There came the heavy and long pause interrupted only by a sobbing of the Puppy and the Fairy.
- Well, all right, stop! I cannot look at you, precisely! There is one hope. If to take out Prinze on a bright sunlight, it will be better for it. Perhaps, he will not so quickly die. And if to warm up his body at a hot oven, it will be even better for it …
She did not manage to finish speaking up to the end as the Fairy and the Puppy right there jumped and skipping ran to the Malachite room.
- Hey, you where? - with astonishment hailed their Invincible Sun. - You do not lift it from below, it is heavy!
But where there! Shaky, but nevertheless the hope to rescue Prinze inspired both and they, without stopping, ran to the most Malachite room. And the extinct solar ghost, having sighed and having put the book back on a regiment, not hurrying went afterwards.
3.
As well as predicted the Ghost, to pull out Prinze upward it was business far hard. His heavy and become soft body did not obey at all. Even the Kitten who is picked up on the way did not help to solve this problem. Having sweated to a thread, three friends managed to drag Prinze only on one tier up - the Fairy held it by hands, and Animals for both legs. But also in such look they several times fell, having bedaubed in construction dirt of workshops from legs to the head. When forces were absolutely on an outcome, Prinze's body suddenly by itself rose in air and departed up a ladder. At first at friends of an eye got on a forehead from surprise, and then they understood to whom they are obliged by so in due time come help.
Soon Prinze's body already lay on a stony plateau of the Gold Mountain. The sun, on their happiness, was in the zenith and scorched unusually hotly. The prince at once began to give life signs. Its breath became frequent, cheeks slightly turned pink, shadows under eyes became less.
Animals, without thinking twice, committed follies from neighboring mountain bushes, kindled a big fire and put Prinze nearby, and on a fire put a tub with water and nakipyatit waters. They began to moisten with boiled water his face, a breast, hands and legs. The ordinary person could not sustain it minute. But Prinze, on the contrary, began to come to life gradually - from his breast whether the sigh, whether groan was distributed. But Prinze did not recover consciousness.
- Well, really absolutely nothing can be made!? - in despair having thrown up the hands, the Fairy exclaimed.
- Well why, - quietly told the Voice, - it is possible to try to bring his soul out of this body and to move to another - we will tell, in the golem or in plush Zverenk, either in some animal or in a magic mirror. Then he will live as I, without the body. I advise, by the way, to think over this option, and somewhat quicker. Other way does not exist.
But at this moment the Fairy, without having listened to the end of up to the end very sage monologue of the solar sorcerer, having given in to momentary inspiration of feiny intuition (and can be, the loving woman and the wife …), suddenly ran up to Prinze and began to pull down from it the clothes remains. Animals puzzly stared on the events. And both the Invincible Sun reacted and remained to unknown as it was not probably, and any sounds It did not find the presence.
At last, when Prinze was completely naked, the Fairy at once threw off from herself the clothes and, having dropped to Prinze's breast, clasped his neck with hands and, having raised his head, kissed.
Animals from confusion turned away, but to comment on the unprecedented business happening on their eyes and furthermore did not decide to contradict the hostess.
How many the kiss of the Fairy lasted - it is not known - nobody noted time. Only the Fairy so strong nestled the lips on Prinze's lips that, appear, grew to them, and then and itself laid down all the naked body on a naked body of Prinze - so that her legs touched Prinze's legs, her breast touched Prinze's breast and so on - that each part of her body touched the corresponding part of a body of Prinze to become with it a single whole. The fairy as if sought to transfer all the heat, all the vital energy to Prinze.
And soon it became visible also with the naked eye. The body of the Fairy became softer, some flabby, lifeless, pale, it really as if lost a natural power of life, and Prinze's body, on the contrary, turned pink, there was more elastic, and a breath - deeper. And, at last, Prinze began to move!
The fairy hardly tore off the lips from his lips, she was strongly pale and hardly breathed. It flat-out fell down from Prinze the earth. Having turned over on a back, panting, it some time lay with half-closed eyes, and faithful Animals, having right there jumped up to the Fairy, began to dress it carefully.
And meanwhile Prinze slowly got up, holding both hands the head, and a blank look led round Animals, the Fairy, naked gold trees without leaves, a plateau, absolutely besides without noticing the nakedness.
