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| \n \u201c\u0130ki baca\u011f\u0131 da,\u201d dedi Yennefer elini pamuklu bir bezle kurularken. \u201cVe \u015f\u00fcphesiz omurgas\u0131n\u0131n bir k\u0131sm\u0131 da. Z\u0131rh\u0131 sanki balyozla vurulmu\u015f gibi arkadan ikiye ayr\u0131lm\u0131\u015f. Bacaklar\u0131 kendi m\u0131zra\u011f\u0131yla par\u00e7alanm\u0131\u015f. Yak\u0131n zamanda ata binemeyecek, tabii bir daha aya\u011fa kalkabilece\u011fini varsayarsak.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201c\u0130\u015f kazas\u0131,\u201d diye m\u0131r\u0131ldand\u0131 Geralt.<\/span><\/p>\n B\u00fcy\u00fcc\u00fc ka\u015flar\u0131n\u0131 \u00e7att\u0131. \u201cT\u00fcm s\u00f6yleyece\u011fin bu mu?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBa\u015fka ne duymak isterdin Yennefer?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBu ejderha inan\u0131lmaz h\u0131zl\u0131, bir insan taraf\u0131ndan \u00f6ld\u00fcr\u00fclmeyecek kadar h\u0131zl\u0131.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAnl\u0131yorum. Hay\u0131r, Yen. Beni kar\u0131\u015ft\u0131rma.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBunun sebebi prensiplerin mi?\u201d diye g\u00fcl\u00fcmsedi b\u00fcy\u00fcc\u00fc, art niyetle. \u201cVeya belki de sadece bildi\u011fin, s\u0131radan korkudur. Hissedebildi\u011fin tek insani duygu bu olurdu.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201c\u0130kisi de,\u201d dedi ba\u011f\u0131c\u0131 kay\u0131ts\u0131zca. \u201cNe fark eder ki?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAynen \u00f6yle.\u201d dedi Yennefer, ona yakla\u015farak. \u201cHem de hi\u00e7. Prensipler g\u00f6z ard\u0131 edilebilir, korku yenilebilir. Bu ejderhay\u0131 \u00f6ld\u00fcr Geralt. Benim i\u00e7in yap bunu.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cSenin i\u00e7in mi?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBenim i\u00e7in. Bu ejderhay\u0131 istiyorum. Her \u015feyini. Kendim i\u00e7in istiyorum.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cB\u00fcy\u00fclerini kullan ve kendin \u00f6ld\u00fcr.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHay\u0131r. Sen \u00f6ld\u00fcr. Ben b\u00fcy\u00fclerimle Ya\u011fmac\u0131lar\u0131 ve di\u011ferlerini etkisiz k\u0131laca\u011f\u0131m ki senin i\u015fini b\u00f6lmesinler.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201c\u00d6l\u00fcmler olacakt\u0131r Yennefer.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBu ne zamandan beri seni rahats\u0131z ediyor ki? Sen ejderhay\u0131 halledeceksin. Ben de di\u011ferlerini halledece\u011fim.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cYennefer,\u201d dedi ba\u011f\u0131c\u0131 so\u011fuk bir ifadeyle. \u201cAnlamakta zorlan\u0131yorum. Neden bu ejderhaya ihtiyac\u0131n var? Pullar\u0131n\u0131n sar\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131 seni o kadar m\u0131 cezbediyor? Sen asla fakir kalmazs\u0131n, say\u0131s\u0131z y\u00f6ntemin var ve de me\u015fhursun. Peki \u00f6yleyse ne? L\u00fctfen g\u00f6rev hakk\u0131nda bir \u015feyler s\u00f6yleme, yalvar\u0131r\u0131m.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Yennefer suskundu. Neden sonra ka\u015flar\u0131n\u0131 \u00e7atarak \u00e7imenli\u011fin \u00fczerindeki bir \u00e7ak\u0131l\u0131 tekmeledi.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBana yard\u0131m edebilecek birisi var. G\u00f6r\u00fcn\u00fc\u015fe g\u00f6re\u2026 Neden bahsetti\u011fimi biliyorsun\u2026 G\u00f6r\u00fcn\u00fc\u015fe bak\u0131l\u0131rsa bu geri \u00e7evrilebilirmi\u015f. Bir \u015fans\u0131m var. H\u00e2l\u00e2 sahip olabilirim\u2026 Anl\u0131yor musun?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAnl\u0131yorum.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cPahal\u0131 ve karma\u015f\u0131k bir ameliyat. Ama takas olarak alt\u0131n bir ejderha sunulursa\u2026 Geralt?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Ba\u011f\u0131c\u0131 sessiz kald\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cK\u00f6pr\u00fcde as\u0131l\u0131yken,\u201d diye devam etti kad\u0131n. \u201cBenden bir \u015fey istemi\u015ftin. Her \u015feye ra\u011fmen sana onu bah\u015fediyorum.