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‫ﺃﺩﺕﻋﺎﺻﻔﺔ ﻣﻄﺮﻳﺔ ﻋﺎﺑﺮﺓ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺼﺒﺎﺡ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺇﻧﻌﺎﺵ ﺍﻟﻬﻮﺍء ﻟﻔﺘﺮﺓ ﻗﺼﻴﺮﺓ ‪ ،‬ﻭﺑﻌﺪ ﺫﻟﻚ ﺃﺻﺒﺤﺖ‬
‫ﺍﻟﺮﺍﺉﺤﺔﺍﻟﻜﺮﻳﻬﺔ ﻟﻠﻔﻀﻼﺕ ﻭﺍﻟﺪﻫﻮﻥ ﺍﻟﻤﺤﺘﺮﻗﺔ ﻭﺍﻷﺳﻤﺎﻙ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﻌﻔﻨﺔ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﺤﻤﻠﻬﺎ ﺍﻟﻨﺴﻴﻢ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺩﻡﻣﻦ ﺗﺪﻣﺮ ﻣﺰﻋﺠﺔ ﻣﺮﺓ ﺃﺧﺮﻯ‪.‬‬
‫ﻭﺿﻊﺍﻟﻬﻨﺪﺑﺎء ﺟﻴﺮﺍﻟﺖ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻨﺰﻝ‪ .‬ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺍﻟﻐﺮﻓﺔ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﺸﺎﻋﺮ ﻳﺸﻐﻠﻬﺎ ﻣﺮﻳﺤﺔ‪.‬‬
‫ﺑﺎﻟﻤﻌﻨﻰﺍﻟﺤﺮﻓﻲ ‪ -‬ﻛﺎﻥ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﻢ ﺍﻻﺳﺘﺮﺧﺎء ﻟﺘﻤﺮﻳﺮ ﺑﻌﻀﻬﻢ ﺍﻟﺒﻌﺾ‪ .‬ﻟﺤﺴﻦ ﺍﻟﺤﻆ ‪ ،‬ﻛﺎﻥ‬
‫ﺍﻟﺴﺮﻳﺮﻛﺒﻴﺮﺍً ﺑﻤﺎ ﻳﻜﻔﻲ ﻟﺸﺨﺼﻴﻦ ﻭﻛﺎﻥ ﺻﺎﻟﺤﺎً ﻟﻠﺨﺪﻣﺔ ‪ ،‬ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﺮﻏﻢ ﻣﻦ ﺻﺮﻳﺮﻩ ﺑﺸﻜﻞ‬
‫ﻣﺨﻴﻒﻭﺗﻢ ﺿﻐﻂ ﺍﻟﺒﺎﻳﺎﺱ ﻣﻦ ﻗﺒﻞ ﺍﻟﺘﺠﺎﺭ ﺍﻟﻤﺴﺎﻓﺮﻳﻦ ‪ ،‬ﺍﻟﻤﺘﺤﻤﺴﻴﻦ ﺍﻟﻤﻌﺮﻭﻓﻴﻦ‬
‫ﻟﻤﻤﺎﺭﺳﺔﺍﻟﺠﻨﺲ ﺧﺎﺭﺝ ﻧﻄﺎﻕ ﺍﻟﺰﻭﺍﺝ‪.‬‬
‫ﻛﺎﻥﺟﻴﺮﺍﻟﺖ ‪ -‬ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻳﻌﺮﻑ ﺍﻟﺴﺒﺐ ‪ -‬ﻳﺤﻠﻢ ﺑﻠﻴﺘﺎ ﻧﻴﺪ ﺃﺛﻨﺎء ﺍﻟﻠﻴﻞ‪ .‬ﺫﻫﺒﻮﺍ ﻟﺘﻨﺎﻭﻝ ﺍﻹﻓﻄﺎﺭ‬
‫ﻓﻲﻗﺎﻋﺔ ﺍﻟﺴﻮﻕ ﺍﻟﻘﺮﻳﺒﺔ ‪ ،‬ﺣﻴﺚ ﺍﻛﺘﺸﻒ ﺍﻟﺸﺎﻋﺮ ﺳﺎﺑﻘﺎً ﺃﻧﻪ ﻳﺠﺐ ﺗﻨﺎﻭﻝ ﺍﻟﺴﺮﺩﻳﻦ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻤﻤﺘﺎﺯ‪.‬ﻛﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﻬﻨﺪﺑﺎء ﻳﻌﺎﻟﺠﻪ‪ .‬ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻟﻢ ﻳﺰﻋﺞ ﺟﻴﺮﺍﻟﺖ‪ .‬ﺑﻌﺪ ﻛﻞ ﺷﻲء ‪ ،‬ﻛﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﻌﻜﺲ ﻓﻲ‬
‫ﻛﺜﻴﺮﻣﻦ ﺍﻷﺣﻴﺎﻥ ‪ ،‬ﺣﻴﺚ ﺍﺳﺘﻔﺎﺩ ‪ Dandelion‬ﻣﻦ ﻛﺮﻡ ‪ Geralt‬ﻋﻨﺪﻣﺎ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺧﻔﻴﻔﺎً‪.‬‬

‫ﻟﺬﻟﻚﺟﻠﺴﻮﺍ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻃﺎﻭﻟﺔ ﻣﺴﻄﺤﺔ ﺗﻘﺮﻳﺒﺎً ﻭﻧﺰﻟﻮﺍ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺳﻤﻚ ﺍﻟﺴﺮﺩﻳﻦ ﺍﻟﻤﻘﻠﻲ ﻫﺸﺎً ‪،‬‬
‫ﻭﺟﻠﺒﻮﺍﺇﻟﻴﻬﻢ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻃﺒﻖ ﺧﺸﺒﻲ ﺑﺤﺠﻢ ﻋﺠﻠﺔ ﺑﺎﺭﻭ‪ .‬ﻻﺣﻆ ﻭﻳﺘﺸﺮ ﺃﻥ ﺍﻟﻬﻨﺪﺑﺎء ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺗﻨﻈﺮ‬
‫ﺣﻮﻟﻬﺎﺑﺨﻮﻑ ﻣﻦ ﻭﻗﺖ ﻵﺧﺮ‪ .‬ﻭﺗﺠﻤﺪ ﻋﻨﺪﻣﺎ ﺑﺪﺍ ﻟﻪ ﺃﻥ ﺑﻌﺾ ﺍﻟﻤﺎﺭﺓ ﻳﺮﺍﻗﺒﻮﻧﻬﻢ ﺑﺈﺻﺮﺍﺭ‬
‫ﺷﺪﻳﺪ‪.‬‬

‫"ﻳﺠﺐ ﻋﻠﻴﻚ ‪ ،‬ﻛﻤﺎ ﺃﻋﺘﻘﺪ ‪ ،‬ﺃﻥ ﺗﺤﺼﻞ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻧﻮﻉ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻷﺳﻠﺤﺔ ‪ "،‬ﺗﻤﺘﻤﺖ ﺍﻟﻬﻨﺪﺑﺎء‬
‫ﺃﺧﻴﺮﺍً‪".‬ﻭﺣﻤﻠﻬﺎ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﺮﺃﻯ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺠﻤﻴﻊ‪ .‬ﺍﻷﻣﺮ ﻳﺴﺘﺤﻖ ﺍﻟﺘﻌﻠﻢ ﻣﻦ ﺣﺎﺩﺛﺔ ﺍﻷﻣﺲ ‪ ،‬ﺃﻻ ﺗﻌﺘﻘﺪ‬
‫ﺫﻟﻚ؟ﺃﻭﻩ ‪ ،‬ﺍﻧﻈﺮ ‪ ،‬ﻫﻞ ﺗﺮﻯ ﺗﻠﻚ ﺍﻟﺪﺭﻭﻉ ﻭﺍﻟﻘﻤﺼﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﺒﺮﻳﺪﻳﺔ ﻣﻌﺮﻭﺿﺔ؟ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺩﺭﻉ‪ .‬ﻻ ﺑﺪ ﺃﻥ‬
‫ﻳﻜﻮﻥﻟﺪﻳﻬﻢ ﺳﻴﻮﻑ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﺃﻳﻀﺎً "‪.‬‬

