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‫ﻛﺎﻥﺍﻟﺨﻠﻴﺞ ﻣﻠﻴﺉﺎً ﺑﺎﻟﺼﻮﺍﺭﻱ ﻭﻣﻠﻴﺉﺎً ﺑﺎﻷﺷﺮﻋﺔ ‪ ،‬ﺑﻌﻀﻬﺎ ﺃﺑﻴﺾ ﻭﺑﻌﻀﻬﺎ ﻣﻠﻮﻥ‪ .‬ﻭﻗﻔﺖ‬
‫ﺍﻟﺴﻔﻦﺍﻷﻛﺒﺮ ﺣﺠﻤﺎ ًﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﺮﺳﺎﺓ ﻣﺤﻤﻴﺔّ ﺑﺮﺃﺱ ﻭﺣﺎﺟﺰ ﺃﻣﻮﺍﺝ‪ .‬ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻤﻴﻨﺎء ﻧﻔﺴﻪ ‪ ،‬ﻛﺎﻧﺖ‬
‫ﺗﺮﺳﻮﺳﻔﻦ ﺃﺻﻐﺮ ﺣﺠﻤﺎً ﺇﻟﻰ ﺟﺎﻧﺐ ﺃﺭﺻﻔﺔ ﺧﺸﺒﻴﺔ‪ .‬ﺗﻘﺮﻳﺒﺎ ﻛﻞ ﺍﻟﻤﺴﺎﺣﺔ ﺍﻟﺨﺎﻟﻴﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ‬
‫ﺍﻟﺸﺎﻃﺊﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺗﺤﺘﻠﻬﺎ ﺍﻟﻘﻮﺍﺭﺏ‪ .‬ﺃﻭ ﺑﻘﺎﻳﺎ ﺍﻟﻘﻮﺍﺭﺏ‪.‬‬

‫ﻣﻨﺎﺭﺓﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻄﻮﺏ ﺍﻷﺑﻴﺾ ﻭﺍﻷﺣﻤﺮ ‪ ،‬ﺗﻢ ﺑﻨﺎﺅﻫﺎ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻷﺻﻞ ﻣﻦ ﻗﺒﻞ ﺍﻟﺠﺎﻥ ﻭﺗﻢ‬
‫ﺗﺠﺪﻳﺪﻫﺎﻻﺣﻘﺎً ‪ ،‬ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺗﻘﻒ ﺷﺎﻣﺨﺔ ﻓﻲ ﻧﻬﺎﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﺮﺃﺱ ﺣﻴﺚ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺗﺘﻜﺴﺮ ﺑﻮﺍﺳﻄﺔ ﻗﻮﺍﻃﻊ‬
‫ﺑﻴﻀﺎء‪.‬‬
‫ﺩﻓﻊ‪ Witcher‬ﻓﺮﺳﻪ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺟﺎﻧﺒﻴﻬﺎ‪ .‬ﺭﻓﻌﺖ ﺭﻭﺗﺶ ﺭﺃﺳﻬﺎ ﻭﻓﺘﺤﺖ ﺃﻧﻔﻬﺎ ﻛﻤﺎ ﻟﻮ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ‬
‫ﺗﺴﺘﻤﺘﻊﺃﻳﻀﺎً ﺑﺮﺍﺉﺤﺔ ﻧﺴﻴﻢ ﺍﻟﺒﺤﺮ‪ .‬ﻭﺑﺤﺜﻬﺎ ‪ ،‬ﺍﻧﻄﻠﻘﺖ ﻋﺒﺮ ﺍﻟﻜﺜﺒﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﺮﻣﻠﻴﺔ‪ .‬ﻧﺤﻮ ﺍﻟﻤﺪﻳﻨﺔ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻘﺮﻳﺒﺔﺍﻵﻥ‪.‬‬
‫ﺗﻢﺗﻘﺴﻴﻢ ﻣﺪﻳﻨﺔ ﻛﻴﺮﺍﻙ ‪ ،‬ﺍﻟﻌﺎﺻﻤﺔ ﺍﻟﺮﺉﻴﺴﻴﺔ ﻟﻠﻤﻤﻠﻜﺔ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﺤﻤﻞ ﺍﻻﺳﻢ ﻧﻔﺴﻪ ‪ ،‬ﺇﻟﻰ‬
‫ﺛﻼﺙﻣﻨﺎﻃﻖ ﻣﻨﻔﺼﻠﺔ ﻭﻣﺘﻤﻴﺰﺓ ﺗﻤﺘﺪ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺟﺎﻧﺒﻲ ﺍﻟﻀﻔﺘﻴﻦ ﻋﻨﺪ ﻣﺼﺐ ﻧﻬﺮ ‪.Adalatte‬‬

‫ﻛﺎﻥﻣﺠﻤﻊ ﺍﻟﻤﻴﻨﺎء ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻳﻀﻢ ﺃﺭﺻﻔﺔ ﻭﻣﺮﻛﺰﺍً ﺻﻨﺎﻋﻴﺎً ﻭﺗﺠﺎﺭﻳﺎً ‪ ،‬ﺑﻤﺎ ﻓﻲ ﺫﻟﻚ ﺣﻮﺽ‬
‫ﺑﻨﺎءﺍﻟﺴﻔﻦ ﻭﻭﺭﺵ ﺍﻟﻌﻤﻞ ﻭﻛﺬﻟﻚ ﻣﺼﺎﻧﻊ ﺗﺠﻬﻴﺰ ﺍﻷﻏﺬﻳﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﻤﺴﺘﻮﺩﻋﺎﺕ ﻭﺍﻟﻤﺨﺎﺯﻥ ﻳﻘﻊ‬
‫ﻋﻠﻰﺍﻟﻀﻔﺔ ﺍﻟﻴﺴﺮﻯ ﻣﻦ ‪.Adalatte‬‬
‫ﺍﻟﻀﻔﺔﺍﻟﻴﻤﻨﻰ ﻟﻠﻨﻬﺮ ‪ ،‬ﻭﻫﻲ ﻣﻨﻄﻘﺔ ﺗﺴﻤﻰ ﺗﺪﻣﺮ ‪ ،‬ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺗﺤﺘﻠﻬﺎ ﺃﻛﻮﺍﺥ ﻭﺃﻛﻮﺍﺥ ﺍﻟﻌﻤﺎﻝ‬
‫ﻭﺍﻟﻔﻘﺮﺍء ‪،‬ﻭﻣﻨﺎﺯﻝ ﻭﺃﻛﺸﺎﻙ ﺍﻟﺘﺠﺎﺭ ﺍﻟﺼﻐﺎﺭ ‪ ،‬ﻭﺍﻟﻤﺠﺎﺯﺭ ﻭﺍﻟﻔﻮﺿﻰ ‪ ،‬ﻭﺍﻟﻌﺪﻳﺪ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺤﺎﻧﺎﺕ‬
‫ﻭﺍﻷﻭﻛﺎﺭﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﻟﻢ ﺗﻨﻌﺶ ﺇﻻ ﺑﻌﺪ ﺣﻠﻮﻝ ﺍﻟﻈﻼﻡ ‪ ،‬ﺣﻴﺚ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺗﺪﻣﺮ ﺃﻳﻀﺎً ﺣﻲ ﺍﻟﺘﺮﻓﻴﻪ ﻭﺍﻟﻤﺘﻌﺔ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻤﺤﺮﻣﺔ‪.‬ﻛﻤﺎ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺴﻬﻞ ﺟﺪﺍً ‪ ،‬ﻛﻤﺎ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻳﻌﺮﻑ ﺟﻴﺮﺍﻟﺖ ﺟﻴﺪﺍً ‪ ،‬ﺃﻥ ﻳﻔﻘﺪ ﺍﻟﻤﺮء ﺣﻘﻴﺒﺘﻪ‬
‫ﺃﻭﻳﺼﺎﺏ ﺑﺎﻟﺴﻜﻴﻦ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ‪.‬‬

