It feels like some poor fellow from the Halls of Light was caught on the ground and literally plucked like a chicken so that each temple has its own shrine. But you do not pay attention, just the word had to. So what is your relic?
– Actually, there are several, but I meant the sword. – Eitan shrugged his shoulders almost guiltily: apparently, after my assumptions, his version sounded too ordinary. – I took it to the gunsmith regularly, but the inlay is quite old. I pulled and pulled, then I decided that the stone still needs to be changed. And Leah’s father is a jeweler, and talented, the prince of Darkness take him! Well, I looked, I agreed. And the second time I went to accept work. At the same time, I drank coffee… overseas.
You quickly won a girl’s heart. What, don’t you tell me? I leaned forward with interest. – Rich? Noble? Well, since you have relics and all.
– There’s practically nothing left. – Eitan put his hands behind his head and stretched so that his vertebrae cracked. – Castle – one name. The walls are there, the inside is empty. Two decent living rooms, the rest does not count. Our lands are infertile, the cat wept for the income from them. So I could not attract Leah with money. Her daddy will have more of them.
– So, the title, – I drawled with satisfaction. No, in general I like to be surprised, but when things are easily explained, it is also pleasant in its own way. – Though she may have fallen for you, too. – You are nothing at all. – I critically looked at the strong figure, then switched to the face – clearly defined cheekbones, brown eyes, thick eyebrows, at the moment, either mockingly, or skeptically raised. – Yeah, you probably arranged it yourself, too. – But I don’t believe in sudden love.
– But I really don’t believe it … – Eitan picked up another branch from the ground, broke it into two parts and threw it into the fire.
I suddenly realized how loud the grasshoppers were chirping all around. She turned her head to the right, and the chatter from that direction abruptly subsided. But as soon as I looked at the fire again, the inspired concert resumed.
– Revenge on her, – I suggested eagerly.
– Lie? What for?
– Well, how about “why”? – I was literally outraged by his question. People often take revenge on offenders. Loss brings a void with it, and revenge fills it.
– And does it help? Eitan asked skeptically.
– How can I tell you… Not really, – I admitted forcedly. – Usually, immediately after vengeance, the void returns. And getting rid of it becomes even more difficult.
– What’s the point then? – Let her live as she lived. She has her life, I have mine. As long as the paths don’t cross again.
– Listen, do you accidentally hide white wings under your shirt? I snapped.
Definitely, the fellow traveler was becoming uninteresting. I can’t stand saints.
– Let’s check. – With these words, he pulled his shirt over his head.
I laughed heartily, throwing my head back. OK. Rehabilitated. I love those who are capable of an unexpected move.
– What are you going to do next? Since you do not hatch bloody plans?
– I don’t СКАЧАТЬ