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Through the Thorns into the Abyss
Danny Osipenko
© Danny Osipenko, 2022
ISBN 978-5-0056-1873-3
Создано в интеллектуальной издательской системе Ridero
THROUGH THORNS INTO THE ABYSS
Prologue
«Execute her!» – ordered the Empress. Seized by hatred – and fear – she rose sharply from her throne and pointed her silver scepter at the Witch.
The Karga did not flinch. Shallow and wrinkled, she looked up at the ruler with a cold gaze, and her darting eyes squinted even more. The old woman was completely calm, and in her whole image – a quiet confident hatred. A smirk of gloating… And the ruler could barely contain herself. Her face was flushed and fierce, terror in her eyes. «Execute right here on the spot,» she added, struggling to pull herself together. «At once.»
The guards dared not disobey Lyra’s order. If it had been anyone else, they might have hesitated… But Lyra is the darling of the people, the chosen one of Heaven! The High Dervishes had recently spoken in praise of her. «She knows what to do. Her swords flashed in the setting sun, and the Witch lay dead at the foot of her throne. She fell, grinning sickly.