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| \n \u201cT\u00fcm filodan,\u201d diye ilan etti Gyllenstiern. \u201cYaln\u0131zca bir vagon kurtarabildik, ekselanslar\u0131, Ya\u011fmac\u0131lar’a ait olan\u0131 saym\u0131yorum. Korumalardan yaln\u0131zca yedi ok\u00e7u hayatta kald\u0131. U\u00e7urumun di\u011fer taraf\u0131ndaki yol tamamen kayboldu. G\u00f6rebildi\u011fimiz kadar\u0131yla tepenin zirvesine kadar d\u00fcmd\u00fcz duvar ve kaya par\u00e7alar\u0131 d\u0131\u015f\u0131nda bir \u015fey kalmad\u0131. K\u00f6pr\u00fc y\u0131k\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131 zaman \u00fczerinde olan bireylerin kurtulup kurtulmad\u0131\u011f\u0131 bilinmiyor.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Niedamir cevap vermedi. \u00d6n\u00fcnde duran Denesleli Eyck ona ate\u015fli g\u00f6zlerle bak\u0131yordu.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cTanr\u0131lar\u0131n gazab\u0131na u\u011fruyoruz,\u201d dedi \u015f\u00f6valye kollar\u0131n\u0131 kald\u0131rarak. \u201cG\u00fcnah i\u015fledik Kral Niedamir. Bu bir sefer olmal\u0131yd\u0131, k\u00f6t\u00fcl\u00fc\u011fe kar\u015f\u0131 bir sefer. \u00c7\u00fcnk\u00fc ejderha k\u00f6t\u00fcl\u00fc\u011f\u00fcn kendisidir, evet, her ejderha k\u00f6t\u00fcl\u00fc\u011f\u00fcn ete kemi\u011fe b\u00fcr\u00fcnm\u00fc\u015f halidir. Benim i\u00e7in k\u00f6t\u00fcl\u00fck hi\u00e7bir \u015feydir, onu ayaklar\u0131m\u0131n alt\u0131na al\u0131r\u0131m… Yok ederim… Evet, t\u0131pk\u0131 Tanr\u0131lar\u0131n ve Kutsal Yaz\u0131tlar’\u0131n emretti\u011fi gibi.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBu s\u0131y\u0131rm\u0131\u015f m\u0131?\u201d dedi Boholt somurtarak.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBilmiyorum,\u201d diye yan\u0131tlad\u0131 Geralt, k\u0131sra\u011f\u0131n\u0131n ko\u015fumunu yeniden d\u00fczeltirken. \u201cS\u00f6ylediklerinin tek kelimesini bile anlamad\u0131m.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201c\u015e\u015f\u015ft,\u201d diye k\u0131zd\u0131 Jaskier. \u201cS\u00f6zc\u00fcklerini ezberlemeye \u00e7al\u0131\u015f\u0131yorum. Kafiyelerime yard\u0131m\u0131 olur belki.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cKutsal Kitap’ta der ki,\u201d diye devam etti Eyck h\u0131\u015f\u0131mla. \u201cU\u00e7urumdan bir y\u0131lan ortaya \u00e7\u0131kacak, yedi ba\u015fl\u0131 ve on boynuzlu korkun\u00e7 bir ejderha. Arka bacaklar\u0131n\u0131n \u00fczerindeyse mor ve k\u0131rm\u0131z\u0131 renklere b\u00fcr\u00fcnm\u00fc\u015f, ellerinde alt\u0131ndan bir kadeh tutan bir kad\u0131n oturacak ve aln\u0131nda derin ve tamamen lekeli iffetinin damgas\u0131n\u0131 ta\u015f\u0131yacak!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBiliyordum!\u201d diye araya girdi Jaskier ne\u015feyle. \u201cCilia bu, Sommerhalder’in kaymakam\u0131n\u0131n kar\u0131s\u0131!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cSessiz ol efendi \u015fair,\u201d diye emretti Gyllenstiern. \u201cVe siz Denesle \u015e\u00f6valyesi, konu\u015fmaya devam edin, Tanr\u0131lar\u0131n l\u00fctfuyla.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cK\u00f6t\u00fcl\u00fckle sava\u015fmak i\u00e7in,\u201d diye devam etti Eyck g\u00f6steri\u015fli bir edayla. \u201cKi\u015finin kalbinin saf olmas\u0131 ve vicdan\u0131n\u0131n ba\u015f\u0131n\u0131 dik tutmas\u0131 gerekiyor! Ama burada kimleri g\u00f6r\u00fcyoruz? C\u00fcceler, karanl\u0131klarda do\u011fmu\u015f ve karanl\u0131k g\u00fc\u00e7lere tapan paganlar! \u0130lahi hakka, g\u00fcce ve ayr\u0131cal\u0131\u011fa k\u00fcstahl\u0131k eden kafir b\u00fcy\u00fcc\u00fcler! Bir ba\u011f\u0131c\u0131, tiksindirici bir mutant, lanetli ve do\u011fal olmayan bir yarat\u0131l\u0131\u015f. Bu cezaya \u00e7arpt\u0131r\u0131lmam\u0131za h\u00e2l\u00e2 \u015fa\u015f\u0131r\u0131yor musunuz? \u0130lahi l\u00fctfun s\u0131n\u0131rlar\u0131n\u0131 itelemeyi b\u0131rakal\u0131m art\u0131k! Israr ediyorum kral\u0131m, bu ha\u015faratlar\u0131 \u00e7abucak aram\u0131zdan ay\u0131klayal\u0131m…\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBenim hakk\u0131mda tek bir kelime dahi etmedin,\u201d diye laf\u0131n\u0131 kesti Jaskier, s\u00f6ylenerek. \u201c\u015eairler hakk\u0131nda tek kelime bile yok. Hem de elimden gelenin en iyisini yapt\u0131m!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Geralt, kemerinden sallanan baltan\u0131n keskin ucunu yava\u015f ve sabit hareketlerle ok\u015fayan Yarpen Zigrin’e g\u00fcl\u00fcmsedi. Ne\u015felenen c\u00fcce s\u0131r\u0131tt\u0131. Yennefer azametle arkas\u0131n\u0131 d\u00f6nd\u00fc, kal\u00e7as\u0131na kadar y\u0131rt\u0131lm\u0131\u015f olan elbisesine Eyck’\u0131n s\u00f6zlerinden daha fazla ilgi g\u00f6steriyordu.