- Close the gate to the village. Do not let anyone. You, you and you - stand in the queue in turn. Ostroleg takes over first. Take my crossbow. But first take off the cat and give it to Morrigan to wash the blood. You will be replaced by Vincento, then Valentino enters and then on a circle. The crossbow remains with the one who stands on the post. Ostroneg, your task at the show is to show the guys how to use it. Here is the hourglass, every three turns - changing the guard, they will be at Morrigan, and she watches the order when changing the guard. All come to say that there is no sea in the village and no progress in it. You and you - take from the load in the chain mail and run to the smithy to customize it for yourself. To guard on the guard already. And on you, my darling, lunch, supper and camp preparation. We move out at midnight. Is everyone clear? Any questions?

There were no questions, and Eric nodded, releasing them to follow orders. After quietly observing their vanity, he slowly took the horse back to the rest, raszdlal, tidied his food and went to do a dirty part of the job - marauding. Having removed his armor and most of his clothes, he went to climb houses. Why is that? Because there it was possible to get very dirty in the blood and so on, and from the body the blood is washed away much more easily than from the clothes. The task he set for himself was to quickly walk through all 24 houses and collect everything that could be sold on the market in Venice. Well, do not leave all the rot with the unlucky masters? According to the brothers, the village spent the third year hoarding woolen cloth of its own production, so that after the end of the field work send a caravan to Venice for sale. These words were very quickly confirmed. The fabric was about 60 cm wide, but it was really a lot. Each house has 20-30 lengths of two dozen meters in length. The fabric was painted in green the same shade. In total there were 602 cuts. But some of them were stained or damaged during the last night, so you could take only 514 cuts. From them a small hill grew near the broken Morrigan camp, right in the wasteland, in the middle of the village. With the money in the village was quite meager, since they lived, mainly, subsistence farming. So a dozen Denarii and forty-two obols are all that Eric could find, and even then, almost all the cash was in the hands of the priest and the elder. In the church itself, there was absolutely nothing to take, since it was poor - old wiped icons and several copper, silvered ritual attributes. It was quite dangerous to drive sheep and cows to Venice, too many questions would be asked. The horses were few and all rather seedy, his horses were practically gods compared to these nags. Still extensive stocks of dried herbs and berries, from which Morrigan has typed the whole heap, having declared, that it can be driven to the pharmacists.

It was getting dark. The bonfire turned into a quiet embers, next to which were 24 torches, according to the number of houses. Eric made everyone wash. By the way, the brothers, not accustomed to his orders, were a little stunned when the girl, completely unconcerned, took off all her clothes and began to wash herself. The Slav wavered and, putting his hands on his shoulders, calmly explained that this is a useful and useful thing for health. Wherever he comes from, such things are not embarrassed. And there's nothing to be ashamed of. It's a shame to show ugliness, not beauty. In general, all washed, dressed, equipped and checked for the last time, whether everything is normal in the baggage, which is a little overgrown. It included two carts about one horse and a couple of spare horses, which were tied to carts. For the coachmen, Valentino and Vincento were planted, Eric rode freely on horseback, and Morrigan and Ostroni had two clockwork horses, which, however, were eased by shifting the entire luggage to carts. In the head of the column, the baron and the Irish moved, which followed him in the wake. The closest one was, as before, our Slavic friend. We left in the thick darkness. After a couple of miles, stopped at the old camp, but did not dismount. Eric took two clockwork horses from the Drevlyanin and sent him to the village to finish the job. Half an hour later he returned, and in the distance a huge fire of a great fire was raging, which in the morning will leave behind him only a wild in its sweep of the ashes.

Because of the supply, the movement speed of the detachment has seriously decreased. So the next week they spent on the road, until finally, because of the horizon did not appear Mestre. Briefly explaining the security at the gate, they paid the entrance fee, because they went with the goods, and drove into the streets of the city. And from there they crossed to Venice itself, where they traditionally stayed in a small and cozy inn, with a small number of visitors. Our hero, along with Morrigan, took up the construction of the territory. Valentino was left to guard the goods in the courtyard, and Ostro?eg and Vincento went to the market to pick up and pay for the place in the trading rows, since the fabric had to be disposed of as quickly as possible. But as soon as everyone dispersed and they were alone with the girl, she decided to distract herself from cleaning and talk to him on a rather delicate topic.

"I want to talk to you," she said, blushing.

Ok.

"You see, it's a little inconvenient for me to ask all this "

"Do not be shy, come on, I'm not biting. " He smiled.

- Do you like me? - and her cheeks became completely red.

- Of course, I like you. Why should I leave you with me, otherwise? You in itself are quite a clever girl, you know a good deal about herbs and a loyal person. And the situation will turn out - you will become a wonderful doctor, as our French lover came out.

" Stop it. "I'm not asking this. You yourself understand this. Tell me, do you like me as a woman?

- Hmm And why suddenly such questions?

EricAnswer. Do not mock me.

Ok. Yes, I like you. You are a beautiful, intelligent and faithful woman - this is just an excellent combination.

" Stop, stop, stop. " He took her by the shoulders and slightly pressed on them, seating them on the bench. - Sit down. Let me explain something to you. Are you ready to listen to me and hear me?

I: Yes, of course. I'm all in the spotlight.

- Great! - Our hero went to the open window and stood there, pondering where to start. - Love. Family. All this is certainly beautiful. And my body grows absolutely decisively. So much that every day, more and more loudly declares his desire to women. What am I saying? Remember, because so many times, during the ablutions Even hang a weight on it, so as not to embarrass you. But if I surrender and yield, then both of us are in trouble. I hope you clearly understand that we will not sigh, but we will immediately begin to work. On the one hand, all this will be very pleasant. On the other hand, given the circumstances and prospects - absolutely unacceptable. First of all, you are a man who needs me for a cause, not for fun. - He turned around, took a stool and sat down on him, two steps in front of her, so as to look straight in the eyes. - And secondly hmm Remember, Morrigan, how did you decide to kill you for refusing to become a litter of village peasants? I especially remind you - with the whole world and with the blessing of the priest. And if at least once, at least one, but lost, then you would use all the peasants in the village. And for free and at any time. Or have you forgotten?

- This is not forgotten. Go on, why do you say that?

Ok. Just think about it, their spiritual master teaches you to be hypocritical in order to hide your true desires. He saw that there is no one to protect you, and you yourself, in the end, give in, or you will be taken by force. And in the village the uttermost horror will begin. And this man chose the easiest way, he decided to kill you, supporting the stupid offer of the peasant. Instead of calling him in order and putting it in its place. And these people behave as they did: they were like a herd of dogs - they did not dare even to give votes alone, but they got so bold as they crowded together. And so they are brought up from birth - in humility and veneration of the one who never gave a helping hand, and in general - only eats for both cheeks. Therefore, they should cheat by buying crumbs from the owners table. They are slaves, who since childhood have been killed by willpower.