{"id":13106,"date":"2011-10-27T16:51:07","date_gmt":"2011-10-27T13:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kayiprihtim.org\/portal\/?page_id=13106"},"modified":"2013-01-03T13:34:56","modified_gmt":"2013-01-03T11:34:56","slug":"karanlik-bir-diyara-dogru-on-okuma","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kayiprihtim.org\/portal\/on-okumalar\/karanlik-bir-diyara-dogru-on-okuma\/","title":{"rendered":"Karanl\u0131k Bir Diyara Do\u011fru | \u00d6n Okuma"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Kad\u0131n\u0131n biri \u00f6fkeyle hayk\u0131rd\u0131.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Ak\u015fam pazar\u0131na pald\u0131r k\u00fcld\u00fcr dalan \u00fc\u00e7 gen\u00e7 adam el arabalar\u0131n\u0131 deviriyor ve \u00f6nlerine \u00e7\u0131kan m\u00fc\u015fterileri sa\u011fa sola itiyordu. Liderleri \u2013uzun boylu, iri yap\u0131l\u0131, k\u0131z\u0131l sa\u00e7l\u0131 bir delikanl\u0131\u2013 uzakla\u015fmakta olan avlar\u0131n\u0131 i\u015faret ederek, \u201c\u0130\u015fte orada!\u201d diye hayk\u0131rd\u0131.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00c7aresiz adam sokaklarda ko\u015fturmaya devam ederken Durbin\u2019e, liman kentine gece yakla\u015ft\u0131. \u00dc\u00e7 gen\u00e7 sava\u015f\u00e7\u0131 yollar\u0131na \u00e7\u0131kan herkesi ve her \u015feyi itip ge\u00e7erken t\u00fcccarlar en k\u0131ymetli mallar\u0131n\u0131 masalardan geri \u00e7ekiyordu. Sava\u015f\u00e7\u0131lar pe\u015flerinde hi\u00e7birine ald\u0131r\u0131\u015f etmedikleri hayret nidalar\u0131, k\u00fcf\u00fcrler ve tehditler b\u0131rak\u0131yorlard\u0131.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Denizden esen hafif r\u00fczgara ra\u011fmen Jal-Pur \u00e7\u00f6l\u00fcn\u00fcn yaz s\u0131ca\u011f\u0131 h\u00e2l\u00e2 kentin duvarlar\u0131na ve sokak ta\u015flar\u0131na tutunmaktayd\u0131. Limandaki mart\u0131lar bile bo\u015f durup yoldan ge\u00e7en seyyar sat\u0131c\u0131lar\u0131n arabalar\u0131ndan d\u00fc\u015fecek bir lokmay\u0131 beklemekle yetiniyordu. Aralar\u0131nda daha h\u0131rsl\u0131 olanlar kimi zaman havaya f\u0131rlay\u0131p k\u0131sa bir s\u00fcre u\u00e7uyor, r\u0131ht\u0131m ta\u015flar\u0131ndan y\u00fckselen \u0131s\u0131da tembel tembel s\u00fcz\u00fcld\u00fckten sonra \u00e7abucak karde\u015flerinin yan\u0131na d\u00f6n\u00fcyordu.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Ak\u015fam pazar\u0131 kalabal\u0131kt\u0131, zira Durbin halk\u0131n\u0131n b\u00fcy\u00fck kesimi yak\u0131c\u0131 \u00f6\u011fleden sonray\u0131 g\u00f6lgede dinlenerek ge\u00e7irmi\u015fti. Bunlar yaz\u0131n en s\u0131cak g\u00fcnleri oldu\u011fu i\u00e7in kentteki tempo sakindi ve \u00e7\u00f6l\u00fcn k\u0131y\u0131s\u0131nda ya\u015fayan insanlar tabiat \u015fartlar\u0131na bo\u015f yere direnmekle bir \u015fey kazanamayacaklar\u0131n\u0131 iyi biliyorlard\u0131. Her \u015fey tanr\u0131lar\u0131n diledi\u011fi gibi olurdu.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Bu y\u00fczden, tehlikeli olduklar\u0131 her hallerinden anla\u015f\u0131lan silahl\u0131 \u00fc\u00e7 adam\u0131n bir ba\u015fkas\u0131n\u0131 kovalamas\u0131 Durbin i\u00e7in pek kayda de\u011fer bir tecr\u00fcbe olmasa bile, mevcut mevsim ve saate g\u00f6re beklenmedik bir durumdu. Hava ko\u015fulmayacak \u00f6l\u00e7\u00fcde s\u0131cakt\u0131.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Ka\u00e7maya \u00e7al\u0131\u015fan adam\u0131n halinden bir \u00e7\u00f6l insan\u0131 oldu\u011fu anla\u015f\u0131l\u0131yordu: Bol bir g\u00f6mlekle pantolon giyen, \u00fczerinde gece yar\u0131s\u0131 mavisi bir ba\u015fl\u0131kla \u00f6n\u00fc a\u00e7\u0131k bir c\u00fcppe bulunan, ayaklar\u0131 al\u00e7ak k\u00f6r\u00fckl\u00fc \u00e7izmelerle sar\u0131l\u0131 ve esmer tenli. Onu takip edenlerin ba\u015f\u0131n\u0131ysa bir kuzeyli, muhtemelen \u00d6zg\u00fcr \u015eehirler veya Adalar Krall\u0131\u011f\u0131\u2019ndan gelmi\u015f biri \u00e7ekiyordu. A\u00e7\u0131k k\u0131z\u0131l renkli sa\u00e7lar\u0131 Y\u00fcce Kesh \u0130mparatorlu\u011fu\u2019nda yayg\u0131n de\u011fildi.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Onun gibi gen\u00e7 olan arkada\u015flar\u0131n\u0131n bir tanesi geni\u015f omuzlara ve koyu renkli sa\u00e7lara sahipken, \u00f6teki sar\u0131\u015f\u0131n ve biraz daha ince yap\u0131l\u0131yd\u0131. Yan\u0131k tenli ve kirli olmalar\u0131na ilaveten y\u00fczlerindeki ifade, g\u00f6r\u00fcn\u00fcmlerine y\u0131llar ekliyordu. Dikkatleri avlar\u0131n\u0131n \u00fczerine odaklanm\u0131\u015ft\u0131 ve silahlar\u0131n\u0131 rahat\u00e7a ta\u015f\u0131yorlard\u0131. \u00dczerlerindeki giysiler D\u00fc\u015fler Vadisi\u2019nden geldiklerini belli ediyordu\u2014c\u00fcppeler ve sandaletlerin yerine dar pantolonlar, keten g\u00f6mlekler, binici \u00e7izmeleri ve deri yelekler. Muhtemelen birer paral\u0131 askerdiler; aman vermez azimleri bu ihtimali g\u00fc\u00e7lendiriyordu.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Delikanl\u0131lar r\u0131ht\u0131mlara \u00e7\u0131kan bir bulvara vard\u0131\u011f\u0131nda ka\u00e7an adam t\u00fcccarlar\u0131n, m\u00fc\u015fterilerin ve geceyi ge\u00e7irmek \u00fczere evlerine yollanm\u0131\u015f liman i\u015f\u00e7ilerinin aras\u0131nda zikzaklar \u00e7izerek ko\u015fturuyordu. Onu takip edenlerin lideri bir anl\u0131\u011f\u0131na duraklay\u0131p, \u201cTah\u0131l nakliyat\u00e7\u0131lar\u0131n\u0131n r\u0131ht\u0131m\u0131na gidiyor,\u201d dedi. Bir el i\u015faretiyle sar\u0131\u015f\u0131n arkada\u015f\u0131n\u0131 yan sokaklardan birine y\u00f6nlendirdi, ard\u0131ndan sa\u00e7lar\u0131 daha koyu olan arkada\u015f\u0131na kendisiyle gelmesini i\u015faret etti.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cUmar\u0131m hakl\u0131s\u0131nd\u0131r,\u201d dedi daha k\u0131sa boylu delikanl\u0131. \u201cB\u00f6yle ko\u015fturmaktan yorulmaya ba\u015fl\u0131yorum.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Lider s\u0131r\u0131tarak ona tez bir bak\u0131\u015f att\u0131. \u201cBirahanelerde \u00e7ok vakit ge\u00e7irdin Zane. Seni Ada\u2019ya, Tillingbrook\u2019un \u015fefkatli kollar\u0131na geri g\u00f6t\u00fcrmemiz laz\u0131m.