Bloody Revenge

by Darrell Guidry

  chain armors supposedly day and night did not get out. Even slept in it!

  Knesinka silently rose and was behind a door curtain. Haygal

  immediately installed a pillow on that place where she just sat, and

  hurried after the hostess.

  - You too... - addressing Ertan, the Wolfhound advised. -

  Chain armor. You never know...

  The warrior threw up the head and in an emphasis, almost hostilely looked on

  vein.

  - I never put on armor, - she uttered separately.

  The wolfhound on the century saw anything. Including soldiers,

  despising an armor. And even such that went into battle in primitive nakedness,

  beloved Bogami. He did not begin to argue with Ertan, believing that it is all the same

  it is useless. Only shrugged shoulders and muttered:

  - There was a hunting... from a casual arrow...

  Ertan it is suddenly tenacious grasped him by a shoulder, and he noted about himself what

  hands, strong at it. Gray eyes became ruthless, reduced lips in

  one line:

  - You what, you think, I such the girl? It seems?. - It shook the head

  towards a tent where the knesinka disappeared. - I am twenty eight years old,

  Wolfhound! I was in fight at Three Hills and saw how my groom died.

  He died at me on hands. He waits for me there together to go to

  To Trekhrogy, on the island Oylen Ul. There, it, has no time, but what

  to me? Casual arrow!. Ha! Yes I the one who in it released, in good time

  I will kiss!.

  From violet twilight, accompanied with Kanaon and Plishka, arose

  Luchezar.

  - It that else for a sit-round gathering? - it was now filled on youth. -

  My sister of servants undertook to touch? So here honor a knesova is protected!

  And well, to spirit that yours...

  Guys were confused, began to look back at the Wolfhound. Venn under any

  look was not going to release them. He managed to think that final

  sshibk, it is visible not to pass any more. And who knows, and fights with two

  strappers.

  But here from the leather box Illad gave a vote.

  - For the sake of the Lunar Sky, you would not rustle, Luchezar, - annoyancely

  halisunets frowned. - Madam a knesinka rejoiced, looking at them. It

  to them allowed to come.

  It was the real truth; wise Illad held back only that

  permission to good fellows was obtained by the Wolfhound. The doctor using the father and

  the monarchess's mother, could not fear seigniorial disgrace. As well as

  fists of Luchezarovy confidants.

  - Correctly, - leaving a tent, the knesinka of Elen told. - I

  allowed. Let my girls will have fun.

  She truly put on a chain armor under suite so armor was imperceptible.

  The wolfhound and that guessed it only on slightly constrained movements

  knesinka. Having fastened on itself a quarter of pood of iron, the person nevertheless moves

  otherwise.

  - A-and, here is how, - stretched Left. - Well, let have fun... Quiet

  nights, sister.

  And the boyar went back to the getting denser darkness, and the Wolfhound remained

  to deliberate whether was in what his words of the hidden sense.

  Gradually смерклось absolutely, and in the sky poured out stars. Was just

  new moon: night promised to be dark. The wolfhound roamed around a tent

  knesinka, muffling up in a raincoat. After a decline wind rose. Not especially

  strong, it nevertheless started ice feelers under clothes and to sit

  on one place it was simply cold.

  Having seen off happy and uneasy girls to sleep, young segvana,

  as well as it was persuaded, did not go away. They burned down a fire, cooked in a kettle

  cut apples with honey also exchanged words in a low voice not to wake

  madam. They were the whole ten there, and the Wolfhound left with times on

  stony hillock to look at the swamp. The person with usual sight

  it is unlikely would distinguish in that party the earth from the sky. The wolfhound distinguished

  water, border of the canes shaking and rustling on wind and floating

  islands. Mysh rushed somewhere with the relatives who did not fall yet in

  hibernation. To Venn without him it was slightly uncomfortable.

  It long stood, listening to rustle and a whistling of wind, then returned to

  to fire. When he got out to a hillock again, looked afar and

  saw that floating islands became more. And they moved,

  having approached the coast.

  Meanwhile as wind distinctly pulled from the coast away...

  The wolfhound hardly managed to realize it, as on a shoulder to him with heart-rending

  shouts Mysh fell down. Having seized raincoat suede, the black small animal was accepted

  to click teeth, to hiss and it is disturbing to wave wings.

  Precisely as in the spring on the forest road, before attack of gang

  Zhadoba...

  Straining sight, the Wolfhound looked narrowly at the closest of floating

  islands. Heart in a breast already beat more often usual, and he knew that

  then, very much can be, will begin to reproach himself with delay. But that, if

  islands are moved by an unknown current, and to Mysh simply combed withers

  leisure forest male?.

  Absolutely near them several night flyers truly rushed.

  The wolfhound could swear: they shouted to Mysh something intelligent. Floating

  the island looked the most usual lump of peat, snags and bound

  roots. On it bushes and even two small trees grew. But here from under

  bush the short oar leaned out and carefully directed "island" even closer

  to the coast...

  The wolfhound put fingers in a mouth and whistled with all the might lungs.