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Ba\u011f\u0131c\u0131 kederle tebess\u00fcm etti. Yennefer\u2019in boynunda as\u0131l\u0131 duran obsidyen y\u0131ld\u0131z\u0131na i\u015faret parma\u011f\u0131yla dokundu.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201c\u00c7ok ge\u00e7 Yen. Art\u0131k k\u00f6pr\u00fcde as\u0131l\u0131 durumda de\u011filiz. Art\u0131k umurumda de\u011fil. Her \u015feye ra\u011fmen.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n En k\u00f6t\u00fcs\u00fcn\u00fc bekledi: bir alev \u015felalesi, y\u0131ld\u0131r\u0131m patlamas\u0131, y\u00fcz\u00fcne ya\u011fmur gibi inen darbeler, hakaretler ve lanetler\u2026 Hi\u00e7bir \u015fey olmad\u0131. Hayretle g\u00f6rd\u00fc ki kad\u0131n\u0131n bir tek dudaklar\u0131 titremi\u015fti. Yennefer yava\u015f\u00e7a arkas\u0131n\u0131 d\u00f6nd\u00fc. Geralt kelimelerinden nedamet duydu. Bunun k\u00f6keni olan duygulardan pi\u015fman oldu. M\u00fcmk\u00fcn olan en son s\u0131n\u0131r t\u0131pk\u0131 bir lavtan\u0131n telleri gibi kopmu\u015ftu. Jaskier\u2019e do\u011fru bakt\u0131 ve \u015fark\u0131c\u0131n\u0131n \u00e7abucak d\u00f6nerek bak\u0131\u015flar\u0131ndan ka\u00e7t\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 fark etti.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cOnur ve \u015f\u00f6valyelik meselesi art\u0131k y\u00fcr\u00fcrl\u00fckte de\u011filmi\u015f gibi g\u00f6r\u00fcn\u00fcyor sevgili lordum,\u201d diye bildirdi Boholt, \u015fimdiden Niedamir\u2019in z\u0131rh\u0131n\u0131 giymi\u015f, simas\u0131nda bir endi\u015fe ifadesiyle birlikte bir ta\u015f\u0131n \u00fczerinde hareketsizce oturuyordu. \u201c\u015e\u00f6valyelerin onuru sessizce inleyerek orada yat\u0131yor. Eyck\u2019\u0131, kral\u0131n \u015f\u00f6valyesi ve temsilcisi olarak sava\u015fa g\u00f6ndermeniz \u00e7ok k\u00f6t\u00fc bir fikirdi S\u00f6r Gyllenstiern. G\u00fcnah ke\u00e7isini parmakla g\u00f6stermeye cesaret edemem ama Eyck\u2019\u0131n kime bir \u00e7ift k\u0131r\u0131k bacak borcu oldu\u011funu kesinlikle biliyorum. Yine de bir ta\u015fla iki ku\u015f vurdu\u011fumuz ger\u00e7ek: Bir ejderhay\u0131 tek eliyle yenerek \u015f\u00f6valyelik efsanesini yeniden ya\u015fatmak isteyen deli bir heriften ve ilk herif sayesinde \u00e7abucak zengin olmay\u0131 d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnen bir ukaladan kurtulduk. Kimden bahsetti\u011fimi biliyor musun Gyllenstiern? Evet mi? G\u00fczel. \u015eimdi s\u0131ra bizde. Bu ejderha bize ait. Ejderhay\u0131 \u00f6ld\u00fcrmek bize yani Ya\u011fmac\u0131lar\u2019a kal\u0131yor. Ama kendi yarar\u0131m\u0131z i\u00e7in.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cPeki ya anla\u015fmam\u0131z Boholt?\u201d diye kar\u015f\u0131l\u0131k verdi \u015eans\u00f6lye. \u201cAnla\u015fmam\u0131z ne olacak?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cUmurumda bile de\u011fil.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBu rezillik! Bu krall\u0131\u011fa hakarettir!\u201d Gyllenstiern aya\u011f\u0131n\u0131 yere vurdu. \u201cKral Niedamir\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cKrala ne olmu\u015f?\u201d diye cevap verdi Boholt hiddetle, devasa uzunluktaki bir k\u0131l\u0131ca yaslanarak. \u201cBelki de kral g\u00fcc\u00fcn\u00fc ejderhaya kar\u015f\u0131 denemek ister? Ya da belki de sen, onun sad\u0131k \u015fans\u00f6lyesi? Sava\u015fa gitmeden \u00f6nce koca \u015fi\u015fman g\u00f6be\u011fini bir kalkanla koruman gerekir! Neden olmas\u0131n? Denemekte \u00f6zg\u00fcrs\u00fcn. Biz bekleriz ekselanslar\u0131. Eyck m\u0131zra\u011f\u0131yla ejderhaya sald\u0131rd\u0131\u011f\u0131nda \u015fans\u0131n\u0131 kaybettin Gyllenstiern. Her \u015feyi kendine al\u0131rd\u0131n ve biz hi\u00e7bir \u015fey alamazd\u0131k \u2013 onun s\u0131rt\u0131ndan tek bir pul bile alamazd\u0131k. Art\u0131k \u00e7ok ge\u00e7. G\u00f6zlerini a\u00e7. Ba\u015fka kimsenin Caingorn\u2019un renklerinde sava\u015faca\u011f\u0131 yok. Eyck gibi ba\u015fka bir salak daha bulamazs\u0131n.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBu do\u011fru de\u011fil!\u201d dedi Kundurac\u0131 Kozojed, kendisini s\u00fcrekli ufukta g\u00f6r\u00fcnmeyen bir noktaya bak\u0131yormu\u015f gibi g\u00f6r\u00fcnen kral\u0131n ayaklar\u0131na atarak. \u201cLord Kral! Holopollu dostlar\u0131m\u0131z gelene kadar bekleyin. Beklemeye de\u011fecektir. Bu heriflerin salak\u00e7a kibirlerine lanet olsun. G\u00fcvenebilece\u011finiz cesur adamlara bak\u0131n ve palavrac\u0131lara de\u011fil!