Was this, then, the all-powerful Arioch, living like a drunken farmer in a pigsty (Π·Π½Π°ΡΠΈΡ, ΡΡΠΎ ΠΈ Π±ΡΠ» Π²ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠΎΠ³ΡΡΠΈΠΉ ΠΡΠΈΠΎΡ , ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠΉ ΠΆΠΈΠ²Π΅Ρ, ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ ΠΏΡΡΠ½ΡΠΉ ΡΠ΅ΡΠΌΠ΅Ρ Π² ΡΠ²ΠΈΠ½Π°ΡΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠ΅)? Was this the malevolent creature which had destroyed whole nations (Π½Π΅ΡΠΆΠ΅Π»ΠΈ ΡΡΠΎ ΠΈ Π΅ΡΡΡ Π·Π»ΠΎΠ±Π½ΠΎΠ΅ ΡΠΎΠ·Π΄Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅, ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΠΎΠ΅ ΡΠ½ΠΈΡΡΠΎΠΆΠΈΠ»ΠΎ ΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ΅ Π½Π°ΡΠΎΠ΄Ρ), which pursued a vendetta upon all the races to spring up on the Earth before his coming (ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΠΎΠ΅ ΠΎΡΡΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²Π»ΡΠ»ΠΎ ΠΊΡΠΎΠ²Π½ΡΡ ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΡ = ΠΌΡΡΠΈΠ»ΠΎ Π²ΡΠ΅ΠΌ ΡΠ°ΡΠ°ΠΌ, ΡΡΠΎ Π²ΠΎΠ·Π½ΠΈΠΊΠ»ΠΈ Π½Π° ΠΠ΅ΠΌΠ»Π΅ Π΄ΠΎ Π΅Π³ΠΎ ΠΏΡΠΈΡ ΠΎΠ΄Π°)?
Arioch's laughter shook the floor (ΡΠΌΠ΅Ρ ΠΡΠΈΠΎΡ Π° ΡΠΎΡΡΡΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ»). Some of the parasitic Mabden fell off his body (Π½Π΅ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠ΅ ΠΌΠ°Π±Π΄Π΅Π½Ρ-ΠΏΠ°ΡΠ°Π·ΠΈΡΡ ΠΎΡΠ²Π°Π»ΠΈΠ»ΠΈΡΡ ΠΎΡ Π΅Π³ΠΎ ΡΠ΅Π»Π°; parasitic β ΠΏΠ°ΡΠ°Π·ΠΈΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ; Π²ΡΠ΅Π΄Π½ΡΠΉ). A few were unhurt, while others lay with their backs or their limbs broken, unable to move (/Π»ΠΈΡΡ/ Π½Π΅ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΠ΅ Π±ΡΠ»ΠΈ Π½Π΅Π²ΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΠΌΡ, Π² ΡΠΎ Π²ΡΠ΅ΠΌΡ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ ΠΎΡΡΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ Π»Π΅ΠΆΠ°Π»ΠΈ ΡΠΎ ΡΠ»ΠΎΠΌΠ°Π½Π½ΡΠΌΠΈ ΡΠΏΠΈΠ½Π°ΠΌΠΈ ΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΠ½Π΅ΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΡΠΌΠΈ, Π½Π΅ΡΠΏΠΎΡΠΎΠ±Π½ΡΠ΅ Π΄Π²ΠΈΠ³Π°ΡΡΡΡ). Their comrades ignored their plight and patiently climbed again upon the God's body (ΠΈΡ ΡΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΠΈΡΠΈ = ΡΠΎΠΏΠ»Π΅ΠΌΠ΅Π½Π½ΠΈΠΊΠΈ Π½Π΅ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠ»ΠΈ Π²Π½ΠΈΠΌΠ°Π½ΠΈΡ Π½Π° ΠΈΡ Π±Π΅Π΄Ρ ΠΈ ΡΠ½ΠΎΠ²Π° ΡΠ΅ΡΠΏΠ΅Π»ΠΈΠ²ΠΎ Π²Π·Π±ΠΈΡΠ°Π»ΠΈΡΡ Π½Π° ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΎ Π±ΠΎΠ³Π°; plight β ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ /ΠΎΠ±ΡΡΠ½ΠΎ Π·Π°ΡΡΡΠ΄Π½ΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΠ΅, Π±Π΅Π΄ΡΡΠ²Π΅Π½Π½ΠΎΠ΅/), tearing tiny pieces from him with their teeth (ΠΎΡΡΡΠ²Π°Ρ Π·ΡΠ±Π°ΠΌΠΈ ΠΎΡ Π½Π΅Π³ΠΎ ΠΊΡΠΎΡ ΠΎΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ ΠΊΡΡΠΎΡΠΊΠΈ).
