All Chapters of Top Game : Chapter 11
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The old wing was called so precisely because of its venerable age. Perhaps he was the first of the buildings erected in the middle of a vast, but long abandoned park. Or maybe at that time the park as such did not yet exist, and there was only a wasteland ... Like everything old, the outbuilding was built “for centuries”: thick masonry walls, beams from specially soaked in water and therefore similar in hardness with stone wood, large petals of clay tiles, tightly fitting one to the other. The windows are narrow, on the ground floor tightly taken away with bars. Doors with heavy locks cause a persistent desire never to open them. A gloomy building, I do not argue. And it suits its purpose well. But now…From the cracks formed from the drying of the frames, smoke oozes, and in some places behind the window panes flames are visible, still timid, but have already begun to devour the interior decoration of the premises.- Why don't you put it out? I ask Ollie, who is impassively looking a
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Sixth day of the month of the First ThundersKa-Yi in the constellation Ma-Keyin, two points from the SunThe rule of the lunar day: “When talking to a person, remember that you are talking to yourself, and therefore, if fate keeps you strict, do not curse her: she is from despair.”"Stellar Rivers Pilot" reports:“One of the difficult stations of the stars, requiring the ability to be responsible for actions, the desire to understand your interlocutors, the ability to put up with a well-deserved punishment, the talent to draw the right conclusions from the lying rake. The day best suited to reverently listen to the heavens and their signs. Allow yourself to dream, listen and take a break from business ... By sharing your work with those who are nearby.Antrea, Island, City Watch Headquarters,morning watchThe re-amer's bored gaze followed the lanky figure to the exit from the office, waited until the heavy door, strainingly creaking on its hinges, closed behind the secretary, and re
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Northern gate and the road to the Small Rinnever Spurs,day watchThe next driver, to whom I turned with a request to give me a ride home, got away so hastily that he deserved a particularly catchy curse in the back. And why does Moonbeam scare people so much? Because of the ghost stories? It's not as scary as they say. And not only not scary, but even funny. But everyone is shaking and running away, one has only to mention the place next to which my family estate is located. Okay, I'll wait a little longer: what if there is a daredevil? If I can't find it, I'll go on foot. I won't crumble. Only the basket will interfere.Yes, I'm a horseless person. So what? Why the fuck do I need a horse? Jump on the piers on it? So the hooves on wet stones glide even better than the soles of boots. And if you fall into the water, and a heavy carcass crushes you from above, what should you do? Yes, and I have nowhere to ride, it’s easier to run on foot through the narrow streets, cutting off the pat
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Moonbeam, Ra Gro Manor,evening watchI suspiciously squinted my eyes at something white splashing in the mug brought by my mother.- What's this?“But you don’t even know!” Inis shook her head indignantly.I look closely and sniff, after which I ask again with disgust:- Milk?- It is the most.You know how much I hate...- Calm down, the foam is removed! And why don't you love them? It's so yummy…” Ma smiled dreamily.- Like it, eat it!— And I already. Ate.- To health!“Life in the city did not do you any good, son,” a thoughtful and unquestioning remark follows inappropriately.Inis, who has changed from her trousers and jacket to a homespun dress, runs her hand through my hair.- Should be longer.- I know.“Your father’s braid fell below the waist.- I know."You don't want to be like him to spite me?"Well, the conclusion! Why did she decide so? Everything is exactly the opposite!- Ma...- What? - tired look.- I can hardly cope with hair of this length, and you want it to gr
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Seventh day of the month of the First ThundersKa-Yi in the constellation Ma-Ankin, two and three quarters of a rumba to the Sun, a rumba with a third to the Archer.Domestic Ka-Yi is fussy and burdensome, like a mother who adores her children and protects them from the outside world at all costs.The rule of the lunar day: "Any choice is not only your will, it is support or betrayal of your gods.""Lotion of star rivers" instructs:“In general, a favorable parking of the stars, opening the way to the improvement of the spirit and body, allows you to feel the quiet steps of the stars along the road of Fate, hear the voice of the past in the hubbub of the present, helps to fight evil around and, most importantly, evil in yourself. It is important to defeat your own selfishness and humble the outward militancy. However, any careless action or word can bring pain and sadness, loss.Lunar Bend, Ra Gro Manor,morning watchIt turns out that I completely forgot what it's like to wake up in