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cKes sesini!\u201d diye sakince emretti Boholt, g\u00f6\u011f\u00fcs z\u0131rh\u0131ndaki bir pas izini f\u0131r\u00e7alayarak. \u201cKapa \u00e7eneni k\u00f6yl\u00fc yoksa onu senin i\u00e7in ben kapat\u0131r\u0131m. Di\u015flerinle t\u0131kayarak\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Kozojed yakla\u015fan Kennet ve Nischuka\u2019y\u0131 da g\u00f6r\u00fcnce an\u0131nda geri \u00e7ekilip Holopol\u2019un g\u00f6zc\u00fclerinin aras\u0131na kar\u0131\u015ft\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cLordum,\u201d diye sordu Gyllenstiern. \u201cLordum ne emrediyorsunuz?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Niedamir\u2019in y\u00fcz\u00fcndeki b\u0131kk\u0131n ifade hemen yok oldu. Gen\u00e7 kral ka\u015flar\u0131n\u0131 \u00e7at\u0131p \u00e7illi burnunu b\u00fczerek ayakland\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cNe mi emrediyorum?\u201d diye sordu yava\u015f\u00e7a. \u201cEn sonunda bana sordun Gyllenstiern, benim yerime ve ad\u0131ma karar vermek yerine. \u00c7ok sevindim. B\u00f6yle devam edelim Gyllenstiern. \u015eu andan itibaren sessiz ve sad\u0131k olman\u0131 istiyorum. Bu emirlerimin ilkidir. Herkesi toplay\u0131n. Denesleli Eyck\u2019\u0131 bir vagona koymalar\u0131n\u0131 emret. Caingorn\u2019a geri d\u00f6n\u00fcyoruz.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cLordum…\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cTek kelime dahi etme Gyllenstiern. Leydi Yennefer, soylu lordlar, ben sizden ayr\u0131l\u0131yorum. Bu ke\u015ffi devam ettirerek baya\u011f\u0131 bir s\u00fcre kaybettim ama bundan sa\u011flad\u0131\u011f\u0131m yararlar\u0131n k\u0131ymeti paha bi\u00e7ilemez. \u00c7ok \u015fey \u00f6\u011frendim. Size ve s\u00f6zlerinize te\u015fekk\u00fcrler Leydi Yennefer, Lord Dorregaray ve Lord Boholt. Ve sessizli\u011finiz i\u00e7in size de te\u015fekk\u00fcrler Lord Geralt.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cLordum,\u201d dedi Gyllenstiern. \u201cNeden? Ejderha hemen burada, sizin merhametinizde. H\u0131rs\u0131n\u0131za ne oldu lordum?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cH\u0131rs\u0131m,\u201d diye tekrarlad\u0131 Niedamir, d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnceler i\u00e7inde. \u201cArt\u0131k h\u0131rs\u0131m yok. Ve e\u011fer burada kal\u0131rsam onu sonsuza dek kaybetme riskini alaca\u011f\u0131m.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cPeki ya Malleore? Ve prensesin eli?\u201d \u015eans\u00f6lye vazge\u00e7memi\u015fti, ellerini s\u0131vazlayarak devam etti. \u201cPeki ya taht Lordum? Halk d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnecektir ki\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBay Boholt\u2019un da dedi\u011fi gibi, Malleore halk\u0131n\u0131 siktir et,\u201d diye cevaplad\u0131 Niedamir. \u201cMalleore taht\u0131 her durumda zaten bana ait: \u00dc\u00e7 y\u00fcz s\u00fcvari Caingorn\u2019daki egemenli\u011fimi yasalla\u015ft\u0131r\u0131r ve onlar\u0131n bin tane de\u011fersiz kalkanl\u0131s\u0131na kar\u015f\u0131 benim bin be\u015f y\u00fcz adet piyadem var. Benim me\u015frulu\u011fumu kabul etmek zorunda kalacaklar. Malleore\u2019a giden yollarda as\u0131p, kesip, do\u011frad\u0131\u011f\u0131m s\u00fcrece benim h\u00e2kimiyetimi kabul etmek zorunda kalacaklar. Prensesleri olacak o \u015fi\u015fko danaya gelince, onun elini reddediyorum. Bana varisler vermesi i\u00e7in sadece onun g\u00f6be\u011fine ihtiyac\u0131m var. Daha sonra ondan kurtulaca\u011f\u0131m. Efendi Kozojed\u2019in eski usul y\u00f6ntemiyle. Yeterince konu\u015ftuk Gyllenstiern. Emirlerimi uygulama zaman\u0131n geldi.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cGer\u00e7ekten de,\u201d diye m\u0131r\u0131ldand\u0131 Jaskier, Geralt\u2019a. \u201c\u00c7ok \u015fey \u00f6\u011frenmi\u015f.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cEvet, hem de \u00e7ok \u015fey,\u201d diye onaylad\u0131 ba\u011f\u0131c\u0131, \u00fc\u00e7gen \u015feklindeki kafas\u0131n\u0131 al\u00e7alt\u0131p \u00e7imenli\u011fin \u00fczerindeki bir \u015feyi k\u0131rm\u0131z\u0131, \u00e7atall\u0131 diliyle yalayan alt\u0131n ejderhan\u0131n oldu\u011fu tepeye bakarak. \u201cFakat onun halk\u0131ndan biri olmak istemezdim Jaskier.