busy [ΛbΙͺzΙͺ] oblivious [ΙΛblΙͺvΙͺΙs] pigsty [ΛpΙͺΙ‘staΙͺ] vendetta [venΛdetΙ]
And other beings were busy, too. Like lice, they scampered and crawled over the God's huge bulk, picking at his skin, feeding off his blood and his flesh. Of all these activities, Arioch seemed oblivious. His interest continued to be the fight to the death in the gallery above.
Was this, then, the all-powerful Arioch, living like a drunken farmer in a pigsty? Was this the malevolent creature which had destroyed whole nations, which pursued a vendetta upon all the races to spring up on the Earth before his coming?
Arioch's laughter shook the floor. Some of the parasitic Mabden fell off his body. A few were unhurt, while others lay with their backs or their limbs broken, unable to move. Their comrades ignored their plight and patiently climbed again upon the God's body, tearing tiny pieces from him with their teeth.
Arioch's hair was long, lank and dry (Π²ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΡΡ ΠΡΠΈΠΎΡ Π° Π±ΡΠ»ΠΈ Π΄Π»ΠΈΠ½Π½ΡΠΌΠΈ, ΠΏΡΠΈΠ»ΠΈΠ·Π°Π½Π½ΡΠΌΠΈ ΠΈ ΠΈΡΡΠΎΡ ΡΠΈΠΌΠΈ; lank β Π³Π»Π°Π΄ΠΊΠΈΠΉ, Π½Π΅Π²ΡΡΡΠΈΠΉΡΡ; ΠΏΡΠΈΠ»ΠΈΠ·Π°Π½Π½ΡΠΉ /ΠΎ Π²ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΡΠ°Ρ /). Here, too, Mabden searched for and fought over the bits of food that clung to the strands (Π·Π΄Π΅ΡΡ ΡΠΎΠΆΠ΅ ΠΌΠ°Π±Π΄Π΅Π½Ρ ΠΈΡΠΊΠ°Π»ΠΈ ΠΈ Π΄ΡΠ°Π»ΠΈΡΡ Π·Π° ΠΊΡΡΠΎΡΠΊΠΈ ΠΏΠΈΡΠΈ, ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ»ΠΈΠΏΠ»ΠΈ ΠΊ ΠΏΡΡΠ΄ΡΠΌ /Π²ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΡ/; to cling; strand β Π΄Π»ΠΈΠ½Π½ΡΠΉ Π»ΠΎΠΊΠΎΠ½, ΠΏΡΡΠ΄Ρ Π²ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΡ). Elsewhere in the God's body hair Mabden crept in and out (ΠΊΠΎΠ΅-Π³Π΄Π΅ Π² Π²ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΡΠ°Ρ Π½Π° ΡΠ΅Π»Π΅ Π±ΠΎΠ³Π° ΠΌΠ°Π±Π΄Π΅Π½Ρ ΠΏΠΎΠ»Π·Π°Π»ΠΈ ΡΡΠ΄Π° ΠΈ ΡΡΠ΄Π°; to creep β ΠΏΠΎΠ»Π·Π°ΡΡ, ΠΏΡΠ΅ΡΠΌΡΠΊΠ°ΡΡΡΡ), hunting for scraps and crumbs or tender portions of his flesh (ΡΠ°Π·ΡΡΠΊΠΈΠ²Π°Ρ ΠΊΡΡΠΎΡΠΊΠΈ ΠΈ ΠΊΡΠΎΡΠΊΠΈ ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ Π½Π΅ΠΆΠ½ΡΠ΅ ΡΠ°ΡΡΠΈ Π΅Π³ΠΎ ΠΏΠ»ΠΎΡΠΈ; to hunt for β ΠΈΡΠΊΠ°ΡΡ; Π΄ΠΎΠ±ΠΈΠ²Π°ΡΡΡΡ).