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Yorum yapamayacak kadar t\u0131knefes olmu\u015f daha k\u0131sa boylu delikanl\u0131 bu s\u00f6zleri hi\u00e7 de esprili bulmad\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 belli eden bir ses \u00e7\u0131kard\u0131 ve aln\u0131nda birikmi\u015f teri eliyle sildi. Daha uzun boylu olan arkada\u015f\u0131na ayak uydurmak i\u00e7in kendini zorlamas\u0131 gerekiyordu.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Durbin sakinleri d\u00fcellolar, kavgalar, \u00e7ete sava\u015flar\u0131, isyanlar ve her t\u00fcrl\u00fc halk olay\u0131nda tecr\u00fcbeliydi. Jommy ile Zane avlar\u0131n\u0131n d\u00f6n\u00fcp g\u00f6zden kayboldu\u011fu k\u00f6\u015feye vard\u0131klar\u0131 esnada \u00e7\u0131kard\u0131klar\u0131 hengame geride kalm\u0131\u015ft\u0131; r\u0131ht\u0131mlara uzanan bulvar neredeyse bombo\u015ftu. Yolcular, t\u00fcccarlar ve yak\u0131ndaki hanlara ve tavernalara giden denizciler yakla\u015fan belay\u0131 sezerek kendilerini nereyi bulurlarsa oraya atm\u0131\u015flard\u0131. Kap\u0131lar kapan\u0131yor, panjurlar iniyor ve i\u00e7eri giremeyenler saklanacak bir yer bulabilmek i\u00e7in d\u00f6rt d\u00f6n\u00fcyordu.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Jommy Killaroo g\u00f6z\u00fcn\u00fc ka\u00e7makta olan hedeflerinin ufak suretinden ay\u0131rmazken, Zane conDoin yan\u0131ndan ge\u00e7tikleri her kap\u0131 e\u015fi\u011fini, ara sokak giri\u015fini ve di\u011fer potansiyel pusu noktalar\u0131n\u0131 kola\u00e7an etmekteydi. Tek g\u00f6rd\u00fc\u011f\u00fc, belan\u0131n ge\u00e7ip gitmesi i\u00e7in bir k\u00f6\u015feye sinmi\u015f halde bekleyen Durbin vatanda\u015flar\u0131 oldu.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Jommy takip ettikleri adam\u0131n bulvar\u0131n kar\u015f\u0131 ucundaki bir k\u00f6\u015feyi d\u00f6nd\u00fc\u011f\u00fcn\u00fc g\u00f6r\u00fcnce, \u201cTad yine elini \u00e7abuk tuttuysa herif onun kuca\u011f\u0131na d\u00fc\u015fecek!\u201d dedi.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Zane s\u0131r\u0131tt\u0131. \u201cTutmu\u015ftur. Suri ka\u00e7amayacak.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Jommy, Tad ve Zane bir ayd\u0131r bu adam\u0131n, Aziz Suri adl\u0131 eski bir t\u00fcccar\u0131n pe\u015findeydiler. Jal-Pur\u2019dan gelen bu \u00e7\u00f6l insan\u0131n\u0131n \u00d6zg\u00fcr \u015eehirler\u2019den baharat ve ya\u011f ithal etti\u011fi s\u00f6yleniyordu. Serbest \u00e7al\u0131\u015fan bir casus, bir bilgi simsar\u0131, bir s\u0131r t\u00fcccar\u0131 oldu\u011fu ve Gece \u015eahinleri\u2019yle, yani \u00d6l\u00fcm Loncas\u0131\u2019yla yak\u0131n bir irtibatta bulundu\u011fu da s\u00f6ylenenler aras\u0131ndayd\u0131. Bir ay evvel, Kesh \u0130mparatoru\u2019nun Yazortas\u0131 Festivali s\u0131ras\u0131nda, \u0130mparatorluk\u2019un istikrar\u0131n\u0131 bozacak ve onu i\u00e7 sava\u015fa s\u00fcr\u00fckleyecek bir komplo G\u00f6lgeler Meclisi\u2019nin ajanlar\u0131 taraf\u0131ndan \u00f6nlenmi\u015fti. Ayn\u0131 ajanlar \u015fimdi de geri kalan az say\u0131da suikast\u00e7\u0131y\u0131 bulup onlar\u0131n as\u0131rlard\u0131r s\u00fcregelen ter\u00f6r saltanat\u0131na son vermeye u\u011fra\u015f\u0131yorlard\u0131.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Zane arkada\u015f\u0131 Jommy\u2019ye yeti\u015fmekte g\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fck \u00e7ekiyordu. Kendisinden daha uzun boylu olan delikanl\u0131 kadar h\u0131zl\u0131 ko\u015fabildi\u011fi halde, onun uzun bacaklar\u0131n\u0131n ha\u015fin temposuna ayak uyduram\u0131yordu. Jommy hakl\u0131 olabilirdi: belki de birahanelerde \u00e7ok vakit harcam\u0131\u015ft\u0131. Son zamanlarda pantolonu giderek daral\u0131yordu.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Soka\u011f\u0131n sonuna geldiklerinde, tah\u0131l nakliyat\u00e7\u0131lar\u0131n\u0131n r\u0131ht\u0131mlar\u0131n\u0131 g\u00f6rd\u00fcler: Dev gibi iki deponun \u00f6n\u00fcnde bulunan ve aral\u0131klarla olarak \u00fc\u00e7 b\u00fcy\u00fck vincin yer ald\u0131\u011f\u0131 bir dizi uzun ta\u015f yap\u0131. Tad, r\u0131ht\u0131mlar\u0131n kar\u015f\u0131 taraf\u0131ndan, \u201cOrada!\u201d diye ba\u011f\u0131rarak onlara do\u011fru ko\u015fuyor, bir yandan da eliyle avlar\u0131n\u0131n iki depo aras\u0131ndaki dar ge\u00e7ide s\u0131k\u0131\u015ft\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 i\u015faret ediyordu.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Jommy ve ondan daha gen\u00e7 iki arkada\u015f\u0131 hi\u00e7 a\u011f\u0131rdan almad\u0131lar, \u00e7\u00fcnk\u00fc Durbin\u2019de bir ay ge\u00e7irdikten sonra kentin bu b\u00f6l\u00fcm\u00fcne iyice a\u015fina olmu\u015flard\u0131; en az\u0131ndan avlar\u0131n\u0131n bir \u00e7\u0131kmaz soka\u011fa dald\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 bilecek kadar. Dar ge\u00e7idin giri\u015fine vard\u0131klar\u0131nda, \u00e7\u00f6l adam\u0131 aral\u0131ktan f\u0131rlayarak liman y\u00f6n\u00fcnde ko\u015fturdu. Denizden yans\u0131yan k\u0131z\u0131l g\u00fcne\u015f \u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131 kar\u015f\u0131s\u0131nda ba\u015f\u0131n\u0131 yana do\u011fru \u00e7evirdi ve ellerini kald\u0131rarak g\u00f6zlerine siper etti.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Jommy uzand\u0131 ve adam\u0131n kolunu kavray\u0131p onu gerisingeri \u00e7evirdi. Sendeleyen adam kollar\u0131n\u0131 ileri geri savurarak bo\u015f yere dengesini korumaya \u00e7abalad\u0131. Adam\u0131n tuni\u011fini yakalamaya kalk\u0131\u015fan Jommy tekrar uzand\u0131, fakat yaln\u0131zca \u00e7\u00f6l adam\u0131n\u0131n biraz daha sendelemesini sa\u011flad\u0131. \u0130\u00e7lerinden biri s\u0131ska t\u00fcccar\u0131 tutamadan, adam ortadaki vince toslad\u0131.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Bir anl\u0131\u011f\u0131na sersemleyen \u00e7\u00f6l adam\u0131 d\u00f6nd\u00fc, t\u00f6kezledi ve tam kendini toparlarken iskelenin kenar\u0131ndan a\u015fa\u011f\u0131 d\u00fc\u015ft\u00fc.