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| \n Onu ilk fark eden her zamanki gibi kediler ve \u00e7ocuklar oldu. G\u00fcne\u015ften \u0131s\u0131nm\u0131\u015f bir odun y\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131n\u0131n \u00fczerinde uyuyan bir tekir \u00fcrperdi, yuvarlak kafas\u0131n\u0131 kald\u0131rd\u0131, kulaklar\u0131n\u0131 geriye yat\u0131r\u0131p t\u0131slad\u0131 ve \u0131s\u0131rgan otlar\u0131 aras\u0131ndan bir ok gibi uzakla\u015ft\u0131. Bal\u0131k\u00e7\u0131 Trigla\u2019n\u0131n o\u011flu \u00fc\u00e7 ya\u015f\u0131ndaki Dragomir, kul\u00fcbenin e\u015fi\u011finde oturur ve zaten pislik i\u00e7indeki incecik g\u00f6mle\u011fini kirletmek ad\u0131na elinden gelenin en iyisini yaparken ya\u015flarla dolu g\u00f6zlerini \u00f6n\u00fcnden ge\u00e7en atl\u0131ya kilitleyerek \u00e7\u0131\u011fl\u0131k atmaya ba\u015flad\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n Ba\u011f\u0131c\u0131, yolu t\u0131kam\u0131\u015f olan saman dolu arabay\u0131 ge\u00e7meye \u00e7abalamadan at\u0131n\u0131 yava\u015f\u00e7a s\u00fcrd\u00fc. Y\u00fckl\u00fc bir e\u015fek hemen arkas\u0131ndan h\u0131zl\u0131ca y\u00fcr\u00fcyor, boynunu ileri uzat\u0131yor ve Ba\u011f\u0131c\u0131n\u0131n eyerine s\u0131k\u0131ca ba\u011fl\u0131 olan kay\u0131\u015flar\u0131 s\u00fcrekli \u00e7eki\u015ftiriyordu. Uzun kulakl\u0131 hayvan her zamanki semer \u00e7antalar\u0131na ek olarak, s\u0131rt\u0131nda eyer bezine sar\u0131lm\u0131\u015f iri bi\u00e7imli bir \u015fey ta\u015f\u0131yordu. K\u0131\u00e7\u0131n\u0131n gri-beyaz yanaklar\u0131, siyah renkli p\u0131ht\u0131la\u015fm\u0131\u015f kan izleriyle kapl\u0131yd\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n En sonunda araba, bir tah\u0131l ambar\u0131na ve limana \u00e7\u0131kan bir yan soka\u011fa sapt\u0131; esen deniz meltemi, yan\u0131nda i\u011fren\u00e7 bir katran ve \u00f6k\u00fcz sidi\u011fi kokusu ta\u015f\u0131yordu. Geralt h\u0131z\u0131n\u0131 artt\u0131rd\u0131. Sebze satan kad\u0131n\u0131n bast\u0131r\u0131lm\u0131\u015f \u00e7\u0131\u011fl\u0131\u011f\u0131na tepki g\u00f6stermedi. Kad\u0131n\u0131n bak\u0131\u015flar\u0131 e\u015fe\u011fin ad\u0131mlar\u0131n\u0131n ritmiyle bir yukar\u0131 bir a\u015fa\u011f\u0131 sallanan, eyer battaniyesinin alt\u0131ndan d\u0131\u015far\u0131 \u00e7\u0131km\u0131\u015f kemikli, pen\u00e7eli patiye sabitlenmi\u015fti. Adam, arkas\u0131nda toplanm\u0131\u015f olan heyecanl\u0131 kalabal\u0131\u011fa bakmad\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n Kraliyet Meclisi \u00dcyesinin evinin \u00f6n\u00fcnde her zamanki gibi bir\u00e7ok y\u00fck arabas\u0131 vard\u0131. Geralt eyerinden atlay\u0131p s\u0131rt\u0131ndaki k\u0131l\u0131c\u0131n\u0131 d\u00fczeltti ve dizginleri ah\u015fap parmakl\u0131klar\u0131n \u00fcst\u00fcnden att\u0131. Onu takip eden kalabal\u0131k e\u015fe\u011fin etraf\u0131nda yar\u0131m bir \u00e7ember olu\u015fturmu\u015ftu.<\/span><\/p>\n Meclis \u00dcyesinin ba\u011fr\u0131\u015flar\u0131 d\u0131\u015far\u0131dan dahi duyulabiliyordu. \u201cSana s\u00f6yl\u00fcyorum, buna izin yok! Yasak yani, lanet olas\u0131! Ne s\u00f6yledi\u011fimi anlam\u0131yor musun, seni serseri?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Geralt i\u00e7eri girdi. \u00d6fkeden k\u0131pk\u0131rm\u0131z\u0131 olmu\u015f, t\u0131knaz, k\u0131sa boylu Meclis \u00dcyesi\u2019nin \u00f6n\u00fcnde \u00e7\u0131rp\u0131nan bir kaz\u0131 boynundan tutan bir k\u00f6yl\u00fc duruyordu.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cNe \u2013 T\u00fcm tanr\u0131lar a\u015fk\u0131na! Bu sen misin Geralt? G\u00f6zlerim beni kand\u0131r\u0131yor mu yoksa?