The first thing Liriel saw was waking up - the sky. “What a beautiful ceiling here! - she thought delightedly. - I wonder what kind of artist painted it? It seems that he is going somewhere far away ... "Liriel, suddenly realized that she had never looked up after leaving the dwelling city of Mshera. She just lay and admired. “Wow, what a huge torch here! - Once again admired the drow. “It seems to be even more than a crystal of light over the temple of Lolos, and moreover it warms!”
Liriel closed her eyes and enjoyed the light and warmth of the "huge torch." Nearby some trickle quietly murmured. Suddenly, she discovered that something was lying on her. In fright, she threw back what turned out to be a regular cloth cloak. "Where is he from here?" The drow thought in surprise.

- Oh, you already woke up! - there was a cheerful voice with a slight hoarse. Liriel turned in the direction from which a voice came, there, on a small log, in a relaxed posture, sat a humanoid cat of the voar'kra race. Frightened, Liriel recoiled and looked at the cat with interest. He was about six and a quarter feet tall and short, red-haired with black stripes, hair and rather well-developed muscles. His face was an enlarged copy of the feline's muzzle. Protruding ears, green eyes, with vertical pupils, and long, sensitive vibrises.

- Want to have breakfast? - He asked. - I cooked a stew with pheasant, will you try?
Liriel looked at the warrior as well, and finally uttered:

- Who are you?

- Um, what? - the cat was on the alert.

- Oh! “Liriel didn’t notice when she suddenly spoke Elvish and repeated the question in General,“ Who are you? ”

- Oh, I'm sorry! I am Casper HaVser ibn Musuc of the Ironclaw! He bowed playfully, He said. - For friends and beautiful girls just Cas.

“Oh ... oh ... A. aah ..." the dark one extended.

- And who are you? He asked with interest.

“L ... Li ... Liriel ..." the drow said uncertainly, and then more firmly. - Liriel Benre from Mscher.

- Well, we will be familiar! - the cat was delighted, - So you will have breakfast?

- Aah ... uh ... How ... How did I get here? - finally mastered the voice of Liriel.

“Mff,” the cat moaned impatiently, glancing at the stew.

- Yes, what is there to tell? I passed by and heard the groans, getting closer, saw how you are Ehem ... How that elf - werewolf trying to rape you and so ... When I finished, you fainted, I collected trophies and carried you to the lake. By the time I brought you to here, it was dusk, I covered you with a raincoat and that's it.

- Why did you save me? “Liriel said in surprise, but when she saw Casper’s face become sad, she quickly corrected herself. No, I am very grateful to you, but ... We, dark elves, are all afraid and despised, and you saved me from such an unenviable fate ...”

“I have never seen elves before,” the cat confessed. “I only recognized you because of the stories of our elders, sharp ears, large stature and graceful figure.” And if you are dark, it explains the color of the skin, hair and eyes. Yes, and how it was possible to pass by such neglect!

“I see, well ...” Liriel began.

- Give questions later, otherwise the chowder will cool down and then we will choke on it.
Liriel recognized the correctness of this statement and, wrapped in a cloak, approached the fire. Casper poured her a bowl of stew, which turned out to be very tasty and soon, the drow began to eat it in both cheeks.

- Can I have more? - Quietly asked Liriel.

“Yes, of course,” the cat smiled at her. After the third portion, Liriel finally laid down the bowl and lay down, relaxed, covered with a cloak.

“Fu,” Casper whistled, “when was the last time you ate, Liriel?”
Liriel darkened * and lowered her eyes.

- About a day ago, my reserves ran out shortly after leaving the Underground, and there were no settlements near here ...

“Hmm,” Woarhrah snorted, “Right off the beaten path, the nearest village 50 leagues from here.” How far is your city?

“Well,” Liriel thought, “about 30 leagues from here to the north.”

- Wow, you have come a long way, alone, without protection, but still you are not lucky ...

- I'm not defenseless! - The drow exclaimed, - I am an adherent of the temple of Lolos, I own the mental magic of the level of an apprentice and all kinds of light weapons!

“But apparently those elves didn’t know about it.” “The cat fell off, but Liriel no longer listened to him:

- Stop, and where are my things? - Drow frowned.

- Which things? - casually asked cas.

“Well, my robe, the grimoire, the daggers, the staff, the roaster, and my traveling bag.” Confused Liriel.

“Ah,” the cat’s face brightened. - There, to your left, I folded everything.

Liriel turned and sighed with relief, yes, all her belongings lay nearby, the dark one stood up, taking off her raincoat, and suddenly realized that there was nothing on her now. The drow darkened again and quickly grabbed his cloak and snuffed it. She turned to the cat and managed to notice the strange expression of his eyes before he managed to hide him under the mask of imperturbability.

- Where are we now? - looking, asked Liriel.

“Hmm,” Cas thought.

- Somewhere in the southeast of light forest.

- Or rather? - Liriel frowned. Cas shrugged.

- I am not from these places at all, I relied on the map, but I lost it when I went to rescue you.

- Where are you going? - Continued their questions drow.

“To Weipur, to be more exact, to its capital, Virimar,” voar'kra answered.

“Oh, that means we are on the way,” Liriel smiled uncertainly. “I am going there to get a job in the guild of magicians, I heard that there is one of the best in the whole world. Since childhood, I was drawn to magic and was one of the strongest mages of our city. But for some reason, I had to leave Mscher and go on a long journey.

“Hmm, that's a coincidence,” Cas smirked. - In my native tribe, I was one of the fastest and strongest warriors. And every year one of the best representatives of our tribe is chosen and sent to study in the only city of our people, voar'kra, Kerem "Lashur. Two years ago this honor fell to me and I went to Kerem'Lashur and successfully entered the thieves guild. And so, two weeks ago, after many successful missions, the head of the guild called me to him and handed me a letter with recommendations and sent me to Virimar, also to the best guild of thieves in the whole world.

Liriel did not believe in coincidences. She knew that meeting this talkative cat was not accidental. And the drow made a decision.

“Listen,” said Liriel, confused. - Once it happened, can we continue our journey together?

Cas looked at the Dark Elf in surprise.

“You see, I need someone who even approximately knows where Virimar is,” Liriel continued. - Did you say that you have a card?

“Yes, yes,” the war'kra confirmed, taking thin parchment from his bag.

“That's great, and I, thanks to Antimagu,” the drow irritably pulled the necklace, “I can't even look into the astral plane ...”

Casper looked thoughtfully at the Elfmaid. “I won’t be a burden,” Liriel assured him, “I promise.”

Voor'kra shrugged. “Well, well, I have nothing against it.” Only now we need to understand where we are and determine the route of our future path. Cas laid out a map on the ground and began to think:

- So, I walked here. Then I turned to that glade, and then carried you to this stream ... Agaaa. So, we need to move in this direction. By the way, Liriel, let's make a little detour and go to this village? We will need to restock.

- No problem. - Liriel smiled. - So go?

- Now, I will only collect things, - the cat nodded, - I will turn away while you get dressed.

Liriel nodded, and as soon as the cat turned away, immediately took off her cloak and leaned over to her things. Looking at her chest, she oyknula, it turned out that the sperm of elves on her since yesterday and stayed.The drow thought for a moment and called out to Kas.

- Um, Kas! Do you mind if I swim?

- Of course, only quickly ...

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