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBelki biraz fazla ileri gittik,\u201d dedi Dorregaray. \u201cAma asil nedenlerle oldu\u011funa \u015f\u00fcphe yok, Lord Eyck. Bununla birlikte b\u00fcy\u00fcc\u00fcler, c\u00fcceler ve ba\u011f\u0131c\u0131 hakk\u0131ndaki yorumlar\u0131n\u0131z\u0131 uygunsuz buldum, bu t\u00fcr yorumlara yabanc\u0131 olmasak da bunlar ne kibar ne de bir \u015f\u00f6valyeye yak\u0131\u015fan cinsten laflar Lord Eyck. Ayr\u0131ca eklemek isterim ki, az evvel ko\u015fup ba\u011f\u0131c\u0131 ve b\u00fcy\u00fcc\u00fcy\u00fc kesin \u00f6l\u00fcmden kurtaran efsunlu elf ipini atan ki\u015fi \u00e7ok anla\u015f\u0131lmaz bir \u015fekilde sizdiniz, ba\u015fkas\u0131 de\u011fil. \u015eu anda s\u00f6ylediklerinize bakarak neden onlar\u0131 kurtarmak yerine d\u00fc\u015fmeleri i\u00e7in dua etmedi\u011finizi anlayamad\u0131m.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHay \u015feytan,\u201d diye m\u0131r\u0131ldand\u0131 Geralt, Jaskier’e. \u201c\u0130pi getiren o muydu? Eyck m\u0131? Dorregaray de\u011fil mi?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHay\u0131r,\u201d diye m\u0131r\u0131ldand\u0131 ozan. \u201cKesinlikle Eyck idi.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Geralt inanmazl\u0131kla ba\u015f\u0131n\u0131 sallad\u0131. Yennefer sessizce k\u00fcfredip ayakland\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201c\u015e\u00f6valye Eyck,\u201d dedi kad\u0131n ona, Geralt hari\u00e7 herkesin kibar ve m\u00fc\u015ffik oldu\u011funu d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnd\u00fc\u011f\u00fc bir tebess\u00fcmle. \u201cBunu neden yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131z\u0131 a\u00e7\u0131klayabilir misiniz? Ben bir ha\u015farat\u0131m ama hayat\u0131m\u0131 m\u0131 kurtard\u0131n\u0131z?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cSiz bir kad\u0131ns\u0131n\u0131z sevgili Yennefer.\u201d \u015e\u00f6valye sert\u00e7e e\u011fildi. \u201cSizin \u00e7ekici ve samimi y\u00fcz\u00fcn\u00fcz bir g\u00fcn lanetli b\u00fcy\u00fclerinizden kurtulaca\u011f\u0131n\u0131z\u0131 d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnmemi sa\u011fl\u0131yor.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Boholt burnundan soludu.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cSize te\u015fekk\u00fcrlerimi sunuyorum, efendi \u015f\u00f6valye,\u201d diye cevaplad\u0131 Yennefer so\u011fuk\u00e7a. \u201cBa\u011f\u0131c\u0131 Geralt da te\u015fekk\u00fcr ediyor. Ona te\u015fekk\u00fcr et Geralt.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cY\u00fcz\u00fcm\u00fc \u015feytan g\u00f6rs\u00fcn,\u201d dedi ba\u011f\u0131c\u0131 kesin bir samimiyetle. \u201cOna neden te\u015fekk\u00fcr edeyim ki? Ben sadece habis y\u00fcz\u00fc asla d\u00fczelmeyecek i\u011fren\u00e7 bir mutant\u0131m. \u015e\u00f6valye Eyck beni bo\u015fluktan kazara kurtard\u0131, \u00e7\u00fcnk\u00fc bir bayan inatla bana tutunmu\u015ftu. E\u011fer yaln\u0131z olsayd\u0131m Eyck ser\u00e7e parma\u011f\u0131n\u0131 bile k\u0131p\u0131rdatmazd\u0131. Haks\u0131z m\u0131y\u0131m \u015f\u00f6valye?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHaks\u0131zs\u0131n\u0131z Lord Geralt,\u201d dedi gezgin \u015f\u00f6valye sakince. \u201cBen yard\u0131ma muhta\u00e7 olan birine asla s\u0131rt \u00e7evirmem. Bir ba\u011f\u0131c\u0131 bile olsa.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cOna te\u015fekk\u00fcr et Geralt. Ve ondan af dile,\u201d dedi kad\u0131n sert\u00e7e. \u201cYoksa Eyck’\u0131n senin hakk\u0131nda s\u00f6yledi\u011fi her \u015feyi onaylam\u0131\u015f olacaks\u0131n. Farkl\u0131 oldu\u011fun i\u00e7in ba\u015fkalar\u0131yla nas\u0131l ya\u015fayaca\u011f\u0131n\u0131 bilmiyorsun. Bu ke\u015fifteki varl\u0131\u011f\u0131n bir hata. Seni buraya sa\u00e7ma bir neden getirdi. Buradan gitmen \u00e7ok daha mant\u0131kl\u0131 olacakt\u0131r. Bence bunu sen de anlad\u0131n. E\u011fer h\u00e2l\u00e2 anlayamad\u0131ysan da art\u0131k bunu idrak etme zaman\u0131n geldi.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cNe demeye \u00e7al\u0131\u015f\u0131yorsunuz madam?\u201d diye araya girdi Gyllenstiern.<\/span><\/p>\n B\u00fcy\u00fcc\u00fc cevap vermeden ona bakt\u0131. Jaskier ve Yarpen Zigrin birbirlerine anlaml\u0131 bir bi\u00e7imde ama b\u00fcy\u00fcc\u00fcye belli etmeden g\u00fcl\u00fcmsedi.<\/span><\/p>\n Ba\u011f\u0131c\u0131 bak\u0131\u015flar\u0131n\u0131 Yennefer’in g\u00f6zlerine dikti. So\u011fuktular.