Втрачений континент: історія Атлантиди
16. Siege Of The Sacred Mountain
Forhisfootmarksinthesnowfrombeingdeep,grewshallower,andlessnoticeable,sothatIhadtostooptoseethem.Andpresentlytheyvanishedentirely,andthegreatmountain’sflanklaybeforemetrackless,anduntroddenbythefootofmansincetimebegan.
Iwasnotshakenbyanygreatamazement.Thoughitwasbeyondmypoorarttocompassthisthingmyself,havingoccupiedmymindinexilemorewithmemoriesofNaisthaninstudyofthoseuppermostrecessesoftheHigherMysteriesinwhichZaemonwassoprodigiouslywise,stillIhadsomeinklingofhispowers.
ZaemonIknewwouldbebackagaininhisdwellingontheSacredMountain,shakenandbreathless,evenbeforeIhadfoundanendtohistracksinthesnow,anditbehovedmetojoinhimthereinthequickestpossibletime.Ihadhispromisenowformyreward,andIknewthathewouldcarryitintoeffect.BeforetimeIhadmadeanerror.IhadvaluedAtlantismost,andNais,myprivatelove,asonlysecond.Butnowitwasinmymindtobehonestwithothersevenaswithmyself.Thoughalltheworldwerehangingonmychoice,IcouldbutlovemyNaismost,andserveherfirstandforemostofall.