‫ﻛﻴﺮﺍﻙ ‪،‬ﻣﻨﻄﻘﺔ ﺗﺘﻜﻮﻥ ﻣﻦ ﺷﻮﺍﺭﻉ ﺿﻴﻘﺔ ﺗﻤﺘﺪ ﺑﻴﻦ ﻣﻨﺎﺯﻝ ﺍﻟﺘﺠﺎﺭ ﻭﺍﻟﻤﻤﻮﻟﻴﻦ ﺍﻷﺛﺮﻳﺎء ‪،‬‬
‫ﻭﺍﻟﻤﺼﺎﻧﻊ ‪،‬ﻭﺍﻟﺒﻨﻮﻙ ‪ ،‬ﻭﻣﺤﻼﺕ ﺍﻟﺮﻫﻦ ‪ ،‬ﻭﺻﺎﻧﻌﻲ ﺍﻷﺣﺬﻳﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺨﻴﺎﻃﻴﻦ ‪ ،‬ﻭﺍﻟﻤﺘﺎﺟﺮ ﺍﻟﻜﺒﻴﺮﺓ‬
‫ﻭﺍﻟﺼﻐﻴﺮﺓ ‪،‬ﺗﻘﻊ ﺑﻌﻴﺪﺍً ﻋﻦ ﺍﻟﺒﺤﺮ ‪ ،‬ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻀﻔﺔ ﺍﻟﻴﺴﺮﻯ ‪ ،‬ﺧﻠﻒ ﺣﺎﺟﺰ ﻛﺒﻴﺮ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻷﻭﺗﺎﺩ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻘﻮﻳﺔ‪.‬ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﺃﻳﻀﺎً ﺣﺎﻧﺎﺕ ﻭﻣﻘﺎﻫﻲ ﻭﻧﺰﻝ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻔﺉﺔ ﺍﻟﻤﻤﺘﺎﺯﺓ ‪ ،‬ﺑﻤﺎ ﻓﻲ ﺫﻟﻚ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻤﺆﺳﺴﺎﺕﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﻘﺪﻡ ‪ ،‬ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻮﺍﻗﻊ ‪،‬‬
 ‫ﻳﺸﺒﻪﺇﻟﻰ ﺣﺪ ﻛﺒﻴﺮ ﺭﺑﻊ ﻣﻴﻨﺎء ﺗﺪﻣﺮ ‪ ،‬ﻭﻟﻜﻦ ﺑﺄﺳﻌﺎﺭ ﺃﻋﻠﻰ ﺑﻜﺜﻴﺮ‪ .‬ﻛﺎﻥ ﻭﺳﻂ ﺍﻟﻤﻨﻄﻘﺔ ﻋﺒﺎﺭﺓ‬
‫ﻋﻦﺳﺎﺣﺔ ﺑﻠﺪﺓ ﺭﺑﺎﻋﻴﺔ ﺍﻟﺰﻭﺍﻳﺎ ﺗﻀﻢ ﻗﺎﻋﺔ ﺍﻟﻤﺪﻳﻨﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﻤﺴﺮﺡ ﻭﻣﺤﻜﻤﺔ ﺍﻟﻌﺪﻝ ﻭﻣﻜﺘﺐ‬
‫ﺍﻟﺠﻤﺎﺭﻙﻭﻣﻨﺎﺯﻝ ﺍﻟﻨﺨﺒﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻤﺪﻳﻨﺔ‪ .‬ﻭﻗﻒ ﺗﻤﺜﺎﻝ ﻟﻤﺆﺳﺲ ﺍﻟﻤﺪﻳﻨﺔ ‪ ،‬ﺍﻟﻤﻠﻚ ﺃﻭﺳﻤﻴﻚ ‪،‬‬
‫ﻣﺘﻨﺎﺛﺮﺍًﺑﺸﻜﻞ ﻣﺨﻴﻒ ﻓﻲ ﻓﻀﻼﺕ ﺍﻟﻄﻴﻮﺭ ‪ ،‬ﻋﻠﻰ ﻗﺎﻋﺪﺓ ﻓﻲ ﻭﺳﻂ ﺳﺎﺣﺔ ﺍﻟﺒﻠﺪﺓ‪ .‬ﻛﺎﻧﺖ‬
‫ﻛﺬﺑﺔﺻﺮﻳﺤﺔ ‪ ،‬ﺣﻴﺚ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺍﻟﻤﺪﻳﻨﺔ ﺍﻟﺴﺎﺣﻠﻴﺔ ﻣﻮﺟﻮﺩﺓ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﻗﺒﻞ ﻭﻗﺖ ﻃﻮﻳﻞ ﻣﻦ ﻭﺻﻮﻝ‬
‫‪ Osmyk‬ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺸﻴﻄﺎﻥ ﻳﻌﺮﻑ ﺃﻳﻦ‪.‬‬

‫ﻓﻲﺍﻷﻋﻠﻰ ‪ ،‬ﻋﻠﻰ ﺗﻞ ‪ ،‬ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺍﻟﻘﻠﻌﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﻘﺼﺮ ﺍﻟﻤﻠﻜﻲ ‪ ،‬ﻭﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﻏﻴﺮ ﻋﺎﺩﻳﺔ ﻣﻦ‬
‫ﺣﻴﺚﺍﻟﺸﻜﻞ ﻭﺍﻟﺸﻜﻞ‪ .‬ﻟﻘﺪ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻣﻌﺒﺪﺍً ﺳﺎﺑﻘﺎً ‪ ،‬ﻭﻗﺪ ﻫﺠﺮﻩ ﻗﺴﺎﻭﺳﺔ ﻣﺮﺍﺭﺓ ﺑﺴﺒﺐ ﻋﺪﻡ‬
‫ﺍﻫﺘﻤﺎﻡﺳﻜﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﻤﺪﻳﻨﺔ ﺍﻟﺘﺎﻡ ﺛﻢ ﺗﻢ ﺗﻌﺪﻳﻠﻪ ﻭﺗﻮﺳﻴﻌﻪ‪ .‬ﻟﻘﺪ ﻧﺠﺎ ﺑﺮﺝ ﺍﻟﺠﺮﺱ ﺃﻭ ﺑﺮﺝ ﺍﻟﺠﺮﺱ‬
‫ﺑﺎﻟﻤﻌﺒﺪ‪ -‬ﻭﺟﺮﺳﻪ ﺣﺘﻰ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻨﺠﺎﺓ ‪ ،‬ﺍﻷﻣﺮ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﺃﻣﺮ ﺍﻟﻤﻠﻚ ﺍﻟﺤﺎﻟﻲ ﺑﻴﻠﻮﻫﻮﻥ ﺑﺮﻓﻊ ﺭﺳﻮﻣﻪ‬
‫ﻛﻞﻳﻮﻡ ﻋﻨﺪ ﺍﻟﻈﻬﻴﺮﺓ ‪ -‬ﻭﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻮﺍﺿﺢ ﺃﻧﻪ ﻟﻤﺠﺮﺩ ﻧﻜﺎﻳﺔ ﺭﻋﺎﻳﺎﻩ ‪ -‬ﻓﻲ ﻣﻨﺘﺼﻒ ﺍﻟﻠﻴﻞ‪ .‬ﺩﻕ‬
‫ﺍﻟﺠﺮﺱﻋﻨﺪﻣﺎ ﺑﺪﺃ ‪ Witcher‬ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺮﻛﻮﺏ ﺑﻴﻦ ﺃﻛﻮﺍﺥ ﺗﺪﻣﺮ‪.‬‬

‫ﻛﺎﻧﺖﺗﺪﻣﺮ ﻣﻠﻴﺉﺔ ﺑﺎﻷﺳﻤﺎﻙ ﻭﺍﻟﻐﺴﻴﻞ ﻭﺍﻟﻤﻄﺎﻋﻢ ﺍﻟﺮﺧﻴﺼﺔ ‪ ،‬ﻭﻛﺎﻥ ﺍﻻﺯﺩﺣﺎﻡ ﻓﻲ‬

‫ﺍﻟﺸﻮﺍﺭﻉﻣﺮﻭﻋﺎً ‪ ،‬ﺍﻷﻣﺮ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻛﻠﻒ ‪ Witcher‬ﺍﻟﻜﺜﻴﺮ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻮﻗﺖ ﻭﺍﻟﺼﺒﺮ ﻟﻠﺘﻔﺎﻭﺽ ﻓﻲ‬
‫ﺍﻟﺸﻮﺍﺭﻉ‪.‬ﺗﻨﻔﺲ ﺍﻟﺼﻌﺪﺍء ﻋﻨﺪﻣﺎ ﻭﺻﻞ ﺃﺧﻴﺮﺍً ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﺠﺴﺮ ﻭﻋﺒﺮ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﻀﻔﺔ ﺍﻟﻴﺴﺮﻯ ﻟـ‬
‫‪ .Adalatte‬ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺭﺍﺉﺤﺔ ﺍﻟﻤﺎء ﻛﺮﻳﻬﺔ ﻭﺗﺘﺤﻤﻞ ﻣﻦ ﺭﻏﻮﺓ ﻛﺜﻴﻔﺔ ‪ -‬ﻧﻔﺎﻳﺎﺕ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻤﺪﺍﺑﻎ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻮﺍﻗﻌﺔﻓﻲ ﺃﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻤﻨﺒﻊ‪ .‬ﻣﻦ ﺗﻠﻚ ﺍﻟﻨﻘﻄﺔ ﻟﻢ ﻳﻜﻦ ﺑﻌﻴﺪﺍً ﻋﻦ ﺍﻟﻄﺮﻳﻖ ﺍﻟﻤﺆﺩﻱ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﻤﺪﻳﻨﺔ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻤﺤﺼﻨﺔ‪.‬‬

‫ﺗﺮﻙﺟﻴﺮﺍﻟﺖ ﺣﺼﺎﻧﻪ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻻﺳﻄﺒﻼﺕ ﺧﺎﺭﺝ ﻭﺳﻂ ﺍﻟﻤﺪﻳﻨﺔ ‪ ،‬ﻭﺩﻓﻊ ﺛﻤﻨﻬﺎ ﻟﻤﺪﺓ ﻳﻮﻣﻴﻦ‬
‫ﻣﻘﺪﻣﺎًﻭﺃﻋﻄﻰ ﺍﻟﻤﺴﺘﻘﺮ ﺑﻌﺾ ﺍﻟﺒﻘﺸﻴﺶ ﻟﻀﻤﺎﻥ ﺭﻋﺎﻳﺔ ﺭﻭﺗﺶ ﺑﺸﻜﻞ ﻛﺎﻑ‪ ٍ.‬ﺗﻮﺟﻪ ﻧﺤﻮ‬
‫ﺑﺮﺝﺍﻟﻤﺮﺍﻗﺒﺔ‪ .‬ﻳﻤﻜﻦ ﻟﻠﻤﺮء ﺃﻥ ﻳﺪﺧﻞ ﻛﻴﺮﺍﻙ ﻓﻘﻂ ﻣﻦ ﺧﻼﻝ ﺑﺮﺝ ﺍﻟﻤﺮﺍﻗﺒﺔ ‪ ،‬ﺑﻌﺪ ﺍﻟﺨﻀﻮﻉ‬
‫ﻟﻠﺒﺤﺚﻭﺍﻹﺟﺮﺍءﺍﺕ ﻏﻴﺮ ﺍﻟﺴﺎﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﻤﺼﺎﺣﺒﺔ ﻟﻪ‪ .‬ﺃﺛﺎﺭﺕ ﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﻟﻀﺮﻭﺭﺓ ﻏﻀﺐ ‪ Witcher‬ﺇﻟﻰ‬
‫ﺣﺪﻣﺎ ‪ ،‬ﻟﻜﻨﻪ ﻓﻬﻢ ﺍﻟﻐﺮﺽ ﻣﻨﻪ ‪ -‬ﻟﻢ ﻳﻜﻦ ﺳﻜﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﺒﻠﺪﺓ ﺍﻷﻛﺜﺮ ﺛﺮﺍءﺍً ﻣﺒﺘﻬﺠﻴﻦ ﺑﺸﻜﻞ ﺧﺎﺹ‬
‫ﺑﻔﻜﺮﺓﺯﻳﺎﺭﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﻀﻴﻮﻑ ﻣﻦ ﺭﺻﻴﻒ ﺍﻟﻤﻴﻨﺎء ﺑﺎﻟﻤﻴﺮﺍ ‪ ،‬ﻻ ﺳﻴﻤﺎ ﻓﻲ ﺷﻜﻞ ﺍﻟﺒﺤﺎﺭﺓ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻷﺟﺰﺍء‬
‫ﺍﻷﺟﻨﺒﻴﺔﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﺸﺎﻃﺊ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ‪.‬‬

