make a bowl from his skull, so I can drink to Your Majesty's health. Terrific. You can have him. Take him away from here. You will take him with you, won't you? Take him away immediately. The sight of him gives me... gives me a headache. I have a headache. Greetings, highest judge and keeper of the seal of the merchant republic of Soan. - May the sun of mercy always... - It's all right. We're alone. - Depressed? - Yes. I had to take the helicopter. One more legend about the flying dragon. It really must be overhauled. I know, Anton. The feeling of powerlessness is awful. I have gone through all of that myself, but we are historians. We mustn't interfere. How old were you when this planet was discovered? Twelve. I was 36. It was the most important event in the history of mankind. I couldn't sleep for three weeks. We had found our sister planet, the mirror of ourselves in a distant past. We must never dim this mirror. I could have thwarted Cyril's death, but I was poorly informed. No one had told me about Reba. And you gave me the identity of a dead man, Rumata of Estoria. We had to hurry. Cyril had broken contact with us. He wasn't undergoing the protective treatment any more, either. He wasn't prepared for the intrigues of a medieval potentate. - When are you taking me back up? - Not for now. You are to replace Cyril, until they've found someone else. - Why? - We must see how Arkanar develops. What's my task? First of all, you will buy Mita's house, in order to secure our installations. For that, you will need money and clothes for various occasions. - Who is Budach, by the way? - What do you know about Budach? Little. Cyril mentioned that he had disappeared. A scholar from Irukan. One of the most extraordinary people on this planet. Cyril got in touch with him shortly before breaking contact with us. - This is gold in the Arkanarian currency. - Thank you. Those bags contain everything you need at court. You will also get some biographical data about Rumata of Estoria. What's wrong now? This equipment is rubbish. That's what we have to put up with here. You'll have to stick with your story, no matter how much you complain about it. These are the facts about him. You should remember them. Even in his early youth, frequent drinking bouts and brawls about women. At the age of 21, Rumata rapes Dorana, daughter of the Duke of Ekin, kills her brother in a duel, has to leave his hometown and leads an unsettled life at various courts. Whatever happens, you mustn't kill under any circumstances. Not even in the greatest danger. In Arkanar, people kill even when someone says something wrong. That's the normal level of medieval cruelty. Even on Earth, it took several millennia before the last war had been fought, the last prison closed. I'll do my best. Take care of yourself, Anton. What a moonlit night, my friend. I hope that the sky will be just as clear when we arrive. This wonderful star has borne a child. This event has scared people. They escape into all sorts of superstition. But our instrument will enable them to see the truth. Do you know what this strange smell is? There must be glomphilias here, a rare plant that only grows in barren wastes. Why don't you have a look? They grow in bunches of small, grey blossoms. There are things all over the world to ease man's fate. Because life is full of suffering. These are indeed glomphilias. A brew of these works wonders. An excellent remedy for aching joints. If we didn't have this ability to suffer, we would be long gone. But God has given us a big supply of patience. There isn't a horse, a dog, or a mouse which possesses this ability. With great perseverance, we'll survive the very worst of torment. - What's that? - Fish blood. No, no. Definitely not. We drink fish blood every morning. It's good for you. If you care about what's good for your master, you should ------------------------------ Читайте также: - текст Сайлент Хилл на английском - текст Я был рождён, но... на английском - текст Дракула Брэма Стокера на английском - текст Рей на английском - текст Я люблю мою младшую сестренку на английском |