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cL\u00fctfen beni affedin Denesleli \u015e\u00f6valye, size samimiyetimle te\u015fekk\u00fcr ederim,\u201d diye ilan etti sonunda, ba\u015f\u0131n\u0131 e\u011ferek. \u201cAyr\u0131ca h\u0131zl\u0131 kurtulu\u015fumuza yard\u0131m\u0131 dokunan b\u00fct\u00fcn herkese te\u015fekk\u00fcr ederim. K\u00f6pr\u00fcden a\u015fa\u011f\u0131 sarkarken herkesin nas\u0131l da yard\u0131ma ko\u015ftu\u011funu duydum. Hepinizden af dilerim. Kar\u015f\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131nda hi\u00e7bir \u015fey istemeden te\u015fekk\u00fcr etti\u011fim Soylu Yennefer hari\u00e7. G\u00fcle g\u00fcle. Bu ha\u015farat yan\u0131n\u0131zdan ayr\u0131l\u0131yor \u00e7\u00fcnk\u00fc hepinizden b\u0131kk\u0131nl\u0131k geldi. Kendine iyi bak Jaskier.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHey Geralt,\u201d dedi Boholt. \u201cSinir krizi ge\u00e7iren \u015f\u0131mar\u0131k k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck k\u0131zlar gibi davranmay\u0131 kes. Olay\u0131 b\u00fcy\u00fctmenin anlam\u0131 yok. Lanet olsun…\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cLordlar\u0131\u0131\u0131\u0131\u0131m!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n U\u00e7urumun dar ge\u00e7itlerini g\u00f6zlemek i\u00e7in g\u00f6nderilen Kozojed ve Holopol milislerinden baz\u0131lar\u0131 bo\u011fazdan ko\u015farak geliyorlard\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cNeler oluyor? Nesi var bunun b\u00f6yle?\u201d diye sordu Nischuka ba\u015f\u0131n\u0131 kald\u0131rarak.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cLordlar\u0131m… Benim\u2026 Sevgili lordlar\u0131m,\u201d diyebildi sonunda kundurac\u0131, nefes nefes kalm\u0131\u015f halde.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cH\u0131r\u0131ldamay\u0131 kes dostum,\u201d dedi Gyllenstiern, ba\u015fparmaklar\u0131n\u0131 alt\u0131n kemerinin alt\u0131na s\u0131k\u0131\u015ft\u0131rarak.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cEjderha! Ejderha orada!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cNerede?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cU\u00e7urumun di\u011fer taraf\u0131nda\u2026 D\u00fczl\u00fcklerde… Lordum… O…\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAtlara!\u201d diye emretti Gyllenstiern.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cNischuka!\u201d diye ba\u011f\u0131rd\u0131 Boholt. \u201cVagona binin! Y\u0131rt\u0131c\u0131, at\u0131na atla ve beni izle!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201c\u0130\u015fe koyulun \u00e7ocuklar,\u201d diye ba\u011f\u0131rd\u0131 Yarpen Zigrin. \u201c\u0130\u015fe koyulun lanet olas\u0131lar!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHey Bekleyin!\u201d Jaskier lavtas\u0131n\u0131 omzuna atm\u0131\u015ft\u0131. \u201cGeralt beni at\u0131na al!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAtla!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n U\u00e7urum giderek artan aral\u0131klarla etrafa sa\u00e7\u0131lm\u0131\u015f solgun kayalarla son bulmu\u015ftu, do\u011fal olmayan bir \u00e7ember olu\u015fturuyorlard\u0131. Arkalar\u0131ndaki toprak, d\u00fcz olmayan \u00e7ay\u0131rl\u0131\u011fa gelmeden \u00f6nce hafif\u00e7e e\u011filiyordu, binlerce delikle dolu kire\u00e7 ta\u015f\u0131 tepeleriyle etraflar\u0131 \u00e7evrilmi\u015fti. Kadim da\u011f akarsular\u0131n\u0131n kurumu\u015f yataklar\u0131ndan olu\u015fan bu \u00fc\u00e7 dar kanyon, \u00e7ay\u0131rl\u0131\u011fa tepeden bak\u0131yordu.<\/span><\/p>\n \u0130lk gelen Boholt\u2019du. Kayal\u0131k bariyere at\u0131n\u0131 ko\u015ftururken aniden durdu ve \u00fczengileri \u00fcst\u00fcnde do\u011fruldu.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cVeba ad\u0131na,\u201d dedi. \u201cSar\u0131 veba ad\u0131na. Bu… Bu… Olamaz!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cNe?\u201d diye sordu Dorregaray onun yan\u0131na giderek.<\/span><\/p>\n Ya\u011fmac\u0131lar’\u0131n vagonundan a\u015fa\u011f\u0131ya atlayan Yennefer da onlar\u0131n yan\u0131na geldi, g\u00f6\u011fs\u00fcn\u00fc b\u00fcy\u00fck bir kayaya bast\u0131r\u0131p ileri bakt\u0131. Ard\u0131ndan gerileyip g\u00f6zlerini ovalad\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cNe? Nedir o?\u201d diye ba\u011f\u0131rd\u0131 Jaskier, Geralt’\u0131n omzunun \u00fcst\u00fcnden g\u00f6rmeye \u00e7al\u0131\u015farak. \u201cNedir o Boholt?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cEjderha… Alt\u0131n.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Az evvel \u00e7\u0131kt\u0131klar\u0131 daralan u\u00e7urumdan y\u00fcz ad\u0131m kadar uzakta, ana kuzey kanyonuna giden yoku\u015f a\u015fa\u011f\u0131 yolun \u00fczerindeki k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck bir tepeye oturmu\u015f bir yarat\u0131k vard\u0131. Dar ba\u015f\u0131n\u0131 yuvarlak g\u00f6\u011fs\u00fcnde dinlendiriyordu, uzun ve ince boynunu m\u00fckemmel bir e\u011fimle uzatm\u0131\u015ft\u0131, kuyru\u011funu d\u0131\u015far\u0131ya uzatt\u0131\u011f\u0131 pen\u00e7elerinin etraf\u0131nda gezdiriyordu.