‫"ﺍﻷﺳﻠﺤﺔ ﻣﻤﻨﻮﻋﺔ ﻓﻲ ﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﻟﻤﺪﻳﻨﺔ"‪ .‬ﺍﻟﺘﻘﻂ ﺟﻴﺮﺍﻟﺖ ﺍﻟﻌﻤﻮﺩ ﺍﻟﻔﻘﺮﻱ ﻟﺴﺮﺩﻳﻦ ﻧﻈﻴﻔﺎً‬
‫ﻭﺑﺼﻖﺯﻋﻨﻔﺔ‪ .‬ﺗﺼﺎﺩﺭ ﺃﺳﻠﺤﺔ ﺍﻟﺰﻭﺍﺭ‪ .‬ﻳﺒﺪﻭ ﻛﻤﺎ ﻟﻮ ﺃﻥ ﻗﻄﺎﻉ ﺍﻟﻄﺮﻕ ﻓﻘﻂ ﻫﻢ ﻣﻦ ﻳﻤﻜﻨﻬﻢ‬
‫ﺍﻟﺘﺠﻮﻝﻫﻨﺎ ﻣﺴﻠﺤﻴﻦ "‪.‬‬
‫"ﺭﺑﻤﺎ ﻳﻤﻜﻨﻬﻢ ﺫﻟﻚ‪ ".‬ﺃﻭﻣﺄ ﺍﻟﺸﺎﻋﺮ ﺑﺮﺃﺳﻪ ﻧﺤﻮ ﺭﺟﻞ ﻭﺣﺸﻲ ﻋﺎﺑﺮ ﻣﻊ ﻣﻌﺮﻛﺔ ﻃﻮﻳﻠﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ‬
‫ﻛﺘﻔﻪ‪".‬ﻟﻜﻦ ﻓﻲ ﻛﻴﺮﺍﻙ ﺻﺪﺭﺕ ﺍﻟﻤﺤﻈﻮﺭﺍﺕ ‪،‬‬
 ‫ﺗﻢﻓﺮﺿﻪ ﻭﻣﻌﺎﻗﺒﺘﻪ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻤﺨﺎﻟﻔﺔ ﻣﻦ ﻗﺒﻞ ﻓﻴﺮﺍﻥ ﺩﻱ ﻟﻴﺘﻨﻬﻮﻑ ‪ ،‬ﻭﻫﻮ ‪ ،‬ﻛﻤﺎ ﺗﻌﻠﻢ ‪ ،‬ﺍﺑﻦ‬
‫ﻋﻤﻲ‪.‬ﻭﺑﻤﺎ ﺃﻥ ﺷﺒﻜﺔ ﺃﻭﻟﺪ ﺑﻮﻱ ﻫﻲ ﻗﺎﻧﻮﻥ ﻣﻘﺪﺱ ﻟﻠﻄﺒﻴﻌﺔ ‪ ،‬ﻳﻤﻜﻨﻨﺎ ﺃﻥ ﻧﻠﻘﻲ ﺍﻟﻀﻮء ﻋﻠﻰ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻤﺤﻈﻮﺭﺍﺕﺍﻟﻤﺤﻠﻴﺔ‪ .‬ﺃﺻﺮﺡ ﻫﻨﺎ ﺑﺤﻘﻨﺎ ﻓﻲ ﺣﻴﺎﺯﺓ ﻭﺣﻤﻞ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﺡ‪ .‬ﻟﻨﻨﻬﻲ ﺍﻹﻓﻄﺎﺭ ﻭﻧﺬﻫﺐ‬
‫ﻭﻧﺸﺘﺮﻱﻟﻚ ﺷﻔﺮﺓ‪ .‬ﻋﺸﻴﻘﺔ ﺟﻴﺪﺓ! ﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﻷﺳﻤﺎﻙ ﻣﻤﺘﺎﺯﺓ! ﻣﻦ ﻓﻀﻠﻚ ﻗﻠﻰ ﺩﺯﻳﻨﺔ ﺃﺧﺮﻯ! "‬

‫"ﺑﻴﻨﻤﺎ ﺁﻛﻞ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﺴﺮﺩﻳﻦ ‪ ،‬ﺃﺩﺭﻙ ﺃﻥ ﻓﻘﺪﺍﻥ ﺍﻟﺴﻴﻮﻑ ﻟﻢ ﻳﻜﻦ ﺳﻮﻯ ﻋﻘﺎﺏ ﻟﺠﺸﻌﻲ‬
‫ﻭﺗﻄﻔﻠﺘﻲ‪ ".‬ﺭﻣﻰ ﺟﻴﺮﺍﻟﺖ ﻫﻴﻜﻼً ﻋﻈﻤﻴﺎً ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺴﺮﺩﻳﻦ ﻣﻤﻀﻮﺍً ﺟﻴﺪﺍً‪" .‬ﻟﺮﻏﺒﺘﻪ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻘﻠﻴﻞ‬
‫ﻣﻦﺍﻟﺮﻓﺎﻫﻴﺔ‪ .‬ﺟﺎء ﺍﻟﻌﻤﻞ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻤﻨﻄﻘﺔ ﺍﻟﻤﺠﺎﻭﺭﺓ ‪ ،‬ﻟﺬﻟﻚ ﻗﺮﺭﺕ ﺍﻟﺬﻫﺎﺏ ﺇﻟﻰ ﻛﻴﺮﺍﻙ ﻭﺗﻨﺎﻭﻝ‬
‫ﻭﻟﻴﻤﺔﻓﻲ ﺣﺎﻧﺔ ‪ ، Natura Rerum‬ﺣﺪﻳﺚ ﺍﻟﻤﺪﻳﻨﺔ‪ .‬ﺑﻴﻨﻤﺎ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﺃﻣﺎﻛﻦ ﻛﺎﻥ‬
‫ﺑﺈﻣﻜﺎﻧﻲﺗﻨﺎﻭﻝ ﺍﻟﻜﺮﺷﺔ ‪ ،‬ﻭﺍﻟﻤﻠﻔﻮﻑ ﻭﺍﻟﺒﺎﺯﻻء ‪ ،‬ﺃﻭ ﺣﺴﺎء ﺍﻟﺴﻤﻚ ‪" ...‬‬

