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.He played back over the fight, all that had happened."How did they get the better of you?"Ailill winced."A good question.My magic did not work quite as well as it should have, and I was reluctant to use my Form insuch close quarters.Ultimately, I was sloppy.I will not underestimate them again." He sighed."I hope Ivan and the othersare still alive.The Duke's words do not fill me with confidence." Standing, he gripped Raz's shoulder in a comforting gesturebefore moving back to his own bed."We should get some rest.Tomorrow, I feel, is going to be very long.""Long and unbearable," Raz agreed and lay back down, not realizing until then how tired he still was.He buried his head inhis pillow, dreading the dreams that would plague him, but within seconds he was asleep, and slept too deeply to dream."I hate horses," Raz complained."Why can't we walk?"Nikolai ignored him.Ailill smiled briefly, but his amusement faded as he turned to Nikolai."So why are you here? Why not send more men?""Because the last men I sent were killed - quite brutally, or so I read in the High Priest's reports.I did not feel like losingmore men.""Surely your absence will have been noted."Nikolai shrugged."Doubtless.My return will also be noted, however, and quite overshadow my disappearance.Andwondering where I have gone will keep Zholty too busy to hunt properly for the Candidate himself." He smiled coldly."Thebastard should not have tried to outsmart me."Raz rolled his eyes and cast his attention elsewhere.He rode a black mare, a horse he knew probably cost as much assome of the items he'd stolen.She was sweet, gentle for a horse, and did not show any sign that the hours of travelingbothered her.They definitely bothered Raz, though most of that was probably because he was trying to avoid thinking about what wouldhappen when they reached their destination.Will you come back?Why should I?I hope you change your mind.Raz sighed, tired of his own head.Why did he keep dwelling on a man he knew nothing about?He stilled.Perhaps he didn't know anything.He turned to Nikolai."What's the High Priest like?"Nikolai looked at him, annoyed and impatient."Why do you ask?""It would be nice to know the man who's going to sacrifice me isn't a scorching bastard.""He's arrogant, insufferable, and far too quiet for my liking.Nor do I like the way he affects my cousin.Once his job is done,I plan to have that man uprooted from the palace and buried deep in the countryside."Raz frowned.Arrogant? Insufferable? Quiet - that he could see.The High Priest he'd seen for those few, brief minutes hadnever seemed to be someone given to a great deal of talking.But arrogant and insufferable? No& those words didn't suit."He always seemed sad to me.""I'm certain he does his best to appear so," Nikolai replied."Everyone in Pozhar has a hand in the murdering of a god, butit's his hands which are bloodiest right now."file:///H|/NOVEL/New%20novel/2.htm[9/25/2009 10:21:36 AM] AmaSour Fiction"Yet without the High Priest," Ailill said, "you would have a hard time destroying the pieces.Or am I mistaken in thinking thetask of burning the pieces is a difficult one?""It takes years of training, or so I am told.The details do not matter to me." Nikolai shifted impatiently in his saddle."My dutyis to advise her Majesty and serve Pozhar.I will do whatever is necessary to do my duty, including rescuing riff raff andescorting it across the country."Ailill lifted a brow."It would seem to me that Raz is a trifle more than 'riff raff,' my good Duke."Nikolai shrugged."Being a Candidate does not change his station.""Station is not necessarily indicative of how much respect one is due," Ailill said sharply."I think you and the good Earl areproof of that.Certainly I have all the respect in the world for Raz and none for you.""I do not want to hear such words coming from a man whose country squabbles over whether or not a lion should have toobey a pig, or a snake follow a mouse," Nikolai replied with a sneer."Honestly, even when you're human it's patentlyobvious you've an animal side [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]
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.He played back over the fight, all that had happened."How did they get the better of you?"Ailill winced."A good question.My magic did not work quite as well as it should have, and I was reluctant to use my Form insuch close quarters.Ultimately, I was sloppy.I will not underestimate them again." He sighed."I hope Ivan and the othersare still alive.The Duke's words do not fill me with confidence." Standing, he gripped Raz's shoulder in a comforting gesturebefore moving back to his own bed."We should get some rest.Tomorrow, I feel, is going to be very long.""Long and unbearable," Raz agreed and lay back down, not realizing until then how tired he still was.He buried his head inhis pillow, dreading the dreams that would plague him, but within seconds he was asleep, and slept too deeply to dream."I hate horses," Raz complained."Why can't we walk?"Nikolai ignored him.Ailill smiled briefly, but his amusement faded as he turned to Nikolai."So why are you here? Why not send more men?""Because the last men I sent were killed - quite brutally, or so I read in the High Priest's reports.I did not feel like losingmore men.""Surely your absence will have been noted."Nikolai shrugged."Doubtless.My return will also be noted, however, and quite overshadow my disappearance.Andwondering where I have gone will keep Zholty too busy to hunt properly for the Candidate himself." He smiled coldly."Thebastard should not have tried to outsmart me."Raz rolled his eyes and cast his attention elsewhere.He rode a black mare, a horse he knew probably cost as much assome of the items he'd stolen.She was sweet, gentle for a horse, and did not show any sign that the hours of travelingbothered her.They definitely bothered Raz, though most of that was probably because he was trying to avoid thinking about what wouldhappen when they reached their destination.Will you come back?Why should I?I hope you change your mind.Raz sighed, tired of his own head.Why did he keep dwelling on a man he knew nothing about?He stilled.Perhaps he didn't know anything.He turned to Nikolai."What's the High Priest like?"Nikolai looked at him, annoyed and impatient."Why do you ask?""It would be nice to know the man who's going to sacrifice me isn't a scorching bastard.""He's arrogant, insufferable, and far too quiet for my liking.Nor do I like the way he affects my cousin.Once his job is done,I plan to have that man uprooted from the palace and buried deep in the countryside."Raz frowned.Arrogant? Insufferable? Quiet - that he could see.The High Priest he'd seen for those few, brief minutes hadnever seemed to be someone given to a great deal of talking.But arrogant and insufferable? No& those words didn't suit."He always seemed sad to me.""I'm certain he does his best to appear so," Nikolai replied."Everyone in Pozhar has a hand in the murdering of a god, butit's his hands which are bloodiest right now."file:///H|/NOVEL/New%20novel/2.htm[9/25/2009 10:21:36 AM] AmaSour Fiction"Yet without the High Priest," Ailill said, "you would have a hard time destroying the pieces.Or am I mistaken in thinking thetask of burning the pieces is a difficult one?""It takes years of training, or so I am told.The details do not matter to me." Nikolai shifted impatiently in his saddle."My dutyis to advise her Majesty and serve Pozhar.I will do whatever is necessary to do my duty, including rescuing riff raff andescorting it across the country."Ailill lifted a brow."It would seem to me that Raz is a trifle more than 'riff raff,' my good Duke."Nikolai shrugged."Being a Candidate does not change his station.""Station is not necessarily indicative of how much respect one is due," Ailill said sharply."I think you and the good Earl areproof of that.Certainly I have all the respect in the world for Raz and none for you.""I do not want to hear such words coming from a man whose country squabbles over whether or not a lion should have toobey a pig, or a snake follow a mouse," Nikolai replied with a sneer."Honestly, even when you're human it's patentlyobvious you've an animal side [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]