Втрачений континент: історія Атлантиди

16. Siege Of The Sacred Mountain

           Phoreniceknowsbyherarts—shehasstolennearlyalltheancientknowledgenow—thatstillyoulive,andshekeepsNaisunharmedbeneaththegranitethroneinthehopesthatsometimeshemayuseherasaweaponagainstyou.LittlesheknowsthesternnessofourPriests’creed,mybrother.Why,evenI,thatamthegirl’sfather,wouldsacrificeherblithely,ifherdeathorruinmightdoatittleofgoodtoAtlantis.”

           “Yougobeyondmewithyourdevotion.”

           Theoldmanleanedforwardatme,withgloweringbrow.“What!”

           “Ormyoldblindadherencetotheancientdogmahasbeensappedandweakenedbyevents.Youmustbuymyfullobedience,Zaemon,ifyouwantit.PromisemeNais—andyourartsIknowcansnatchher—andIwillbetrueservanttotheHighCouncilofthePriest,andwilldieinthelastditchifneedbeforthecarryingoutoforder.ButletmeseeNaisgivenovertothefuryofthatwantonwoman,andIshallhavenoinwardsleft,excepttotakemyvengeance,andtoseeAtlantispiledupinruinsasherfuneral-stone.”

           Zaemonlookedatmebitterly.“AndyouarethemantheHighCouncilthoughttotrustastheywouldtrustoneofthemselves?Trulyweareinanageofweakmenandfaithlessnow.But,mylord—nay,Imustcallyoubrotherstill:wecannotbetooniceinourchoosingto-day—youarethebestthereis,andwemusthaveyou.

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