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201c\u015eimdi ne olacak sence?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Ba\u011f\u0131c\u0131 alt\u0131n ejderhan\u0131n pen\u00e7esine yaslanm\u0131\u015f, ye\u015filimsi gri renkli k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck yarat\u0131\u011fa g\u00f6z gezdirdi. Yarasa bi\u00e7imli kanatlar\u0131n\u0131 \u00e7\u0131rp\u0131yordu.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cPeki ya sen Jaskier, sen bu konuda ne diyeceksin?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBenim ne d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnd\u00fc\u011f\u00fcm\u00fcn ne \u00f6nemi var? Ben bir \u015fairim Geralt. Benim fikrimin en ufak bir \u00f6nemi var m\u0131?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cElbette.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cO zaman sana s\u00f6yleyeyim Geralt. Ben bir s\u00fcr\u00fcngen g\u00f6r\u00fcrsem, mesela y\u0131lan veya bir kertenkele gibi, bu beni i\u011frendirir ve korkutur, \u00e7ok korkun\u00e7turlar. Ama bu ejderha\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cEvet?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBu \u00e7ok\u2026 \u00c7ok g\u00fczel Geralt.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cTe\u015fekk\u00fcrler Jaskier.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cNe i\u00e7in?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Geralt a\u011f\u0131r a\u011f\u0131r d\u00f6nd\u00fc ve g\u00f6\u011fs\u00fcn\u00fc \u00e7aprazlamas\u0131na kesen omuz kay\u0131\u015f\u0131n\u0131 iki delik kadar daha gerdirdi. Sa\u011f elini kald\u0131r\u0131p k\u0131l\u0131c\u0131n\u0131n kabzas\u0131 iyi yerle\u015fmi\u015f mi diye kontrol etti. \u015eair ona fal ta\u015f\u0131 gibi a\u00e7\u0131lm\u0131\u015f g\u00f6zlerle bakt\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cGeralt, yoksa sen…\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cEvet,\u201d dedi ba\u011f\u0131c\u0131 serinkanl\u0131l\u0131kla. \u201cM\u00fcmk\u00fcn olan\u0131n bir s\u0131n\u0131r\u0131 vard\u0131r. T\u00fcm bunlardan b\u0131kt\u0131m usand\u0131m. Sen ne yapacaks\u0131n Jaskier? Kalacak m\u0131s\u0131n yoksa Niedamir’in askerlerini mi takip edeceksin?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u015eark\u0131c\u0131 e\u011filerek lavtas\u0131n\u0131 dikkatlice bir kayan\u0131n yan\u0131na koydu ve do\u011fruldu.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cKalaca\u011f\u0131m. Neden bahsediyorsun? M\u00fcmk\u00fcn olan\u0131n s\u0131n\u0131rlar\u0131 m\u0131? Bu ifadeyi \u015fark\u0131m\u0131n ad\u0131 olarak kullanma hakk\u0131n\u0131 sakl\u0131yorum.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cSon \u015fark\u0131n olabilir.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cGeralt.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cEvet?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cM\u00fcmk\u00fcnse… Onu \u00f6ld\u00fcrme.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cK\u0131l\u0131\u00e7 k\u0131l\u0131\u00e7t\u0131r Jaskier. K\u0131n\u0131ndan \u00e7\u0131kt\u0131\u011f\u0131nda…\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cDene.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cDeneyece\u011fim.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Dorregaray dudak b\u00fck\u00fcp Yennefer ve Ya\u011fmac\u0131lar’a, uzakla\u015fan kraliyet bayra\u011f\u0131n\u0131 i\u015faret etti.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201c\u0130\u015fte gidiyor Kral Niedamir. Sonunda biraz sa\u011fduyu kazand\u0131\u011f\u0131ndan art\u0131k Gyllenstiern’in a\u011fz\u0131yla emir vermiyor. Senin bizimle olman iyi oldu Jaskier. \u015eark\u0131n\u0131 yazmaya ba\u015flaman\u0131 \u00f6neriyorum.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cNe hakk\u0131nda?