  Disturbing, iridescent whistle was for certain heard from the end in the end

  the camp, and that even in a sanctuary where brave velkh sat down. Wolfhound

  whistled once again, sharply and shortly. It was the signal, well-known

  To Serk: to escape after other horses. Itself of veins turned also in

  all move, jumping through bushes and dead wood, rushed to a knesinka tent.

  Segvansky ratnik were already standing, and Likhobor just dived inside

  tent to remove outside of servants and madam. A wolfhound without

  delay directed after it. A tent, in accuracy as that

  the velkhsky house, was partitioned off in two by the embroidered curtains. Without standing on ceremony,

  The wolfhound cast away them aside:

  - It is necessary to leave rather, madam.

  Knesinka, as he also asked, lay dressed and in a chain armor. To a wolfhound not

  time was necessary to be convinced of her courage, but now the girl,

  it seemed, at the same time overcame all fears nesting in soul from the date of

  attempts. Eyes at it were rounded, from a face paint rushed back. It began

  to rise. Very slowly, as in a bad dream. The wolfhound bent down,

  put it on legs and dragged outside. Elen Gluzdovna convulsively

  grabbed his hand.

  Outside young people already ran away up the hill, dragging off

  the frightened servants. At once two good fellows, quietly swearing through clenched teeth,

  rushed under hands of the doctor Illad, the third bore his box. Vanish dresses and

  silver - drugs could not be thrown. A wolfhound was late thought about

  the fact that put nobody to take care of the knesinka dowry lying

  in vehicles. Well an
d the clown with it, with a dowry. His care - life of madam.

  From darkness the arrow took off, passed the head of a knesinka and was thrust in

  I will take a nap. The wolfhound instantly jumped aside away, carrying away the girl far away from

  fire with its treacherous light. Having brought down from legs, it pressed it to the earth,

  closing itself. And only then realized that attackers whoever they

  were, were greatly quick. That island - is more right, the boat or a raft,

  twined from above branches and a cane, - yet could not get ready to stick to the coast.

  Means, someone was selected the land. Was selected skillfully and it is reserved, whether not

  having disturbed karaulshchik, whether without noise having cut with it drinks. But if

  so, from what party?.

  It was necessary to hope for Aptakhar and his Sagittariuses promising to cover

  retreat.

  - Now we will run, madam, - the Wolfhound told. Servants peeped somewhere

  in the wood, without understanding what occurs. They tried to escape from strong

  hands of young ratnik also called the madam as though she could them

  to protect.

  Invisible in the dark, it is disturbing the horse began to neigh. Mysh turning in

  air over the heads, it was immediately thrown in that party and completely disappeared, and

  the knesinka rose on an elbow:

  - Snowflake!.

  The wolfhound forced it to sprawl in a grass now again, and very

  in time. Directly over them, a bottom, provizzhat several arrows at once. Venn

  looked back to a tent and saw that dense fabric was made a hole already in

  set of places. Judging by an arrangement of holes, marked in lying and as

  time in that half where the knesinka was located. If the Wolfhound did not keep up

  to drag out it outside, also the chain armor would hardly save.

  Пластаясь in a grass, to them Likhoslav crept up. It pulled along the nurse.

  The old woman sprained a leg and could not go not that to run. It at once

  stretched to a knesinka:

  - Baby! Live...

  - You will incur, Likhoslav, - told veins. Haygal waved hands:

  - I somehow... preserve the girl!

  - So, all for me, - shortly ordered veins. - Keep more strong,

  madam.

  Having squeezed her wrist in a palm, it jumped on legs and at full speed

  rushed off upward. Brothers Dashing surely followed, knowing that them

  the mentor зряч in the dark and the road will not confuse. They managed to run off hardly

  on thirty steps when behind the beginning cheerfully to inflame a high flame.

  The arrows wound by the smoldering tow got to a tent of a knesinka.

  - Do not look back, madam, - the Wolfhound ordered.

  ... This mad run under arrows through the night wood to a knesinka of Elen

  it was fated to remember until the end of its days. How many time, trying though

  to mentally imitate mother, she imagined herself the warrior in feathery

  a helmet and brilliant armor, skillful, unshakable in battle and, of course

  fearless!. It is good to be fearless when nobody frightens. To it

  the dream in which she did not throw the Wolfhound dreamed, and she dreamed that

  also it will be actually also brave. Kindly! It and enemy still

  personally did not manage to uvidat, only heard as sing bystry near an ear

  the arrows which are released on her soul. And everything, also fell a cropper in heels сердчишко, and

  helplessly knees became soft. Knesinka stumbled nearly continually,

  endlessly stumbled, fell in some potholes through which

  The wolfhound flew precisely on a smooth path. She almost saw nothing

  before, half because of darkness, half for fear. But everyone

  time when it already rushed to the earth the person, an iron hand of the bodyguard

  hitched up it on legs, without allowing to fall.

  Only much later, turning over in the mind events of memorable night, a knesinka

  understood why at some moment the scared voices of servants,

  being distributed on the right, began as though to move away. Wolfhound intentionally

  dragged it upward in other way, not that which all others ran.