<\/span><\/p>\n Bu yarat\u0131kta kelimelerin kifayetsiz kald\u0131\u011f\u0131 bir l\u00fctuf vard\u0131, s\u00fcr\u00fcngenimsi k\u00f6keniyle kesinlikle uyu\u015fmayan kedicil bir \u015feyler vard\u0131, zira \u015f\u00fcpheye yer b\u0131rakmayacak \u015fekilde s\u00fcr\u00fcngenimsiydi. \u00dczerinde ta\u015f\u0131d\u0131\u011f\u0131 pullar sanki g\u00fczelce boyanm\u0131\u015f gibiydi. K\u0131zg\u0131n, m\u00fckemmel bir \u0131\u015f\u0131k ejderhan\u0131n parlak sar\u0131 g\u00f6zlerinden \u0131\u015f\u0131ld\u0131yordu. Yarat\u0131k kesinlikle alt\u0131n rengiydi: Topra\u011fa girmi\u015f pen\u00e7elerinin u\u00e7lar\u0131ndan, boyuna do\u011fru tomurcuklanan devedikenlerinin aras\u0131nda gezen kuyru\u011funa kadar… Yarat\u0131k kehribar renkli, b\u00fcy\u00fck, yarasams\u0131 kanatlar\u0131n\u0131 a\u00e7t\u0131 ve yerinde kald\u0131, koca g\u00f6zleriyle onlara bak\u0131yor ve hayran kalmalar\u0131n\u0131 emrediyor gibiydi.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAlt\u0131n bir ejderha,\u201d diye m\u0131r\u0131ldand\u0131 Dorregaray. \u201cBu imk\u00e2ns\u0131z… Ya\u015fayan bir efsane!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cSa\u00e7malay\u0131n, alt\u0131n ejderha diye bir \u015fey yoktur,\u201d diye iddia etti Nischuka t\u00fck\u00fcrerek. \u201cNeden bahsetti\u011fimi biliyorum ben.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cYukar\u0131da g\u00f6rd\u00fc\u011f\u00fcn nedir peki?\u201d diye sordu Jaskier.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBu bir numara.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBir ill\u00fczyon.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBu bir ill\u00fczyon de\u011fil,\u201d dedi Yennefer.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAlt\u0131n bir ejderha,\u201d diye ekledi Gyllenstiern. \u201cKesinlikle alt\u0131n bir ejderha.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAlt\u0131n ejderhalar yaln\u0131zca efsanelerde vard\u0131r!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cDurun,\u201d diye araya girdi Boholt, olaya noktay\u0131 koyarcas\u0131na. \u201cKavga etmenin l\u00fczumu yok. Burada alt\u0131n bir ejderhayla u\u011fra\u015ft\u0131\u011f\u0131m\u0131z\u0131 herhangi bir aptal bile anlayabilir. Aradaki fark nedir sevgili lordlar\u0131m? Alt\u0131n, alacal\u0131, a\u00e7\u0131k ye\u015fil ya da benekli? B\u00fcy\u00fck de\u011fil. \u0130ki dakikadan az s\u00fcrede halledebiliriz. Y\u0131rt\u0131c\u0131, Nischuka, vagonun brandas\u0131n\u0131 \u00e7\u0131kar\u0131p e\u015fyalar\u0131 al\u0131n. Alt\u0131n ya da de\u011fil fark etmez.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBir fark var, Boholt,\u201d dedi Y\u0131rt\u0131c\u0131. \u201cVe de \u00e7ok \u00f6nemli bir tane. Bu avlad\u0131\u011f\u0131m\u0131z ejderha de\u011fil. Holopol’un yak\u0131n\u0131nda zehirlenen, bizi de\u011ferli metal ve ta\u015flarla dolu ma\u011faras\u0131nda huzurla uyurken bekleyen de\u011fil bu. Bu yaln\u0131zca \u00e7ay\u0131rda k\u0131\u00e7\u0131n\u0131n \u00fcst\u00fcne yatm\u0131\u015f dinleniyor. Onunla u\u011fra\u015fmam\u0131z\u0131n amac\u0131 nedir?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBu ejderha alt\u0131n, Kennet,\u201d diye ba\u011f\u0131rd\u0131 Yarpen Zigrin. \u201cDaha \u00f6nce benzerini g\u00f6rm\u00fc\u015f m\u00fcyd\u00fcn? Anlam\u0131yor musun? Yaln\u0131zca derisiyle bile ac\u0131nas\u0131 bir hazineden alaca\u011f\u0131m\u0131zdan daha fazlas\u0131n\u0131 kazanabiliriz.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHem de de\u011ferli ta\u015flar piyasas\u0131n\u0131 da alt \u00fcst etmeden,\u201d diye ekledi Yennefer \u00e7irkin bir tebess\u00fcmle. \u201cYarpen hakl\u0131. Anla\u015fma h\u00e2l\u00e2 ge\u00e7erli. H\u00e2l\u00e2 payla\u015faca\u011f\u0131m\u0131z bir \u015feyler var, de\u011fil mi?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHey! Boholt?\u201d diye ba\u011f\u0131rd\u0131 Nischuka vagondan, g\u00fcr\u00fclt\u00fcyle ekipmanlar\u0131 \u00e7\u0131kar\u0131yordu. \u201cAtlar\u0131 korumak i\u00e7in ne kullanaca\u011f\u0131z? Alt\u0131n bir kertenkele ate\u015f mi, asit mi, yoksa buhar m\u0131 \u00fcfler?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cYaln\u0131zca \u015feytan bilir de\u011ferli lordlar\u0131m,\u201d dedi Boholt, s\u0131k\u0131nt\u0131yla. \u201cHey! B\u00fcy\u00fcc\u00fcler! Alt\u0131n ejderha efsaneleri onlar\u0131 nas\u0131l \u00f6ld\u00fcrebilece\u011fimizi de anlat\u0131yor mu?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cNas\u0131l m\u0131 \u00f6ld\u00fcrece\u011fiz? Her zamanki y\u00f6ntemle,\u201d diye cevaplad\u0131 Kozojed aniden, sesini y\u00fckselterek. \u201cBo\u015fa harcayacak zaman yok. Bana bir hayvan getirin. Onu zehirle doldurup kertenkeleye verelim. Bu i\u015fi g\u00f6r\u00fcr.