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Adam patisine bas\u0131lm\u0131\u015f bir k\u00f6pe\u011finkini and\u0131ran bir \u00e7\u0131\u011fl\u0131k atarak g\u00f6zden kayboldu. \u00dc\u00e7 delikanl\u0131 iskelenin kenar\u0131na dek ko\u015fup a\u015fa\u011f\u0131 bakt\u0131. Ufak tefek t\u00fcccar bir vin\u00e7 halat\u0131n\u0131n ucunda, gev\u015fek bir kargo filesinin hemen \u00fczerinde sallan\u0131yor ve r\u0131ht\u0131m seviyesinin alt\u0131ndaki kayalara bakarak s\u00f6v\u00fcp say\u0131yordu. Deniz al\u00e7alm\u0131\u015f oldu\u011fu i\u00e7in, d\u00fc\u015ft\u00fc\u011f\u00fc takdirde adam\u0131 a\u011f\u0131r yaralanmaktan koruyacak tek \u015fey birka\u00e7 santimlik suydu. Limandaki gemilere tah\u0131l ta\u015f\u0131makta kullan\u0131lan t\u00fcm mavnalar derin sulara demirlemi\u015fti. \u201cBeni yukar\u0131 \u00e7ekin!\u201d diye hayk\u0131rd\u0131 \u00e7\u00f6l adam\u0131.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNiye ki Aziz?\u201d dedi Jommy. \u201cBu cehennem s\u0131ca\u011f\u0131nda bizi Durbin\u2019in bir ucundan \u00f6tekine ko\u015fturttun.\u201d Can\u0131n\u0131n ne kadar s\u0131kk\u0131n oldu\u011funu g\u00f6stermek i\u00e7in aln\u0131ndaki teri silip adama s\u0131\u00e7ratt\u0131. \u201c\u00dcstelik tek istedi\u011fimiz k\u0131sa ve sakin bir sohbetken.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cG\u00f6z\u00fcn\u00fc kan b\u00fcr\u00fcm\u00fc\u015f caniler oldu\u011funuzu biliyorum,\u201d dedi t\u00fcccar. \u201cSizin sohbetiniz insanlar\u0131 \u00f6l\u00fcme g\u00f6t\u00fcr\u00fcyor.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cG\u00f6z\u00fcn\u00fc kan b\u00fcr\u00fcm\u00fc\u015f caniler mi?\u201d dedi Tad. \u201cSan\u0131r\u0131m bizi ba\u015fkalar\u0131yla kar\u0131\u015ft\u0131r\u0131yor.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Zane kemerindeki b\u0131\u00e7a\u011f\u0131 \u00e7ekti. \u201cKarde\u015fim bizi g\u00f6z\u00fcn\u00fc kan b\u00fcr\u00fcm\u00fc\u015f ba\u015fka canilerle kar\u0131\u015ft\u0131rd\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fcyor. Ben bundan o kadar emin de\u011filim.\u201d Dostlar\u0131na bak\u0131p sordu: \u201cBu ipi kesersem hayatta kalma \u015fans\u0131 sizce nedir?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Tad biraz sarkarak meseleyi enine boyuna d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fcrcesine a\u015fa\u011f\u0131 bakt\u0131. \u201cKayalara dek yedi metreden fazla yok. Bana kal\u0131rsa bir bacak, bilemedin bir de kol k\u0131r\u0131\u011f\u0131yla kurtulur.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNas\u0131l d\u00fc\u015ft\u00fc\u011f\u00fcne ba\u011fl\u0131,\u201d dedi Jommy. \u201cBir keresinde herifin teki bir merdivenin daha ilk basama\u011f\u0131ndan d\u00fc\u015fm\u00fc\u015f, ba\u015f\u0131n\u0131 yere \u00e7arp\u0131p k\u0131rm\u0131\u015ft\u0131. \u00d6lmesi biraz zaman ald\u0131, ama \u00f6l\u00fc \u00f6l\u00fcd\u00fcr sonu\u00e7ta.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c\u0130pi keseyim de ne olaca\u011f\u0131n\u0131 hep beraber g\u00f6relim,\u201d diye \u00f6nerdi Zane.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHay\u0131r!\u201d diye ba\u011f\u0131rd\u0131 t\u00fcccar.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Tad, \u201cAk\u015fam gelgiti yakla\u015f\u0131yor,\u201d dedi Aziz\u2019e. \u201cOrada bir-iki saat daha as\u0131l\u0131 kal\u0131rsan ipi b\u0131rak\u0131p \u015furadaki basamaklara y\u00fczebilirsin.\u201d Liman\u0131n kar\u015f\u0131s\u0131n\u0131 i\u015faret etti.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Jommy, \u201cTabii k\u00f6pekbal\u0131klar\u0131na yem olmazsa,\u201d dedi Zane\u2019e.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBen y\u00fczme bilmem!\u201d diye hayk\u0131rd\u0131 t\u00fcccar.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cEh, herhalde \u00e7\u00f6lde bunu \u00f6\u011frenmek i\u00e7in pek f\u0131rsat olmuyordur,\u201d diye g\u00f6zlemde bulundu Zane.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c\u00d6yleyse ayvay\u0131 yedin, de\u011fil mi ahbap?\u201d dedi Jommy. \u201cGel seninle ufak bir anla\u015fma yapal\u0131m. Sen bir sorumuza cevap ver, cevab\u0131n ho\u015fumuza giderse biz de seni yukar\u0131 \u00e7ekelim.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYa gitmezse?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cArkada\u015f\u0131m ipi keser,\u201d dedi Jommy, parma\u011f\u0131yla Zane\u2019i i\u015faret ederek. \u201cVe d\u00fc\u015f\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn seni \u00f6ld\u00fcrece\u011fini mi, yoksa sadece hayat\u0131n\u0131 m\u0131 karartaca\u011f\u0131n\u0131 hep birlikte g\u00f6r\u00fcr\u00fcz. Tabii bekleyip y\u00fckselen sularda bo\u011fulmay\u0131 se\u00e7ersen o ba\u015fka.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBarbar!\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Jommy s\u0131r\u0131tt\u0131. \u201cKesh\u2019e geldi\u011fimden beri bunu bol bol i\u015fittim.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNe bilmek istiyorsunuz?\u201d diye sordu \u00e7\u00f6l adam\u0131.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cTek bir \u015fey,\u201d dedi Jommy s\u0131r\u0131tmay\u0131 b\u0131rakarak. \u201cJomo Ketlami nerede?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBilmiyorum!\u201d diye hayk\u0131rd\u0131 adam, aya\u011f\u0131yla alt\u0131ndaki kargo filesinden destek almak i\u00e7in \u00e7abalarken.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c\u015eehirde bir yerde oldu\u011funun fark\u0131nday\u0131z!\u201d diye ba\u011f\u0131rd\u0131 Jommy. \u201cHen\u00fcz buradan gitmedi\u011fini biliyoruz. Ve senin y\u0131llard\u0131r onun hesab\u0131na \u00e7al\u0131\u015ft\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 da. Teklifimiz \u015fu: bize onun nerede oldu\u011funu s\u00f6yle, seni yukar\u0131 \u00e7ekelim. Sonra gidip onu bulaca\u011f\u0131z, bilmek istediklerimizi \u00f6\u011frenece\u011fiz ve onu \u00f6ld\u00fcrece\u011fiz. Endi\u015felenecek bir \u015feyin yok.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYa da bize hi\u00e7bir \u015fey s\u00f6yleme ve seni orada as\u0131l\u0131 b\u0131rakal\u0131m. Belki bu vincin tepesine t\u0131rman\u0131p oradan bir \u015fekilde inebilirsin. Ama bunu ba\u015farsan bile, Ketlami\u2019ye ihanet etti\u011fine dair s\u00f6ylentiler yayar\u0131z. Sonra da o seni bulup \u00f6ld\u00fcrene kadar bekleriz ve Ketlami\u2019yi o zaman yakalar\u0131z.