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n B\u00fcy\u00fcc\u00fc samur ceketinin i\u00e7inden bir asa \u00e7\u0131kard\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cB\u00fcy\u00fcc\u00fc efendi Dorregaray’\u0131n ya\u015fayan son alt\u0131n ejderhay\u0131 yok etmek isteyen bir avu\u00e7 haydudu nas\u0131l ka\u00e7\u0131rmay\u0131 ba\u015fard\u0131\u011f\u0131 hakk\u0131nda. K\u0131p\u0131rdama Boholt! Yarpen ellerini baltandan \u00e7ek! Yennefer parma\u011f\u0131n\u0131 bile oynatay\u0131m deme! Gidin sizi sefil itler, bir k\u00f6pek s\u00fcr\u00fcs\u00fcn\u00fcn efendisinin arkas\u0131ndan ko\u015fturdu\u011fu gibi kral\u0131 takip etmenizi \u00f6neririm. Atlar\u0131n\u0131z\u0131 ve vagonlar\u0131n\u0131z\u0131 da al\u0131n. Sizi uyar\u0131yorum: En ufak yanl\u0131\u015f bir harekette failden geriye kalan sadece bir yan\u0131k kokusu ve kumda bo\u015f bir alan olacak. \u015eaka yapm\u0131yorum.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cDorregaray,\u201d diye t\u0131slad\u0131 Yennefer.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cSevgili b\u00fcy\u00fcc\u00fc,\u201d dedi Boholt mant\u0131\u011fa davet \u00e7\u0131karan bir sesle. \u201cYa bir anla\u015fmaya var\u0131r\u0131z…\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cSessiz ol Boholt. Tekrar ediyorum: Bu ejderhaya dokunmay\u0131n. \u0130\u015finizi ba\u015fka bir yerde g\u00f6r\u00fcn, hadi g\u00fcle g\u00fcle.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Yennefer’in eli aniden ileri at\u0131ld\u0131 ve Dorregaray’\u0131n etraf\u0131ndaki toprak, g\u00f6k mavisi bir ate\u015fin k\u0131v\u0131lc\u0131mlar\u0131yla patlayarak kum anaforlar\u0131 ve kopan toprak par\u00e7alar\u0131 olu\u015fturdu. Alevlerle ku\u015fat\u0131lan b\u00fcy\u00fcc\u00fc sendeledi. Nischuka bu avantaj\u0131 kullanarak \u00f6ne f\u0131rlad\u0131 ve adam\u0131n surat\u0131na bir yumruk att\u0131. Dorregaray yere d\u00fc\u015ft\u00fc, asas\u0131 kayalar\u0131n aras\u0131na zarars\u0131zca \u00e7arpan k\u0131rm\u0131z\u0131 y\u0131ld\u0131r\u0131mlar ate\u015fliyordu. Ans\u0131z\u0131n adam\u0131n yan\u0131nda beliren Y\u0131rt\u0131c\u0131 talihsiz b\u00fcy\u00fcc\u00fcy\u00fc tekmeledi. Tam bu hareketi tekrarlamak i\u00e7in kendi etraf\u0131nda d\u00f6nm\u00fc\u015ft\u00fc ki ba\u011f\u0131c\u0131 aralar\u0131na girdi. Y\u0131rt\u0131c\u0131’y\u0131 geri itip k\u0131l\u0131c\u0131n\u0131 \u00e7ekti ve omzuyla g\u00f6\u011f\u00fcs hizas\u0131n\u0131n aras\u0131ndaki bo\u015flukta yatay bir bi\u00e7imde savurdu. Boholt darbeyi uzun k\u0131l\u0131c\u0131yla engelledi. Jaskier, Nischuka’ya \u00e7elme takmaya \u00e7al\u0131\u015ft\u0131 ama ba\u015faramad\u0131: Nischuka ozan\u0131 g\u00f6kku\u015fa\u011f\u0131 renkli g\u00f6mle\u011finden yakalad\u0131 ve g\u00f6zlerinin aras\u0131na yumru\u011funu ge\u00e7irdi. Yarpen Zigrin, Jaskier’in arkas\u0131ndan f\u0131rlad\u0131 ve baltas\u0131n\u0131n sap\u0131yla dizlerinin arkas\u0131na vurarak adam\u0131 \u00e7\u00f6kertti.<\/span><\/p>\n Geralt, tek aya\u011f\u0131n\u0131n \u00fcst\u00fcnde d\u00f6nerek Boholt’un k\u0131l\u0131c\u0131ndan kurtuldu ve yak\u0131n mesafedeki Y\u0131rt\u0131c\u0131’ya vurarak c\u00fccenin demir kol\u00e7a\u011f\u0131n\u0131 kolundan kopartt\u0131. Y\u0131rt\u0131c\u0131 z\u0131playarak geri \u00e7ekildi, aya\u011f\u0131 tak\u0131ld\u0131 ve yere d\u00fc\u015ft\u00fc. Homurdanan Boholt k\u0131l\u0131c\u0131n\u0131 bir orak gibi savurdu. Geralt havay\u0131 yararak t\u0131slayan k\u0131l\u0131c\u0131n \u00fcst\u00fcnden s\u0131\u00e7rad\u0131 ve k\u0131l\u0131c\u0131n\u0131n kabzas\u0131yla Boholt’un g\u00f6\u011f\u00fcs z\u0131rh\u0131na vurdu, geri \u00e7ekildi ve c\u00fccenin yana\u011f\u0131na hedef ald\u0131. Bu darbeyi savu\u015fturamayaca\u011f\u0131n\u0131 g\u00f6ren Boholt kendisini geriye att\u0131 ve s\u0131rt\u0131 \u00fcst\u00fc d\u00fc\u015ft\u00fc. Ba\u011f\u0131c\u0131 tek bir s\u0131\u00e7ramayla yan\u0131na varm\u0131\u015ft\u0131 bile… Tam bu anda Geralt topra\u011f\u0131n \u00e7ekildi\u011fini ve ayaklar\u0131n\u0131n bocalad\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 hissetti. Yatay olan dikey oldu. Eliyle Koruma Ba\u011f\u0131s\u0131 yapmak i\u00e7in bo\u015funa \u00e7abalarken yan taraf\u0131n\u0131n \u00fcst\u00fcne kuvvetlice d\u00fc\u015ft\u00fc, k\u0131l\u0131c\u0131 fel\u00e7li elinden kurtuldu. Nabz\u0131n\u0131n kulaklar\u0131nda att\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 ve kesintisiz devam eden bir t\u0131slama sesi duyuyordu.