\u201d Sonra tekrar k\u00f6yl\u00fcye do\u011fru d\u00f6nd\u00fc. \u201cG\u00f6t\u00fcr \u015funu ba\u015f\u0131mdan, h\u00f6d\u00fck herif! Sa\u011f\u0131r m\u0131s\u0131n nesin?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cDediler ki,\u201d diye geveledi k\u00f6yl\u00fc, k\u0131s\u0131k g\u00f6zlerle kaza bakarken. \u201cEfendimize k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck de olsa bir \u015feyler getirmek zorundaym\u0131\u015f\u0131z, yoksa…\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cKim dedi?\u201d diye ba\u011f\u0131rd\u0131 Meclis \u00dcyesi. \u201cKim? Ben s\u00f6zde r\u00fc\u015fvet mi al\u0131yor mu\u015fum? Buna m\u00fcsaade etmeyece\u011fim, diyorum! Git ba\u015f\u0131mdan! Ho\u015f geldin Geralt.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cMerhaba Caldemeyn.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Ba\u011f\u0131c\u0131n\u0131n elini s\u0131kt\u0131 ve omzuna hafif\u00e7e vurdu. \u201cEn az iki senedir ortalarda g\u00f6r\u00fcnm\u00fcyorsun Geralt. Ha? Bir yerde \u00e7ok uzun s\u00fcre kalam\u0131yorsun, de\u011fil mi? Nereden geliyorsun? Aman neyse ne, nereden geldi\u011fin ne fark eder ki? Hey! Birisi bize biraz bira getirsin! \u015e\u00f6yle ge\u00e7 Geralt, otur. Yar\u0131n panay\u0131r oldu\u011fundan buralar biraz karman \u00e7orman. \u0130\u015fler nas\u0131l gidiyor? Anlat bakal\u0131m!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cDaha sonra. \u00d6nce d\u0131\u015far\u0131 gel.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n D\u0131\u015far\u0131daki kalabal\u0131k iki kat\u0131na \u00e7\u0131km\u0131\u015ft\u0131 ama e\u015fek ile aralar\u0131ndaki mesafe bir par\u00e7a bile azalmam\u0131\u015ft\u0131. Geralt battaniyeyi kenara f\u0131rlatt\u0131. Kalabal\u0131k nefesini tutup geriledi. Caldemeyn\u2019in a\u011fz\u0131 bir kar\u0131\u015f a\u00e7\u0131ld\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cT\u00fcm tanr\u0131lar a\u015fk\u0131na, Geralt! Bu da ne b\u00f6yle?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBir kikimor. Bunun i\u00e7in bir \u00f6d\u00fcl var m\u0131?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Caldemeyn, \u00f6r\u00fcmce\u011fi and\u0131ran \u015feklin kara kuru derisine, cams\u0131 g\u00f6zlerindeki dikey g\u00f6zbebeklerine ve kanl\u0131 \u00e7enesindeki i\u011fne misali di\u015flere bakarken a\u011f\u0131rl\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 bir aya\u011f\u0131ndan di\u011ferine verdi.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cNerede\u2026 Nereden\u2026?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHendekte, kasabadan d\u00f6rt mil bile uzakta olmayan bir yerde. Batakl\u0131klar\u0131n orada. \u0130nsanlar o civarda kayboluyor olmal\u0131 Caldemeyn. \u00c7ocuklar.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201c\u015eey, evet, ger\u00e7ekten de \u00f6yle. Ama hi\u00e7 kimse… Kim tahmin edebi… Hey millet, evinize gidin, i\u015finizin ba\u015f\u0131na geri d\u00f6n\u00fcn! Bu bir g\u00f6steri de\u011fil! \u00d6rt \u015funu Geralt. Sinek getiriyor.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Evin i\u00e7ine ge\u00e7tiklerinde Meclis \u00dcyesi tek kelime etmeksizin koca bir testi biray\u0131 al\u0131p tek diki\u015fte son damlas\u0131na kadar i\u00e7ti. Derin derin i\u00e7 ge\u00e7irip burnunu \u00e7ekti.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201c\u00d6d\u00fcl yok,\u201d dedi kasvetle. \u201cO tuz batakl\u0131klar\u0131nda b\u00f6yle bir \u015feyin pusuya yatm\u0131\u015f olabilece\u011finden hi\u00e7 kimse \u015f\u00fcphelenmemi\u015fti. Birka\u00e7 ki\u015finin oralarda kayboldu\u011fu do\u011fru ama… O hende\u011fin \u00fcst\u00fcnde dolanan \u00e7ok kimse olmam\u0131\u015ft\u0131. Peki, sen neden oradayd\u0131n? Neden ana yolu takip etmedin?