\u201d Jommy\u2019nin s\u0131r\u0131t\u0131\u015f\u0131 geri geldi. \u201cSe\u00e7im senin ahbap.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYapamam!\u201d diye hayk\u0131rd\u0131 deh\u015fet i\u00e7indeki t\u00fcccar.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cKayalara \u00e7arpt\u0131\u011f\u0131nda \u00f6lmeyece\u011fine be\u015f imparatorluk g\u00fcm\u00fc\u015f\u00fc bahse var\u0131m,\u201d dedi Tad.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBilemiyorum,\u201d diye kar\u015f\u0131l\u0131k verdi Zane. \u201cKazanma \u015fans\u0131n y\u00fcksek g\u00f6r\u00fcn\u00fcyor.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBenim be\u015fime kar\u015f\u0131l\u0131k senin d\u00f6rd\u00fcne ne dersin?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Zane, \u201cTamamd\u0131r!\u201d dedi hevesle.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBekleyin!\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cEvet?\u201d dedi Jommy.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cL\u00fctfen ipi kesmeyin. Bakacak \u00e7ocuklar\u0131m var!\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYalanc\u0131,\u201d dedi Zane. \u201cGenelevlerdeki k\u0131zlara bekar oldu\u011funu s\u00f6yledi\u011fin gayet iyi biliniyor.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cKar\u0131m var demedim,\u201d diye itiraf etti ufak tefek adam. \u201cAma ondan bundan bir s\u00fcr\u00fc pi\u00e7 peydahlad\u0131m. Onlara bak\u0131yorum.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAmma da c\u00f6mertmi\u015fsin ahbap,\u201d diye g\u00f6zlemde bulundu Jommy.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAnas\u0131 belli evlatlar\u0131yla bile bu kadar ilgilenmeyen pek \u00e7ok baba var,\u201d dedi halata tutunan t\u00fcccar. \u201cEn b\u00fcy\u00fcklerini bir zanaat \u00f6\u011frensin diye evime bile ald\u0131m!\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHangi zanaati?\u201d diye sordu Zane. \u201cTicaret mi, casusluk mu, yalanc\u0131l\u0131k m\u0131, yoksa kumarda hile yapmak m\u0131?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBiz burada gevezelik ederken,\u201d dedi Tad, \u201csular\u0131n y\u00fckseldi\u011finin fark\u0131nda m\u0131s\u0131n\u0131z?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cEee?\u201d diyen Jommy, g\u00f6zlerini k\u0131sarak dostuna bakt\u0131.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c\u0130pi yak\u0131nda kesmezsek b\u00fcy\u00fck ihtimalle bo\u011fulup gidecek. Bu da bahsi ge\u00e7ersiz k\u0131lar.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBak bu olmad\u0131,\u201d dedi Zane. Elindeki b\u00fcy\u00fck avc\u0131 b\u0131\u00e7a\u011f\u0131n\u0131 sa\u011fa sola sallayarak biraz g\u00f6steri\u015f yapt\u0131, onu ustaca \u00e7evirdi ve vincin kolu boyunca uzan\u0131p en \u00fcst makaradan sarkan a\u011f\u0131r ipi testereyle keser gibi kesmeye ba\u015flad\u0131.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHay\u0131r!\u201d dedi pani\u011fe kap\u0131lan ufak tefek adam. \u201cKonu\u015faca\u011f\u0131m!\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cEh, konu\u015f \u00f6yleyse,\u201d diye kar\u015f\u0131l\u0131k verdi Jommy.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSiz beni yukar\u0131 \u00e7ekene kadar olmaz!\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Zane dostlar\u0131na bakt\u0131. \u201cMakul bir istek, de\u011fil mi?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cEh, \u00fc\u00e7\u00fcm\u00fcz\u00fc birden alt edebilece\u011fini sanmam,\u201d dedi Tad. \u201cNe de olsa o silahs\u0131z, \u00e7\u0131rp\u0131 gibi bir herif ve bizler\u2014 bize ne demi\u015fti?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cG\u00f6z\u00fcn\u00fc kan b\u00fcr\u00fcm\u00fc\u015f caniler,\u201d diye hat\u0131rlatt\u0131 Zane.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c\u00c7ekelim \u00f6yleyse,\u201d dedi Jommy.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Tad\u2019le Zane fileyi kald\u0131rmakta kullan\u0131lan a\u011f\u0131r manivelay\u0131 birlikte tutup \u00e7evirdiler. G\u00fczelce ya\u011flanm\u0131\u015f olan manivela kolayca d\u00f6nd\u00fc ve ufak tefek adam ba\u015f\u0131n\u0131n r\u0131ht\u0131m\u0131n kenar\u0131 hizas\u0131na gelmesi i\u00e7in gereken be\u015f metreyi hemen y\u00fckseldi.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Jommy \u00e7ekmi\u015f oldu\u011fu k\u0131l\u0131c\u0131yla r\u0131ht\u0131mdaki bir noktay\u0131 i\u015faret etti. \u201cOnu \u015furaya b\u0131rak\u0131n \u00e7ocuklar.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Tad ve Zane manivelay\u0131 \u00e7evirmeye son verdiler, file gene d\u00fc\u015fmesin diye onu kilitlediler ve kargolar\u0131 sa\u011fa sola \u00e7ekmeye yarayan tahta kolu tuttular. T\u00fcccar\u0131 g\u00fcvenle r\u0131ht\u0131m\u0131n \u00fcst\u00fcne dek getirdiklerinde adam fileyi b\u0131rakt\u0131 ve yakla\u015f\u0131p d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcp yere indi.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Aziz tekrar ka\u00e7may\u0131 akl\u0131ndan bile ge\u00e7iremeden Jommy k\u0131l\u0131c\u0131n\u0131 onun g\u0131rtla\u011f\u0131na dayam\u0131\u015ft\u0131. \u201cBize Jomo Ketlami\u2019nin nerede oldu\u011funu s\u00f6yleyecektin.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Aziz g\u00f6zlerini yere dikip, \u201cOnu ve ona hizmet edenleri bulup bir \u00e7\u0131rp\u0131da \u00f6ld\u00fcrmelisiniz,\u201d dedi. \u201cE\u011fer o\u2026 katillerden biri bile hayatta kal\u0131rsa i\u015fim bitmi\u015f demektir.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cPlan\u0131m\u0131z da buydu zaten,\u201d dedi Jommy. \u201cEvet, nerede?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOnun h\u00e2l\u00e2 kentte oldu\u011funu d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnerek hata ediyorsunuz. \u015eehir duvarlar\u0131n\u0131 a\u015fmak i\u00e7in bir la\u011f\u0131m faresinden daha fazla delik biliyor. G\u00fcneybat\u0131ya do\u011fru, atla yar\u0131m g\u00fcnl\u00fck mesafedeki tepelerde ma\u011faralar var. Jomo orada saklan\u0131yor.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cPeki sen bunu nereden biliyorsun?\u201d diye sordu Tad.