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Dorregaray kundurac\u0131ya pis bir bak\u0131\u015f att\u0131. Boholt t\u00fck\u00fcrd\u00fc, Jaskier ise i\u011frenerek y\u00fcz\u00fcn\u00fc buru\u015fturdu. Yarpen Zigrin elleri kal\u00e7alar\u0131nda ho\u015fnutsuzlukla g\u00fcl\u00fcmsedi.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cNeyi bekliyorsunuz?\u201d diye sordu Kozojed. \u201c\u0130\u015fe ba\u015flaman\u0131n tam zaman\u0131. S\u00fcr\u00fcngenin derhal gebermesi i\u00e7in yemin ne olaca\u011f\u0131na karar vermemiz gerekiyor; bize son derece i\u011fren\u00e7, zehirli ya da \u00e7\u00fcr\u00fcm\u00fc\u015f bir \u015feyler laz\u0131m.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAh!\u201d dedi h\u00e2l\u00e2 g\u00fcl\u00fcmseyen c\u00fcce. \u201cAyn\u0131 anda hem zehirli, hem pis ve hem de \u015feytan gibi kokan tek \u015fey nedir acaba? Bilmiyor musun Kozojed? Sensin tabi ki, seni k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck pislik.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cNe?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cY\u0131k\u0131l kar\u015f\u0131mdan seni pabu\u00e7 h\u0131rs\u0131z\u0131, seni bir daha g\u00f6rmek istemiyorum.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cLord Dorregaray,\u201d dedi Boholt b\u00fcy\u00fcc\u00fcn\u00fcn yan\u0131na giderek. \u201cBir i\u015fe yara. Bu konuda herhangi bir \u00f6yk\u00fc veya efsane biliyor musun? Alt\u0131n ejderhalar hakk\u0131nda ne biliyorsun?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n B\u00fcy\u00fcc\u00fc g\u00fcl\u00fcmseyerek onurlu bir havayla aya\u011fa kalkt\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAlt\u0131n ejderhalar hakk\u0131nda ne bildi\u011fimi mi soruyorsun? Ne eksi\u011fini, ne de fazlas\u0131n\u0131.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAnlat. \u201c<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cDikkatli, \u00e7ok dikkatli dinleyin: Kar\u015f\u0131m\u0131zda oturan alt\u0131n bir ejderhad\u0131r. Ya\u015fayan bir efsane, belki de sizin \u00e7\u0131lg\u0131n cinayetlerinizden kurtulmay\u0131 ba\u015faran, t\u00fcr\u00fcn\u00fcn tek ve son \u00f6rne\u011fi. Efsaneler \u00f6ld\u00fcr\u00fclmemelidir. Bu ejderhaya dokunman\u0131za izin vermeyece\u011fim. Anla\u015f\u0131ld\u0131 m\u0131? Ekipmanlar\u0131n\u0131z\u0131 geri koyun, eyer \u00e7antalar\u0131n\u0131z\u0131 toplay\u0131n ve evinize d\u00f6n\u00fcn.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Geralt bir kavgan\u0131n \u00e7\u0131kaca\u011f\u0131ndan emindi. Ama yan\u0131lm\u0131\u015ft\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n Gyllenstiern sessizli\u011fi bozdu. \u201cOnurlu b\u00fcy\u00fcc\u00fc, ne s\u00f6yledi\u011fine ve kime s\u00f6yledi\u011fine dikkat et. Eyer \u00e7antalar\u0131n\u0131z\u0131 toplay\u0131p cehenneme gitmenizi Kral Niedamir emredebilir, Dorregaray; \u015funu bil ki ayn\u0131s\u0131n\u0131 ondan istemeniz uygun de\u011fildir. Anla\u015f\u0131ld\u0131 m\u0131?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHay\u0131r,\u201d dedi b\u00fcy\u00fcc\u00fc gururla. \u201cAnla\u015f\u0131lmad\u0131 \u00e7\u00fcnk\u00fc ben h\u00e2l\u00e2 Efendi Dorregaray’im. Yaln\u0131zca bir tepenin \u00fczerinden g\u00f6r\u00fclebilen bir krall\u0131\u011fa h\u00fckmeden ve rezil, kirli ve koku\u015fmu\u015f bir kaleyi y\u00f6neten \u00f6nemsiz bir kral\u0131n emirlerine boyun e\u011fmeyece\u011fim. Biliyor musun Lordum Gyllenstiern, elimin tek bir hareketiyle seni g\u00fcbreye, g\u00f6rg\u00fcs\u00fcz kral\u0131n\u0131 ise daha k\u00f6t\u00fc bir \u015feye \u00e7evirebilirim. Peki bu anla\u015f\u0131ld\u0131 m\u0131?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Gyllensriern’in cevap verecek zaman\u0131 olmad\u0131. Boholt, Dorregaray’a yakla\u015f\u0131p onu kolundan yakalad\u0131 ve kendisine do\u011fru \u00e7evirdi. Nischuka ve Y\u0131rt\u0131c\u0131 sessiz ve zalim y\u00fczlerle Boholt’un hemen arkas\u0131ndayd\u0131lar.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201c\u0130yi dinle efendi b\u00fcy\u00fcc\u00fc,\u201d dedi dev Ya\u011fmac\u0131 usulca. \u201cElini sallamadan \u00f6nce beni dinle: Senin itirazlar\u0131n ve efsanelerin, hatta aptalca konu\u015fmalar\u0131n hakk\u0131nda ne d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnd\u00fc\u011f\u00fcm\u00fc s\u00f6ylemek i\u00e7in zaman harcayabilirdim ekselanslar\u0131. Fakat pek istemiyorum. Kendini \u015fu cevapla ho\u015fnut et.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Boholt bo\u011faz\u0131n\u0131 temizledi, parma\u011f\u0131n\u0131 burun deli\u011fine soktu b\u00fcy\u00fcc\u00fcn\u00fcn ayakkab\u0131lar\u0131na s\u00fcmk\u00fcrd\u00fc.