‫"ﺑﺎﻟﻤﻨﺎﺳﺒﺔ ‪ Dandelion "-‬ﻟﻌﻖ ﺃﺻﺎﺑﻌﻪ "‪ ، Natura Rerum -‬ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﺮﻏﻢ ﻣﻦ ﺃﻧﻬﺎ‬
‫ﻣﺸﻬﻮﺭﺓﺣﻘﺎً ﺑﻠﻮﺣﻬﺎ ‪ ،‬ﺇﻻ ﺃﻧﻬﺎ ﻭﺍﺣﺪﺓ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻌﺪﻳﺪ‪ .‬ﺗﻮﺟﺪ ﻣﻄﺎﻋﻢ ﻻ ﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﺍﻟﻄﻌﺎﻡ ﻓﻴﻬﺎ ﺃﺳﻮﺃ ‪،‬‬
‫ﻭﺭﺑﻤﺎﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﺃﻓﻀﻞ‪ .‬ﻋﻠﻰ ﺳﺒﻴﻞ ﺍﻟﻤﺜﺎﻝ ‪ ،‬ﺍﻟﺰﻋﻔﺮﺍﻥ ﻭﺍﻟﻔﻠﻔﻞ ﻓﻲ ‪ Gors Velen‬ﺃﻭ ‪Cerbin‬‬
‫‪ Hen‬ﻓﻲ ‪ ، Novigrad‬ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﻟﺪﻳﻬﺎ ﻣﺼﻨﻊ ﺍﻟﺠﻌﺔ ﺍﻟﺨﺎﺹ ﺑﻬﺎ‪ .‬ﺃﻭ ﺑﺪﻻ ًﻣﻦ ﺫﻟﻚ ‪،‬‬
‫‪ Sonatina‬ﺍﻟﻘﺮﻳﺒﺔ ﻓﻲ ‪ ، Cidaris‬ﻣﻊ ﺃﻓﻀﻞ ﺍﻟﻤﺄﻛﻮﻻﺕ ﺍﻟﺒﺤﺮﻳﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﺴﺎﺣﻞ ﺑﺄﻛﻤﻠﻪ‪.‬‬
‫ﺭﻳﻔﻮﻟﻲﻓﻲ ﻣﺎﺭﻳﺒﻮﺭ ﻭ‪ ،capercaillie à la Brokilon‬ﻣﺸﺤﻢ ﺑﺸﺪﺓ ﺑﺪﻫﻦ ﺍﻟﺨﻨﺰﻳﺮ ‪-‬‬
‫ﺳﻤﺎﻭﻱ‪ Fer de Moline.‬ﻓﻲ ‪ Aldersberg‬ﻭﺳﺮﺟﻬﻢ ﺍﻟﺸﻬﻴﺮ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻷﺭﻧﺐ ﻣﻊ ‪morels‬‬
‫ﻋﻠﻰﻏﺮﺍﺭ ‪ .King Videmont. The Hofmeier in Hirundum‬ﺃﻭﻩ ‪ ،‬ﻹﺟﺮﺍء ﻣﻜﺎﻟﻤﺔ‬
‫ﻫﻨﺎﻙﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺨﺮﻳﻒ ‪ ،‬ﺑﻌﺪ ‪ ، Samhain‬ﻟﻠﺤﺼﻮﻝ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺃﻭﺯﺓ ﻣﺸﻮﻳﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺻﻠﺼﺔ ﺍﻟﻜﻤﺜﺮﻯ ‪...‬‬
‫ﺃﻭ‪ ، Two Weatherfish‬ﻋﻠﻰ ﺑﻌﺪ ﺃﻣﻴﺎﻝ ﻗﻠﻴﻠﺔ ﺧﺎﺭﺝ ‪ ، Ard Carraigh‬ﺣﺎﻧﺔ ﻋﺎﺩﻳﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ‬
‫ﻣﻔﺘﺮﻕﺍﻟﻄﺮﻕ ‪ ،‬ﺗﻘﺪﻡ ﺃﻓﻀﻞ ﻣﻔﺼﻞ ﻟﺤﻢ ﺧﻨﺰﻳﺮ ﺃﻛﻠﺘﻪ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻹﻃﻼﻕ … ﻟﻤﺎﺫﺍ! ﺍﻧﻈﺮﻭﺍ ﻣﻦ‬
‫ﺟﺎءﻟﺮﺅﻳﺘﻨﺎ‪ .‬ﺫﻛﺮﻧﺎ ﺍﻟﻘﻂ ﻗﺎﻡ ﻳﻨﻂ! ﺗﺤﻴﺎﺗﻲ ‪ ،‬ﻓﻴﺮﺍﻥ ‪ ...‬ﺃﻋﻨﻲ ‪ ،‬ﻫﻤﻤﻢ ‪ ...‬ﻣﻮﻻﻱ ﺍﻟﻤﺤﺮﺽ ‪" ...‬‬

‫ﺍﻗﺘﺮﺏ‪ Ferrant de Lettenhove‬ﺑﻤﻔﺮﺩﻩ ‪ ،‬ﻣﺸﻴﺮﺍً ﺇﻟﻰ ﺧﺪﻣﻪ ﻟﻠﺒﻘﺎء ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺸﺎﺭﻉ‪.‬‬

‫"ﺟﻮﻟﻴﺎﻥ‪ .‬ﺍﻟﻠﻮﺭﺩ ﺭﻳﻔﻴﺎ‪ .‬ﻟﻘﺪ ﺟﺉﺖ ﺑﺒﺸﺎﺭﺓ "‪.‬‬

‫ﺃﺟﺎﺏﺟﻴﺮﺍﻟﺖ‪" :‬ﺃﻧﺎ ﻻ ﺃﻧﻜﺮ ﺃﻥ ﺻﺒﺮﻱ ﺑﺪﺃ ﺑﻔﺎﺭﻍ ﺍﻟﺼﺒﺮ"‪" .‬ﻛﻴﻒ ﺷﻬﺪ ﺍﻟﻤﺠﺮﻣﻮﻥ؟ ﺍﻟﺬﻳﻦ‬
‫ﻫﺎﺟﻤﻮﻧﻲﺃﻣﺲ ﻣﺴﺘﻐﻠﻴﻦ ﺣﻘﻴﻘﺔ ﺃﻧﻨﻲ ﺃﻋﺰﻝ؟ ﺗﺤﺪﺛﻮﺍ ﻋﻨﻬﺎ ﺑﺼﻮﺕ ﻋﺎﻝ ٍﻭﺻﺮﺍﺣﺔ‪ .‬ﺇﻧﻪ‬
‫ﺩﻟﻴﻞﻋﻠﻰ ﺃﻥ ﻟﻬﻢ ﻳﺪ ﻓﻲ ﺳﺮﻗﺔ ﺳﻴﻮﻓﻲ "‪.‬‬