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAna yollarda i\u015f bulmak benim i\u00e7in biraz zor, Caldemeyn.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cUnutmu\u015fum,\u201d dedi Meclis \u00dcyesi, yanaklar\u0131n\u0131 \u015fi\u015firip ge\u011firtisini bast\u0131rarak. \u201cBuras\u0131 bir zamanlar huzurlu bir muhitti. Ku\u015f u\u00e7maz kervan ge\u00e7mezdi. \u015eimdi ise hemen burnumuzun dibinde bir karabasan oldu\u011fu ortaya \u00e7\u0131k\u0131yor. Sana sadece te\u015fekk\u00fcr edebiliyorum. \u00c7\u00fcnk\u00fc konu \u00f6deme yapmaya gelince elim kolum ba\u011fl\u0131. Hi\u00e7 \u00f6dene\u011fim yok.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cYaz\u0131k. Ufak bir mebla\u011f, k\u0131\u015f\u0131 ge\u00e7irmek i\u00e7in i\u015fime yarayabilirdi.\u201d Ba\u011f\u0131c\u0131 testiden bir yudum al\u0131p a\u011fz\u0131ndaki k\u00f6p\u00fc\u011f\u00fc sildi. \u201cYspaden\u2019e gitmeyi planl\u0131yorum fakat kar yollar\u0131 kapatmadan evvel oraya var\u0131r m\u0131y\u0131m bilmiyorum. Lutonski yolundaki k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck kasabalardan birinde mahsur kalabilirim.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBlaviken de \u00e7ok kalacak m\u0131s\u0131n?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHay\u0131r. Bo\u015fa harcayacak zaman\u0131m yok. K\u0131\u015f geliyor.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cNerede kalacaks\u0131n? Benim eve ne dersin? Tavan aras\u0131nda bo\u015f bir odam var. Han sahibi olacak o h\u0131rs\u0131zlar taraf\u0131ndan ne diye soyup so\u011fana \u00e7evrilesin? Konu\u015furuz ve bana koca, engin d\u00fcnyada neler olup bitti\u011fini anlat\u0131rs\u0131n.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cZevkle. Fakat Libushe buna ne der? Ge\u00e7en defa beni pek sevmedi\u011fi a\u015fik\u00e2rd\u0131.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBenim evimde kad\u0131nlar\u0131n s\u00f6z hakk\u0131 yoktur. Ama aram\u0131zda kals\u0131n, ge\u00e7en defa ak\u015fam yeme\u011finde yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131n \u015feyi onun \u00f6n\u00fcnde bir daha yapma.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cFareye \u00e7atal f\u0131rlatmam\u0131 m\u0131 kastediyorsun?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHay\u0131r. Karanl\u0131k olmas\u0131na ra\u011fmen fareyi vurmu\u015f olmandan bahsediyorum.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cKomik olaca\u011f\u0131n\u0131 d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnm\u00fc\u015ft\u00fcm.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201c\u00d6yleydi de. Ama Libushe\u2019nin yan\u0131ndayken bunu yapma. Ve dinle, bu… Ad\u0131 neydi… Kiki…\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cKikimor.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cO sana laz\u0131m m\u0131?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cNeden laz\u0131m olsun ki? E\u011fer kar\u015f\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131nda bir \u00f6d\u00fcl yoksa onu la\u011f\u0131m \u00e7ukuruna att\u0131rabilirsin.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cFena bir fikir de\u011fil. Hey, Karelka, Borg, Carry-pebble! Orada kimse yok mu?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Bir kasaba muhaf\u0131z\u0131 i\u00e7eri girdi. Omzuna dayal\u0131 olan karg\u0131n\u0131n ucu kap\u0131n\u0131n \u00e7er\u00e7evesine g\u00fcr\u00fclt\u00fcyle \u00e7arp\u0131yordu.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cCarrypebble,\u201d dedi Caldemeyn. \u201cSana yard\u0131m edecek birilerini bul. E\u015fe\u011fi, battaniyeye sar\u0131lm\u0131\u015f olan pislikle birlikte al\u0131n ve domuz ah\u0131rlar\u0131n\u0131 ge\u00e7ip kikimoru la\u011f\u0131m \u00e7ukurunun i\u00e7ine at\u0131n. Anla\u015f\u0131ld\u0131 m\u0131?