Потерянный континент: история Атлантиды
20. On The Bosom Of The Deep
Didyouswellmuchwithdignity?OrdidyourememberthattherewasaprettyEmpressleftthatwouldstillbeEmpresssolongastherewasanAtlantistogovern?Come,sir,findyourtongue.Bymyface!youmusthavehungeredformeverymadlytheseyearswehavebeenparted,ifnew-grownruggednessoffeatureisanevidence.”
“Haveyourgibe.Idonotgibebackatawomanwhopresentlywilldie.”
“Bah!Deucalion,youwilllivebehindthetimes.HavetheynottoldyouthatIknowtheGreatSecretandamindeedaGoddessnow?Myartscanmakeliferunoneternally.”
“Thenthewaterswillpresentlytestthemhard,”Isaid,buttherethetalkwastakenintootherlips.ZaemonwentforwardtothefrontofthelitterwiththeSymbolofourLordtheSunglowinginhishand,andburstintoaflowofcursing.Itwashardformetohearhiswords.Theroarofthewaterswhichpouredupovertheland,andbeatinvastwavesagainsttheSacredMountainitself,grewnearerandmoreloud.Buttheoldmanhadhissay.
Phorenicegaveorderstoherguardsforhiskilling;yes,triedeventorisefromthelitteranddotheworkherself;butZaemonheldtheSymboltohisfront,anditspowerinthatsuprememomentmasteredalltheartsthatcouldbebroughtagainstit.ThemajestyofthemostHighGodswasvindicated,andthatsplendidEmpressknewitandlaybacksullenlyamongstthecushionsofherlitter,abeatenwoman.
Onlyonepersoninthatrigidknotofpeoplefoundpowertoleavetherest,andthatwasYlga.