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cB\u00fcy\u00fc h\u00e2l\u00e2 s\u00fcrerken ba\u011flay\u0131n onlar\u0131,\u201d diye ba\u011f\u0131rd\u0131 Yennefer y\u00fckseltinin biraz ilerisinde. \u201c\u00dc\u00e7\u00fcn\u00fc de!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Ta\u015f kesmi\u015f ve g\u00fc\u00e7s\u00fcz duruma d\u00fc\u015fm\u00fc\u015f olan Dorregaray ve Geralt herhangi bir direni\u015f g\u00f6steremeden, tek kelime edemeden vagona ba\u011fland\u0131lar. Jaskier k\u00fcfredip m\u00fccadele etmesinin meyvesini ba\u011flanmadan \u00f6nce birka\u00e7 yumruk yiyerek ald\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBu onun bunun \u00e7ocuklar\u0131n\u0131 esir alman\u0131n ne anlam\u0131 var?\u201d diye araya girdi Kozojed, gruba yakla\u015farak. \u201cBu hainleri \u00f6ld\u00fcr\u00fcp kurtulmak daha iyi.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cSen de ayn\u0131 orospunun \u00e7ocu\u011fusun,\u201d diye yan\u0131tlad\u0131 Yarpen Zigrin. \u201cGer\u00e7i bunu s\u00f6ylemek k\u00f6peklere hakarettir. Kaybol asalak!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cNe vurdumduymazl\u0131k!\u201d diye ba\u011f\u0131rd\u0131 Kozojed. \u201cAdamlar\u0131m Holopol’dan geldi\u011fi zaman bu kadar k\u00fcstah olabilecek misiniz g\u00f6rece\u011fiz. Onlara g\u00f6re siz…\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Yarpen kendisinden beklenmeyecek bir \u00e7eviklikle, hi\u00e7 \u00e7aba harcamadan d\u00f6nd\u00fc ve adam\u0131n kafas\u0131na baltas\u0131n\u0131n sap\u0131yla vurdu. Yan\u0131na gelen Nischuka, Kozojed’in \u00e7ay\u0131rl\u0131kta s\u00fcr\u00fcklenmesine neden olan bir tekmeyle i\u015fi bitirdi.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBuna pi\u015fman olacaks\u0131n\u0131z!\u201d diye ba\u011f\u0131rd\u0131 kundurac\u0131. \u201cHepiniz…\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201c\u015eu pis suratl\u0131, fahi\u015fe \u00e7ocu\u011fu ayakkab\u0131c\u0131y\u0131 yakalay\u0131n \u00e7ocuklar!\u201d diye k\u00fckredi Yarpen Zigrin. \u201cHaydi Nischuka!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Kozojed beklemedi. S\u0131\u00e7rayarak aya\u011fa kalkt\u0131 ve do\u011fu kanyonuna do\u011fru tabanlar\u0131 ya\u011flad\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n Holopollu Ya\u011fmac\u0131lar onu takip etti. C\u00fcceler g\u00fclerek adama ta\u015flar f\u0131rlatt\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHava \u015fimdiden tazelendi,\u201d diye g\u00fcld\u00fc Yarpen. \u201cTamam, Boholt, haydi gidip ejderhay\u0131 halledelim!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBekleyin bir dakika.\u201d dedi Yennefer, kolunu kald\u0131rarak. \u201cHalledece\u011finiz tek \u015fey yola koyulmak olacak… O yoldan geri d\u00f6nebilirsiniz, \u015fimdi defolun. Hepiniz.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cNe?\u201d dedi irkilen Boholt, g\u00f6zleri k\u00f6t\u00fcc\u00fcl bir ifadeyle parl\u0131yordu. \u201cNeden bahsediyorsun sen sevgili leydi b\u00fcy\u00fcc\u00fc?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cGidin! Defolun! Gidin ve kundurac\u0131y\u0131 bulun,\u201d diye tekrar etti Yennefer. \u201cHer biriniz. Ejderhaya tek ba\u015f\u0131ma sald\u0131raca\u011f\u0131m. Geleneksel olmayan silahlarla. Gitmeden \u00f6nce bana te\u015fekk\u00fcr edin. Ben olmasam ba\u011f\u0131c\u0131n\u0131n k\u0131l\u0131c\u0131n\u0131n tad\u0131na bak\u0131yor olurdunuz. \u00c7abuk gidin Boholt, can\u0131m\u0131 s\u0131kmadan \u00f6nce. Sizi uyar\u0131yorum, hepinizi k\u0131s\u0131r hayvanlara \u00e7evirebilecek bir b\u00fcy\u00fc biliyorum. Tek yapmam gereken elimi sallamak.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHaydi ya,\u201d diye hayk\u0131rd\u0131 Boholt. \u201cSabr\u0131m ta\u015fmak \u00fczere. Aptal yerine konmayaca\u011f\u0131m. Y\u0131rt\u0131c\u0131, vagonun makas\u0131n\u0131 \u00e7\u0131kart. G\u00f6r\u00fcn\u00fc\u015fe bak\u0131l\u0131rsa benim de geleneksel olmayan bir silaha ihtiyac\u0131m olacak. Birileri ac\u0131 \u00e7ekecek sevgili lordlar\u0131m. Parmakla g\u00f6stermiyorum. Tek s\u00f6yleyece\u011fim onun al\u00e7ak bir b\u00fcy\u00fcc\u00fc oldu\u011fudur.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cDene bakal\u0131m Boholt. G\u00fcn\u00fcm\u00fc g\u00fcn edersin.