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Lunar Bend, Ra Gro Manor,day watchI sit, clasping my knees pulled up to my chest, and watch how the water tries in vain to climb onto the shore. Upstream and downstream, the rifts are noisy, but here, in front of me, as far as the eye can see, there is a smooth and fast current. Dissatisfied with the narrow limits set by nature. To break free and bury everything that gets in the way under a sparkling and as smooth as a strip of steel smooth surface! To break free... At least for a moment. No, it won't work. Neither you nor me. Unless a miracle happens.A flexible long rod, whistling fervently, cuts through the air, straightening the rings of the hair line, and the spring fly, which a minute ago crawled listlessly in the grass, makes its last flight, splashing against the water at a distance of twenty steps from the place where the ruthless fisherman is. Plop!Shhhhhhh… It's the sound of the river, trying to take the bait with it. He tries in vain: the fishing line is pulled out to t
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Eighth day of the month of the First ThundersFree Ka-YiRule of the day: "The enemy can deceive and frame, but not betray.""Stellar Rivers Lot" indicates:“A leisurely day full of misunderstandings, incidents, surprises.The best time to correct the mistakes made, because the gods do not interfere: they rest with Ka-Yi. The main thing is not to lose anything, not to miss, not to forget and not to get confused in a series of tasks and duties, remembering that the surprises of fate are not always sweet and pleasant, and you yourself will have to answer for everything.Antrea, suburb of Neari,morning watchFrom the first time it was impossible to quickly find the gate in the hedge, unceremoniously entwined with lashes of wild roses - I know from my own experience. No, honestly, when Vig invited me to his house, but at the same time asked me to come in “from the back door”, although I was surprised, I decided that it would be up to me. Like any business at seventeen, of course. But whe
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Overcoming the temptation to frivolously decorate myself with one of the dark cherry roses, I slowly, but without slowing down on purpose, trudged along the path that led to the back porch of the Ra-Ken mansion, once again mentally chastising my friend for neglecting safety.No guards, no heavy magical bolts - well, what good is that? It can be said that he is one of the first statesmen - and he does not care about his life at all, when even such an idiot like me has personal bodyguards ... I remember that we once quarreled about this so much that we even got into a fight. By the way, it was at that time that I first became convinced: if Vig is a little weaker than me, then he is noticeably superior in resourcefulness and imagination. Suffice it to say that in terms of the number of cracks in my own bones, I won, while Ra-Ken, who was already a re-amer at that time, for the most part escaped with sprains. And then... Then we healed the wounds. Together. In one room. Locked up. Because
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Ta-ah-ah-ah, it's here. As follows from the certificate issued by Ragin, the girl and the baby were taken into care by a wealthy merchant, who comes from a family that, from the very foundation of Antreya, has been supplying red copper to the Western Shem from its own mines on the northern coast of the Dead Lake. Dan Soyner.A solid house that immediately betrays the prosperity of its owner. And after all, for sure, everything is earned by righteous labor. There is no garden in front of the front entrance, but the back porch most likely has several flower beds and a lawn. What did you think? Only respected people are endowed with vast tracts of land in the city. I mean, from respected families. I myself live in a mansion that cannot boast of a park. And why? I want to look at the grass, I can always go to my mother. Although you don’t have to travel, it’s enough to get to the shelter. By the way, I will go there, but a little later. When I finish my business here.Wrought iron bars on
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Was a trap set for me? But why? I see no reason. None. Yes, in the old days, the Guards of Antreya were a formidable force and had a huge impact on royal politics, but now ... Already under my father, the services of the Ra-Gro family were practically not used. Special services, I mean. Therefore, you have to mind your own business, helping Callie in his trading operations, in order to at least somehow justify the funds going to the maintenance of the shelter, and to carry the most ordinary shifts in the port. It makes very little sense to me. Yes, I can make a mess within the limits of my own perverted fantasy, but no more. Yes, I have the right to kill without explanation, but ... When did I use this right? In fact, I'm quite harmless. And yet, someone needed to sneak into the shelter under the cover of twilight, pour oil on the walls, after “drying” the tree,Yes, the most charred panels are in the alcove, which Hammis politely but vaguely called "the last third of the corridor." W
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