‫ﺩﺧﻞﺑﺮﺝ ﺍﻟﻤﺮﺍﻗﺒﺔ ‪ ،‬ﻭﻫﻮ ﻣﺒﻨﻰ ﺧﺸﺒﻲ ﻳﻌﺮﻑ ﺃﻧﻪ ﻳﻀﻢ ﻏﺮﻓﺔ ﺍﻟﺤﺮﺍﺳﺔ‪ .‬ﻛﺎﻥ ﻳﻌﺘﻘﺪ ﺃﻧﻪ‬
‫ﻳﻌﺮﻑﻣﺎ ﻳﻤﻜﻦ ﺗﻮﻗﻌﻪ‪ .‬ﻛﺎﻥ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺧﻄﺄ‪.‬‬
‫ﻟﻘﺪﺯﺍﺭ ﺍﻟﻌﺪﻳﺪ ﻣﻦ ﺑﻴﻮﺕ ﺍﻟﺤﺮﺍﺳﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺣﻴﺎﺗﻪ‪ :‬ﺻﻐﻴﺮﺓ ﻭﻣﺘﻮﺳﻄﺔ ﻭﻛﺒﻴﺮﺓ ‪ ،‬ﺳﻮﺍء ﻛﺎﻧﺖ‬
‫ﻗﺮﻳﺒﺔﺃﻭ ﻓﻲ ﺃﺟﺰﺍء ﺑﻌﻴﺪﺓ ﺟﺪﺍً ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢ ‪ ،‬ﺑﻌﻀﻬﺎ ﻓﻲ ﻣﻨﺎﻃﻖ ﺃﻛﺜﺮ ﻓﺄﻛﺜﺮ ﺣﻀﺎﺭﺓ ‪ -‬ﻭﺑﻌﻀﻬﺎ‬
‫ﻏﻴﺮﺣﻀﺎﺭﻱ ﺗﻤﺎﻣﺎً‪ .‬ﻛﻞ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢ‬
 ‫ﺗﻨﻔﺚﺑﻴﻮﺕ ﺍﻟﺤﺮﺍﺳﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻌﻔﻦ ﻭﺍﻟﻌﺮﻕ ﻭﺍﻟﺠﻠﺪ ﻭﺍﻟﺒﻮﻝ ﻭﻛﺬﻟﻚ ﺍﻟﺤﺪﻳﺪ ﻭﺍﻟﺸﺤﻮﻡ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻤﺴﺘﺨﺪﻣﺔﻓﻲ ﺣﻔﻈﻬﺎ‪ .‬ﻟﻢ ﻳﻜﻦ ﺍﻷﻣﺮ ﻣﺨﺘﻠﻔﺎً ﻓﻲ ﻏﺮﻓﺔ ﺣﺮﺍﺳﺔ ﻛﻴﺮﺍﻙ‪ .‬ﺃﻭ ﻟﻢ ﻳﻜﻦ ﺍﻷﻣﺮ‬
‫ﻛﺬﻟﻚ ‪،‬ﻟﻮ ﻟﻢ ﺗﻐﺮﻕ ﺭﺍﺉﺤﺔ ﻏﺮﻓﺔ ﺍﻟﺤﺮﺍﺳﺔ ﺍﻟﻜﻼﺳﻴﻜﻴﺔ ﺑﺮﺍﺉﺤﺔ ﺍﻟﻐﺎﺯﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﺜﻘﻴﻠﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺨﺎﻧﻘﺔ‬
‫ﺍﻟﺘﻲﺗﻤﺘﺪ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻷﺭﺽ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﺴﻘﻒ‪ .‬ﻻ ﻳﻤﻜﻦ ﺃﻥ ﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﺷﻚ ﻓﻲ ﺃﻥ ﺍﻟﻨﺒﺎﺗﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﺒﻘﻮﻟﻴﺔ‬
‫‪-‬ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻷﺭﺟﺢ ﺍﻟﺒﺎﺯﻻء ﻭﺍﻟﻔﻮﻝ ﻣﻮﺟﻮﺩﺓ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻨﻈﺎﻡ ﺍﻟﻐﺬﺍﺉﻲ ﻟﻄﺎﻗﻢ ﻏﺮﻓﺔ ﺍﻟﺤﺮﺍﺳﺔ‪.‬‬

‫ﻭﻛﺎﻧﺖﺍﻟﺤﺎﻣﻴﺔ ﺃﻧﺜﻰ ﺑﺎﻟﻜﺎﻣﻞ‪ .‬ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺗﺘﺄﻟﻒ ﻣﻦ ﺳﺖ ﻧﺴﺎء ﺟﺎﻟﺴﺎﺕ ﺣﺎﻟﻴﺎً ﻋﻠﻰ ﻃﺎﻭﻟﺔ‬
‫ﻭﻳﻨﺸﻐﻠﻦﺑﻮﺟﺒﺔ ﻣﻨﺘﺼﻒ ﺍﻟﻨﻬﺎﺭ‪ .‬ﻛﺎﻧﻮﺍ ﺟﻤﻴﻌﺎً ﻳﺘﺬﻣﺮﻭﻥ ﺑﺸﺮﺍﻫﺔ ﺑﻌﺾ ﺍﻟﻠﻘﺎﺣﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ‬
‫ﺗﻄﻔﻮﻓﻲ ﺻﻠﺼﺔ ﺍﻟﻔﻠﻔﻞ ﺍﻟﺤﻠﻮ ﺭﻗﻴﻘﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺃﻭﻋﻴﺔ ﺧﺰﻓﻴﺔ‪.‬‬

‫ﻣﻦﺍﻟﻮﺍﺿﺢ ﺃﻥ ﺍﻟﺤﺎﺭﺱ ﺍﻷﻃﻮﻝ ‪ ،‬ﻭﻫﻮ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺉﺪ ‪ ،‬ﺩﻓﻊ ﻭﻋﺎءﻫﺎ ﺑﻌﻴﺪﺍً ﻭﻭﻗﻒ‪ .‬ﺷﻌﺮﺕ‬
‫ﺟﻴﺮﺍﻟﺖ ‪،‬ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺗﺆﻛﺪ ﺩﺍﺉﻤﺎً ﺃﻧﻪ ﻻ ﻳﻮﺟﺪ ﺷﻲء ﻣﺜﻞ ﺍﻣﺮﺃﺓ ﻗﺒﻴﺤﺔ ‪ ،‬ﺃﻧﻬﺎ ﻣﻀﻄﺮﺓ‬
‫ﻟﻤﺮﺍﺟﻌﺔﻫﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﺮﺃﻱ‪.‬‬
‫"ﺃﺳﻠﺤﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﻘﺎﻋﺪ ﺍﻟﺒﺪﻻء!"‬
‫ﻛﺎﻥﺭﺃﺱ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺉﺪﺓ ‪ -‬ﻣﺜﻞ ﺭﺃﺱ ﺭﻓﺎﻗﻬﺎ ‪ -‬ﺣﻠﻴﻘﺎً‪ .‬ﺗﻤﻜﻦ ﺷﻌﺮﻫﺎ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻨﻤﻮ ﻣﺮﺓ ﺃﺧﺮﻯ‬
‫ﻗﻠﻴﻼ ً‪،‬ﻣﻤﺎ ﺃﺩﻯ ﺇﻟﻰ ﻇﻬﻮﺭ ﺑﻘﺎﻳﺎ ﺷﻌﺮ ﻏﻴﺮ ﻣﻜﺘﻤﻠﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺭﺃﺳﻬﺎ ﺍﻷﺻﻠﻊ‪ .‬ﻇﻬﺮﺕ ﻋﻀﻼﺕ‬
‫ﺍﻟﺤﺠﺎﺏﺍﻟﺤﺎﺟﺰ ﻣﻦ ﺃﺳﻔﻞ ﺻﺪﺭﻳﺘﻬﺎ ﻏﻴﺮ ﺍﻟﻤﺮﺑﻮﻃﺔ ﺑﺎﻷﺯﺭﺍﺭ ﻭﻗﻤﻴﺼﻬﺎ ﺍﻟﻤﻔﺘﻮﺡ ‪ ،‬ﻣﻤﺎ‬
‫ﻳﺬﻛﺮﻧﺎﺑﺸﻮﺍء ﻟﺤﻢ ﺍﻟﺨﻨﺰﻳﺮ ﺍﻟﻤﺸﻮﻱ‪ .‬ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺍﻟﻌﻀﻠﺔ ﺫﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﺮﺃﺳﻴﻦ ﻟﻠﺤﺎﺭﺱ ‪ -‬ﻟﻠﺒﻘﺎء ﻓﻲ‬
‫ﻣﻮﺿﻮﻉﺍﻟﻠﺤﻮﻡ ﺍﻟﻤﻄﺒﻮﺧﺔ ‪ -‬ﺑﺤﺠﻢ ﻟﺤﻢ ﺍﻟﺨﻨﺰﻳﺮ‪.‬‬

‫"ﺿﻊ ﺃﺳﻠﺤﺘﻚ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﻘﺎﻋﺪ ﺍﻟﺒﺪﻻء!" ﻛﺮﺭﺕ‪" .‬ﺍﻧﺖ ﺃﺻﻢ؟"‬