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cKa\u00e7madan \u00f6nce haber u\u00e7urdu. Bana ihtiyac\u0131 var. Ben olmadan Ac\u0131 Deniz\u2019in di\u011fer \u015fehirlerindeki su\u00e7 ortaklar\u0131na haber g\u00f6nderemez. \u0130ki gece i\u00e7inde o ma\u011faralara gitmem laz\u0131m; zira, eli kanl\u0131 karde\u015flerine yollayacak mesajlar\u0131 var.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBence onu \u00f6ld\u00fcrmeliyiz,\u201d dedi Zane. \u201cD\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnd\u00fc\u011f\u00fcm\u00fczden \u00e7ok daha fazla bula\u015fm\u0131\u015f bu i\u015fe.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Tad t\u00fcccar\u0131 omzundan tutarken, \u201cHay\u0131r,\u201d dedi Jommy, k\u0131l\u0131c\u0131n\u0131 k\u0131n\u0131na geri sokarak. \u201cOnu hana geri g\u00f6t\u00fcrsek ve baban\u0131n kar\u015f\u0131s\u0131na oturtsak daha iyi olur. B\u0131rak buna o karar versin.\u201d G\u00f6zlerini t\u00fcccara dikti. \u201c\u00d6l\u00fcp \u00f6lmemen benim i\u00e7in fark etmez, bu y\u00fczden yerinde olsam sa\u011f kalman\u0131n hepimizin i\u015fine gelece\u011fi konusunda bizi ikna etmeye \u00e7al\u0131\u015f\u0131rd\u0131m.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Adam ba\u015f\u0131yla onaylad\u0131.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cGel bakal\u0131m,\u201d dedi Jommy. \u201cBize yalan s\u00f6yl\u00fcyorsan pi\u00e7lerin sensiz hayatta kalmay\u0131 \u00f6\u011frenmek zorunda kalacak.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOnlar \u00fczerine yemin ederim ki size do\u011fruyu s\u00f6yl\u00fcyorum.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHay\u0131r,\u201d dedi Jommy. \u201cKendi \u00fczerine yemin ediyorsun.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

G\u00fcne\u015f bat\u0131 ufkunda kaybolurken, d\u00f6rt adam r\u0131ht\u0131mlar\u0131 geride b\u0131rak\u0131p ad\u0131na Durbin denen pislik yuvas\u0131na d\u00f6nd\u00fc.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Silahl\u0131 adamlar gecenin i\u00e7inde usulca ilerliyorlard\u0131. \u00d6nlerinde tek seferde yaln\u0131zca bir ki\u015finin girmesine m\u00fcsaade edecek \u00f6l\u00e7\u00fcde k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck bir ma\u011fara vard\u0131. Y\u0131llar\u0131n erozyonuyla a\u015f\u0131n\u0131p gitmi\u015f bir tepeci\u011fin kumsala \u00e7\u0131k\u0131nt\u0131 yapan yamac\u0131n\u0131n alt k\u0131sm\u0131nda sakl\u0131yd\u0131. Giri\u015fin tepesinde diz \u00e7\u00f6km\u00fc\u015f iki ok\u00e7u, ma\u011faradan izinsiz \u00e7\u0131kmaya kalk\u0131\u015facak olanlara ok ya\u011fd\u0131rmaya haz\u0131r beklemekteydi.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Ac\u0131 Deniz\u2019den karaya sis vuruyor ve bulutlu g\u00f6kte ay hi\u00e7 g\u00f6z\u00fckm\u00fcyordu. Gece bir k\u00f6m\u00fcr madeni kadar \u0131\u015f\u0131ks\u0131zd\u0131 ve ma\u011faray\u0131 \u00e7evreleyen adamlar o karanl\u0131kta birbirlerini belli belirsiz se\u00e7ebiliyorlard\u0131.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Pug\u2019\u0131n o\u011flu Caleb \u00fc\u00e7 o\u011fluna durmalar\u0131n\u0131 i\u015faret etti. Karde\u015fi Magnus, yap\u0131lacak herhangi bir b\u00fcy\u00fc sald\u0131r\u0131s\u0131na kar\u015f\u0131 arkas\u0131nda haz\u0131r bekliyordu. Di\u011fer bir d\u00fczine adam da yamac\u0131n yakla\u015f\u0131k otuz metre kadar a\u015fa\u011f\u0131s\u0131ndaki bir ba\u015fka ma\u011fara \u00e7\u0131k\u0131\u015f\u0131n\u0131n etraf\u0131nda yar\u0131m daire halinde dizilmi\u015fti.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u0130ki karde\u015f birbirine epey benziyordu. Uzun boyluydular ve iri yar\u0131 olmamalar\u0131na kar\u015f\u0131n g\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fc-kuvvetliydiler. Omuzlar\u0131na d\u00f6k\u00fclen sa\u00e7lar\u0131, annelerinden ald\u0131klar\u0131 neredeyse asil bir duru\u015flar\u0131 ve insan\u0131n i\u00e7ine i\u015fleyen g\u00f6zleri vard\u0131. Aralar\u0131ndaki tek \u015fa\u015f\u0131rt\u0131c\u0131 farkl\u0131l\u0131k renkleriydi. Caleb koyu kahverengi sa\u00e7lara ve g\u00f6zlere sahipken, Magnus\u2019un g\u00fcne\u015fte beyaz g\u00f6z\u00fcken \u00e7ok a\u00e7\u0131k sar\u0131 sa\u00e7lar\u0131 ve fazla solgun mavi g\u00f6zleri mevcuttu. Caleb tunik ve pantolondan, dize dek gelen \u00e7izmelerden ve sark\u0131k siperlikli bir \u015fapkadan olu\u015fan bir avc\u0131 k\u0131yafeti giymekteydi. Magnus\u2019un \u00fczerindeyse ba\u015fl\u0131\u011f\u0131 geriye at\u0131lm\u0131\u015f basit bir siyah c\u00fcppe vard\u0131.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Caleb ge\u00e7en gecenin b\u00fcy\u00fck b\u00f6l\u00fcm\u00fcn\u00fc, a\u011fabeyinin de yard\u0131m\u0131yla Aziz adl\u0131 t\u00fcccar\u0131 sorgulayarak ge\u00e7irmi\u015fti. Magnus\u2019un t\u00fcccar\u0131n do\u011fru mu yoksa yalan m\u0131 s\u00f6yledi\u011fini anlamas\u0131n\u0131 sa\u011flayacak \u00f6zel bir sanat\u0131 yoktu ama t\u00fcccar bunu bilmiyordu ve Magnus sihir konusundaki h\u00fcnerlerini sade bir g\u00f6steriyle ta\u00e7land\u0131r\u0131nca Aziz onun yalanlar\u0131 ger\u00e7eklerden ay\u0131rabildi\u011fine inanm\u0131\u015ft\u0131. Magnus \u015fafaktan \u00f6nce Caleb\u2019le beraber buraya \u00e7\u0131kagelmi\u015f ve iki karde\u015f kendilerine \u00f6zg\u00fc yeteneklerini \u2014iz s\u00fcrme ve sihir\u2014 kullanarak avlar\u0131n\u0131n sahiden ma\u011farada bulundu\u011fundan emin olmu\u015ftu. \u015eafaktan hemen \u00f6nce iki kiral\u0131k katil Magnus ma\u011faradan \u00e7\u0131k\u0131p \u00e7evre araziyi h\u0131zl\u0131ca kola\u00e7an etmi\u015fti. Magnus bir y\u00fckselme b\u00fcy\u00fcs\u00fc kullanarak karde\u015fiyle kendisini tepecikten otuz metre kadar havaland\u0131rm\u0131\u015f; b\u00f6ylece n\u00f6bet\u00e7iler tepeci\u011fin zirvesine eri\u015ftiklerinde onlara dair bir ize rastlamam\u0131\u015flard\u0131. Zaten adamlar o karanl\u0131kta dosdo\u011fru yukar\u0131 baksalard\u0131 bile karde\u015fleri g\u00f6rme ihtimalleri d\u00fc\u015f\u00fckt\u00fc.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Kimsenin oradan ka\u00e7mayaca\u011f\u0131ndan emin olmak i\u00e7in sahilin biraz a\u015fa\u011f\u0131s\u0131na tek bir g\u00f6zc\u00fc b\u0131rakm\u0131\u015flard\u0131 ve Magnus, Chezarul adl\u0131 eski bir t\u00fcccar\u0131 al\u0131p gelmek i\u00e7in Kesh \u015eehri\u2019ne yollanm\u0131\u015ft\u0131. Meclis\u2019in en g\u00fcvenilir ajanlar\u0131ndan olan Chezarul\u2019u ve onun en g\u00fcvenilir sava\u015f\u00e7\u0131lar\u0131n\u0131 bulan Magnus, b\u00fcy\u00fc yoluyla saatler i\u00e7inde tepeci\u011fin oraya geri d\u00f6nebilmi\u015fti. Nihayet alacakaranl\u0131kta ma\u011faralara yakla\u015fm\u0131\u015f ve hava karard\u0131ktan sonra yerlerine ge\u00e7mi\u015flerdi.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