<\/span><\/p>\n Dorregaray’in y\u00fcz\u00fc sarard\u0131 ama hareketsiz kald\u0131. Di\u011ferleri gibi o da Nischuka’n\u0131n elinde gev\u015fek\u00e7e duran topuzu fark etmi\u015fti. T\u0131pk\u0131 di\u011ferleri gibi o da biliyordu ki, b\u00fcy\u00fc yapmak i\u00e7in gereken s\u00fcre Nischuka’n\u0131n kafas\u0131n\u0131 bin par\u00e7aya ay\u0131rmas\u0131 i\u00e7in gereken zamandan \u00e7ok daha uzundu.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cTamam,\u201d dedi Boholt. \u201c\u015eimdi l\u00fctfen geri \u00e7ekilin ekselanslar\u0131. Ve e\u011fer a\u011fz\u0131n\u0131z\u0131 a\u00e7ma arzusu geri d\u00f6nerse size \u00e7enenizi bir demet \u00e7imenle t\u0131kayarak kendinizi durdurman\u0131z\u0131 \u00f6neriyorum. \u00c7\u00fcnk\u00fc e\u011fer sizin sa\u00e7mal\u0131klar\u0131n\u0131z\u0131 bir kez daha duyacak olursam buna pi\u015fman olaca\u011f\u0131n\u0131za s\u00f6z veriyorum.\u201d Boholt arkas\u0131n\u0131 ona d\u00f6nerken ellerini s\u0131vazl\u0131yordu. \u201cNischuka, Y\u0131rt\u0131c\u0131, i\u015fe ba\u015flay\u0131n yoksa s\u00fcr\u00fcngen bizden ka\u00e7acak.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cPek de ka\u00e7maya niyeti varm\u0131\u015f gibi g\u00f6r\u00fcnm\u00fcyor,\u201d dedi Jaskier etraf\u0131na bakarak. \u201c\u015euna baksan\u0131za.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Alt\u0131n ejderha k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck tepede oturuyor, ba\u015f\u0131n\u0131 ve kanatlar\u0131n\u0131 oynat\u0131yor, kuyru\u011fuyla topra\u011f\u0131 d\u00f6v\u00fcyordu.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cKral Niedamir ve siz \u015f\u00f6valyeler!\u201d Bronz bir klarneti and\u0131ran bir ses aniden k\u00fckredi. \u201cBen ejderha Villentretenmerth! Bak\u0131yorum da yaratt\u0131\u011f\u0131m ve de gurur duydu\u011fum heyelan cesaretinizi k\u0131rmaya yetmemi\u015f. \u0130\u015fte buradas\u0131n\u0131z. Bildi\u011finiz gibi bu vadiden sadece \u00fc\u00e7 \u00e7\u0131k\u0131\u015f yolu var. Do\u011fuya Holopol\u2019e ve bat\u0131ya Caingorn\u2019a do\u011fru. Bu iki yoldan birini se\u00e7erek buradan ayr\u0131labilirsiniz fakat kuzeydeki u\u00e7urumdan ge\u00e7emezsiniz; \u00e7\u00fcnk\u00fc ben, Villentretenmerth, bunu yasakl\u0131yorum. E\u011fer aran\u0131zda buyru\u011fuma sayg\u0131 g\u00f6sterme niyetinde olmayan biri varsa ona da onurlu bir \u015fekilde, sadece geleneksel silahlar\u0131n kullan\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131, b\u00fcy\u00fc ve ate\u015f p\u00fcsk\u00fcrtmelerinin olmad\u0131\u011f\u0131 bir \u015f\u00f6valye d\u00fcellosuyla meydan okuyorum. Taraflardan biri teslim olana kadar sava\u015f devam edecek. Protokole uygun olmas\u0131 a\u00e7\u0131s\u0131ndan cevab\u0131n\u0131z\u0131 el\u00e7inizle g\u00f6ndermenizi bekleyece\u011fim!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Herkes aptala d\u00f6nd\u00fc.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cKonu\u015fuyor!\u201d diye m\u0131r\u0131ldand\u0131 Boholt, zar zor soluk alarak. \u201cBu inan\u0131lmaz!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cVe bunu olduk\u00e7a da ak\u0131ll\u0131ca yap\u0131yor,\u201d diye ekledi Yarpen Zigrin. \u201cG\u00f6reneksel<\/em> silah nedir bilen var m\u0131?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cNormal silah, b\u00fcy\u00fcs\u00fcz,\u201d diye cevaplad\u0131 Yennefer ka\u015flar\u0131n\u0131 \u00e7atarak. \u201cBununla birlikte beni \u015fa\u015f\u0131rtan ba\u015fka bir \u015fey daha var. Dilleri \u00e7atall\u0131 oldu\u011fundan do\u011fru d\u00fcr\u00fcst konu\u015famazlar. Bu namussuz telepati kullan\u0131yor. Dikkatli olun \u00e7\u00fcnk\u00fc bu iki yollu \u00e7al\u0131\u015f\u0131r. D\u00fc\u015f\u00fcncelerinizi nas\u0131l okuyaca\u011f\u0131n\u0131 biliyor.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cTamamen \u00e7\u0131ld\u0131rm\u0131\u015f m\u0131d\u0131r nedir?\u201d dedi Y\u0131rt\u0131c\u0131 lakapl\u0131 Kennet, s\u0131k\u0131lgan bir tav\u0131rla. \u201cOnur d\u00fcellosu mu? Aptal bir s\u00fcr\u00fcngenle mi? O \u00e7ok k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck!!! Hep birlikte sald\u0131ral\u0131m! Grup olarak!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHay\u0131r.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Birbirlerine bakt\u0131lar.<\/span><\/p>\n Denesleli Eyck \u00e7oktan at\u0131na atlam\u0131\u015ft\u0131, tamamen z\u0131rhl\u0131yd\u0131, m\u0131zra\u011f\u0131 mahmuzundayd\u0131, yaya haline nazaran \u00e7ok daha etkileyici g\u00f6r\u00fcn\u00fcyordu. Ate\u015fli g\u00f6zleri, siperli\u011fini kald\u0131rd\u0131\u011f\u0131 mi\u011fferinin alt\u0131ndan par\u0131ld\u0131yordu. \u00c7ehresi solmu\u015ftu.