- Where I? - with groan Prinze said. Then his look fell to the Fairy, his eyes extended from surprise. - Fairy? Expensive! Where we? Where our children? Where Oslenok? What is with me? To me so hot, so stuffy! At me everything burns inside! Darling, what is with you? - and, having looked at itself, reddened as cancer and began to put on hasty by means of the Animals who jumped up to it.
- Nothing … my lovely Prinze … nothing … - the Fairy, somehow, being unsteady, rose from the earth and embraced Prinze. - Just I so suffered prolonged anxiety for you that I a little bit felt ill at ease … Everything will be good … Now everything will only be good … - the Fairy murmured disobedient lips and fainted directly in the loving Prinze's embraces.
4.
The solemn dinner in the Emerald Hall was not similar now at all to those that were earlier. Though in the hall it was dark, but it was the nonsense. The fairy with Lily (quite so now all called the Hostess of the Gold Hall) by means of usual magic lit the multi-colored flying sparks, by the size there is no more flame of candles which flew under the ceiling, lit as bright garlands, to the hall such cozy and such festive light!
All sat at a big table. Ate vegetables and fruit, drank wine and very loudly laughed. The kitten and the Puppy told the favourite jokes again, again carried out different circus numbers and made laugh all around. Even Prinze laughed. Sometimes. When his eyes came off the favourite Fairy.
The fairy, as if being afraid that Prinze again somewhere will disappear, sitting next, held his hand with both hands, without reducing from him a loving look. Yes, Prinze became former again. Though it was a little more pale and eyelids of eyes were swelled up, but he laughed at jokes and itself joked - and it meant what is with it everything is all right.
It was not visible to Lily - magic mirrors did not work - but all knew that she was here, on the throne. She too with might and main laughed and joked - tricks of Animals so reminded her her childhood! - and. it seemed, it was not upset at all with the fact that Prinze began to pay attention to the Fairy again. However, of what the Hostess of local places thought, remains for us a riddle.
- And nevertheless, expensive, you already again surprise me up to the soul depth! - Lily when Animals brilliantly executed the last trick - circulation headfirst on forward pads spoke. - Prinze's body was completely changed, COMPLETELY, how you managed to return it to life?
- I do not know, the right … - the Fairy thoughtfully told, having torn off, at last, the loving look from Prinze. - Simply … I felt that I have to make it … I it is simple … mentally addressed the Creator of real … My life - for his life … And me it is direct the answer came to mind - very strong nestle all over on his body and transfer it all yourself, without the rest …. And all … Even I do not know how everything turned out …
- And I know, - said Prinze in low tones, reddening and also confusedly looking away. - I was somewhere at the bottom, as if in the ice desert and me was so cold, so cold … - here his face turned pale and shuddered from these memoirs, and the Fairy embraced it the head and pressed to the breast, stroking on hair, but Prinze was discharged and continued.
- … And then I saw some being, fiery, bright, shining that to eyes to look at it it was sick, and instead of hands it ha
d tongues of flame, and still - wings same (here the Fairy and Animals significantly exchanged glances) … It suddenly touched me and ice thawed. And then it told such thunderous voice that I nearly became deaf: "you are free, the person, thank your spouse and her great love to you", and after that I opened eyes and saw all of you.
- Miracles are some! - did not stand Lily. - How many spells I learned how many books re-read how much I itself learned to do, but IT is never I will be able! That to turn the person into a piece of gold - it yes, I can, but that to turn a piece of gold into the person … I swear in the Flowers of Oblivion, even to Triune Knowledge beyond its powers!
- And on me, everything is clear here, - said in low tones, reddening as the girl schoolgirl, the Fairy. - Can work love and not such wonders, and our Creator - He though it is far from us, but love for Him - the most valuable treasure which only exists in this world, and therefore He cannot but hear an appeal of the loving heart!