En iyi tahminlerine g\u00f6re Jomo Ketlami en az bir d\u00fczine suikast\u00e7\u0131yla beraber bir ma\u011fara labirentinde saklan\u0131yor, ka\u00e7aklar\u0131n Kesh\u2019ten g\u00fcvenle \u00e7\u0131kmas\u0131n\u0131 sa\u011flayacak bir plan kurmak i\u00e7in Aziz\u2019in gelmesini bekliyordu. Son bir ay i\u00e7inde ya\u015fanan olaylar g\u00f6z \u00f6n\u00fcne al\u0131n\u0131rsa, Ketlami\u2019nin yan\u0131ndakiler Gece \u015eahinleri\u2019nin en zorlu, en azimli ve en fanatik suikast\u00e7\u0131lar\u0131 olmal\u0131yd\u0131.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

B\u00fcy\u00fcc\u00fc Leso Varen\u2019in \u0130mparator\u2019a d\u00fczenledi\u011fi sald\u0131r\u0131n\u0131n ve Gece \u015eahinleri\u2019ni y\u00f6netmedeki rol\u00fcn\u00fcn ard\u0131ndan, Kesh casuslar\u0131yla G\u00f6lgeler Meclisi ajanlar\u0131n\u0131n y\u00f6nlendirmeleri \u00fczerine, \u0130mparatorluk askerleri Kesh\u2019teki her deli\u011fi didik didik ar\u0131yorlard\u0131. Bu askerler, imparatorluk ferman\u0131 do\u011frultusunda, suikast\u00e7\u0131lar\u0131 yakalad\u0131klar\u0131 yerde \u00f6ld\u00fcrmek \u00fczere emir alm\u0131\u015flard\u0131.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Benzer \u00e7al\u0131\u015fmalar Adalar Krall\u0131\u011f\u0131 kadar Roldem, Olasko ve Do\u011fu Krall\u0131klar\u0131\u2019ndaki di\u011fer baz\u0131 b\u00fcy\u00fck kentlerde de y\u00fcr\u00fct\u00fcl\u00fcyordu. Meclis biri hari\u00e7 geri kalan t\u00fcm karargahlar\u0131 tespit etti\u011finden emindi ve o biri de bu cinayet karde\u015fli\u011finin as\u0131l kayna\u011f\u0131, yani B\u00fcy\u00fck Usta\u2019lar\u0131n\u0131n t\u00fcm k\u0131taya yay\u0131lm\u0131\u015f bir a\u011f\u0131n tam ortas\u0131nda dev bir \u00f6r\u00fcmcek misali oturdu\u011fu yerdi. \u0130\u015fte birka\u00e7 metre ilerideki ma\u011farada saklanan adam, \u00d6l\u00fcm Loncas\u0131\u2019n\u0131n as\u0131l \u00fcss\u00fcn\u00fcn nereye gizlendi\u011fini biliyordu.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Caleb i\u015faret verdi. Yukar\u0131daki ok\u00e7ular\u0131n arkas\u0131nda duran bir n\u00f6bet\u00e7i elindeki feneri \u00f6rten bezi kald\u0131rd\u0131 ve kumsaldaki adamlar ilk ma\u011fara a\u011fz\u0131na yava\u015f\u00e7a girdiler. Magnus onlar\u0131 b\u00fcy\u00fcl\u00fc tuzaklar beklemedi\u011finden emin olmak i\u00e7in sanat\u0131n\u0131 sonuna kadar kullanm\u0131\u015ft\u0131. S\u0131radan tuzaklar i\u00e7inse o kadar emin de\u011fildi. Ma\u011faraya girmekte olan bir d\u00fczine adam Kesh\u2019teki meclis ajanlar\u0131n\u0131n en marifetlileriydi ve belki de \u0130mparatorluk\u2019taki en tecr\u00fcbeli yak\u0131n d\u00f6v\u00fc\u015f\u00e7\u00fclerdi. Gerekirse canlar\u0131n\u0131 feda etmeye haz\u0131rd\u0131lar, zira Midkemia d\u00fcnyas\u0131n\u0131 Gece \u015eahinlerinden ebediyen temizlemeye adam\u0131\u015flard\u0131 kendilerini.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Bir di\u011fer yar\u0131m d\u00fczine adam ikinci ma\u011fara a\u011fz\u0131n\u0131n \u00f6n\u00fcnde konu\u015flan\u0131rken, ba\u015fka bir \u00e7ift ok\u00e7u da yukar\u0131daki yama\u00e7ta duruyordu. Emirler a\u00e7\u0131kt\u0131: kendilerini koruyacaklard\u0131, fakat Jomo Ketlami canl\u0131 olarak yakalanmal\u0131yd\u0131.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Caleb ka\u00e7an birinin yolunu kesmeleri i\u00e7in daha k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck ma\u011faran\u0131n a\u011fz\u0131na yakla\u015fmalar\u0131n\u0131 i\u015faret etti adamlar\u0131na. Solgun fener \u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131nda zar zor g\u00f6r\u00fclen el hareketleriyle onlara haz\u0131rda beklemelerini ve ma\u011fara giri\u015finin iki yan\u0131nda konu\u015flanmalar\u0131n\u0131 emretti. Ard\u0131ndan feneri ta\u015f\u0131yan adama i\u015faret verdi. Adam feneri tekrar \u00f6rterek sahili bir kere daha karanl\u0131\u011fa g\u00f6md\u00fc.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Dakikalar a\u011f\u0131r a\u011f\u0131r ge\u00e7erken, k\u0131y\u0131ya vuran dalgalar ve uzaktaki gece ku\u015flar\u0131n\u0131n ara s\u0131ra y\u00fckselen \u00e7\u0131\u011fl\u0131klar\u0131 i\u015fitiliyordu yaln\u0131zca. Jommy ma\u011fara a\u011fz\u0131n\u0131n kar\u015f\u0131 taraf\u0131nda bekleyen Caleb\u2019e do\u011fru kafa sallad\u0131, sonra da kendisinden daha gen\u00e7 iki dostunun ne durumda olduklar\u0131na bakmak i\u00e7in o tarafa d\u00f6nd\u00fc. Karanl\u0131kta Tad ve Zane\u2019in arkalar\u0131ndaki yama\u00e7 duvar\u0131na sokulmu\u015f halde haz\u0131r beklediklerini g\u00f6rebiliyordu. Onlarla ya\u015fad\u0131\u011f\u0131 aylardan sonra aralar\u0131nda g\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fc bir ba\u011f\u0131n geli\u015fti\u011fini hissetmi\u015f ve kendini s\u0131k s\u0131k bir a\u011fabey rol\u00fc \u00fcstlenirken bulmaya ba\u015flam\u0131\u015ft\u0131. Aile ona kucak a\u00e7m\u0131\u015f ve kendi evinde hissetmesini sa\u011flam\u0131\u015ft\u0131\u2014\u00fcstelik ev son derece s\u0131ra d\u0131\u015f\u0131 bir yer oldu\u011fu halde. Ger\u00e7i Jommy, Caleb ve \u00fcvey evlatlar\u0131yla tan\u0131\u015ft\u0131\u011f\u0131ndan beri s\u0131ra d\u0131\u015f\u0131y\u0131 s\u0131radan kabul eder olmu\u015ftu. Onlar\u0131 korumak i\u00e7in can\u0131n\u0131 bile verirdi ve ayn\u0131 \u015feyi onlar\u0131n da kendisi i\u00e7in yapaca\u011f\u0131n\u0131n fark\u0131ndayd\u0131.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Ans\u0131z\u0131n i\u00e7eriden bir ba\u011fr\u0131\u015f y\u00fckseldi ve pe\u015finden d\u00f6v\u00fc\u015f sesleri geldi.