Vignettes II

Глава 1Magister Tamash Tonda, Court Mage of Canlemere, sat drinking a mug of beer, crunching on salted roasted almonds and thinking about his family. Not the one of widowed mother, sister, cousins and nephews back in Rothil, but the clear and present one. Having an elf lady over four centuries old (and court mage to three previous kings) for a mother-in-law was an experience few men could boast of. Most woud rather keep silent.Whoever next, mused Tamash. This morning Marcille told him merrily that Fvirlitz Buddleschemp was arriving with his entourage and he, Tamash, turned out sadly unprepared, ignorant who might that gnome be. Doctor Buddleschemp, she told, is the greatest medical specialist to ever set foot on the Northern continent for as long as Mother remembered. Tamash said everybody and their dog were coming to Rhelym once he’d started inviting them to the tower, giving them a po…