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHay\u0131r, Lord Kennet,\u201d diye tekrarlad\u0131 \u015f\u00f6valye. \u201c\u00d6nce cesedimi \u00e7i\u011fnemeniz gerekir. Ben buradayken \u015f\u00f6valyelerin onuruna hakaret edilmesine m\u00fcsaade etmeyece\u011fim. Onur d\u00fcellosu kanununu \u00e7i\u011fnemeye kim cesaret ederse…\u201d Eyck’\u0131n konu\u015fmas\u0131 giderek gerginle\u015fiyordu, sesi h\u0131rsla \u00e7atalla\u015f\u0131p heyecanla titredi. \u201cOnurla dalga ge\u00e7mek isteyen benimle de dalga ge\u00e7mi\u015f demektir. Ya onun ya da benim kan\u0131m bu topraklara heba olacak. Bu hayvan bir d\u00fcello mu istiyor? \u00d6yle olsun! B\u0131rak\u0131n el\u00e7i benim ad\u0131m\u0131 bildirsin! B\u0131rak\u0131n Tanr\u0131lar’\u0131n H\u00fckm\u00fc kaderimize karar versin! Keskin di\u015f ve pen\u00e7elerin g\u00fcc\u00fc ejderha i\u00e7in, onun cehennem gibi gazab\u0131 i\u00e7in, ve benim i\u00e7inse… \u201c<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cNe salak ama,\u201d diye m\u0131r\u0131ldand\u0131 Yarpen Zigrin.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBenim i\u00e7inse kanun, inan\u00e7 ve bu kertenkelenin mahvetti\u011fi bakirelerin g\u00f6zya\u015flar\u0131…\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cKapa \u00e7eneni Eyck, midemizi buland\u0131r\u0131yorsun,\u201d diye azarlad\u0131 Boholt. \u201cHaydi ne yapacaksan yap. Sa\u00e7malayaca\u011f\u0131na \u015fu \u00e7ay\u0131rl\u0131\u011fa \u00e7\u0131k haydi!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHey Boholt! Bekle!\u201d diye araya girdi c\u00fccelerin lideri, sakal\u0131n\u0131 s\u0131vazlayarak. \u201cAnla\u015fmay\u0131 unuttun mu? E\u011fer Eyck kertenkeleyi \u00f6ld\u00fcr\u00fcrse hazinenin yar\u0131s\u0131n\u0131…\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cEyck hi\u00e7bir \u015fey alamayacak,\u201d dedi Boholt s\u0131r\u0131tarak. \u201cBundan eminim. E\u011fer Jaskier ona bir \u015fark\u0131 adarsa o ba\u015fka\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cSessizlik!\u201d diye emretti Gyllenstiern. \u201c\u00d6yle olsun o zaman. \u0130nan\u00e7 ve onur, Caingorn\u2019un renkleri i\u00e7inde d\u00f6v\u00fc\u015fen gezgin \u015f\u00f6valye Denesleli Eyck\u2019\u0131n bedeninde, Kral Niedamir\u2019in m\u0131zra\u011f\u0131 ve k\u0131l\u0131c\u0131 olarak ejderhaya kar\u015f\u0131 bir araya gelecek. Kral\u0131n emri budur!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cG\u00f6rd\u00fcn m\u00fc?\u201d diye s\u00f6ylendi Yarpen usulca. \u201cNiedamir’in k\u0131l\u0131c\u0131 ve m\u0131zra\u011f\u0131. Salak Caingorn Kral\u0131 bizi kesinlikle kand\u0131rd\u0131. \u015eimdi ne yapaca\u011f\u0131z?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHi\u00e7bir \u015fey,\u201d diye t\u00fck\u00fcrd\u00fc Boholt. \u201cEyck ile kavgaya tutu\u015fmayacaks\u0131n tamam m\u0131? Kesinlikle sa\u00e7mal\u0131yor ama \u00e7oktan at\u0131na atlad\u0131ysa onu b\u0131rakmam\u0131z en iyisi. Kahretsin, b\u0131rak gitsin ve ejderhayla ne alaca\u011f\u0131 varsa g\u00f6rs\u00fcn. Daha sonras\u0131na bakar\u0131z.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cEl\u00e7i pozisyonu kimin?\u201d diye sordu Jaskier. \u201cEjderha bir el\u00e7i istedi. Belki de benim?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHay\u0131r. Bu basit bir \u015fark\u0131 s\u00f6yleme meselesi de\u011fil Jaskier,\u201d diye cevaplad\u0131 Boholt ka\u015flar\u0131n\u0131 \u00e7atarak. \u201cYarpen Zigrin’in g\u00fcr bir sesi var, b\u0131rak\u0131n el\u00e7i o olsun.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cKat\u0131l\u0131yorum, ne fark eder ki?\u201d dedi Yarpen. \u201cBana \u00fczerinde hanedan armas\u0131 olan bir sancak verin de \u015fu i\u015fi do\u011fru yapal\u0131m.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cDikkatli ol efendi c\u00fcce, kibar ve sayg\u0131l\u0131 ol,\u201d diye azarlad\u0131 onu Gyllenstiern.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBana neyi nas\u0131l yapaca\u011f\u0131m\u0131 s\u00f6yleme.\u201d dedi c\u00fcce, g\u00f6\u011fs\u00fcn\u00fc gururla gererek. \u201cSen daha konu\u015fmay\u0131 bile \u00f6\u011frenememi\u015fken ben ilk resmi anla\u015fmam\u0131 yapm\u0131\u015ft\u0131m.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Ejderha tepede oturmay\u0131 s\u00fcrd\u00fcr\u00fcyor, sab\u0131rla beklerken kuyru\u011funu ne\u015feyle sall\u0131yordu. C\u00fcce en y\u00fcksek kayan\u0131n \u00fcst\u00fcne \u00e7\u0131kt\u0131. Bo\u011faz\u0131n\u0131 temizledi ve b\u00f6\u011f\u00fcrd\u00fc.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHey! Sen! Oradaki!