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Ma\u011faradan f\u0131rlayan ilk suikast\u00e7\u0131y\u0131, Caleb\u2019in k\u0131l\u0131c\u0131n\u0131n d\u00fcz k\u0131sm\u0131 kar\u015f\u0131lad\u0131. K\u0131r\u0131k burnundan kanlar f\u0131\u015fk\u0131ran adam\u0131n ba\u015f\u0131na k\u0131l\u0131c\u0131n\u0131n kabzas\u0131yla vurdu Jommy. Zane afallayan suikast\u00e7\u0131y\u0131 yakas\u0131ndan tuttu ve yoldan \u00e7ekti.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u0130kinci suikast\u00e7\u0131 arkada\u015f\u0131n\u0131n d\u00fc\u015ft\u00fc\u011f\u00fcn\u00fc g\u00f6rmesine ra\u011fmen karanl\u0131kta neler olup bitti\u011fini tam se\u00e7emedi ve ileri f\u0131rlamadan \u00f6nce teredd\u00fcde kap\u0131larak k\u0131l\u0131c\u0131n\u0131 haz\u0131rlad\u0131. Caleb g\u00f6vdesine y\u00f6nelen bir hamleden k\u0131l pay\u0131 kurtulurken, kendi bertaraf hamlesi bir alarm \u00e7an\u0131 misali \u00e7\u0131nlad\u0131. Jommy adam\u0131n kafas\u0131na vurmak i\u00e7in \u00f6ne \u00e7\u0131kt\u0131. Bir \u015feyin tuni\u011fini \u00e7eki\u015ftirdi\u011fini fark etti ve ma\u011faran\u0131n e\u015fi\u011fini ge\u00e7erken ba\u015fka bir suikast\u00e7\u0131n\u0131n k\u0131l\u0131c\u0131yla \u015fi\u015flenmekten k\u0131l pay\u0131 kurtuldu\u011funu anlad\u0131. Suikast\u00e7\u0131 k\u0131l\u0131c\u0131n\u0131 geri \u00e7ekerken, Jommy s\u0131rt\u0131n\u0131n alt k\u0131sm\u0131n\u0131 saran yak\u0131c\u0131 bir ac\u0131 hissetti.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Jommy ac\u0131ya ald\u0131r\u0131\u015f etmeyerek kabzas\u0131n\u0131 Caleb\u2019le d\u00f6v\u00fc\u015fen adam\u0131n ba\u015f\u0131n\u0131n arkas\u0131na vurdu ve ayn\u0131 anda ba\u015fka bir yanmaya maruz kald\u0131; arkas\u0131ndaki adam k\u0131l\u0131c\u0131n\u0131 onun tuni\u011finden \u00e7ekip kurtarmaya \u00e7al\u0131\u015f\u0131yordu.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Caleb sol eliyle uzand\u0131, Jommy\u2019yi g\u00f6mle\u011finin \u00f6n\u00fcnden tuttu ve onu sert\u00e7e \u00e7ekerek tehlikeden uzakla\u015ft\u0131rd\u0131. Zane dostunu \u00f6ld\u00fcrmeye \u00e7al\u0131\u015fan adama vurdu\u011fu esnada ba\u015fka bir adam yan\u0131ndan ok gibi ge\u00e7ti ve kumsal boyunca ko\u015fmaya ba\u015flad\u0131.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cDurdurun onu!\u201d diye ba\u011f\u0131rd\u0131 Caleb.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Yak\u0131nlara d\u00fc\u015fm\u00fc\u015f bir y\u0131ld\u0131r\u0131m\u0131n \u00e7\u0131kard\u0131\u011f\u0131na benzer bir c\u0131z\u0131rt\u0131 geceyi doldururken, Magnus\u2019un elinden bir enerji huzmesi f\u0131rlad\u0131. K\u00f6r edici mavi \u0131\u015f\u0131k ma\u011fara a\u011fz\u0131yla kumsal\u0131 bir anl\u0131\u011f\u0131na ayd\u0131nlatt\u0131 ve bir enerji k\u00fcresi ka\u00e7an adam\u0131n pe\u015finden u\u00e7arak ona yeti\u015fti. V\u00fccudunda minik enerji dalgalar\u0131 dans eden adam hayk\u0131rarak yere d\u00fc\u015ft\u00fc, k\u0131vranmaya ba\u015flad\u0131. C\u0131z\u0131rt\u0131 seslerine kar\u0131\u015fan \u00e7at\u0131rt\u0131lar bu g\u00f6r\u00fcnt\u00fcye daha me\u015fum bir hava kat\u0131yordu.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Caleb\u2019le Magnus yerde yatan adama do\u011fru ko\u015farken, o\u011flanlar ve di\u011fer Meclis ajanlar\u0131 geri kalan suikast\u00e7\u0131lar\u0131 zapt etti.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Tan\u0131d\u0131k bir ses, \u201cD\u0131\u015far\u0131 geliyoruz!\u201d diye hayk\u0131rd\u0131 ve hemen sonra Chezarul ma\u011faradan \u00e7\u0131kt\u0131. \u201cNas\u0131l, iyi yapt\u0131k m\u0131?\u201d diye sordu.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Jommy yerdeki adam\u0131 i\u015faret etti\u011fi s\u0131rada Caleb suikast\u00e7\u0131ya ula\u015f\u0131p, \u201cI\u015f\u0131k!\u201d diye ba\u011f\u0131rd\u0131.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Biri tepelerinde ve \u00f6teki kumsal\u0131n bir miktar a\u015fa\u011f\u0131s\u0131nda olmak \u00fczere bir \u00e7ift fenerin \u00fcst\u00fcndeki \u00f6rt\u00fcler a\u00e7\u0131ld\u0131. Enerji dalgalar\u0131 g\u00f6zden kaybolurken, kumlar\u0131n \u00fczerinde k\u0131vranmay\u0131 s\u00fcrd\u00fcren adam\u0131n sureti a\u00e7\u0131k\u00e7a g\u00f6zler \u00f6n\u00fcne serildi. \u201cBen b\u00fcy\u00fcy\u00fc bozmadan \u00f6nce onu ba\u011fla,\u201d dedi Magnus. \u201cYan\u0131nda bir zehir sakl\u0131yorsa bile onu hen\u00fcz kullanamaz. \u00dczerini iyice ara.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Caleb haftalard\u0131r pe\u015finden ko\u015ftu\u011fu adama bakt\u0131. Jomo Ketlami \u00e7arp\u0131lm\u0131\u015f bir suratla \u0131st\u0131rap i\u00e7inde yat\u0131yordu. Yumruklar\u0131 faydas\u0131zca havay\u0131 d\u00f6verken, dirsekleri g\u00f6vdesine yap\u0131\u015fm\u0131\u015ft\u0131. Beli b\u00fck\u00fckt\u00fc ve bacaklar\u0131 zay\u0131f hareketlerle kumlar\u0131 tekmeliyordu. Caleb adam\u0131n giysilerini \u00e7abucak aray\u0131p iki zehir hap\u0131 ve zamanla gayet iyi tan\u0131r olduklar\u0131 Gece \u015eahinleri amblemini ta\u015f\u0131yan demir bir kolye buldu. Kemerindeki keseden bir kordon \u00e7\u0131kard\u0131, titreyen adam\u0131 avlad\u0131\u011f\u0131 bir geyik misali kolayca \u00e7evirdi ve aynen o \u015fekilde ba\u011flad\u0131.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cA\u011fz\u0131n\u0131 da kontrol et,\u201d diye \u00f6nerdi Magnus.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u015f\u0131k getirin.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Bir fener getirilip Ketlami\u2019nin surat\u0131na tutuldu. Caleb tutsa\u011f\u0131n \u00e7enesini sa\u011f eliyle kavray\u0131p a\u011fz\u0131n\u0131 a\u00e7t\u0131 ve fenerin daha da yakla\u015ft\u0131r\u0131lmas\u0131n\u0131 i\u015faret etti. \u201cAh, bu da ne?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Uzatt\u0131\u011f\u0131 sol elinde bir pense tutuyordu. Caleb onu ustaca Ketlami\u2019nin a\u011fz\u0131na soktu ve bir di\u015fi tutup \u00e7ekti. \u0130niltileri artt\u0131ysa da, tutsak di\u015finin \u00e7ekilmesine engel olamad\u0131. \u201c\u0130\u00e7i bo\u015f bir di\u015f,\u201d dedi Caleb. Aya\u011fa kalk\u0131p, \u201cArt\u0131k onu b\u0131rakabilirsin,\u201d dedi Magnus\u2019a hitaben.