The two demons fell back (Π΄Π²Π° Π΄Π΅ΠΌΠΎΠ½Π° ΡΠΏΠ°Π»ΠΈ Π½Π°Π·Π°Π΄). One of them was dead, the other almost dead but still laughing weakly (ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ½ Π±ΡΠ» ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠ², Π΄ΡΡΠ³ΠΎΠΉ β ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠΈ ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠ², ΠΎΠ½ Π²ΡΠ΅ ΡΠ°Π²Π½ΠΎ ΡΠ»Π°Π±ΠΎ ΡΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ»ΡΡ). Then the laughter stopped (Π·Π°ΡΠ΅ΠΌ ΡΠΌΠ΅Ρ ΠΏΡΠ΅ΠΊΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠ»ΡΡ).
Arioch slapped his body, killing a dozen or so Mabden, and scratched his stomach (ΠΡΠΈΠΎΡ Ρ Π»ΠΎΠΏΠ½ΡΠ» ΠΏΠΎ ΡΠ΅Π»Ρ, ΡΠ±ΠΈΠ² Π΄ΡΠΆΠΈΠ½Ρ ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΠΎΠΊΠΎΠ»ΠΎ ΡΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΌΠ°Π±Π΄Π΅Π½ΠΎΠ², ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ΅ΡΠ°Π» ΠΆΠΈΠ²ΠΎΡ; to scratch β ΡΠ°ΡΠ°ΠΏΠ°ΡΡ/ΡΡ/, ΡΠΊΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΈ/ΡΡ/; ΡΠ΅ΡΠ°ΡΡ/ΡΡ/, ΡΠ°ΡΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²Π°ΡΡ; stomach β ΠΆΠ΅Π»ΡΠ΄ΠΎΠΊ; ΠΆΠΈΠ²ΠΎΡ). He inspected the bloody remains in his palm and absently wiped them on his hair (ΠΎΠ½ ΠΏΡΠΈΡΡΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΡΠΌΠΎΡΡΠ΅Π» Π½Π° ΠΊΡΠΎΠ²Π°Π²ΡΠ΅ ΠΎΡΡΠ°Π½ΠΊΠΈ Π½Π° ΡΠ²ΠΎΠ΅ΠΉ Π»Π°Π΄ΠΎΠ½ΠΈ ΠΈ ΡΠ°ΡΡΠ΅ΡΠ½Π½ΠΎ Π²ΡΡΠ΅Ρ ΠΈΡ ΠΎ Π²ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΡΡ). Living Mabden seized the scraps and devoured them (ΠΆΠΈΠ²ΡΠ΅ ΠΌΠ°Π±Π΄Π΅Π½Ρ Π½Π°Π±ΡΠΎΡΠΈΠ»ΠΈΡΡ Π½Π° ΠΊΡΡΠΊΠΈ /ΠΏΡΠΈΡ Π»ΠΎΠΏΠ½ΡΡΡΡ / ΠΈ ΡΠΎΠΆΡΠ°Π»ΠΈ ΠΈΡ ; to seize β Ρ Π²Π°ΡΠ°ΡΡ, ΡΡ Π²Π°ΡΡΠ²Π°ΡΡΡΡ; scrap β ΠΊΠ»ΠΎΡΠΎΠΊ, ΠΊΡΡΠΎΡΠ΅ΠΊ; ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΊΠΈ, ΠΎΡΡΠ°ΡΠΊΠΈ /ΠΏΠΈΡΠΈ/).
dozen [dΚzn] stomach [ΛstΚmΙk] absently [ΛΓ¦bs (Ι) ntlΙͺ] devoured [dΙͺΛvauΙd]
Arioch's hair was long, lank and dry. Here, too, Mabden searched for and fought over the bits of food that clung to the strands. Elsewhere in the God's body hair Mabden crept in and out, hunting for scraps and crumbs or tender portions of his flesh.
The two demons fell back. One of them was dead, the other almost dead but still laughing weakly. Then the laughter stopped.
Arioch slapped his body, killing a dozen or so Mabden, and scratched his stomach. He inspected the bloody remains in his palm and absently wiped them on his hair. Living Mabden seized the scraps and devoured them.