\u201d diye ba\u011f\u0131rd\u0131 elleri kal\u00e7alar\u0131nda. \u201cPullu bok kafa! El\u00e7inin ne diyece\u011fini duymaya haz\u0131r m\u0131s\u0131n? \u015eayet merak ediyorsan el\u00e7i benim! Gezgin \u015f\u00f6valye Denesleli Eyck seni kar\u015f\u0131s\u0131na alan ilk ki\u015fi olacak. M\u0131zra\u011f\u0131n\u0131 kutsal geleneklere uygun olarak g\u00f6be\u011fine saplayacak: Bu senin i\u00e7in \u00fcz\u00fcc\u00fc bir \u015fey olabilir ama zavall\u0131 bakireler ve Kral Niedamir i\u00e7in b\u00fcy\u00fck bir mutluluk kayna\u011f\u0131 olacak. Sava\u015f, onur ve kanun prensiplerine sayg\u0131l\u0131 olmak zorunda. Alev p\u00fcsk\u00fcrtmen yasak. Birbirinizi yaln\u0131zca geleneksel yollarla k\u0131yma yapabilirsiniz. Sava\u015f, taraflardan biri hayalet olana ya da tahtal\u0131k\u00f6y\u00fc boylayana dek devam edecek… Ve bunun sen olmas\u0131n\u0131 her \u015feyden \u00e7ok istiyoruz! Hepsini duydun mu ejderha?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Ejderha esnedi, kanatlar\u0131n\u0131 sallad\u0131 ve h\u0131zla tepeden kay\u0131p d\u00fcz araziye indi.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cSeni duydum erdemli el\u00e7i,\u201d diye cevaplad\u0131. \u201cYi\u011fit Denesleli Eyck \u00e7ay\u0131rl\u0131\u011f\u0131n \u00fczerinde yan\u0131ma gelme l\u00fctfunu g\u00f6stersin. Ben haz\u0131r\u0131m!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cNe enayilik!\u201d diye t\u00fck\u00fcrd\u00fc Boholt, kayal\u0131k bariyere do\u011fru at\u0131n\u0131 s\u00fcren \u015f\u00f6valye Eyck’a do\u011fru kasvetli bir bak\u0131\u015f atarken. \u201cTam bir maskaral\u0131k…\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cKapa \u00e7eneni Boholt,\u201d diye ba\u011f\u0131rd\u0131 Jaskier ellerini s\u0131vazlayarak. \u201cBak\u0131n, Eyck sald\u0131racak! Cehennem a\u015fk\u0131na, ne kadar da g\u00fczel bir \u015fark\u0131 yazaca\u011f\u0131m!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHurra! Eyck i\u00e7in \u00fc\u00e7 defa tezah\u00fcrat!\u201d diye ba\u011f\u0131rd\u0131 Niedamir\u2019in ok\u00e7ular\u0131ndan biri, heyecanla.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBen olsam,\u201d diye araya girdi Kozojed \u00fcz\u00fcnt\u00fcyle. \u201cOna biraz s\u00fclf\u00fcr yedirirdim, s\u0131rf ne olur ne olmaz diye.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Sava\u015f alan\u0131nda Eyck m\u0131zra\u011f\u0131n\u0131 kald\u0131rarak ejderhaya selam durdu. Mi\u011fferinin siperli\u011fini sert\u00e7e kapatt\u0131 ve at\u0131n\u0131 mahmuzlad\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBak bak,\u201d diye cevaplad\u0131 c\u00fcce. \u201cBir salak olabilir ama ne yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 iyi biliyor. \u015euna bak!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u0130yice \u00f6ne e\u011filen ve eyerinde gergince oturan Eyck d\u00f6rtnala giderken m\u0131zra\u011f\u0131n\u0131 al\u00e7altt\u0131. Geralt\u2019\u0131n tahminine kar\u015f\u0131n ejderha geri s\u0131\u00e7ramad\u0131. Kurtulmak i\u00e7in hasm\u0131n\u0131n etraf\u0131ndan da dolanmad\u0131 fakat do\u011frudan \u015f\u00f6valyenin \u00fczerine do\u011fru h\u00fccuma ge\u00e7ti.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201c\u00d6ld\u00fcr onu! \u00d6ld\u00fcr Eyck!\u201d diye ba\u011f\u0131rd\u0131 Yarpen.<\/span><\/p>\n Eyck g\u00f6\u011f\u00fcs g\u00f6\u011fse bir \u00e7arp\u0131\u015fmaya k\u00f6r\u00fc k\u00f6r\u00fcne atlamad\u0131. Son h\u0131zla gitmesine ra\u011fmen son anda maharetle y\u00f6n\u00fcn\u00fc de\u011fi\u015ftirdi ve m\u0131zra\u011f\u0131n\u0131 at\u0131n\u0131n kafas\u0131n\u0131n \u00fcst\u00fcnden kayd\u0131rd\u0131. Ejderha yan\u0131ndan u\u00e7arken mahmuzlar\u0131n\u0131n \u00fcst\u00fcnde aya\u011fa kalkt\u0131 ve t\u00fcm g\u00fcc\u00fcyle sald\u0131rd\u0131. Koroya kat\u0131lmak istemeyen Geralt haricinde herkes hep birlikte ba\u011f\u0131rd\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n Ejderha bu h\u00fccumdan kibar, \u00e7evik ve zarafet dolu dairesel bir hareketle kurtuldu. K\u0131rba\u00e7\u0131ms\u0131 bir hareketle kendi ekseni etraf\u0131nda d\u00f6nd\u00fc ve kedicil bir co\u015fku ve kay\u0131ts\u0131zl\u0131kla at\u0131n karn\u0131n\u0131 pen\u00e7esiyle de\u015fti. At \u015faha kalk\u0131p h\u0131r\u0131ldad\u0131. \u015e\u00f6valye sars\u0131lsa da m\u0131zra\u011f\u0131n\u0131 d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcrmedi. At yere y\u0131\u011f\u0131l\u0131rken ejderha, kudretli pen\u00e7esinin tek bir vuru\u015fuyla Eyck\u2019\u0131 eyerinden f\u0131rlatt\u0131. Adam havaya u\u00e7tu, z\u0131rh\u0131n\u0131n g\u00f6\u011f\u00fcs plakas\u0131 g\u0131c\u0131rdad\u0131. Yere d\u00fc\u015ft\u00fc\u011f\u00fcnde \u00e7\u0131kan par\u00e7alanma ve tak\u0131rt\u0131lar\u0131 herkes duydu.<\/span><\/p>\n Ejderha at\u0131 aya\u011f\u0131yla ezdi, yere oturdu ve di\u015fli \u00e7enesini hayvana dald\u0131rd\u0131. At, titreyerek \u00f6lmeden evvel deh\u015fetle b\u00f6\u011f\u00fcrd\u00fc.<\/span><\/p>\n Ortama derin bir sessizlik \u00e7\u00f6kt\u00fc. Ejderha Villentretenmerth\u2019in derin sesi herkes taraf\u0131ndan duyuldu.<\/span><\/p>\n |