- Well - at, I in any "creators" I do not believe, - hasty waved away Lily. - Just any spell has the defect, "hole". If to grope this "hole" - it is possible to deactivate all spell as if fabric - on a thread, that's all. You just incidentally groped this "thread" and reversed. And your "creator" is not, in my opinion, at all also in mention. It was invented by Triune Knowledge - I am sure of it absolutely, - that to cover with his authority the very doubtful orders. For example, take the same permission to fairies to take in marriage human men or the resolution that only fairies can eat pink clouds. Judge for yourself, all these allegedly revelations from "creator" are simply favorable to fairies - and they should breed somehow after they ruined all the men, and to reserve access to eternal life only that …
- … And I believe in the Creator, - unexpectedly for all the Puppy inserted, having interrupted philosophical and theological outpourings Poured. - Somehow Oslenok about Him spoke to me - he even about Him had some book … black such, with strange drawing from two crossed sticks … He liked to read it for the night, and to kids too … Oh! - suddenly unexpectedly the Puppy interrupted himself and began to shake small a plush coat hanger, - I cannot … say … more … I so … on Oslenka … Soskuchils-ya-ya! How it there without me potters with kids, a-a-a? He a lapta has nobody to play now, neither towns, nor dogonyashka, nor a hide-and-seek! - and unexpectedly the Puppy suddenly began to sob in all the puppyish voice, and large tears began to flow on brown plush a muzzle. And after it also the Kitten who started missing too both on Oslenka, and kids howled.
At this moment both Animals, and Prinze, and the Fairy remembered Oslenka and kids - somehow they there!? Remembered how Oslenok by the voice, nasal in a nose, read to fairy tale kids, having got on on the big white nose round as at the old woman points what mild what kind it had eyes made of glass buttons! As he always with a clever look recited something at dinner, some verses, proverbs or aphorisms. As it ridiculously pulled the tail on which tip the big pink bow when rolled kids on a meadow was attached - it very much amused Animals, and Oslenok so did of care of kids - it, thus, drove away from them importunate butterflies …
Sometimes Animals were enraged by its omniscience, and also some block (so the Kitten sometimes and wanted to give it a kick under the back that thought quicker), but now these lines of its character seemed such darlings that they simply were ready to kiss Oslenk, and after that right there to go to play dogonyashka and to give in to it that only he them this day won one! (usually, because of the block it, on the contrary, always lost, to big fun of Animals that Oslenok very painfully always transferred, sadly sighing after each loss).
And still Oslenok loved on a meadow, at midday until children slept on a cover, the big thick teeth to pick a grass and flowers and to do of them wreaths - one itself, and the others to kids and when they slept, to quietly dress them to them on heads then to tell Prinze - "look, the owner what beautiful wreaths made for you kids!" - Oslenok was such modest! Never it was exposed.
And still Oslenok was such well-mannered - he always at dinner tied with a napkin, took off the favourite straw wide-brimmed hat in which he went for a walk with children, ate only with a knife and a fork, accurately wiped lips a napkin piece, always told on "you", "please", "thanks", "if you please", "good afternoon" and other. It always offended ears and eyes to the Kitten and the Puppy so they when nobody saw, strove to palm off on it on a chair a small tack or to zapulnut in it quietly something while nobody sees, but Oslenok always suffered all and spoke: "Well you, friends, well why you so" and humbly mildly smiled, baring the large snow-white teeth.
And now the Kitten and the Puppy were ready to apologize at it for everything made them and it is more to lead up lovely Oslenk never!
From these memoirs the Kitten and the Puppy howled even more and nobody could calm them. The fairy and Prinze with astonishment exchanged glances and too sadly sighed - they remembered the kids who were not seen so long ago any more, - and also started missing.
- Well, as if I also did not want, but it is necessary to release you on houses, my dear friends! - reluctantly said Lily. - Though to admit, I would like that you still stayed for a while with me at least week … Frankly speaking, the friend to the friend which I see at you I never met such love earlier. Though is not present, met … but very much long ago … in the childhood …
- Lily, dear, but you can go with us! - the Fairy exclaimed. - Why to you this gold crypt? Let's go with us! You will stay for a while with us! Here you will see, to you at us it will be good! You will get acquainted with kids, with Oslenk … In those places passed also your childhood!
- You truly invite me? - the Voice was surprised.
- Well, of course! We with Prinze will be glad to your company. We now friends, isn't that so?
- Friends … Love … And other fairies? They find out soon that they I at you and will arrange me a round-up …
- Well, Poured, I speak to you, I will personally talk and I will settle everything, honestly! - the Fairy waved hands. - And Prinze after he by force stole me from Fey's Island, wanted to lull, but I insisted that my re-education, house, will be more effective than a lulling to slip - and to me allowed to bail him. Well as, it agrees?
Both the Fairy, and Prinze at the same time beggarly looked at an empty chair of Lily, continuing to hold each other by hands strong.