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cYennefer,\u201d dedi c\u00fcce sitemk\u00e2r bir bi\u00e7imde. \u201cNeden?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBelki de payla\u015fmay\u0131 sevmiyorum Yarpen.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201c\u0130yi o zaman,\u201d diye g\u00fcl\u00fcmsedi c\u00fcce. \u201cSen yaln\u0131zca bir insans\u0131n. O kadar insans\u0131n ki bir c\u00fcceye e\u015fde\u011fersin. Ki\u015finin kendi \u00f6zelliklerini bir b\u00fcy\u00fcc\u00fcde de bulmas\u0131 ne g\u00fczel. Ben de payla\u015fmay\u0131 sevmiyorum Yennefer.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u015eim\u015fek gibi bir hareketle \u00f6ne e\u011fildi. Nereden \u00e7\u0131kt\u0131\u011f\u0131 belli olmayan metal bir top havada u\u00e7tu ve Yennefer’in aln\u0131na kuvvetle \u00e7arpt\u0131. B\u00fcy\u00fcc\u00fc kendisine gelemeden evvel Y\u0131rt\u0131c\u0131 ve Nischuka kad\u0131n\u0131n kollar\u0131n\u0131 hareketsiz hale getirdi, Yarpen de bileklerini bir iple ba\u011flad\u0131. B\u00fcy\u00fcc\u00fc \u00f6fkeyle uludu. Onu arkas\u0131ndan tutan Yarpen’in \u00e7ocuklar\u0131ndan biri ba\u015f\u0131n\u0131n \u00fczerinden bir yular att\u0131 ve s\u0131k\u0131ca \u00e7ekti. \u0130pler, a\u00e7\u0131k olan a\u011fz\u0131na girdi\u011fi i\u00e7in ba\u011f\u0131r\u0131\u015flar\u0131 bo\u011fuldu.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201c\u015eimdi ne olacak Yennefer?\u201d dedi Boholt ona do\u011fru y\u00fcr\u00fcyerek. \u201cEllerini oynatamazken beni nas\u0131l hayvana d\u00f6n\u00fc\u015ft\u00fcreceksin?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Onun tuni\u011fini ve g\u00f6mle\u011fini y\u0131rt\u0131p a\u00e7t\u0131. Yularla ba\u011fl\u0131 Yennefer bo\u011fuk ba\u011f\u0131r\u0131\u015flarla adama k\u00fcf\u00fcrler ya\u011fd\u0131rd\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201c\u015eu an zaman\u0131m\u0131z yok,\u201d dedi Boholt, kad\u0131n\u0131 yoklarken k\u0131s k\u0131s g\u00fclen c\u00fcceleri hi\u00e7e sayarak. \u201cAma biraz bekle b\u00fcy\u00fcc\u00fc. Ejderha ile i\u015fimiz bitti\u011finde biraz e\u011flenecek vaktimiz olacak. Onu tekere s\u0131k\u0131ca ba\u011flay\u0131n \u00e7ocuklar. \u0130ki eli de ba\u011fl\u0131 olacak ki parma\u011f\u0131n\u0131 bile k\u0131p\u0131rdatamas\u0131n. Ve hi\u00e7biriniz ona yana\u015fmaya c\u00fcret etmesin, lanet olas\u0131lar. Ejderha kar\u015f\u0131s\u0131nda en g\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fc olan s\u0131radaki ilk yeri alacak.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBoholt,\u201d dedi Geralt usulca ve hayra alamet olmayan bir sesle. \u201cDikkat et. Seni d\u00fcnyan\u0131n sonuna kadar avlar\u0131m.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBeni \u015fa\u015f\u0131rt\u0131yorsun,\u201d dedi Ya\u011fmac\u0131, yine usulca. \u201cSenin yerinde olsam \u00e7enemi kapat\u0131rd\u0131m \u00e7\u00fcnk\u00fc yeteneklerini bildi\u011fim i\u00e7in tehdidini ciddiye alabilirim. Bana ba\u015fka se\u00e7enek b\u0131rakm\u0131yorsun. Ya\u015famana izin veremem ba\u011f\u0131c\u0131. Ama seninle sonra ilgilenece\u011fiz. Nischuka, Y\u0131rt\u0131c\u0131, atlara.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAmma \u015fans\u0131zs\u0131n,\u201d diye inledi Jaskier. \u201cLanet olsun, seni bu karma\u015faya sokan benim.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Dorregaray ba\u015f\u0131n\u0131 e\u011fdi ve burnundan g\u00f6be\u011fine do\u011fru yava\u015f\u00e7a akan iri kandamlalar\u0131n\u0131 izledi.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBana bakmay\u0131 hemen kes!\u201d diye ba\u011f\u0131rd\u0131 kad\u0131n, Geralt’a. Bo\u015f yere ba\u011flar\u0131nda y\u0131lan gibi k\u0131vr\u0131larak \u00e7\u0131plak yerlerini gizlemeye \u00e7abalad\u0131. Geralt itaatk\u00e2rca g\u00f6zlerini ka\u00e7\u0131rd\u0131. Jaskier h\u00e2l\u00e2 bak\u0131yordu.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cG\u00f6r\u00fcn\u00fc\u015fe bak\u0131l\u0131rsa,\u201d diye alay etti ozan. \u201cBir varil dolusu adamotu iksiri kullanm\u0131\u015f olmal\u0131s\u0131n Yennefer. Cildin on alt\u0131 ya\u015f\u0131ndaki bir k\u0131za benziyor. T\u00fcylerimi \u00fcrperttin.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cKapa \u00e7eneni, seni orospu \u00e7ocu\u011fu,\u201d dedi b\u00fcy\u00fcc\u00fc.