‫"ﻻ ﻳﻮﺟﺪ ﺩﻟﻴﻞ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺫﻟﻚ ‪ ،‬ﻟﻸﺳﻒ‪ ".‬ﻫﺰ ﺍﻟﻤﺤﺮﺽ ﻛﺘﻔﻴﻪ‪" .‬ﺍﻟﺴﺠﻨﺎء ﺍﻟﺜﻼﺛﺔ ﻫﻢ ﺣﺮﺍﺱ‬
‫ﻧﻤﻮﺫﺟﻴﻮﻥﻭﻓﻮﻕ ﻛﻞ ﺫﻟﻚ ‪ ،‬ﺑﻄﻴﺉﻮﻥ ﺍﻟﺬﻛﺎء‪ .‬ﻟﻘﺪ ﻗﺎﻣﻮﺍ ﺑﺎﻻﻋﺘﺪﺍء ‪ ،‬ﻫﺬﺍ ﺻﺤﻴﺢ ‪ ،‬ﻟﻘﺪ‬
‫ﺷﺠﻌﻬﻢﻋﺪﻡ ﺍﻣﺘﻼﻛﻚ ﻟـ‬
 ‫ﺳﻼﺡ‪.‬ﺍﻧﺘﺸﺮﺕ ﺍﻟﺸﺎﺉﻌﺎﺕ ﺣﻮﻝ ﺍﻟﺴﺮﻗﺔ ﺑﺴﺮﻋﺔ ﻣﺬﻫﻠﺔ ‪ ،‬ﻭﺫﻟﻚ ﺑﻔﻀﻞ ‪ ،‬ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﺎ ﻳﺒﺪﻭ ‪،‬‬
‫ﻟﻠﺴﻴﺪﺍﺕﻣﻦ ﻏﺮﻓﺔ ﺍﻟﺤﺮﺍﺳﺔ‪ .‬ﻭﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺤﺎﻝ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﺃﺷﺨﺎﺹ ﺭﺍﻏﺒﻮﻥ ‪ ...‬ﻭﻫﺬﺍ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻮﺍﻗﻊ‬
‫ﻟﻴﺲﻣﻔﺎﺟﺉﺎً ﻟﻠﻐﺎﻳﺔ‪ .‬ﺃﻧﺖ ﻟﺴﺖ ﻣﺤﺒﻮﺑﺎً ﺑﺸﻜﻞ ﺧﺎﺹ ‪ ...‬ﻭﻻ ﺗﺴﻌﻰ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺃﻥ ﺗﻜﻮﻥ ﻣﺤﺒﻮﺑﺎً‬
‫ﺃﻭﻣﺸﻬﻮﺭﺍً‪ .‬ﻋﻨﺪﻣﺎ ﻛﻨﺖ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺤﺠﺰ ‪ ،‬ﻗﻤﺖ ﺑﺎﻻﻋﺘﺪﺍء ﻋﻠﻰ ﺯﻣﻼﺉﻚ ﺍﻟﺴﺠﻨﺎء ‪" ...‬‬

‫"ﻫﺬﺍ ﺻﺤﻴﺢ‪ ".‬ﺃﻭﻣﺄ ﺍﻟﻮﻳﺘﺸﺮ ﺑﺮﺃﺳﻪ‪" .‬ﻛﻞ ﺧﻄﺄﻱ‪ .‬ﻛﻤﺎ ﺃﺻﻴﺐ ﻣﻬﺎﺟﻤﻮ ﺍﻷﻣﺲ ﺑﺠﺮﻭﺡ‪.‬‬
‫ﺃﻟﻢﻳﺘﺬﻣﺮﻭﺍ؟ ﻟﻢ ﺗﻄﻠﺐ ﺍﻟﺘﻌﻮﻳﺾ؟ "‬

‫ﺿﺤﻚﺍﻟﻬﻨﺪﺑﺎء ‪ ،‬ﻟﻜﻨﻪ ﺻﻤﺖ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺤﺎﻝ‪.‬‬

‫ﻗﺎﻝﻓﻴﺮﺍﻥ ﺩﻱ ﻟﻴﺘﻴﻨﻬﻮﻑ‪" :‬ﺍﻟﺸﻬﻮﺩ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺣﺎﺩﺛﺔ ﺍﻷﻣﺲ ‪ ،‬ﺷﻬﺪﻭﺍ ﺑﺄﻥ ﺍﻟﺮﺟﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﺜﻼﺛﺔ‬
‫ﺗﻌﺮﺿﻮﺍﻟﻠﻀﺮﺏ ﺑﻌﺼﺎ ﻛﻮﺑﺮ‪ .‬ﻭﺿﺮﺏ ﺑﻘﺴﻮﺓ ﺷﺪﻳﺪﺓ‪ .‬ﻟﺪﺭﺟﺔ ﺃﻥ ﺃﺣﺪﻫﻢ ‪ ...‬ﺗﻠﻮﺙ ﻧﻔﺴﻪ "‪.‬‬

‫"ﺭﺑﻤﺎ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻹﺛﺎﺭﺓ‪".‬‬
‫"ﻟﻘﺪ ﺗﻌﺮﺿﻮﺍ ﻟﻠﻀﺮﺏ ﺣﺘﻰ ﺑﻌﺪ ﺃﻥ ﺃﺻﺒﺤﻮﺍ ﻋﺎﺟﺰﻳﻦ ﻭﻟﻢ ﻳﻌﻮﺩﻭﺍ ﻳﺸﻜﻠﻮﻥ ﺃﻱ ﺗﻬﺪﻳﺪ"‪.‬‬
‫ﻟﻢﻳﺘﻐﻴﺮ ﺗﻌﺒﻴﺮ ﺍﻟﻤﺤﺮﺽ‪" .‬ﺑﻤﻌﻨﻰ ﺃﻧﻪ ﺗﻢ ﺗﺠﺎﻭﺯ ﺣﺪﻭﺩ ﺍﻟﺪﻓﺎﻉ ﺍﻟﻼﺯﻣﺔ‪".‬‬

‫"ﺃﻧﺎ ﻟﺴﺖ ﻗﻠﻘﺎ‪ .‬ﻟﺪﻱ ﻣﺤﺎﻡ ﺟﻴﺪ "‪.‬‬

‫"ﺳﺮﺩﻳﻦ ‪ ،‬ﺭﺑﻤﺎ؟" ﻗﺎﻃﻌﺖ ﺍﻟﻬﻨﺪﺑﺎء ﺍﻟﺼﻤﺖ ﺍﻟﻌﻨﻴﻒ‪.‬‬
‫ﺃﺧﻴﺮﺍًﻗﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﻤﺤﺮﺽ‪" :‬ﺃﺑﻠﻐﻜﻢ ﺃﻥ ﺍﻟﺘﺤﻘﻴﻖ ﺟﺎﺭ"‪ .‬ﺍﻟﺮﺟﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﺬﻳﻦ ﺍﻋﺘﻘﻠﻮﺍ ﺃﻣﺲ ﻟﻢ‬
‫ﻳﺘﻮﺭﻃﻮﺍﻓﻲ ﺳﺮﻗﺔ ﺍﻟﺴﻴﻮﻑ‪ .‬ﺗﻢ ﺍﺳﺘﺠﻮﺍﺏ ﺍﻟﻌﺪﻳﺪ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻷﺷﺨﺎﺹ ﺍﻟﺬﻳﻦ ﺭﺑﻤﺎ ﺷﺎﺭﻛﻮﺍ ﻓﻲ‬
‫ﺍﻟﺠﺮﻳﻤﺔ ‪،‬ﻭﻟﻜﻦ ﻟﻢ ﻳﺘﻢ ﺍﻟﻌﺜﻮﺭ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺩﻟﻴﻞ‪ .‬ﻟﻢ ﻳﺘﻤﻜﻦ ﺍﻟﻤﺨﺒﺮﻭﻥ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻹﺷﺎﺭﺓ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺃﻱ ﺧﻴﻮﻁ‪.‬‬
‫ﻣﻦﺍﻟﻤﻌﺮﻭﻑ ‪ -‬ﻭﻫﺬﺍ ﻫﻮ ﺍﻟﺴﺒﺐ ﺍﻟﺮﺉﻴﺴﻲ ﻟﻮﺟﻮﺩﻱ ﻫﻨﺎ ‪ -‬ﺃﻥ ﺍﻟﺸﺎﺉﻌﺎﺕ ﺣﻮﻝ ﺍﻟﺴﻴﻮﻑ‬
‫ﻗﺪﺃﺛﺎﺭﺕ ﺿﺠﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢ ﺍﻟﺴﻔﻠﻲ ﺍﻟﻤﺤﻠﻲ‪ .‬ﺣﺘﻰ ﺍﻟﻐﺮﺑﺎء ﻇﻬﺮﻭﺍ ‪ ،‬ﺣﺮﻳﺼﻴﻦ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﻮﺍﺟﻬﺔ‬
‫ﺍﻟﺴﺎﺣﺮ ‪،‬ﻭﻻ ﺳﻴﻤﺎ ﺍﻟﺴﺎﺣﺮ ﺍﻷﻋﺰﻝ‪ .‬ﻟﺬﻟﻚ ﺃﻭﺻﻲ ﺑﺎﻟﻴﻘﻈﺔ‪ .‬ﻻ ﻳﻤﻜﻨﻨﻲ ﺍﺳﺘﺒﻌﺎﺩ ﺍﻟﻤﺰﻳﺪ ﻣﻦ‬
‫ﺍﻟﺤﻮﺍﺩﺙ‪.‬ﺃﻧﺎ ﻣﺘﺄﻛﺪ ﺃﻳﻀﺎً ‪ ،‬ﺟﻮﻟﻴﺎﻥ ‪ ،‬ﺃﻧﻪ ﻓﻲ ﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﻟﺤﺎﻟﺔ ﻟﻤﺮﺍﻓﻘﺔ ﺍﻟﻠﻮﺭﺩ ﺭﻳﻔﻴﺎ ‪" -‬‬