- Well, persuaded, - softly told Lily.
- Ur-r-solution!!! Domo - about - about - y!!! - the Kitten and the Puppy began to yell at the top of the voice, and, having grabbed by each other pads, nearly turned all dining table - so they jumped up up! - And right there ran to pack things.
5.
Collecting was short. Things with themselves travelers had a benefit a little. But Lily insisted that they took with themselves a set of different gifts - gold fabrics, gold jewelry, jewels. Well, how to leave guests without gifts! It was necessary to load with all this good a set of bags which by means of feiny magic as the loaded camels floated behind them a caravan by air.
- It is not a pity, I can transport by air you - on dragons it would be all for one or one and a half hours. With disconnection from the Stream I lost almost all the force and my dragons, as well as golems, fell asleep now. So it is necessary to reach on foot - and it and it is dangerous, and long.
- Nothing - the Fairy smiled and, having turned facing Animals, cunning winked at them, - to us with Animals not for the first time! Now with us dear Prinze and my best girlfriend Lily! Now to us will go absolutely not terribly and it is not boring at all! - And everything it became so cheerful at heart that all time burst out laughing.
So friends directly at dawn came with all belongings to a flat plateau of the Gold Mountain on which there was a Tower.
- Well, here, for the first time for many millennia I leave the Tower, - by a solemn voice told Lily. - And for the first time during this time I had true friends! And I am not lonely at all!
- Yes, now you have true friends! - an echo the Fairy, and Prinze repeated after it, having taken the Fairy by hand, widely, from ear
to ear smiled and nodded in agreement.
- Da-sss, now exact sss at you poyavilis-sss druz-z-z-z-zya, khe-khe-khe! - suddenly from where the familiar derisive creaking voice was behind distributed. - Yes only-sss conduct - sss they you not to s-s-s-s-sebe home, and direct sss in pads-sss pravosssudiyu-sss, yes-sss! Now you otvetish-sh-sh-sh-sh for vs - with - with - with - se crime-sss s-s-s-s-svoi, yes-sss, the Zh-zh-zh-zh-zheltaya Witch! On vs - with - with - with - this, so s-s-s-s-s-kaz-z-z-z-zat, s-s-s-s-s-trogo-s-s-s-sti z - z - z - z - z - the law, khe-khe-khe!!!
- Azail! What do you bear it?! Become silent now! - the Fairy was indignant. - Why you slander us?! Yes as you dare to lie so!
- It I, dorogush-sh-sh-sha, yes-sss? - with forced bewilderment he asked again. - Net-sss, I do not lie-sss, I never lie-sss, only belobrys - with - with - with - sye letun vs - with - with - with - segda lie-sss, yes-sss, always-sss, and even to nash-sh-sh-sh-sha Feya-sss - such liar, belobrys - with - with - with - saya the liar, obmanshch-shch-shch-shch-shchitsa-sss, as well as vs - with - with - with - se os-s-s-s-talnye-sss, here! One rotten breed-sss, decay, old decay, yes-sss! - Azail zasipet - all three disgusting muzzles of which looked out because of the rock.
- Do not trust it, Poured, there is no trap, he lies, we will go with us! Let's go! - in despair breaking hands, the Fairy cried.
- Akhkhkh, you do not trust-sss Azail? You do not trust-sss … Well, pos - with - with - you look - sss, pos - with - with - you look - sss … In - about - about - it there-sss, pos - with - with - with - you look - sss, vo-au-au-au-n, there-sss, - and with these words it extended all three necks in three different parties at once.
The fairy and Prinze looked there and … Heart of the Fairy stood with fear - from all three parties - from the North, from the West and from the South - the Gold Mountain was surrounded by hordes - darkness subjects - huge army …
Who there was only not!!! Griffins, mantikor, three-headed and dvukhglavy eagles, huge giants with big wings behind the back with huge clubs in hands, flying monkeys with big sticks with some fancy stones above and many, many others - winged creatures of the most unimaginable types and the sizes. And below - the Ladder on the mountain - already had legions of stone marble and granite golems with big stone bludgeons, ready to go for storm of the Gold Mountain, and also the huge stone Cyclops who was already tearing off pieces of rocks, and other creatures from the next mountains - them was very much that all foot of the mountain was covered as if with some moving carpet.
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