‫ﺭﻓﻌﺖﺇﺣﺪﻯ ﻣﺮﺅﻭﺳﻴﻬﺎ ‪ ،‬ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﻻ ﺗﺰﺍﻝ ﻣﻨﺤﻨﻴﺔ ﻓﻮﻕ ﺳﻠﻄﺎﻧﻴﺘﻬﺎ ‪ ،‬ﻧﻔﺴﻬﺎ ﻗﻠﻴﻼ ً‬
‫ﻭﺗﻄﻠﻖﺍﻟﺮﻳﺢ ﺑﺼﻮﺕ ﻋﺎﻝ ٍﻭﻃﻮﻳﻞ‪ .‬ﺭﻓﺎﻗﻬﺎ ﻗﻬﻘﻬﻮﺍ‪ .‬ﻫﻮﻯ ﺟﻴﺮﺍﻟﺖ ﻧﻔﺴﻪ ﺑﻘﻔﺎﺯ‪ .‬ﻧﻈﺮ‬
‫ﺍﻟﺤﺎﺭﺱﺇﻟﻰ ﺳﻴﻮﻓﻪ‪.‬‬
‫"ﻳﺎ ﻓﺘﻴﺎﺕ! ﺗﻌﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﻰ ﻫﻨﺎ!"‬
‫ﻭﻗﻔﺖ"ﺍﻟﻔﺘﻴﺎﺕ" ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﻀﺾ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺣﺪ ﻣﺎ ‪ ،‬ﻭﺗﻤﺘﺪ‪ .‬ﻻﺣﻆ ﺟﻴﺮﺍﻟﺖ ﺃﻥ ﺃﺳﻠﻮﺏ‬
‫ﻣﻼﺑﺴﻬﻢﻛﺎﻥ ﻏﻴﺮ ﺭﺳﻤﻲ ﺗﻤﺎﻣﺎً ‪ ،‬ﻭﻳﻬﺪﻑ ﺑﺸﻜﻞ ﺃﺳﺎﺳﻲ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺇﻇﻬﺎﺭ ﻋﻀﻼﺗﻬﻢ‪ .‬ﻛﺎﻧﺖ‬
‫ﺇﺣﺪﺍﻫﻦﺗﺮﺗﺪﻱ ﺳﺮﻭﺍﻻ ًﺟﻠﺪﻳﺎ ًﻗﺼﻴﺮﺍ ًﻣﻊ ﺍﻧﻘﺴﺎﻡ ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻗﻴﻦ ﻋﻨﺪ ﺍﻟﻠﺤﺎﻣﺎﺕ ﻟﺘﻨﺎﺳﺐ ﻓﺨﺬﻳﻬﺎ‪.‬‬
‫ﻛﺎﻥﺍﻟﺤﺰﺍﻣﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﻠﺬﺍﻥ ﻳﻘﻄﻌﺎﻥ ﺻﺪﺭﻫﺎ ﻛﻞ ﻣﺎ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺗﺮﺗﺪﻳﻪ ﻓﻮﻕ ﺍﻟﺨﺼﺮ‪.‬‬

‫ﻗﺎﻟﺖ"ﺍﻟﺴﺎﺣﺮ"‪" .‬ﺳﻴﻔﺎﻥ‪ .‬ﺍﻟﺼﻠﺐ ﻭﺍﻟﻔﻀﺔ‪ " .‬ﺍﻗﺘﺮﺏ ﺁﺧﺮ ‪ -‬ﻣﺜﻠﻬﻢ ﺟﻤﻴﻌﺎً ‪ ،‬ﻃﻮﻳﻞ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻘﺎﻣﺔﻭﻋﺮﻳﺾ ﺍﻷﻛﺘﺎﻑ ‪ -‬ﻭﺳﺤﺐ ﻗﻤﻴﺺ ﺟﻴﺮﺍﻟﺖ ﻣﻔﺘﻮﺣﺎً ﺑﺸﻜﻞ ﻏﻴﺮ ﺭﺳﻤﻲ‬
‫ﻭﺳﺤﺐﻣﻴﺪﺍﻟﻴﺘﻪ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺴﻠﺴﻠﺔ ﺍﻟﻔﻀﻴﺔ‪.‬‬

‫ﻗﺎﻟﺖ"ﻟﺪﻳﻪ ﻋﻼﻣﺔ"‪" .‬ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﺫﺉﺐ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﺎ ‪ ،‬ﺃﻧﻴﺎﺏ ﻣﻜﺸﻮﻓﺔ‪ .‬ﻳﺒﺪﻭ ﺃﻧﻪ ﻳﺘﺸﺮ‪ .‬ﻫﻞ‬
‫ﻧﺴﻤﺢﻟﻪ ﺑﺎﻟﻤﺮﻭﺭ؟ "‬
 ‫"ﺍﻟﻘﻮﺍﻋﺪ ﻻ ﺗﺤﻈﺮ ﺫﻟﻚ‪ .‬ﻟﻘﺪ ﺳﻠﻢ ﺳﻴﻮﻓﻪ ‪" ...‬‬
‫"ﻫﺬﺍ ﺻﺤﻴﺢ" ‪ ،‬ﺍﻧﻀﻢ ﺟﻴﺮﺍﻟﺖ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﻤﺤﺎﺩﺛﺔ ﺑﺼﻮﺕ ﻫﺎﺩﺉ‪" .‬ﺃﻣﻠﻚ‪ .‬ﺳﻴﺒﻘﻰ ﻛﻼﻫﻤﺎ ‪،‬‬
‫ﻛﻤﺎﺃﻓﺘﺮﺽ ‪ ،‬ﻓﻲ ﻭﺩﻳﻌﺔ ﺁﻣﻨﺔ؟ ﻟﻴﺘﻢ ﺍﺳﺘﺼﻼﺣﻬﺎ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺇﻧﺘﺎﺝ ﺟﺪﻭﻝ‪ .‬ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﺃﻧﺖ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻭﺷﻚ‬
‫ﺃﻥﺗﻌﻄﻴﻨﻲ ﺇﻳﺎﻩ؟ "‬
‫ﺃﺣﺎﻁﺑﻪ ﺍﻟﺤﺮﺍﺱ ﻣﺒﺘﺴﻤﻴﻦ‪ .‬ﺃﺣﺪﻫﻢ ﺣﺜﻪ ‪ ،‬ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﺎ ﻳﺒﺪﻭ ‪ ،‬ﻋﻦ ﻃﺮﻳﻖ ﺍﻟﺼﺪﻓﺔ‪ .‬ﺁﺧﺮ‬
‫ﺃﻃﻠﻖﺍﻟﺮﻳﺢ ﺑﺸﻜﻞ ﻣﺪﻭﻱ‪.‬‬
‫"ﻫﺬﺍ ﻫﻮ ﺇﻳﺼﺎﻟﻚ" ‪ ،‬ﻗﺎﻟﺖ‪.‬‬
‫”ﻳﺘﺸﺮ! ﻗﺎﺗﻞ ﻭﺣﺶ ﻣﺴﺘﺄﺟﺮ! ﻭﺗﻨﺎﺯﻝ ﻋﻦ ﺳﻴﻮﻓﻪ! ﺫﺍﺕ ﻣﺮﺓ! ﻭﺩﻳﻊ ﻛﻄﺎﻟﺐ ﻣﺪﺭﺳﺔ! "‬

‫"ﺃﺭﺍﻫﻦ ﺃﻧﻪ ﺳﻴﻘﻠﺐ ﻗﻀﻴﺒﻪ ﺃﻳﻀﺎً ‪ ،‬ﺇﺫﺍ ﺃﻣﺮﻧﺎﻩ ﺑﺬﻟﻚ‪" ".‬ﺩﻋﻮﻧﺎ ﻧﻔﻌﻞ‬
‫ﺫﻟﻚﺛﻢ! ﺇﻳﻪ ﻳﺎ ﻓﺘﻴﺎﺕ؟ ﺍﺟﻌﻠﻪ ﻳﺠﻠﺪﻫﺎ! "‬
‫"ﺳﻨﺮﻯ ﻛﻴﻒ ﺗﺒﺪﻭ ﺩﻳﻮﻙ ﺍﻟﺴﺤﺮﺓ!"‬
‫"ﻫﺎ ﻧﺤﻦ ﺫﺍ ‪ "،‬ﺻﺮﺥ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺉﺪ‪" .‬ﻟﻘﺪ ﺗﻮﻗﻔﻮﺍ ﺍﻵﻥ ‪ ،‬ﺃﻳﻬﺎ ﺍﻟﻔﺎﺳﻘﺎﺕ‪ .‬ﻏﻮﻧﺸﻮﺭﻳﻚ ‪ ،‬ﺗﻌﺎﻝ‬
‫ﻫﻨﺎ!ﻏﻮﻧﺸﻮﺭﻳﻚ! "‬
‫ﺧﺮﺝﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻐﺮﻓﺔ ﺍﻟﻤﺠﺎﻭﺭﺓ ﺭﺟﻞ ﺃﺻﻠﻊ ﻣﺴﻦ ﻳﺮﺗﺪﻱ ﻋﺒﺎءﺓ ﻗﺎﺗﻤﺔ ﻭﻗﺒﻌﺔ ﺻﻮﻓﻴﺔ‪ .‬ﺩﺧﻞ‬
‫ﻋﻠﻰﺍﻟﻔﻮﺭ ﻭﻛﺎﻥ ﻳﻌﺎﻧﻲ ﻣﻦ ﻧﻮﺑﺔ ﺳﻌﺎﻝ ‪ ،‬ﻭﺧﻠﻊ ﻗﻠﻌﺘﻪ ﻭﺑﺪﺃ ﻳﻬﻮﻱ ﺑﻬﺎ‪ .‬ﺃﺧﺬ ﺍﻟﺴﻴﻮﻑ ﻣﻠﻔﻮﻓﺔ‬
‫ﻓﻲﺃﺣﺰﻣﺘﻬﻢ ﻭﺃﺷﺎﺭ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺟﻴﺮﺍﻟﺖ ﻟﻴﺘﺒﻌﻪ‪ .The Witcher didn't linger .‬ﺑﺪﺃﺕ ﺍﻟﻐﺎﺯﺍﺕ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻤﻌﻮﻳﺔﺑﺎﻟﺘﺄﻛﻴﺪ ﺗﺴﻮﺩ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺨﻠﻴﻂ ﺍﻟﻀﺎﺭ ﻟﻐﺮﻓﺔ ﺍﻟﺤﺮﺍﺳﺔ‪.‬‬