‫"ﻟﻘﺪ ﺭﺍﻓﻘﺖ ‪ Geralt‬ﻓﻲ ﺃﻣﺎﻛﻦ ﺃﻛﺜﺮ ﺧﻄﻮﺭﺓ ؛ ﻓﻲ ﻣﺂﺯﻕ ﻟﻢ ﻳﻜﻦ ﺑﻮﺳﻊ ﺍﻷﺷﺮﺍﺭ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻤﺤﻠﻴﻴﻦﺗﺨﻴﻠﻬﺎ ‪" ،‬ﻗﺎﻃﻌﻪ ﺍﻟﺘﺮﻭﺑﺎﺩﻭﺭ ﺑﻘﺘﺎﻝ‪" .‬ﻭﻓﺮ ﻟﻨﺎ ﺣﺮﺍﺳﺔ ﻣﺴﻠﺤﺔ ‪ ،‬ﺍﺑﻦ ﻋﻢ ‪ ،‬ﺇﺫﺍ ﻛﻨﺖ‬
‫ﺗﻌﺘﺒﺮﺫﻟﻚ ﻣﻨﺎﺳﺒﺎً‪ .‬ﺩﻋﻬﺎ ﺗﻌﻤﻞ ﻛﺮﺍﺩﻉ‪ .‬ﺧﻼﻑ ﺫﻟﻚ ‪ ،‬ﻋﻨﺪﻣﺎ ﻧﻌﻄﻲ ﺃﻧﺎ ﻭﺟﻴﺮﺍﻟﺖ ﺍﻟﻤﺠﻤﻮﻋﺔ‬
‫ﺍﻟﺘﺎﻟﻴﺔﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺜﻤﺎﻟﺔ ﻣﺨﺘﺒﺉﺎً ﺟﻴﺪﺍً ‪ ،‬ﻓﺴﻮﻑ ﻳﺘﺄﻟﻤﻮﻥ ﺑﺸﺄﻥ ﺣﺪﻭﺩ ﺍﻟﺪﻓﺎﻉ ﺍﻟﻀﺮﻭﺭﻱ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﻳﺘﻢ‬
‫ﺗﺠﺎﻭﺯﻫﺎ"‪.‬‬

‫ﻗﺎﻝﺟﻴﺮﺍﻟﺖ‪" :‬ﺇﺫﺍ ﻛﺎﻧﻮﺍ ﻓﻌﻼ ًﺗﻔﻼً ﻭﻟﻢ ﻳﺘﻘﺎﺿﻮﺍ ﺭﻭﺍﺗﺒﻬﻢ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻘﺘﻠﺔ ﺍﻟﺬﻳﻦ ﺍﺳﺘﺄﺟﺮﻫﻢ‬
‫ﺷﺨﺺﻣﺎ"‪" .‬ﻫﻞ ﻳﻨﺘﺒﻪ ﺍﻟﺘﺤﻘﻴﻖ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺫﻟﻚ ﺃﻳﻀﺎً؟"‬
 ‫"ﻳﺘﻢ ﺃﺧﺬ ﺟﻤﻴﻊ ﺍﻻﺣﺘﻤﺎﻻﺕ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻻﻋﺘﺒﺎﺭ‪ ".‬ﻗﻄﻌﻪ ﻓﻴﺮﺍﻥ ﺩﻱ ﻟﻴﺘﻨﻬﻮﻑ‪" .‬ﺍﻟﺘﺤﻘﻴﻖ‬
‫ﺳﻴﺴﺘﻤﺮ‪.‬ﺳﺄﻋﻴﻦ ﻣﺮﺍﻓﻖ‪" .‬‬

‫"ﻧﺤﻦ ﻣﻤﺘﻨﻮﻥ‪".‬‬
‫"ﻭﺩﺍﻉ‪ .‬ﺃﺗﻤﻨﻰ ﻟﻚ ﺍﻟﺤﻆ ﺍﻟﺠﻴﺪ‪ ".‬ﺻﺮﺧﺖ ﻃﻴﻮﺭ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻨﻮﺭﺱﻓﻮﻕ ﺃﺳﻄﺢ ﻣﻨﺎﺯﻝ ﺍﻟﻤﺪﻳﻨﺔ‪.‬‬

‫ﺭﺑﻤﺎﻟﻢ ﻳﻜﻮﻧﻮﺍ ﻗﺪ ﺃﺯﻋﺠﻮﺍ ﺃﻧﻔﺴﻬﻢ ﺑﺰﻳﺎﺭﺓ ﺻﺎﻧﻊ ﺍﻷﺳﻠﺤﺔ‪ .‬ﻛﺎﻥ ﻛﻞ ﻣﺎ ﻳﺤﺘﺎﺟﻪ ‪ Geralt‬ﻫﻮ‬
‫ﺇﻟﻘﺎءﻧﻈﺮﺓ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﺴﻴﻮﻑ ﺍﻟﻤﻌﺮﻭﺿﺔ‪ .‬ﻭﻣﻊ ﺫﻟﻚ ‪ ،‬ﻋﻨﺪﻣﺎ ﺍﻛﺘﺸﻒ ﺍﻷﺳﻌﺎﺭ ‪ ،‬ﺗﺠﺎﻫﻠﻬﺎ ﻭﺧﺮﺝ‬
‫ﻣﻦﺍﻟﻤﺘﺠﺮ ﺩﻭﻥ ﺃﻥ ﻳﻨﺒﺲ ﺑﺒﻨﺖ ﺷﻔﺔ‪.‬‬
‫"ﺍﻋﺘﻘﺪﺕ ﺃﻧﻨﺎ ﻓﻬﻤﻨﺎ ﺑﻌﻀﻨﺎ ﺍﻟﺒﻌﺾ‪ ".‬ﺍﻧﻀﻢ ﺇﻟﻴﻪ ﺍﻟﻬﻨﺪﺑﺎء ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺸﺎﺭﻉ‪" .‬ﻛﺎﻥ ﻣﻦ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻤﻔﺘﺮﺽﺃﻥ ﺗﺸﺘﺮﻱ ﺃﻱ ﺷﻲء ﻗﺪﻳﻢ ‪ ،‬ﺣﺘﻰ ﻻ ﺗﺒﺪﻭ ﺃﻋﺰﻝ!"‬