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cEmrinize amadeyim. Ama… Meclis \u00dcyesi, efendim…\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cNe?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBelki de o korkun\u00e7 \u015feyi yok etmeden \u00f6nce…\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cEee?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cOnu Efendi Irion\u2019a g\u00f6sterebiliriz. Belki onun i\u015fine yarar.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Caldemeyn avucuyla aln\u0131na bir \u015faplak att\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cSen o kadar da aptal de\u011filmi\u015fsin Carrypebble. Dinle Geralt, belki bizim yerel b\u00fcy\u00fcc\u00fcm\u00fcz o le\u015f kar\u015f\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131nda sana bir \u015feyler \u00f6deyebilir. Bal\u0131k\u00e7\u0131lar ona bir\u00e7ok tuhaf bal\u0131k g\u00f6t\u00fcr\u00fcr \u2013 ahtapotlar, klabaterlar ya da k\u0131lbal\u0131\u011f\u0131 \u2013 pek \u00e7o\u011fu da bunlardan para kazand\u0131. Gel haydi, kuleye gidelim.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBir b\u00fcy\u00fcc\u00fcn\u00fcz m\u00fc oldu? Temelli mi, yoksa bir s\u00fcreli\u011fine mi?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cTemelli. Efendi Irion. Bir y\u0131ld\u0131r Blaviken\u2019de ya\u015f\u0131yor. Adam g\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fc bir b\u00fcy\u00fcc\u00fc Geralt, sadece g\u00f6r\u00fcn\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnden dahi anlayabiliyor insan.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cG\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fc bir b\u00fcy\u00fcc\u00fcn\u00fcn bir kikimor i\u00e7in para \u00f6deyece\u011finden \u015f\u00fcpheliyim.\u201d dedi Geralt, y\u00fcz\u00fcn\u00fc buru\u015fturarak. \u201cBildi\u011fim kadar\u0131yla hi\u00e7bir iksir i\u00e7in kullan\u0131lm\u0131yorlar. Sizin Irion yaln\u0131zca bana hakaret edecektir, ku\u015fkusuz. Ba\u011f\u0131c\u0131lar ve b\u00fcy\u00fcc\u00fcler birbirini pek sevmez.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cEfendi Irion\u2019un birine hakaret etti\u011fini hi\u00e7 i\u015fitmedim. Sana \u00f6deme yapaca\u011f\u0131na dair yemin edemem ancak denemekten zarar gelmez. Batakl\u0131klarda bu kikimorlardan daha \u00e7ok varsa ne olacak? B\u0131rak da b\u00fcy\u00fcc\u00fc \u015fu yarat\u0131\u011fa bir baks\u0131n, belki de ne olur ne olmaz diyerek batakl\u0131klara bir t\u00fcr b\u00fcy\u00fc falan yapar.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Ba\u011f\u0131c\u0131 bunu biraz d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnd\u00fc. \u201cPek\u00e2l\u00e2, Caldemeyn. Haydi, Efendi Irion ile g\u00f6r\u00fc\u015fme riskini g\u00f6ze alal\u0131m. Gidiyor muyuz?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cEvet. Carrypebble, \u00e7ocuklar\u0131 kovala ve sark\u0131k kulakl\u0131y\u0131 getir. Nerede benim \u015fapkam?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u00ab Giri\u015f<\/a><\/strong> – B\u00f6l\u00fcm 2<\/strong><\/a> \u00bb<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n B\u00f6l\u00fcmler<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Giri\u015f<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n B\u00f6l\u00fcm I<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n B\u00f6l\u00fcm II<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n B\u00f6l\u00fcm III<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n B\u00f6l\u00fcm IV<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n |