<\/span><\/p>\n Jaskier pes etmedi. \u201cGer\u00e7ekten ka\u00e7 ya\u015f\u0131ndas\u0131n? \u0130ki y\u00fcz m\u00fc? Yakla\u015f\u0131k y\u00fcz elli derim ben. Ve davran\u0131\u015flar\u0131n h\u00e2l\u00e2…\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Yennefer ona t\u00fck\u00fcrmek i\u00e7in boynunu uzatt\u0131. Hedefi \u0131skalad\u0131…<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cYen,\u201d diye m\u0131r\u0131ldand\u0131 ba\u011f\u0131c\u0131 \u00fcz\u00fcnt\u00fcyle, t\u00fck\u00fcr\u00fck bula\u015fm\u0131\u015f kula\u011f\u0131n\u0131 omzuyla silerek.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBana bakmas\u0131n\u0131 engelle!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBunu yapmaya hi\u00e7 niyetim yok,\u201d diye bildirdi Jaskier, yar\u0131 \u00e7\u0131plak b\u00fcy\u00fcc\u00fcn\u00fcn ho\u015f g\u00f6r\u00fcnt\u00fcs\u00fcne hayran kalmaya devam ederek. \u201cOnun y\u00fcz\u00fcnden esir d\u00fc\u015ft\u00fck. G\u0131rtla\u011f\u0131m\u0131z\u0131 kesecekler. Ona da tecav\u00fcz edecekler. Onun ya\u015f\u0131ndaki bir kad\u0131n…\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cKapa \u00e7eneni Jaskier,\u201d diye emretti ba\u011f\u0131c\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHayatta olmaz. \u0130\u00e7imde bir \u00e7ift meme hakk\u0131nda bir \u015fark\u0131 yazmak i\u00e7in alev alev yanan bir tutku var. L\u00fctfen araya girmeyin.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cJaskier.\u201d dedi Dorregaray, biraz kan t\u00fck\u00fcrerek. \u201cCiddi ol.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBen \u00e7ok ciddiyim lanet olas\u0131.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Boholt, giydi\u011fi a\u011f\u0131r deri z\u0131rh y\u00fcz\u00fcnden bir c\u00fccenin yard\u0131m\u0131yla eyerine zorlukla t\u0131rmand\u0131. Uzun k\u0131l\u0131\u00e7lar\u0131 yanlar\u0131nda olan Nischuka ve Y\u0131rt\u0131c\u0131 \u00e7oktan atlar\u0131n\u0131n \u00fcst\u00fcnde beklemeye ba\u015flam\u0131\u015ft\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cG\u00fczel,\u201d diye m\u0131r\u0131ldand\u0131 Boholt. \u201c\u015eimdi ejderhaya!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHay\u0131r,\u201d diye derin bir ses cevaplad\u0131. Sesi bir borazan\u0131 and\u0131r\u0131yordu. \u201cSize gelen ben olaca\u011f\u0131m!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Uzun, parlak, alt\u0131n bir a\u011f\u0131z kaya \u00e7emberinin arkas\u0131ndan belirdi, ard\u0131ndan bir s\u0131ra dikenle korunan ince, uzun bir boyun ve iri pen\u00e7eler. Tehdit edici s\u00fcr\u00fcngen, dik g\u00f6zbebekleriyle manzaraya yukar\u0131dan bak\u0131yordu.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cSava\u015f alan\u0131nda daha fazla bekleyemedim,\u201d diye a\u00e7\u0131klad\u0131 ejderha Villentretenmerth onlara bakarken. \u201cBundan \u00f6t\u00fcr\u00fc size kat\u0131lma \u00f6zg\u00fcrl\u00fc\u011f\u00fcm\u00fc kulland\u0131m. G\u00f6r\u00fcyorum ki benimle sava\u015fmaya heveslenen rakiplerim s\u00fcrekli azal\u0131yor.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Boholt dizginlerini di\u015flerinin aras\u0131na, k\u0131l\u0131c\u0131n\u0131 ise iki eline ald\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201c\u0130\u015fthe bou \u00e7og g\u00fcsel,\u201d diye geveledi anla\u015f\u0131lmaz bir \u015fekilde, dizginleri \u0131s\u0131rmaya devam ederken. \u201cSaav\u015fa has\u0131r m\u0131sn canaaava!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBen haz\u0131r\u0131m,\u201d dedi ejderha, s\u0131rt\u0131n\u0131 bir kemer gibi e\u011fmi\u015f, kuyru\u011funu k\u0131\u015fk\u0131rt\u0131c\u0131 bir \u015fekilde havada sallarken.<\/span><\/p>\n Boholt etraf\u0131nda olup bitenleri kontrol etti. Nischuka ve Y\u0131rt\u0131c\u0131, hayvan\u0131 yava\u015f\u00e7a ve kas\u0131tl\u0131 bir serinkanl\u0131l\u0131kla her iki taraftan ku\u015fat\u0131yordu. Yarpen Zigrin ve \u00e7ocuklar onlar\u0131n arkas\u0131nda baltalar\u0131 haz\u0131r vaziyette bekliyordu.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAaargh!\u201d diye b\u00f6\u011f\u00fcrd\u00fc Boholt, at\u0131n\u0131 \u00e7\u0131lg\u0131nca mahmuzlay\u0131p k\u0131l\u0131c\u0131n\u0131 savururken.<\/span><\/p>\n |