‫ﺗﻢﺗﻘﺴﻴﻢ ﺍﻟﻐﺮﻓﺔ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﺩﺧﻠﻮﻫﺎ ﺇﻟﻰ ﻣﻨﺘﺼﻔﻬﺎ ﺑﻮﺍﺳﻄﺔ ﺷﺒﻜﺔ ﺣﺪﻳﺪﻳﺔ ﻣﺘﻴﻨﺔ‪ .‬ﺍﻟﻤﻔﺘﺎﺡ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻜﺒﻴﺮﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻓﺘﺤﻪ ﺍﻟﺮﺟﻞ ﺍﻟﻌﺠﻮﺯ ﺑﻘﻄﻊ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻘﻔﻞ‪ .‬ﻋﻠﻖ ﺍﻟﺴﻴﻮﻑ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺧﻄﺎﻑ ﺑﺠﺎﻧﺐ‬
‫ﺍﻟﺴﻴﻮﻑﺍﻷﺧﺮﻯ ‪ ،‬ﻛﻼﻳﻤﻮﺭ ‪ ،‬ﺑﺮﻭﺩ ﺳﻴﻮﻑ ﻭﺳﻴﻒ‪ .‬ﻓﺘﺢ ﺳﺠﻼ ًﻗﺬﺭﺍً ‪ ،‬ﻭﺧﺮﺑﺶ ﺑﺒﻂء ﻭﻃﻮﻝ‬
‫ﻓﻴﻪ ‪،‬ﻭﻳﺴﻌﻞ ﺑﺎﺳﺘﻤﺮﺍﺭ ﻭﻳﻜﺎﻓﺢ ﻻﻟﺘﻘﺎﻁ ﺃﻧﻔﺎﺳﻪ‪ .‬ﻭﺃﺧﻴﺮﺍ ًﺳﻠﻢ ﺟﻴﺮﺍﻟﺖ ﺍﻹﻳﺼﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﻤﻜﺘﻤﻞ‪.‬‬

‫"ﻫﻞ ﺃﻓﻬﻢ ﺃﻥ ﺳﻴﻮﻓﻲ ﺁﻣﻨﺔ ﻫﻨﺎ؟ ﻣﻐﻠﻖ ﺗﺤﺖ ﺍﻟﺤﺮﺍﺳﺔ؟ "‬

‫ﺃﻏﻠﻖﺍﻟﺮﺟﻞ ﺍﻟﻤﺴﻦ ﺍﻟﻤﻜﺴﻮ ﺑﻜﺜﺎﻓﺔ ‪ ،‬ﻭﻫﻮ ﻳﻨﺘﻔﺦ ﻭﻳﻠﻬﺚ ﺑﺸﺪﺓ ‪ ،‬ﺍﻟﻤﺸﺎﺑﻚ ﻭﺃﻇﻬﺮ ﻟﻪ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻤﻔﺘﺎﺡ‪.‬ﻟﻢ ﻳﻘﻨﻊ ﺟﻴﺮﺍﻟﺖ‪ .‬ﻳﻤﻜﻦ ﺇﺟﺒﺎﺭ ﺃﻱ ﺻﺮﻳﻒ ‪ ،‬ﻭﺍﻧﺘﻔﺎﺥ ﺍﻟﺒﻄﻦ ﺍﻟﺼﺎﺧﺐ "ﻟﻠﺴﻴﺪﺍﺕ"‬
‫ﻣﻦﻏﺮﻓﺔ ﺍﻟﺤﺮﺍﺳﺔ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻗﺎﺩﺭﺍً ﻋﻠﻰ ﺇﻏﺮﺍﻕ ﺃﻱ ﻣﺤﺎﻭﻻﺕ ﻟﻠﺴﻄﻮ‪ .‬ﻟﻜﻦ ﻟﻢ ﻳﻜﻦ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﺧﻴﺎﺭ‪.‬‬
‫ﻛﺎﻥﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺃﻥ ﻳﻨﺠﺰ ﻓﻲ ﻛﻴﺮﺍﻙ ﻣﺎ ﺃﺗﻰ ﻣﻦ ﺃﺟﻠﻪ‪ .‬ﻭﻳﻐﺎﺩﺭ ﺍﻟﻤﺪﻳﻨﺔ ﺑﺄﺳﺮﻉ ﻣﺎ ﻳﻤﻜﻦ‪.‬‬
 ‫ﻛﺎﻧﺖﺍﻟﺤﺎﻧﺔ ‪ -‬ﺃﻭ ‪ ،‬ﻛﻤﺎ ﺃﻋﻠﻨﺖ ﺍﻟﻼﻓﺘﺔ ‪ ،‬ﺃﻭﺳﺘﺮﻳﺎ ‪ - Natura Rerum osteria‬ﻋﺒﺎﺭﺓ ﻋﻦ‬
‫ﻣﺒﻨﻰﺻﻐﻴﺮ ﻭﻟﻜﻦ ﺣﺴﻦ ﺍﻟﺬﻭﻕ ﻣﻦ ﺧﺸﺐ ﺍﻷﺭﺯ ‪ ،‬ﻣﻊ ﺳﻘﻒ ﺷﺪﻳﺪ ﺍﻻﻧﺤﺪﺍﺭ ﻭﻣﺪﺧﻨﺔ‬
‫ﻣﺮﺗﻔﻌﺔﻣﻨﻪ‪ .‬ﺗﻢ ﺗﺰﻳﻴﻦ ﻭﺍﺟﻬﺔ ﺍﻟﻤﺒﻨﻰ ﺑﺸﺮﻓﺔ ﺫﺍﺕ ﺩﺭﺟﺎﺕ ﺗﺆﺩﻱ ﺇﻟﻴﻬﺎ ‪ ،‬ﻭﺗﺤﻴﻂ ﺑﻬﺎ ﻧﺒﺎﺗﺎﺕ‬
‫ﺍﻟﺼﺒﺎﺭﺍﻟﻤﻨﺘﺸﺮﺓ ﻓﻲ ﺃﺣﻮﺍﺽ ﺧﺸﺒﻴﺔ‪ .‬ﺍﻧﺠﺮﻓﺖ ﺭﺍﺉﺤﺔ ﺍﻟﻄﻬﻲ ‪ -‬ﻭﺧﺎﺻﺔ ﺷﻮﻱ ﺍﻟﻠﺤﻮﻡ ﻋﻠﻰ‬
‫ﺷﺒﻜﺔﺣﺪﻳﺪﻳﺔ ‪ -‬ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺤﺎﻧﺔ‪ .‬ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺍﻟﺮﻭﺍﺉﺢ ﺟﺬﺍﺑﺔ ﻟﻠﻐﺎﻳﺔ ﻟﺪﺭﺟﺔ ﺃﻧﻪ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻔﻮﺭ ﺑﺪﺍ ﻟـ‬
‫‪ Witcher‬ﺃﻥ ‪ Natura Rerum‬ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﻋﺪﻥ ‪ ،‬ﺣﺪﻳﻘﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺒﻬﺠﺔ ‪ ،‬ﺟﺰﻳﺮﺓ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺴﻌﺎﺩﺓ ‪،‬‬
‫ﻣﻼﺫﺍًﻟﻠﻤﺒﺎﺭﻙ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻳﺘﺪﻓﻖ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺤﻠﻴﺐ ﻭﺍﻟﻌﺴﻞ‪.‬‬

‫ﺳﺮﻋﺎﻥﻣﺎ ﺍﺗﻀﺢ ﺃﻥ ﻋﺪﻥ ﻫﺬﻩ ‪ -‬ﻣﺜﻞ ﻛﻞ ﺟﻨﺔ ﻋﺪﻥ ‪ -‬ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﻣﺤﻤﻴﺔ‪ .‬ﻛﺎﻥ ﻟﺪﻳﻬﺎ‬
‫ﺳﻴﺮﺑﻴﺮﻭﺱﺧﺎﺹ ﺑﻬﺎ ‪ ،‬ﺣﺎﺭﺱ ﺑﺴﻴﻒ ﻣﻠﺘﻬﺐ‪ .‬ﺃﺗﻴﺤﺖ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺻﺔ ﻟﺠﻴﺮﺍﻟﺖ ﻟﺮﺅﻳﺘﻪ ﻭﻫﻮ‬
‫ﻳﻌﻤﻞ‪.‬ﺃﻣﺎﻡ ﻋﻴﻨﻴﻪ ‪ ،‬ﻛﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﺤﺎﺭﺱ ‪ ،‬ﻭﻫﻮ ﺭﺟﻞ ﻗﺼﻴﺮ ﻭﻟﻜﻨﻪ ﻗﻮﻱ ﺍﻟﺒﻨﻴﺔ ‪ ،‬ﻳﻘﻮﺩ ﺷﺎﺑﺎً ﻧﺤﻴﻔﺎً‬
‫ﻣﻦﺣﺪﻳﻘﺔ ﺍﻟﻤﺴﺮﺍﺕ‪ .‬ﻛﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﺸﺎﺏ ﻳﺤﺘﺞ ‪ -‬ﻳﺼﺮﺥ ﻭﻳﻮﻣﺊ ‪ -‬ﻣﻤﺎ ﺃﺯﻋﺞ ﺍﻟﺤﺎﺭﺱ ﺑﺸﻜﻞ‬
‫ﻭﺍﺿﺢ‪.‬‬