‫"ﻟﻦ ﺃﺭﻣﻲ ﻧﻘﻮﺩﺍً ﻋﻠﻰ ﺃﻱ ﺷﻲء ﻗﺪﻳﻢ‪ .‬ﺣﺘﻰ ﻟﻮ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺃﻣﻮﺍﻟﻚ‪ .‬ﻛﺎﻥ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺧﺮﺩﺓ ‪ ،‬ﺍﻟﻬﻨﺪﺑﺎء‪.‬‬
‫ﺍﻟﺴﻴﻮﻑﺍﻟﺒﺪﺍﺉﻴﺔ ﺫﺍﺕ ﺍﻹﻧﺘﺎﺝ ﺍﻟﻀﺨﻢ‪ .‬ﻭﺃﺫﺭﻉ ﺯﺧﺮﻓﻴﺔ ﺻﻐﻴﺮﺓ ﻟﺮﺟﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﺒﻼﻁ ‪ ،‬ﻣﻨﺎﺳﺒﺔ‬
‫ﻟﻠﻜﺮﺓﺍﻟﻤﻘﻨﻌﺔ ‪ ،‬ﺇﺫﺍ ﻛﻨﺖ ﺗﻘﺼﺪ ﺍﺭﺗﺪﺍء ﻣﻼﺑﺲ ﺍﻟﻤﺒﺎﺭﺯ‪ .‬ﻭﺳﻌﺮﻫﺎ ﻳﺠﻌﻠﻚ ﺗﻨﻔﺠﺮ ﻓﻲ ﺿﺤﻚ‬
‫ﻣﺠﻨﻮﻥ"‪.‬‬
‫”ﺳﻨﺠﺪ ﻣﺘﺠﺮﺍً ﺁﺧﺮ! ﺃﻭ ﻭﺭﺷﺔ ﻋﻤﻞ! "‬
‫"ﺳﻴﻜﻮﻥ ﻫﻮ ﻧﻔﺴﻪ ﻓﻲ ﻛﻞ ﻣﻜﺎﻥ‪ .‬ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﺳﻮﻕ ﻟﻸﺳﻠﺤﺔ ﺍﻟﺮﺧﻴﺼﺔ ﺫﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﺠﻮﺩﺓ‬
‫ﺍﻟﺮﺩﻳﺉﺔﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻤﻔﺘﺮﺽ ﺃﻥ ﺗﺨﺪﻡ ﻓﻲ ﺷﺠﺎﺭ ﻭﺍﺣﺪ ﻻﺉﻖ‪ .‬ﻭﻟﻴﺲ ﻟﺨﺪﻣﺔ ﺍﻟﻤﻨﺘﺼﺮﻳﻦ‬
‫ﺃﻳﻀﺎً ‪،‬ﻷﻧﻪ ﻋﻨﺪﻣﺎ ﻳﺘﻢ ﺟﻤﻌﻬﻢ ﻣﻦ ﺳﺎﺣﺔ ﺍﻟﻤﻌﺮﻛﺔ ‪ ،‬ﻓﺈﻧﻬﻢ ﺑﺎﻟﻔﻌﻞ ﻏﻴﺮ ﻣﺠﺪﻳﻴﻦ‪ .‬ﻭﻫﻨﺎﻙ‬
‫ﺳﻮﻕﻟﻠﺰﺧﺎﺭﻑ ﺍﻟﻼﻣﻌﺔ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﻳﻤﻜﻦ ﻟﻠﻄﻠﺒﺔ ﺃﻥ ﻳﺴﻴﺮﻭﺍ ﺑﻬﺎ‪ .‬ﻭﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﻻ ﻳﻤﻜﻨﻚ ﺣﺘﻰ ﺗﻘﻄﻴﻊ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻨﻘﺎﻧﻖﺑﻬﺎ‪ .‬ﻣﺎ ﻟﻢ ﻳﻜﻦ ﻧﻘﺎﻧﻖ ﺍﻟﻜﺒﺪ "‪.‬‬

‫"ﺃﻧﺖ ﺗﺒﺎﻟﻎ ‪ ،‬ﻛﺎﻟﻌﺎﺩﺓ‪" ".‬ﻗﺎﺩﻡ ﻣﻨﻚ ﻫﺬﺍ ﻣﺠﺎﻣﻠﺔ‬

‫‪".‬‬
‫”ﻟﻢ ﻳﻜﻦ ﺍﻟﻤﻘﺼﻮﺩ! ﻓﺄﻳﻦ ‪ ،‬ﺩﻋﻨﻲ ﺃﺧﺒﺮﻧﻲ ‪ ،‬ﻫﻞ ﻧﺤﺼﻞ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺳﻴﻒ ﺟﻴﺪ؟ ﻟﻴﺲ ﺃﺳﻮﺃ‬
‫ﻣﻦﺗﻠﻚ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﺳﺮُﻗﺖ؟ ﺃﻡ ﺃﻓﻀﻞ؟ "‬
‫"ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ‪ ،‬ﺑﺎﻟﺘﺄﻛﻴﺪ ‪ ،‬ﺃﺳﺎﺗﺬﺓ ﻓﻲ ﻓﻦ ﺻﺎﻧﻌﻲ ﺍﻟﺴﻴﻮﻑ‪ .‬ﺭﺑﻤﺎ ﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﻟﺪﻯ ﺃﺣﺪﻫﻢ ﺷﻔﺮﺓ‬
‫ﺟﻴﺪﺓﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻤﺨﺰﻭﻥ‪ .‬ﻟﻜﻦ ﻳﺠﺐ ﺃﻥ ﺃﻣﺘﻠﻚ ﺳﻴﻔﺎً ﻣﻨﺎﺳﺒﺎً ﻟﻴﺪﻱ‪ .‬ﻣﺰﻭﺭﺓ ﻭﻣﻨﺘﻬﻴﺔ ﺣﺴﺐ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻄﻠﺐ‪.‬ﻭﻫﺬﺍ ﻳﺴﺘﻐﺮﻕ ﺑﻀﻌﺔ ﺃﺷﻬﺮ ﺃﻭ ﺣﺘﻰ ﺳﻨﺔ‪ .‬ﻟﻴﺲ ﻟﺪﻱ ﺍﻟﻜﺜﻴﺮ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻮﻗﺖ‪" .‬‬
 ‫ﻗﺎﻝﺍﻟﺸﺎﻋﺮ ﺑﻬﺪﻭء‪" :‬ﻟﻜﻦ ﻋﻠﻴﻚ ﺃﻥ ﺗﺤﺼﻞ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻧﻮﻉ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺴﻴﻒ"‪" .‬ﻭﺑﺼﻮﺭﺓ ﻋﺎﺟﻠﺔ‬
‫ﻟﻠﻐﺎﻳﺔ ‪،‬ﺳﺄﻗﻮﻝ‪ .‬ﻣﺎﺫﺍ ﺗﺒﻘﻰ؟ ﺭﺑﻤﺎ …"‬
‫ﺧﻔﺾﺻﻮﺗﻪ ﻭﻧﻈﺮ ﺣﻮﻟﻪ‪.‬‬
‫"ﺭﺑﻤﺎ ‪ ...‬ﺭﺑﻤﺎ ﻛﺎﻳﺮ ﻣﻮﺭﻫﻦ؟ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻤﺆﻛﺪ ﺃﻥ ﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ "ﺑﺎﻟﺘﺄﻛﻴﺪ" ﻗﺎﻃﻌﻪ ﺟﻴﺮﺍﻟﺖ‬
‫ﻭﻫﻮﻳﻀﻐﻂ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻓﻜﻪ‪" .‬ﻟﻜﻰ ﺗﺘﺄﻛﺪ‪ .‬ﻻ ﺗﺰﺍﻝ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﺷﻔﺮﺍﺕ ﻛﺎﻓﻴﺔ ‪ ،‬ﻭﺧﻴﺎﺭﺍﺕ ﻭﺍﺳﻌﺔ ‪،‬‬
‫ﺑﻤﺎﻓﻲ ﺫﻟﻚ ﺍﻟﺸﻔﺮﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﻔﻀﻴﺔ‪ .‬ﻟﻜﻨﻪ ﺑﻌﻴﺪ ﺟﺪﺍً ‪ ،‬ﻭﺑﺎﻟﻜﺎﺩ ﻳﻤﺮ ﻳﻮﻡ ﺩﻭﻥ ﻋﺎﺻﻔﺔ ﻭﻫﻄﻮﻝ‬
‫ﺃﻣﻄﺎﺭ‪.‬ﺍﻧﺘﻔﺨﺖ ﺍﻷﻧﻬﺎﺭ ﻭﺧﻔﺖ ﺍﻟﻄﺮﻕ‪ .‬ﺳﺘﺴﺘﻐﺮﻕ ﺍﻟﺮﺣﻠﺔ ﺷﻬﺮﺍً‪ .‬ﺑﻌﻴﺪﺍ ﻋﻦ ﻫﺬﺍ‪"-‬‬

