Dzur by Steven Brust

Author:Steven Brust
Language: pt
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Fantasy - Epic, Fantasy - General, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy fiction, Horror, Fiction - Horror, Fiction - Fantasy, Fiction, Science fiction, Fantasy, Horror - General, Historical, General, Vlad (Fictitious character), Epic, Science Fiction And Fantasy, Taltos
ISBN: 9780765341549
Publisher: New York : Tor, 2006.
Published: 2007-10-29T19:30:00+00:00

“Yeah.”

He nodded. “How much money?”

“Enough for each them to buy a little piece of farmland.”

His eyes widened again, then he grinned. “Can I get in on this?”

“No. It can get them killed.”

He drink some more brandy. “How likely is it?”

“To get them killed? I don’t think very, but I might be wrong.”

“Well—”

“No, Ricard. If you need that much money, I’ll give it to you, but I don’t want you involved in this. I couldn’t stand it if, you know.”

He sighed and nodded. “Okay, then. Other than wanting money, and me not caring too much if anything happens to them, are there any other qualifications you need?”

“Well, it would help if they aren’t complete idiots.”

“Most people are, you know.”

I grinned. That was one of the things we liked to argue about when too drunk to be coherent. “Find some of the exceptions,” I said.

He smiled. “I can do that. Where is Loiosh?”

“Flying around. If he’s seen with me, there goes my disguise.”

“Well, give him my best.”

“I will. I have. He returns his reptilian regards, admitting that he is unworthy of your attention, yet eternally grateful for the honor you show him.”

Ric laughed. Loiosh said, “Boss, you are so going to get it.”

“ All right, then,” I said. “Can I buy you some dinner?”

“Sounds good. Let me get dressed.”

“When we’re out, call me Sandor.”

“Sandor,” he repeated. “Okay. I’ll try to remember.”

We went out and down the street, to a place that catered mostly to dockworkers. We each had a roasted fowl covered in wine, and dark bread. It was simple, but good. Ricard didn’t say much during the meal. I finally said, “Something bothering you, Ric?”

“Hmmm? No, just thinking about that list you want.”

“Ah. Good. Think you can come up with names for me?”

“Oh, yes. Easy. Do you just want the list, or should I get them together for you?”

“Good question. I think I’d like to see them one at a time.”

He nodded, and flashed me a grin. “I could get to enjoy this sneaking-around stuff.”

“You remind me of that last guy I ate with.”

“Oh?”

“He was a Dzur, so it isn’t his fault. But he liked Valabar’s.”

“You ate at Valabar’s and didn’t tell me?”

“It was sort of last-minute.”

“How was it?”

“Just like you remember it, only better.”

He nodded. “Next time?”

“You bet. On me.”

“Other than that, how have things been?”

I don’t know why I said what I did, because I’ve always thought of Ric as the sort of friend you had good times with, not the sort you dumped your troubles on. But he asked, and I heard myself say, “I’ve discovered, or maybe realized, that my Goddess has been messing with my memories.”

“Huh?”

“My Goddess—”

“The Demon Goddess?”

“Yeah. Her.”

“What did ... I mean, what’s happened?”

“Memories have been going away and coming back. It’s been going on for years, I guess, but something happened, and I’ve managed to put some of it together. Mostly little things, but the Demon Goddess did it, and it makes me very badly want to kill her, and I’m not entirely sure that I couldn’t do it.

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