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Magnus b\u00fcy\u00fcy\u00fc bozunca tutsak yorgun bir k\u00f6pek misali nefes al\u0131p vererek k\u0131sa bir s\u00fcreli\u011fine gev\u015fedi.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Ketlami\u2019ye yakla\u015fmakta olan Chezarul, \u201c\u0130\u00e7lerinden ikisi \u00f6ld\u00fc ve biri sabaha \u00e7\u0131kamayacak,\u201d dedi, \u201cama \u00fc\u00e7\u00fc bayg\u0131n ve ba\u011fl\u0131.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOnlarda zehir olup olmad\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 da kontrol edin,\u201d diyen Caleb, Jommy\u2019ye bir g\u00f6z att\u0131. \u201cYaral\u0131s\u0131n.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cDaha k\u00f6t\u00fcs\u00fcn\u00fc de g\u00f6rd\u00fcm,\u201d diye s\u0131r\u0131tt\u0131 gen\u00e7 adam. \u201cSon k\u0131l\u0131\u00e7 d\u00f6v\u00fc\u015f\u00fcm\u00fczde Talwin Hawkins beni \u00fc\u00e7 defa kesti, hem de hi\u00e7 zorlanmadan.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Caleb delikanl\u0131n\u0131n tuni\u011fine yay\u0131lmakta olan kan lekelerine bakt\u0131. \u201cYaralar\u0131n\u0131 sar evlat,\u201d dedi, \u201cyoksa Marie kulaklar\u0131m\u0131 kopart\u0131r.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Jommy avlar\u0131n\u0131n ba\u015f\u0131nda toplananlara kat\u0131lmakta olan Tad ve Zane\u2019e g\u00f6z k\u0131rpt\u0131. \u201cAnan\u0131z beni sahiden g\u00f6zetiyor, de\u011fil mi?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Tad y\u00fcz\u00fcn\u00fc ek\u015fitti. \u201cBence seni bizden daha fazla seviyor.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cDo\u011fru s\u00f6yl\u00fcyorsun,\u201d dedi Zane.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Jommy\u2019nin s\u0131r\u0131t\u0131\u015f\u0131 geni\u015fledi. \u201c\u00d6mr\u00fcn\u00fcz boyunca ona hayat\u0131 zindan ettiniz de ondan. Bense sadece birka\u00e7 ayd\u0131r onun ba\u015f\u0131n\u0131 a\u011fr\u0131t\u0131yorum. Yak\u0131nda benden de b\u0131kacakt\u0131r.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOna ne \u015f\u00fcphe,\u201d dedi Magnus uzun boylu, k\u0131z\u0131l sa\u00e7l\u0131 delikanl\u0131ya g\u00f6z ucuyla bakarak. Jommy tez vakitte B\u00fcy\u00fcc\u00fcn\u00fcn Adas\u0131\u2019nda kendini herkese sevdirmi\u015f ve Caleb\u2019in ailesine kolayca uyum sa\u011flam\u0131\u015ft\u0131. Baz\u0131 zor durumlarda \u00e7etin, sad\u0131k ve ba\u015fkalar\u0131 i\u00e7in can\u0131n\u0131 tehlikeye atacak t\u00fcrden biri oldu\u011funu ispatlam\u0131\u015ft\u0131, \u00fcstelik espri anlay\u0131\u015f\u0131n\u0131 kaybetmeden.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Tad art\u0131k hareketsiz yatarak inleyen ve belli belirsiz k\u00fcfreden Ketlami\u2019ye yakla\u015ft\u0131. \u201c\u015eimdi ne olacak?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOnu babama g\u00f6t\u00fcrmemiz laz\u0131m,\u201d dedi Caleb. Sonra Chezarul\u2019a d\u00f6nd\u00fc. \u201c\u00dc\u00e7 tutsa\u011f\u0131 kente g\u00f6t\u00fcr\u00fcp elinden geldi\u011fince konu\u015ftur. Bunlar Durbin\u2019deki son Gece \u015eahinleri olmal\u0131, ama h\u00e2l\u00e2 baz\u0131 ka\u00e7aklar\u0131n bulunmas\u0131 ihtimaline kar\u015f\u0131 a\u011f\u0131zlar\u0131ndan alabildi\u011fin her hakikati al. Sonra d\u00fcnyaya daha fazla bela olmamalar\u0131n\u0131 sa\u011fla.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Chezarul ba\u015f\u0131n\u0131 sallay\u0131p adamlar\u0131na emirler ya\u011fd\u0131rmaya ba\u015flad\u0131.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Magnus bir k\u00fcre \u00e7\u0131kard\u0131 ve, \u201c\u00c7ocuklar, yak\u0131n durun,\u201d dedi. O Ketlami\u2019nin tam tepesinde dikilirken, Caleb a\u015fa\u011f\u0131 uzan\u0131p bir eliyle tutsa\u011f\u0131n tuni\u011fini, di\u011feriyle de Magnus\u2019un siyah c\u00fcppesini tuttu. Jommy bir elini Magnus\u2019un omzuna koydu ve Tad\u2019le Zane de Caleb\u2019in hemen arkas\u0131nda durdular.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Magnus k\u00fcredeki bir d\u00fc\u011fmeye basar basmaz hepsi birden ortadan kaybolarak Chezarul ve adamlar\u0131n\u0131 Durbin\u2019deki, hatt\u00e2 \u015fansl\u0131ysalar t\u00fcm Kesh\u2019teki son Gece \u015eahini kal\u0131nt\u0131lar\u0131n\u0131 da ortadan kald\u0131rmalar\u0131 i\u00e7in kumsalda yaln\u0131z b\u0131rakt\u0131lar.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Kitap k\u00fcnye bilgileri i\u00e7in buraya<\/a> t\u0131klay\u0131n.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1 KOVALAMACA Kad\u0131n\u0131n biri \u00f6fkeyle hayk\u0131rd\u0131. Ak\u015fam pazar\u0131na pald\u0131r k\u00fcld\u00fcr dalan \u00fc\u00e7 gen\u00e7 adam el arabalar\u0131n\u0131 deviriyor ve \u00f6nlerine \u00e7\u0131kan m\u00fc\u015fterileri sa\u011fa sola itiyordu. Liderleri \u2013uzun boylu, iri yap\u0131l\u0131, k\u0131z\u0131l sa\u00e7l\u0131 bir delikanl\u0131\u2013 uzakla\u015fmakta olan avlar\u0131n\u0131 i\u015faret ederek, \u201c\u0130\u015fte orada!\u201d diye hayk\u0131rd\u0131. \u00c7aresiz adam sokaklarda ko\u015fturmaya devam ederken Durbin\u2019e, liman kentine gece yakla\u015ft\u0131. \u00dc\u00e7 gen\u00e7 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":4833,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"fullwidth.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13106","page","type-page","status-publish"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kayiprihtim.org\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13106","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kayiprihtim.org\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kayiprihtim.org\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kayiprihtim.org\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kayiprihtim.org\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13106"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.kayiprihtim.org\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13106\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kayiprihtim.org\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4833"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kayiprihtim.org\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}