‫ﻟﻘﺪﺭﻛﻞ ﺑﻐﻀﺐ ﻛﺮﺓ ﻣﻤﺰﻗﺔ ﺭﻣﺎﻫﺎ ﺃﺣﺪﻫﻢ ﺑﻌﻴﺪﺍً‪.‬‬

‫"ﻟﻘﺪ ﺗﻌﺮﺿﺖ ﻟﻠﺴﺮﻗﺔ ‪ ،‬ﺍﻟﻬﻨﺪﺑﺎء ‪ ،‬ﺧﺎﺩﻣﺖ ﻭﺳﺮُﻗﺖ ﻣﺜﻞ ﻣﺼﺎﺻﺔ ﻛﺎﻣﻠﺔ‪ .‬ﻛﺎﻥ‬
‫ﻓﻴﺴﻤﻴﺮﻳﺴﺨﺮ ﻣﻨﻲ ﺑﻼ ﺭﺣﻤﺔ‪ .‬ﺭﻓﺎﻗﻲ ‪ -‬ﺇﺫﺍ ﺻﺎﺩﻓﺘﻬﻢ ﻓﻲ ‪ - The Keep‬ﻛﺎﻧﻮﺍ‬
‫ﺳﻴﺴﺘﻤﺘﻌﻮﻥﺃﻳﻀﺎً ‪ ،‬ﻭﻛﺎﻧﻮﺍ ﻳﻀﺮﺑﻮﻧﻨﻲ ﻟﺴﻨﻮﺍﺕ‪ .‬ﻻ ‪ ،‬ﺇﻧﻪ ﻭﺍﺭﺩ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺴﺆﺍﻝ ﺍﻟﺪﻣﻮﻱ‪ .‬ﻻ ﺑﺪ‬
‫ﻟﻲﻣﻦ ﺗﺴﻮﻳﺔ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺑﻄﺮﻳﻘﺔ ﺃﺧﺮﻯ‪ .‬ﻭﺣﺪﻱ‪.‬‬

‫ﺳﻤﻌﻮﺍﺃﻧﺒﻮﺑﺔ ﻭﻃﺒﻞ‪ .‬ﺩﺧﻠﻮﺍ ﺳﺎﺣﺔ ﺻﻐﻴﺮﺓ ‪ ،‬ﺣﻴﺚ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻳﻘﺎﻡ ﺳﻮﻕ ﺍﻟﺨﻀﺎﺭ ﻭﻛﺎﻧﺖ‬
‫ﻣﺠﻤﻮﻋﺔﻣﻦ ‪ goliards‬ﺗﺆﺩﻱ‪ .‬ﻟﻘﺪ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺫﺧﻴﺮﺓ ﺍﻟﺼﺒﺎﺡ ‪ ،‬ﻣﻤﺎ ﻳﻌﻨﻲ ﺍﻟﻐﺒﺎء ﺍﻟﺒﺪﺍﺉﻲ‬
‫ﻭﻟﻴﺲﺍﻟﺘﺴﻠﻴﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻹﻃﻼﻕ‪ .‬ﺳﺎﺭ ﺍﻟﻬﻨﺪﺑﺎء ﺑﻴﻦ ﺍﻷﻛﺸﺎﻙ ‪ ،‬ﺣﻴﺚ ﺗﻮﻟﻰ ﻓﻮﺭﺍً ﺑﺨﺒﺮﺓ ﺭﺍﺉﻌﺔ ‪-‬‬
‫ﻭﻣﺪﻫﺸﺔ‪ -‬ﺗﻘﻴﻴﻢ ﻭﺗﺬﻭﻕ ﺍﻟﺨﻴﺎﺭ ﻭﺍﻟﺸﻤﻨﺪﺭ ﻭﺍﻟﺘﻔﺎﺡ ﺍﻟﻤﻌﺮﻭﺽ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻌﺪﺍﺩﺍﺕ ‪ ،‬ﺑﻴﻨﻤﺎ ﻛﺎﻥ‬
‫ﻳﻤﺰﺡﻭﻳﺘﻐﺎﺯﻝ ﻣﻊ ﺗﺠﺎﺭ ﺍﻟﺴﻮﻕ‪.‬‬