‫"ﺃﻧﺖ ﻣﻤﻨﻮﻉ ‪ .Muus ،‬ﻛﻤﺎ ﺗﻌﻠﻢ‪ .‬ﻟﺬﺍ ﻛﻦ ﺧﺎﺭﺝ‪ .‬ﻟﻦ ﺃﻗﻮﻟﻬﺎ ﻣﺮﺓ ﺃﺧﺮﻯ "‪.‬‬

‫ﺍﺑﺘﻌﺪﺍﻟﺸﺎﺏ ﻋﻦ ﺍﻟﺪﺭﺝ ﺑﺴﺮﻋﺔ ﻛﺎﻓﻴﺔ ﻟﺘﺠﻨﺐ ﺩﻓﻌﻪ‪ .‬ﻻﺣﻆ ﺟﻴﺮﺍﻟﺖ ﺃﻧﻪ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺃﺻﻠﻌ ًﺎ‬
‫ﻗﺒﻞﺍﻷﻭﺍﻥ ‪ ،‬ﻭﺷﻌﺮﻩ ﺍﻟﻄﻮﻳﻞ ﺍﻟﺮﻓﻴﻊ ﻳﺒﺪﺃ ﻓﻘﻂ ﻓﻲ ﻣﻜﺎﻥ ﻣﺎ ﻓﻲ ﻣﻨﻄﻘﺔ ﺗﺎﺟﻪ ‪ ،‬ﻣﻤﺎ ﺃﻋﻄﻰ‬
‫ﺍﻧﻄﺒﺎﻋﺎًﻏﻴﺮ ﻣﺜﻴﺮ ﻟﻺﻋﺠﺎﺏ ﺑﺸﻜﻞ ﻋﺎﻡ‪.‬‬

‫"ﺍﻟﻠﻌﻨﺔ ﻋﻠﻴﻚ ﻭﺣﻈﺮﻙ!" ﺻﺮﺥ ﺍﻟﺸﺎﺏ ﻣﻦ ﻣﺴﺎﻓﺔ ﺁﻣﻨﺔ‪" .‬ﻟﺴﺖ ﺑﺤﺎﺟﺔ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺃﻱ‬
‫ﺧﺪﻣﺎﺕ!ﺃﻧﺖ ﻟﺴﺖ ﺍﻟﻮﺣﻴﺪ! ﺳﺄﺫﻫﺐ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﻤﻨﺎﻓﺴﺔ! ﺍﻟﺮﺅﻭﺱ ﺍﻟﻜﺒﻴﺮﺓ! ﻣﻐﺮﻭﺭﻭﻥ! ﻗﺪ‬
‫ﺗﻜﻮﻥﺍﻟﻌﻼﻣﺔ ﻣﺬﻫﺒﺔ ‪ ،‬ﻟﻜﻦ ﻻ ﻳﺰﺍﻝ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﺭﻭﺙ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺣﺬﺍﺉﻚ‪ .‬ﺃﻧﺖ ﺗﻌﻨﻲ ﻟﻲ ﺑﻘﺪﺭ ﻣﺎ ﺗﻌﻨﻲ‬
‫ﺫﻟﻚﺍﻟﺮﻭﺙ‪ .‬ﻭﺳﻮﻑ ﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﺍﻟﻘﺮﻑ ﺩﺍﺉﻤﺎ ﻫﺮﺍء! "‬
‫ﻛﺎﻥﺟﻴﺮﺍﻟﺖ ﻗﻠﻘﺎً ﺑﻌﺾ ﺍﻟﺸﻲء‪ .‬ﺍﻟﺸﺎﺏ ﺍﻷﺻﻠﻊ ‪ ،‬ﺑﺼﺮﻑ ﺍﻟﻨﻈﺮ ﻋﻦ ﻣﻈﻬﺮﻩ ﺍﻟﻘﺒﻴﺢ ‪،‬‬
‫ﻛﺎﻥﻳﺮﺗﺪﻱ ﺃﺯﻳﺎء ﺭﺍﺉﻌﺔ ‪ ،‬ﺭﺑﻤﺎ ﻟﻢ ﺗﻜﻦ ﻏﻨﻴﺔ ﺟﺪﺍً ‪ ،‬ﻭﻟﻜﻦ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺃﻱ ﺣﺎﻝ ‪ ،‬ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺃﻛﺜﺮ ﺃﻧﺎﻗﺔ‬
‫ﻣﻦﻭﻳﺘﺸﺮ‪ .‬ﻟﺬﺍ ‪ ،‬ﺇﺫﺍ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺍﻷﻧﺎﻗﺔ ﻫﻲ ﺍﻟﻤﻌﻴﺎﺭ ﺍﻟﺤﺎﺳﻢ ‪...‬‬

‫"ﻭﺇﻟﻰ ﺃﻳﻦ ﺃﻧﺖ ﺫﺍﻫﺐ ‪ ،‬ﻫﻞ ﻟﻲ ﺃﻥ ﺃﺳﺄﻝ؟" ﻗﺎﻃﻊ ﺻﻮﺕ ﺍﻟﺤﺎﺭﺱ ﺍﻟﺠﻠﻴﺪﻱ ﻗﻄﺎﺭ‬
‫ﺃﻓﻜﺎﺭﻩ‪.‬ﻭﺃﻛﺪﺕ ﻣﺨﺎﻭﻓﻪ‪.‬‬
‫"ﻫﺬﻩ ﺣﺎﻧﺔ ﺣﺼﺮﻳﺔ" ‪ ،‬ﺗﺎﺑﻊ ﺳﻴﺮﺑﻴﺮﻭﺱ ‪ ،‬ﻳﺴﺪ ﺍﻟﺪﺭﺝ‪" .‬ﻫﻞ ﺗﻔﻬﻢ ﻣﻌﻨﻰ ﺍﻟﻜﻠﻤﺔ؟ ﺇﻧﻪ‬
‫ﺧﺎﺭﺝﺍﻟﺤﺪﻭﺩ ‪ ،‬ﻛﻤﺎ ﻫﻮ‬
 ‫ﻛﺎﻧﻮﺍ‪.‬ﻟﺒﻌﺾ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺱ‪".‬‬
‫"ﻟﻤﺎﺫﺍ ﻟﻲ؟"‬
‫"ﻻ ﺗﺤﻜﻢ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻜﺘﺎﺏ ﻣﻦ ﻏﻼﻓﻪ‪ ".‬ﻧﻈﺮ ﺍﻟﺤﺎﺭﺱ ﺇﻟﻰ ‪ Witcher‬ﻣﻦ ﺃﻋﻠﻰ ﺩﺭﺟﺘﻴﻦ‪" .‬‬
‫ﺃﻧﺖﺃﺟﻨﺒﻲ ‪ ،‬ﻫﺬﺍ ﺗﺼﻮﻳﺮ ﻣﺸﻲ ﻟﻬﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﻘﻮﻝ ﺍﻟﻤﺄﺛﻮﺭ‪ .‬ﻏﻼﻓﻚ ﻟﻴﺲ ﺷﻴﺉﺎً ﻟﺘﻜﺘﺐ ﻋﻨﻪ ﻓﻲ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻤﻨﺰﻝ‪.‬ﺭﺑﻤﺎ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﺃﺷﻴﺎء ﺃﺧﺮﻯ ﻣﺨﺒﺄﺓ ﻓﻲ ﺻﻔﺤﺎﺗﻬﺎ ‪ ،‬ﻟﻜﻨﻨﻲ ﻟﻦ ﺃﻗﺘﻨﺼﻬﺎ‪ .‬ﺃﻛﺮﺭ ‪،‬‬
‫ﻫﺬﻩﺣﺎﻧﺔ ﺣﺼﺮﻳﺔ‪ .‬ﻧﺤﻦ ﻻ ﻧﺘﺴﺎﻣﺢ ﻣﻊ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺱ ﺍﻟﺬﻳﻦ ﻳﺮﺗﺪﻭﻥ ﻣﻼﺑﺲ ﻣﺜﻞ ﺍﻟﺤﻤﻘﻰ ﻫﻨﺎ‪ .‬ﺃﻭ‬
‫ﻣﺴﻠﺢ"‪.‬‬

‫"ﺃﻧﺎ ﻟﺴﺖ ﻣﺴﻠﺤﺎً‪".‬‬

‫"ﻟﻜﻨﻚ ﺗﺒﺪﻭ ﻛﻤﺎ ﺃﻧﺖ‪ .‬ﻟﺬﺍ ﻳﺮﺟﻰ ﺃﺧﺬ ﻧﻔﺴﻚ ﻓﻲ ﻣﻜﺎﻥ ﺁﺧﺮ "‪" .‬ﺗﺤﻜﻢ ﻓﻲ ﻧﻔﺴﻚ ‪،‬‬
‫ﺗﺎﺭﺏ‪".‬‬
‫ﻇﻬﺮﺭﺟﻞ ﺩﺍﻛﻦ ﻳﺮﺗﺪﻱ ﺳﺘﺮﺓ ﻗﺼﻴﺮﺓ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻤﺨﻤﻞ ﻋﻨﺪ ﻣﺪﺧﻞ ﺍﻟﺤﺎﻧﺔ‪ .‬ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺣﻮﺍﺟﺒﻪ‬
‫ﻛﺜﻴﻔﺔ ‪،‬ﻭﺑﺼﺮﻩ ﻳﺜﻘﺐ ﻭﺃﻧﻔﻪ‪ .‬ﻭ ﻭﺍﺳﻌﺔ‪.‬‬