Then a huge sigh issued from the God's mouth (ΠΏΠΎΡΠΎΠΌ ΠΎΠ³ΡΠΎΠΌΠ½ΡΠΉ Π²Π·Π΄ΠΎΡ ΡΠ°Π·Π΄Π°Π»ΡΡ ΠΈΠ· ΡΡΠ° Π±ΠΎΠ³Π° = ΠΡΠΈΠΎΡ Π³ΡΠΎΠΌΠΊΠΎ Π²Π·Π΄ΠΎΡ Π½ΡΠ»; to issue from β Π²ΡΡΠ΅ΠΊΠ°ΡΡ, ΠΈΡΡ ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΡΡ) and he began to pick his nose with a dirty finger that was the size of a tall poplar (ΠΈ ΠΎΠ½ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ½ΡΠ»ΡΡ ΠΊΠΎΠ²ΡΡΡΡΡ Π² Π½ΠΎΡΡ Π³ΡΡΠ·Π½ΡΠΌ ΠΏΠ°Π»ΡΡΠ΅ΠΌ, ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠΉ Π±ΡΠ» ΡΠ°Π·ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΎΠΌ Ρ Π²ΡΡΠΎΠΊΠΈΠΉ ΡΠΎΠΏΠΎΠ»Ρ).
Corum saw that there were openings beneath the galleries and stairways twisting upwards (ΠΠΎΡΡΠΌ ΡΠ²ΠΈΠ΄Π΅Π», ΡΡΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ Π³Π°Π»Π΅ΡΠ΅ΡΠΌΠΈ Π΅ΡΡΡ ΠΏΡΠΎΡ ΠΎΠ΄Ρ ΠΈ Π»Π΅ΡΡΠ½ΠΈΡΡ, ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΈΠΌΠ°Π²ΡΠΈΠ΅ΡΡ Π½Π°Π²Π΅ΡΡ ; to twist β Π²ΠΈΡΡΡΡ, ΠΈΠ·Π³ΠΈΠ±Π°ΡΡ/ΡΡ/), but he had no notion where the highest tower of the palace might be (Π½ΠΎ ΠΎΠ½ ΠΏΠΎΠ½ΡΡΠΈΡ Π½Π΅ ΠΈΠΌΠ΅Π», Π³Π΄Π΅ ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ΅Ρ Π½Π°Ρ ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΡΡΡΡ ΡΠ°ΠΌΠ°Ρ Π²ΡΡΠΎΠΊΠ°Ρ Π±Π°ΡΠ½Ρ Π΄Π²ΠΎΡΡΠ°). He began to move, soft-footed, around the hall (ΠΎΠ½ Π½Π°ΡΠ°Π» Π΄Π²ΠΈΠ³Π°ΡΡΡΡ, ΠΊΡΠ°Π΄ΡΡΠΈΡΡ: Β«Ρ ΠΌΡΠ³ΠΊΠΈΠΌΠΈ Π½ΠΎΠ³Π°ΠΌΠΈΒ», ΠΏΠΎ Π·Π°Π»Ρ; to move around β ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π΄Π²ΠΈΠ³Π°ΡΡΡΡ, ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ°ΡΡΡΡ).
Arioch's ears caught the sound and the God became alert (ΡΡΠΈ ΠΡΠΈΠΎΡ Π° ΡΠ»ΠΎΠ²ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ Π·Π²ΡΠΊ /Π΅Π³ΠΎ ΡΠ°Π³ΠΎΠ²/, ΠΈ Π±ΠΎΠ³ Π½Π°ΡΡΠΎΡΠΎΠΆΠΈΠ»ΡΡ). He bent his head and peered about the floor (ΠΎΠ½ Π½Π°ΠΊΠ»ΠΎΠ½ΠΈΠ» Π³ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ²Ρ ΠΈ Π²ΡΠΌΠΎΡΡΠ΅Π»ΡΡ Π² ΠΏΠΎΠ»). The huge eyes fixed on Corum and a monstrously large hand reached out to grasp him (ΠΎΠ³ΡΠΎΠΌΠ½ΡΠ΅ Π³Π»Π°Π·Π° ΠΎΡΡΠ°Π½ΠΎΠ²ΠΈΠ»ΠΈΡΡ Π½Π° ΠΠΎΡΡΠΌΠ΅, ΠΈ Π½Π΅Π²Π΅ΡΠΎΡΡΠ½ΠΎ Π±ΠΎΠ»ΡΡΠ°Ρ ΡΡΠΊΠ° ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠ½ΡΠ»Π°ΡΡ, ΡΡΠΎΠ±Ρ ΡΡ Π²Π°ΡΠΈΡΡ Π΅Π³ΠΎ).
alert [ΙΛlΙ: t] monstrously [ΛmΙnstrΙslΙͺ] grasp [Ι‘rΙ:sp]
Then a huge sigh issued from the God's mouth and he began to pick his nose with a dirty finger that was the size of a tall poplar.