  Something is heavy, at once, hit it in a right shoulder-blade. Knesinka gasped

  from surprise and pain, it posunutsya once again head over heels down to the ground, in

  the next time resisted and continued to run.

  The old nurse he is bitter, grateful and powerlessly cried, having clasped

  Likhoslava for a strong neck. What would be with it, and, above all, with her girl,

  do not happen a number of these three guys? Which it, happened, a broom drove with

  the washed porch chorus?.

  Knesinka Elen winded by unusual running. She hardly distinguished

  the trunks of pines illuminated by a reflection of far fires. And behind everyone

  tree the sharp-clawed shadow rushing after seemed. Knesinka

  clearly saw red, кроваво the shining eyes, but to die of horror

  was simply once. The disheveled hair climbed in eyes: lashed

  the branch brushed away about the heads and a silk grid, and a silver nimbus. Chain armor

  with each step became more heavy, the face was streamed down by tears and sweat. All the time

  it was necessary to clamber up. Knesinka did not know where they run and long

  whether still remained, and it was worst of all. It almost hung on a hand

  the bodyguard, keeping up with him very much, but there were a few forces. Even

  the fear first giving to playfulness legs gradually was replaced by stupid

  exhaustion. Knesinka did not know as it when kill, and

  therefore thought: better would kill. Now I will fall, fought in consciousness.

  Now I will fall and... and all. Also let do with me that want. However time

  behind time it had enough mochenka for one step. And still. And still...

  Then trees ahead parted, and covered the star sky

  some uneven stupid teeth. The wolfhound stopped, a knesinka with dispersal

  flew on it and grasped with a free hand not to fall. It

  shook from tension and a fright, she understood only here that mad run

  took approximately so much time how many it is necessary quietly to drink

  to water circle. Two junior bodyguards panted at it behind the back.

  Was it seems that on the run they also tried to cover it with the bodies.

  One of brothers carried the nurse on hands. Suddenly it became a shame to Knesinke that

  she still was not learned to distinguish twins.

  - It is small - Ghosn! Aptakhar!. - hoarsely the Wolfhound cried out. - The!.

  Its voice was learned. Behind blocks there was a movement, veins stepped forward,

  and Elen to Gluzdovna was necessary to climb behind it in some narrow rough crack.

  The wolfhound carried out it at once to the western wall of a sanctuary where were carefully

  pine branches are put and, covered from a public eye, hot smoldered

  heap of coals. Knesinka was taken suddenly by new horror at the thought that will be if it

  will release her hand. She looked round and saw what in a stone ring was

  fully to the people. Solvenna, a velkha, a segvana efficiently and without excess noise

  prepared for fight: put the last of yet not blocked passes,

  checked arrows in quivers, examined swords and a spear. Knesinka noticed

  even several young people Luchezarovichey, but generally here were

  policemen, simple galiradsky host. Not everyone among them it

  knew by n
ame. She wanted to blink and wake up strong at home, in

  tranquility and silence.

  - For the sake of hairy thighs of Tunnvorn! It from where you jumped out? -

  discontentedly the suitable Aptakhar asked the Wolfhound. - I you with another

  waited for the party. Хегг gobble up your guts, veins, could shoot!

  - From where jumped out, from there and all right, - the Wolfhound muttered. - Madam

  it is whole, and kindly.

  Knesinka sat down on dense fir twigs, on the spread felt body cloth,

  made over herself effort and itself unclenched fingers, releasing a hand

  bodyguard. It should not the daughter of the leader to show to people the fear.

  Someone threw it over shoulders warm, heated by human now

  body fur raincoat. Likhoslav approached and seated near it the nurse.

  The old woman forced the foamy guy to bend down and strong kissed in

  wet forehead:

  - Sonny...

  From the different parties the servants who decided at a look already ran together

  monarchesses to leave the saviors:

  - Madam!.

  All were here including the doctor Illad with an unseparable box.

  As at first sight surprisingly, trusovaty small halisunets

  less others were pressed down by the fear which is taking away will. Probably, thought

  knesinka, it because it, unlike me, in hands has a business,

  and in fight from it there will be a sense.

  Among servants there was only no a fun-loving beauty Varya, so

  similar to the monarchess. Also the freckled guy to whom it was not visible

  charged.

  The wolfhound told something to brothers Dashing, those left and returned with

  several boards. One was stretched to a knesinka, others distributed to girls.

  - What for?. - asked Elen Gluzdovn. Happen to fight, it to them and

  was not able to use. The wolfhound answered:

  - Will shoot for certain astride, madam, through a wall. You will be covered.

  As though having heard these words, almost steeply came on the star sky

  the heavy arrow was also thrust directly in a heap of coals. Wolfhound instantly

  grabbed a round board and held it over the knesinka head while it it is awkward

  passed a hand throughout belts. The board was wooden, fitted by waxed skin and

  fettered on edge by iron. It seemed to a knesinka very heavy though on

  the business it was not so. Servants, sobbing, writhed on the earth,