Lights, muffled music, a mixture of expensive perfumes, laughter, voices. On the ground floor there are entertainment rooms, poker and bridge tables, cozy nooks for those who want to drink and talk in private. And also girls. Mostly human, but according to my predecessor, lovers of strong and furry women from the Lups tribe were among the top of our society. I don’t know who you have to be to be seduced by such fanged treasures ... Although no, I know everyone by name.“Thane el'Moria?! Inresh squeaked. "Put on your mask, hurry up!"“Come on, little one, less than me, these thanes and gentlemen respect only ratlings. Fear doesn't count. I see you have nothing unusual here?“It’s the same as always, my thane. They look at you.- Let be. Don't follow us.We went to a remote part of the palazzo, away from the "work zone". Despite the fact that, when I reached the Rosebud, I did not find any destruction or their victims, the vise of anxiety did not loosen. It was dark in Incival's room, a

– Is it possible in practice?- It's hard to say for sure. The newest documents, which contain evidence of successful experience in this area, date back to the twelfth century BC. Try to check the veracity of what was said! But one thing unites them all: they all say that the homunculus did not last long. The process of disintegration of this creature took from several hours to several days, but this creature always died, having exhausted a certain life resource. I think it happened because of the original mistake. By growing a homunculus from scratch, you can create a long semblance of life, but reviving it in the form of an adult, you get a flawed craft."Attempts to raise a large homunculus instantly?"- Right! Wrong! Artificial life is also life, but what is life, tan el'Moria?I clearly watched as Mosenheim, carried away, got more and more pleasure from our conversation, which concerned his favorite topic - alchemy. Not wanting to wait for my reaction, he answered himself.- Life

“And I saw him wring the neck of a Maldis mage. He poured it with a continuous stream of fire, from the temperature of which the stone would have flowed, but Gantz continued to shove forward, only getting hot, but when he got to the enemy, crunch! In my opinion, his strength is also increasing.“You are not very happy about your cousin's arrival, Brian. Although he was kind to you. I heard that the family did not love you, sorry if I allow myself to touch ...- Not at all. Over the years, moaning that I was not loved by my relatives became a kind of bad habit. Or a romantic part of a dark halo. In any case, it is stupid and humiliating and should be got rid of. To put it bluntly, my whole family would love to come to a luxurious funeral they paid for, just to see me in a coffin. The exceptions are my uncle Kryptus and his eldest son Gantsaros. The first one despises me, but as long as I stay away from my family, I don't bother him. The second is surprisingly friendly, the reasons for

This is my job and I can do it myself. Sebastina, get my clothes and weapons ready.- Listen, master.And now we are already riding in the belly of a metal monster breathing hot steam. Silently. Usually we are not very talkative, I order, Sebastina confirms that she understood the order and immediately obeys. The ideal relationship of master and servant. Sometimes I talk out loud about something and ask her opinion, but this is the same as talking to myself. And otherwise, Sebastina is perfect, so we didn't have moments when she managed to do something wrong and then feel guilty.- Stop it.- Master?“We got passed by a move or two. He knew that mind-clouding spells and other debuffs didn't work on you, and he prepared better than we could have expected. Damn it, I didn't expect anything like this at all! All of a sudden, he showed up at my house! Did you hear what the experts said? The bastard burned the best protective seals, cut them... Are you listening to me?“I failed you, maste

I counted many familiar faces, pleasant and not so pleasant. Basically not so much. In addition to members of the imperial family, such prominent statesmen as the Supreme Chancellor of the Parliament, the Supreme State Prosecutor were invited to the podium; yes, there are many supreme in our system of power; gentlemen from the Orst-Malda trading company, dressed up luxuriously and tastelessly, several high-ranking military men, including the head of the capital's military district. The well-born representatives of all four clans gathered next to the supreme overlord, the heads of the most important services, such as, for example, the head of Skoalt Yard. I do not know many of the elite guests personally, which does not prevent me from knowing a lot about them exactly. About some even everything. Of course, the Silver Sentinels were also nearby, four of them. It is strange to see Carnyris el'Calyps next to him, but not his brother. The impeccable thane is missing, he was not invited. N