‫"ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻮﺍﺿﺢ ﺃﻧﻚ ﻻ ﺗﻌﺮﻑ ﻣﻦ ﺗﺘﻌﺎﻣﻞ ﻣﻌﻪ ‪ "،‬ﺃﺧﺒﺮ ﺍﻷﻧﻒ ﺍﻟﻤﺎﺉﻲ ﻟﻠﺤﺎﺭﺱ‪" .‬ﺃﻧﺖ ﻻ‬
‫ﺗﻌﺮﻑﻣﻦ ﺟﺎء ﻟﺰﻳﺎﺭﺗﻚ‪".‬‬
‫ﺃﻇﻬﺮﺻﻤﺖ ﺍﻟﺤﺎﺭﺱ ﺍﻟﻤﻄﻮﻝ ﺃﻧﻪ ﻟﻢ ﻳﻔﻌﻞ ﺫﻟﻚ ﺑﺎﻟﻔﻌﻞ‪.‬‬
‫‪ ".‬ﺑﺤﺮﺍﺭﺓ‪ .‬ﺃﻧﺎ ﻓﻴﺒﻮﺱ ﺭﺍﻓﻴﻨﺠﺎ ‪ ،‬ﻣﺎﻟﻚ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﻤﻨﺰﻝ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﻮﺍﺿﻊ ‪Rerum osteria‬‬
‫‪ Natura‬ﺍﻟﺴﺎﺣﺮ‪ .‬ﻣﻌﺮﻭﻑ ﺑﺤﻤﺎﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺱ ﻭﺇﻧﻘﺎﺫ ﺣﻴﺎﺗﻬﻢ‪ .‬ﻛﻤﺎ ﻓﻌﻞ ﻗﺒﻞ ﺃﺳﺒﻮﻉ ‪ ،‬ﻫﻨﺎ ‪ ،‬ﻓﻲ‬
‫ﻣﻨﻄﻘﺘﻨﺎ ‪،‬ﻓﻲ ﺃﻧﺴﻴﺠﻴﺲ ‪ ،‬ﻋﻨﺪﻣﺎ ﺃﻧﻘﺬ ﺃﻣﺎً ﻭﻃﻔﻠﻬﺎ‪ .‬ﻭﻗﺒﻞ ﻋﺪﺓ ﺃﺷﻬﺮ ‪ ،‬ﺍﺷﺘﻬﺮ ﺑﻘﺘﻠﻪ‬
‫ﻟﻴﻮﻛﺮﻭﺗﺎًﺁﻛﻼً ﻟﻠﺮﺟﻞ ﻓﻲ ﺳﻴﺰﻣﺎﺭ ‪ ،‬ﻣﻤﺎ ﺃﺩﻯ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺇﺻﺎﺑﺘﻪ ﺑﺠﺮﻭﺡ‪ .‬ﻛﻴﻒ ﻳﻤﻜﻨﻚ ﻣﻨﻊ ﺍﻟﺪﺧﻮﻝ‬
‫ﺇﻟﻰﺍﻟﺤﺎﻧﺔ ﺍﻟﺨﺎﺻﺔ ﺑﻲ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺷﺨﺺ ﻳﻤﺎﺭﺱ ﻣﺜﻞ ﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﻟﺘﺠﺎﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﻨﺰﻳﻬﺔ؟ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻌﻜﺲ ﻣﻦ‬
‫ﺫﻟﻚ ‪،‬ﺃﻧﺎ ﺳﻌﻴﺪ ﺟﺪﺍً ﺑﺮﺅﻳﺔ ﺿﻴﻒ ﻣﺜﻠﻪ‪ .‬ﻭﺃﻧﺎ ﺃﻋﺘﺒﺮ ﺃﻧﻪ ﻳﺸﺮﻓﻨﻲ ﺃﻥ ﻳﺰﻭﺭﻧﻲ‪ .‬ﺳﻴﺪ ﺟﻴﺮﺍﻟﺖ ‪،‬‬
‫ﻳﺮﺣﺐﺑﻜﻢ ‪”Geralt of Rivia.‬‬

‫ﺍﻟﻄﺎﻭﻟﺔﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﺟﻠﺴﻪ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﺎ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺩﻝ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺑﻬﺎ ﻣﻔﺮﺵ ﻃﺎﻭﻟﺔ‪ .‬ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺟﻤﻴﻊ ﺍﻟﻄﺎﻭﻻﺕ ﻓﻲ‬
‫‪ - Natura Rerum‬ﻭﻣﻌﻈﻤﻬﺎ ﻣﺸﻐﻮﻻ ً‪ -‬ﺑﻬﺎ ﻣﻔﺎﺭﺵ ﻣﺎﺉﺪﺓ‪ .‬ﻟﻢ ﻳﺴﺘﻄﻊ ﺟﻴﺮﺍﻟﺖ ﺗﺬﻛﺮ‬
‫ﺁﺧﺮﻣﺮﺓ ﺭﺃﻯ ﺃﻱ ﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﻓﻲ ﺣﺎﻧﺔ‪.‬‬
‫ﻋﻠﻰﺍﻟﺮﻏﻢ ﻣﻦ ﺃﻧﻪ ﻓﻀﻮﻟﻲ ‪ ،‬ﺇﻻ ﺃﻧﻪ ﻟﻢ ﻳﻨﻈﺮ ﺣﻮﻟﻪ ‪ ،‬ﻭﻻ ﻳﺮﻳﺪ ﺃﻥ ﻳﻈﻬﺮ ﺭﻳﻔﻴﺎً ﻭﻏﻴﺮ‬
‫ﻣﻬﺬﺏ‪.‬ﻭﻣﻊ ﺫﻟﻚ ‪ ،‬ﻓﺈﻥ ﻧﻈﺮﺓ ﺣﺬﺭﺓ ﻛﺸﻔﺖ ﻋﻦ ﺩﻳﻜﻮﺭ ﻣﺘﻮﺍﺿﻊ ﺭﻏﻢ ﺃﻧﻪ ﺃﻧﻴﻖ ﻭﺣﺴﻦ‬
‫ﺍﻟﺬﻭﻕ‪.‬ﺍﻟﺰﺑﺎﺉﻦ ‪ ،‬ﺍﻟﺬﻳﻦ ﺍﻋﺘﺒﺮﻫﻢ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻷﺳﺎﺱ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺘﺠﺎﺭ ﻭﺍﻟﺤﺮﻓﻴﻴﻦ ‪ ،‬ﻛﺎﻧﻮﺍ ﺃﻳﻀﺎً ﻳﺮﺗﺪﻭﻥ‬
‫ﻣﻼﺑﺲﺃﻧﻴﻘﺔ ‪ -‬ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﺮﻏﻢ ﻣﻦ ﻋﺪﻡ ﺫﻭﻗﻬﻢ ﺩﺍﺉﻤﺎً ‪ .-‬ﻛﺎﻥ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﻗﺒﺎﻃﻨﺔ ﺳﻔﻦ ‪ ،‬ﻣﻠﺘﺤﻮﻥ‬
‫ﻭﻣﺼﺎﺑﻮﻥﺑﺎﻟﻀﺮﺏ ﺑﺴﺒﺐ ﺍﻟﻄﻘﺲ‪ .‬ﻭﻟﻢ ﻳﻜﻦ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﻧﻘﺺ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻨﺒﻼء ﺍﻟﺬﻳﻦ ﻳﺮﺗﺪﻭﻥ‬
‫ﻣﻼﺑﺲﻣﺒﻬﺮﺟﺔ‪ .‬ﺭﺍﺉﺤﺘﻬﺎ ﺟﻤﻴﻠﺔ ﻭﺃﻧﻴﻘﺔ‪ :‬ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻠﺤﻢ ﺍﻟﻤﺸﻮﻱ ﻭﺍﻟﺜﻮﻡ ﻭﺍﻟﻜﺮﺍﻭﻳﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﻤﺎﻝ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻮﻓﻴﺮ‪.‬‬
 ‫ﺷﻌﺮﺑﺎﻟﻌﻴﻮﻥ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ‪ .‬ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺣﻮﺍﺳﻪ ﺍﻟﺴﺎﺣﺮﺓ ﺗﺸﻴﺮ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻔﻮﺭ ﻛﻠﻤﺎ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻳﺘﻢ ﻣﻼﺣﻈﺘﻪ‪.‬‬
‫ﺃﻟﻘﻰﻧﻈﺮﺓ ﺳﺮﻳﻌﺔ ﻭﺳﺮﻳﺔ ﺣﻮﻟﻪ‪.‬‬
‫ﻛﺎﻧﺖﺗﺮﺍﻗﺒﻪ ﺍﻣﺮﺃﺓ ﺷﺎﺑﺔ ﺫﺍﺕ ﺷﻌﺮ ﺃﺣﻤﺮ ﺛﻌﻠﺐ ‪ ،‬ﺃﻳﻀﺎً ﺑﺘﻜﺘﻢ ﺷﺪﻳﺪ ‪ ،‬ﻭﺇﻟﻰ ﺷﺨﺺ‬
‫ﺑﺸﺮﻱﻋﺎﺩﻱ ﺑﺸﻜﻞ ﻏﻴﺮ ﻣﺤﺴﻮﺱ‪ .‬ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺗﺘﻈﺎﻫﺮ ﺑﺄﻧﻬﺎ ﻣﻨﻐﻤﺴﺔ ﺗﻤﺎﻣﺎً ﻓﻲ ﻭﺟﺒﺘﻬﺎ ‪ -‬ﺷﻲء‬
‫ﻟﺬﻳﺬﺍﻟﻤﻈﻬﺮ ﻭﺭﺍﺉﺤﺔ ﻣﻐﺮﻳﺔ ﺣﺘﻰ ﻣﻦ ﻣﺴﺎﻓﺔ ﺑﻌﻴﺪﺓ‪ .‬ﺃﺳﻠﻮﺑﻬﺎ ﻭﻟﻐﺔ ﺟﺴﺪﻫﺎ ﻟﻢ ﺗﺘﺮﻙ‬
‫ﻣﺠﺎﻻﻟﻠﺸﻚ‪ .‬ﻻ ﻳﺘﺸﺮ‪ .‬ﻛﺎﻥ ﻳﺮﺍﻫﻦ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺃﻱ ﺷﻲء ﺃﻧﻬﺎ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺳﺎﺣﺮﺓ‪.‬‬

‫ﻫﺰﺍﻟﻨﺎﺩﻝ ﺭﺃﺳﻪ ﻣﻦ ﺗﺄﻣﻠﻪ ﻭﺣﻨﻴﻨﻪ ﺍﻟﻤﻔﺎﺟﺊ‪.‬‬

‫ﺃﻋﻠﻦﻓﻲ ﺍﺣﺘﻔﺎﻟﻴﺔ ﻻ ﻳﺨﻠﻮ ﻣﻦ ﻓﺨﺮ‪" :‬ﺍﻟﻴﻮﻡ ‪ ،‬ﻧﻘﺘﺮﺡ ﻟﺤﻢ ﻋﺠﻞ ﻣﻄﻬﻲ ﺑﺎﻟﺨﻀﺎﺭ ﻣﻊ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻔﻄﺮﻭﺍﻟﻔﻮﻝ‪ .‬ﺳﺮﺝ ﻟﺤﻢ ﺍﻟﻀﺄﻥ ﺍﻟﻤﺸﻮﻱ ﻣﻊ ﺍﻟﺒﺎﺫﻧﺠﺎﻥ‪ .‬ﻟﺤﻢ ﺍﻟﺨﻨﺰﻳﺮ ﺍﻟﻤﻘﺪﺩ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺒﻴﺮﺓ‬
‫ﻳﻘﺪﻡﻣﻊ ﺍﻟﺒﺮﻗﻮﻕ ﺍﻟﻤﺰﺟﺞ‪ .‬ﻛﺘﻒ ﺧﻨﺰﻳﺮ ﻣﺸﻮﻱ ﺗﻘﺪﻡ ﻣﻊ ﺗﻔﺎﺡ ﻣﻄﻬﻲ‪ .‬ﺻﺪﻭﺭ ﺍﻟﺒﻂ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻤﻘﻠﻴﺔ ‪،‬ﺗﻘﺪﻡ ﻣﻊ ﺍﻟﻤﻠﻔﻮﻑ ﺍﻷﺣﻤﺮ ﻭﺍﻟﺘﻮﺕ ﺍﻟﺒﺮﻱ‪ .‬ﺣﺒﺎﺭ ﻣﺤﺸﻲ ﺍﻟﻬﻨﺪﺑﺎء ﻓﻲ ﺻﻠﺼﺔ‬
‫ﺑﻴﻀﺎءﻳﻘﺪﻡ ﻣﻊ ﺍﻟﻌﻨﺐ‪ .‬ﺳﻤﻚ ﺍﻟﺮﺍﻫﺐ ﺍﻟﻤﺸﻮﻱ ﺑﺼﻠﺼﺔ ﺍﻟﻜﺮﻳﻤﺔ ‪ ،‬ﻳﻘﺪﻡ ﻣﻊ ﺍﻟﻜﻤﺜﺮﻯ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻤﻄﺒﻮﺧﺔ‪.‬ﺃﻭ ﻛﺎﻟﻌﺎﺩﺓ ‪ ،‬ﺗﺨﺼﺼﻨﺎ‪ :‬ﺳﻴﻘﺎﻥ ﺍﻷﻭﺯ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻨﺒﻴﺬ ﺍﻷﺑﻴﺾ ‪ ،‬ﻣﻊ ﺧﻴﺎﺭ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻔﺎﻛﻬﺔ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻤﺨﺒﻮﺯﺓ ‪،‬ﻭﺳﻤﻚ ﺍﻟﺘﺮﺱ ﻓﻲ ﺣﺒﺮ ﺍﻟﺤﺒﺎﺭ ﺑﺎﻟﻜﺮﺍﻣﻴﻞ ‪ ،‬ﻭﻳﻘﺪﻡ ﻣﻊ ﺃﻋﻨﺎﻕ ﺟﺮﺍﺩ ﺍﻟﺒﺤﺮ‪" .‬‬

‫"ﺇﺫﺍ ﻛﻨﺖ ﺗﺤﺐ ﺍﻷﺳﻤﺎﻙ ‪ "،‬ﻇﻬﺮ ﻓﻴﺒﺲ ﺭﺍﻓﻴﻨﺠﺎ ﻓﺠﺄﺓ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻄﺎﻭﻟﺔ ﺑﺎﻟﻠﻮﻥ ﺍﻷﺯﺭﻕ ‪" ،‬‬
‫ﺃﻭﺻﻲﺑﺸﺪﺓ ﺑﺎﺳﺘﺨﺪﺍﻡ ﺍﻟﺘﺮﺱ‪ .‬ﻣﻦ ﺻﻴﺪ ﺍﻟﺼﺒﺎﺡ ‪ ،‬ﻣﻦ ﻧﺎﻓﻠﺔ ﺍﻟﻘﻮﻝ‪ .‬ﻓﺨﺮ ﻭﺗﻔﺎﺧﺮ ﺭﺉﻴﺲ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻄﻬﺎﺓﻟﺪﻳﻨﺎ "‪.‬‬
‫"ﺍﻟﺘﺮﺱ ﺑﺎﻟﺤﺒﺮ ﺇﺫﻥ‪ ".‬ﺣﺎﺭﺏ ‪ The Witcher‬ﺭﻏﺒﺔ ﻏﻴﺮ ﻋﻘﻼﻧﻴﺔ ﻓﻲ ﻃﻠﺐ ﻋﺪﺓ ﺃﻃﺒﺎﻕ‬
‫ﺩﻓﻌﺔﻭﺍﺣﺪﺓ ‪ ،‬ﻣﺪﺭﻛﺎً ﺃﻧﻬﺎ ﺳﺘﻜﻮﻥ ﺳﻴﺉﺔ ﺍﻟﺬﻭﻕ‪" .‬ﺷﻜﺮﺍ ﻟﻚ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻻﻗﺘﺮﺍﺡ‪ .‬ﻟﻘﺪ ﺑﺪﺃﺕ ﺃﻋﺎﻧﻲ‬
‫ﻣﻦﻋﺬﺍﺏ ﺍﻻﺧﺘﻴﺎﺭ "‪.‬‬
‫ﺳﺄﻟﻪﺍﻟﻨﺎﺩﻝ "ﺃﻱ ﻧﺒﻴﺬ" ‪" ،‬ﻫﻞ ﻳﻮﺩ ﺳﻴﺪﻱ ﺃﻥ ﻳﺄﻣﺮ؟" “ﺍﻟﺮﺟﺎء ﺍﺧﺘﻴﺎﺭ ﺷﻲء ﻣﻨﺎﺳﺐ‪ .‬ﺃﻧﺎ‬
‫ﻟﺴﺖﺭﺍﺉﻌﺎً ﺟﺪﺍً ﻣﻊ ﺍﻟﻨﺒﻴﺬ "‪ .‬ﺍﺑﺘﺴﻢ ﻓﻴﺒﻮﺱ ﺭﺍﻓﻴﻨﺠﺎ‪" :‬ﻗﻠﻴﻠﻮﻥ"‪ .‬ﻭﻗﻠﻴﻠﻮﻥ ﻫﻢ ﻣﻦ‬
‫ﻳﻌﺘﺮﻓﻮﻥﺑﺬﻟﻚ‪ .‬ﻻ ﺗﺨﻒ ﺍﺑﺪﺍ‪ ،‬ﻧﺤﻦﻳﺠﺐ ﺃﻥ ﺗﺨﺘﺎﺭ ﺍﻟﻨﻮﻉ ﻭﺍﻟﺨﻤﺮ ‪ ،‬ﺳﻴﺪ ﻭﻳﺘﺸﺮ‪.‬‬
‫ﺳﺄﺗﺮﻛﻚﻓﻲ ﺳﻼﻡ ‪ ،‬ﻃﻴﺒﺔ ﻃﻴﺒﺔ "‪.‬‬

‫ﻫﺬﻩﺍﻟﺮﻏﺒﺔ ﻟﻢ ﺗﺘﺤﻘﻖ‪ .‬ﻟﻢ ﺗﺘﺢ ﻟـ ‪ Geralt‬ﺃﻳﻀﺎً ﻓﺮﺻﺔ ﻣﻌﺮﻓﺔ ﺍﻟﻨﺒﻴﺬ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﺳﻴﺨﺘﺎﺭﻭﻧﻪ‪.‬‬
‫ﻛﻤﺎﺃﻥ ﻃﻌﻢ ﺍﻟﺘﺮﺱ ﻓﻲ ﺣﺒﺮ ﺍﻟﺤﺒﺎﺭ ﺑﻘﻲ ﻟﻐﺰﺍ ﺑﺎﻟﻨﺴﺒﺔ ﻟﻪ ﻓﻲ ﺫﻟﻚ ﺍﻟﻴﻮﻡ‪.‬‬

‫ﺗﺨﻠﺖﺍﻟﻤﺮﺃﺓ ﺫﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﺸﻌﺮ ﺍﻷﺣﻤﺮ ﻓﺠﺄﺓ ﻋﻦ ﺣﺬﺭﻫﺎ ‪ ،‬ﺣﻴﺚ ﻭﺟﺪﺕ ﻋﻴﻨﺎﻫﺎ ﻋﻴﻨﻴﻪ‪.‬‬
‫ﺇﺑﺘﺴﻤﺖ‪.‬ﺑﺤﺰﻥ ‪ ،‬ﻟﻢ ﻳﺴﺘﻄﻊ ﺍﻟﺸﻌﻮﺭ‪ .‬ﺷﻌﺮ ﺑﺠﻌﺒﺔ ﺗﻤﺮ ﻣﻦ ﺧﻼﻟﻪ‪.‬‬

‫؟" ﺗﻢ ﻃﺮﺡ ﺍﻟﺴﺆﺍﻝ ﻣﻦ ﻗﺒﻞ ﺃﺣﺪ‪ Geralt of Rivia‬ﺩﻋﺎ ‪"The Witcher‬‬

‫ﺛﻼﺙﺷﺨﺼﻴﺎﺕ ﻳﺮﺗﺪﻭﻥ ﻣﻼﺑﺲ ﺳﻮﺩﺍء ﻭﺍﻗﺘﺮﺑﻮﺍ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻄﺎﻭﻟﺔ ﺑﺼﻤﺖ‪.‬‬
‫"ﺍﻧﻪ ﺍﻧﺎ‪".‬‬
‫"ﺗﻢ ﺍﻟﻘﺒﺾ ﻋﻠﻴﻚ ﺑﺎﺳﻢ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﻧﻮﻥ"‪.‬‬
 ‫ﻣﺎﻫﻮ ﺍﻟﺤﻜﻢ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻳﺠﺐ ﺃﻥ ﺃﺧﺎﻓﻪ ﺩﻭﻥ ﺃﻥ ﺃﻓﻌﻞ ﺧﻄﺄ؟‬

‫ﻭﻟﻴﺎﻡﺷﻜﺴﺒﻴﺮ‪،‬ﺗﺎﺟﺮ ﺍﻟﺒﻨﺪﻗﻴﺔ‬