Corum saw that there were openings beneath the galleries and stairways twisting upwards, but he had no notion where the highest tower of the palace might be. He began to move, soft-footed, around the hall.
Arioch's ears caught the sound and the God became alert. He bent his head and peered about the floor. The huge eyes fixed on Corum and a monstrously large hand reached out to grasp him.
Corum raised his sword and hacked at the hand (ΠΠΎΡΡΠΌ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π½ΡΠ» ΠΌΠ΅Ρ ΠΈ ΡΡΠ±Π°Π½ΡΠ» ΡΡΠΊΡ), but Arioch laughed and drew the Vadhagh prince towards him (Π½ΠΎ ΠΡΠΈΠΎΡ ΡΠ°ΡΡΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ»ΡΡ ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΡΡΠ½ΡΠ» Π²Π°Π΄Π°Π³ΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ½ΡΠ° ΠΊ ΡΠ΅Π±Π΅).
`What's this (ΡΡΠΎ ΡΡΠΎ)? the voice boomed (ΠΏΡΠΎΠ³ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅Π» Π³ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΡ). `Not one of mine (Π½Π΅ ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ½ ΠΈΠ· ΠΌΠΎΠΈΡ ). Not one of mine.
Corum continued to strike at the hand and Arioch continued to seem unaware of the blows (ΠΠΎΡΡΠΌ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠ»ΠΆΠ°Π» Π½Π°Π½ΠΎΡΠΈΡΡ ΡΠ΄Π°ΡΡ ΠΏΠΎ ΡΡΠΊΠ΅, Π° ΠΡΠΈΠΎΡ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠ»ΠΆΠ°Π» Π²ΡΠ³Π»ΡΠ΄Π΅ΡΡ Π½Π΅Π·Π½Π°ΡΡΠΈΠΌ = ΠΊΠ°Π·Π°Π»ΠΎΡΡ, Π½Π΅ Π·Π°ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ°Π» ΡΠ΄Π°ΡΠΎΠ²), though the sword raised deep cuts in the flesh (Ρ ΠΎΡΡ ΠΌΠ΅Ρ ΠΎΡΡΠ°Π²Π»ΡΠ» Π³Π»ΡΠ±ΠΎΠΊΠΈΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ΅Π·Ρ Π² Π΅Π³ΠΎ ΠΏΠ»ΠΎΡΠΈ; to raise β ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΈΠΌΠ°ΡΡ; Π²ΡΠ·ΡΠ²Π°ΡΡ, ΠΏΠΎΡΠΎΠΆΠ΄Π°ΡΡ). From over his shoulders, behind his ears and from within his filthy hair (ΠΈΠ·-Π·Π° Π΅Π³ΠΎ ΠΏΠ»Π΅Ρ, ΠΈΠ·-Π·Π° Π΅Π³ΠΎ ΡΡΠ΅ΠΉ, ΠΈΠ· Π΅Π³ΠΎ Π³ΡΡΠ·Π½ΡΡ Π²ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΡ), Mabden eyes regarded Corum with terrified curiosity (Π³Π»Π°Π·Π° ΠΌΠ°Π±Π΄Π΅Π½ΠΎΠ² ΡΠΌΠΎΡΡΠ΅Π»ΠΈ Π½Π° ΠΠΎΡΡΠΌΠ° Ρ ΡΠΆΠ°ΡΠΎΠΌ ΠΈ Π»ΡΠ±ΠΎΠΏΡΡΡΡΠ²ΠΎΠΌ: Β«Π½Π°ΠΏΡΠ³Π°Π½Π½ΡΠΌ Π»ΡΠ±ΠΎΠΏΡΡΡΡΠ²ΠΎΠΌΒ»; to regard β ΡΠ°ΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ²Π°ΡΡ; ΡΠ°ΡΡΠΌΠ°ΡΡΠΈΠ²Π°ΡΡ).
`Not one of mine, Arioch boomed again (ΡΠ½ΠΎΠ²Π° ΠΏΡΠΎΠ³ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅Π» ΠΡΠΈΠΎΡ ). `One of his (ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ½ ΠΈΠ· Π΅Π³ΠΎ). Aye. One of his.
`Whose (ΡΠ΅ΠΉ)? Corum shouted, still struggling (ΠΊΡΠΈΠΊΠ½ΡΠ» ΠΠΎΡΡΠΌ, ΠΏΠΎ-ΠΏΡΠ΅ΠΆΠ½Π΅ΠΌΡ ΡΡΠ°ΠΆΠ°ΡΡΡ /Ρ ΡΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ/).
regarded [rΙͺΛΙ‘Ι:dΙͺd] curiosity [, kju (Ι) rΙͺΛΙsΙͺtΙͺ]
Corum raised his sword and hacked at the hand, but Arioch laughed and drew the Vadhagh prince towards him.
`What's this? the voice boomed. `Not one of mine. Not one of mine.
Corum continued to strike at the hand and Arioch continued to seem unaware of the blows, though the sword raised deep cuts in the flesh. From over his shoulders, behind his ears and from within his filthy hair, Mabden eyes regarded Corum with terrified curiosity.
`Not one of mine, Arioch boomed again. `One of his. Aye. One of his.
`Whose? Corum shouted, still struggling.
`The one whose castle I recently inherited (ΡΠΎΠ³ΠΎ, ΡΠ΅ΠΉ Π·Π°ΠΌΠΎΠΊ Ρ Π½Π΅Π΄Π°Π²Π½ΠΎ ΡΠ½Π°ΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΠΎΠ²Π°Π»). The dour fellow (/ΡΠΎΠ³ΠΎ/ Π½Π΅ΠΏΡΠ΅ΠΊΠ»ΠΎΠ½Π½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΏΠ°ΡΠ½Ρ; dour β ΡΡΡΠΎΠ³ΠΈΠΉ, Π½Π΅ΠΏΡΠ΅ΠΊΠ»ΠΎΠ½Π½ΡΠΉ, ΡΠ³ΡΡΠΌΡΠΉ). Arkyn. Arkyn of Law (ΠΡΠΊΠΈΠ½Π°, /Π±ΠΎΠ³Π°/ ΠΠ°ΠΊΠΎΠ½Π°). One of his. I thought they were all gone by now (Ρ Π΄ΡΠΌΠ°Π», ΠΎΠ½ΠΈ Π²ΡΠ΅ ΡΠΆΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΠ³ΠΈΠ±Π»ΠΈ; by now β ΠΊ ΡΡΠΎΠΌΡ Π²ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅Π½ΠΈ, ΡΠΆΠ΅). I cannot keep an eye on little beings not of my own manufacture (Ρ Π½Π΅ ΠΌΠΎΠ³Ρ ΡΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΠΈΡΡ Π·Π° /Π²ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠΈ/ ΠΌΠ°Π»ΡΠ²ΠΊΠ°ΠΌΠΈ: Β«ΠΌΠ°Π»Π΅Π½ΡΠΊΠΈΠΌΠΈ ΡΡΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²Π°ΠΌΠΈΒ» Π½Π΅ ΠΌΠΎΠ΅Π³ΠΎ ΡΠΎΠ±ΡΡΠ²Π΅Π½Π½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΏΡΠΎΠΈΠ·Π²ΠΎΠ΄ΡΡΠ²Π° = Π½Π΅ Π·Π° ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΈΠΌΠΈ ΡΠ²ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡΠΌΠΈ). I do not understand their ways (Ρ Π½Π΅ ΠΏΠΎΠ½ΠΈΠΌΠ°Ρ ΠΈΡ ; way β ΠΏΡΡΡ, Π΄ΠΎΡΠΎΠ³Π°; ΠΌΠ°Π½Π΅ΡΠ°, ΠΏΡΠΈΠ²ΡΡΠΊΠ°, ΠΎΡΠΎΠ±Π΅Π½Π½ΠΎΡΡΡ).