‫"ﻣﻠﻔﻮﻑ ﻣﺨﻠﻞ!" ﺃﻋﻠﻦ ‪ ،‬ﺃﺧﺬ ﺑﻌﻀﺎً ﻣﻦ ﺑﺮﻣﻴﻞ ﺑﺎﺳﺘﺨﺪﺍﻡ ﻣﻠﻘﻂ ﺧﺸﺒﻲ‪” .‬ﺟﺮﺑﻪ ﻳﺎ‬
‫ﺟﻴﺮﺍﻟﺖ‪.‬ﻣﻤﺘﺎﺯ ‪ ،‬ﺃﻟﻴﺲ ﻛﺬﻟﻚ؟ ﺇﻧﻪ ﺷﻲء ﻟﺬﻳﺬ ﻭﺻﺤﻲ ‪ ،‬ﻣﻠﻔﻮﻑ ﻣﺜﻞ ﻫﺬﺍ‪ .‬ﻓﻲ ﻓﺼﻞ‬
‫ﺍﻟﺸﺘﺎء ‪،‬ﻋﻨﺪﻣﺎ ﺗﻨﻘﺺ ﺍﻟﻔﻴﺘﺎﻣﻴﻨﺎﺕ ‪ ،‬ﻓﺈﻧﻬﺎ ﺗﺤﻤﻲ ﺍﻟﺸﺨﺺ ﻣﻦ ﺩﺍء ﺍﻻﺳﻘﺮﺑﻮﻁ‪ .‬ﻋﻼﻭﺓ‬
‫ﻋﻠﻰﺫﻟﻚ ‪ ،‬ﻓﻬﻮ ﻣﻀﺎﺩ ﺭﺍﺉﻊ ﻟﻼﻛﺘﺉﺎﺏ "‪.‬‬
‫"ﻛﻴﻒ ﺫﻟﻚ؟"‬
‫"ﺗﺄﻛﻞ ﻗﺪﺭﺍً ﻛﺒﻴﺮﺍً ﻣﻦ ﻣﺨﻠﻞ ﺍﻟﻤﻠﻔﻮﻑ ‪ ،‬ﻭﺗﺸﺮﺏ ﺇﺑﺮﻳﻘﺎً ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻠﺒﻦ ﺍﻟﺰﺑﺎﺩﻱ ‪ ...‬ﻭﺑﻌﺪ ﺫﻟﻚ‬
‫ﺑﻮﻗﺖﻗﺼﻴﺮ ﻳﺼﺒﺢ ﺍﻻﻛﺘﺉﺎﺏ ﺃﻗﻞ ﻣﺎ ﻳﻘﻠﻘﻚ‪ .‬ﺗﻨﺴﻰ ﺍﻻﻛﺘﺉﺎﺏ‪ .‬ﺍﺣﻴﺎﻧﺎ ﻟﻮﻗﺖ ﻃﻮﻳﻞ ﺇﻟﻰ‬
‫ﻣﻦﺗﺤﺪﻕ؟ ﻣﻦ ﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﻟﻔﺘﺎﺓ؟"‬

‫"ﺃﺣﺪ ﺍﻟﻤﻌﺎﺭﻑ‪ .‬ﺍﻧﺘﻈﺮ ﻫﻨﺎ‪ .‬ﺳﺄﺗﺤﺪﺙ ﻣﻌﻬﺎ ﻭﺳﺄﻋﻮﺩ "‪.‬‬

‫ﺍﻟﻔﺘﺎﺓﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﺭﺁﻫﺎ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﻣﻮﺯﺍﻳﻚ ‪ ،‬ﺍﻟﺘﻘﻰ ﺑﻬﺎ ﻓﻲ ﻟﻴﺘﺎ ﻧﻴﺪ‪ .‬ﺗﻠﻤﻴﺬﺓ ﺍﻟﺴﺎﺣﺮﺓ ﺍﻟﺨﺠﻮﻟﺔ ﺫﺍﺕ‬
‫ﺍﻟﺸﻌﺮﺍﻟﻤﻨﺰﻟﻖ ﻓﻲ ﻣﻈﻬﺮ ﻣﺘﻮﺍﺿﻊ ‪ ،‬ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﺮﻏﻢ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻷﻧﺎﻗﺔ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﺮﺗﺪﻳﻬﺎ ﺑﻠﻮﻥ ﺧﺸﺐ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻮﺭﺩ‪.‬ﻭﺣﺬﺍء ﺑﻜﻌﺐ ﺇﺳﻔﻴﻦ ﺍﻟﻔﻠﻴﻦ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﻓﻴﻪ‬
 ‫ﺗﺤﺮﻛﺖﺑﺮﺷﺎﻗﺔ ﺗﺎﻣﺔ ‪ ،‬ﻣﻊ ﺍﻷﺧﺬ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻻﻋﺘﺒﺎﺭ ﺑﻘﺎﻳﺎ ﺍﻟﺨﻀﺮﻭﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﺰﻟﻘﺔ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﻐﻄﻲ ﺍﻟﺸﺎﺭﻉ‬
‫ﻏﻴﺮﺍﻟﻤﺴﺘﻮﻱ ﺍﻟﻤﺮﺻﻮﻑ ﺑﺎﻟﺤﺼﻰ‪.‬‬
‫ﺍﻗﺘﺮﺏﻣﻨﻬﺎ ‪ ،‬ﻓﺎﺟﺄﻫﺎ ﺑﻜﺸﻚ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻄﻤﺎﻃﻢ ﻭﻫﻲ ﺗﻤﻸ ﺳﻠﺔ ﻣﻌﻠﻘﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺫﺭﺍﻋﻬﺎ‪.‬‬

‫"ﺗﺤﻴﺎﺕ‪".‬‬
‫ﺗﻀﺎءﻟﺖﻗﻠﻴﻼ ًﻋﻨﺪ ﺭﺅﻳﺘﻪ ‪ ،‬ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﺮﻏﻢ ﻣﻦ ﺑﺸﺮﺗﻬﺎ ﺍﻟﺸﺎﺣﺒﺔ ﺑﺎﻟﻔﻌﻞ‪ .‬ﻭﻟﻮﻻ ﺍﻟﻜﺸﻚ‬
‫ﻟﺘﺘﺮﺍﺟﻊﺧﻄﻮﺓ ﺃﻭ ﺧﻄﻮﺗﻴﻦ‪ .‬ﻗﺎﻣﺖ ﺑﺤﺮﻛﺔ ﻛﻤﺎ ﻟﻮ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺗﺤﺎﻭﻝ ﺇﺧﻔﺎء ﺍﻟﺴﻠﺔ ﺧﻠﻒ ﻇﻬﺮﻫﺎ‪.‬‬
‫ﻻ ‪،‬ﻟﻴﺲ ﺍﻟﺴﻠﺔ‪ .‬ﻳﺪﻫﺎ‪ .‬ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺗﺨﻔﻲ ﺳﺎﻋﺪﻫﺎ ﻭﻳﺪﻫﺎ ‪ ،‬ﺍﻟﻠﺬﺍﻥ ﻛﺎﻧﺎ ﻣﻠﻔﻮﻓﻴﻦ ﺑﺈﺣﻜﺎﻡ ﻓﻲ‬
‫ﻭﺷﺎﺡﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺤﺮﻳﺮ‪ .‬ﻟﻘﺪ ﻻﺣﻆ ﺳﻠﻮﻛﻬﺎ ﻭﺩﻓﻌﻪ ﺍﻟﺪﺍﻓﻊ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻻ ﻳﻤﻜﻦ ﺗﻔﺴﻴﺮﻩ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﺗﺨﺎﺫ ﺇﺟﺮﺍء‪.‬‬
‫ﺃﻣﺴﻚﺑﻴﺪ ﺍﻟﻔﺘﺎﺓ‪.‬‬

‫ﻫﻤﺴﺖ ‪"،‬ﺩﻋﻨﺎ ﻧﺬﻫﺐ" ‪ ،‬ﻣﺤﺎﻭﻻً ﺍﻟﺘﺤﺮﺭ‪" .‬ﺃﺭﻧِﻲِ‪ .‬ﺃﻧﺎ‬

‫ﺃﺻﺮ‪".‬‬
‫"ﻟﻴﺲ ﻫﻨﺎ …"‬
‫ﺗﺮﻛﺘﻪﻳﻘﻮﺩﻫﺎ ﺑﻌﻴﺪﺍً ﻋﻦ ﺍﻟﺴﻮﻕ ﺇﻟﻰ ﻣﻜﺎﻥ ﻳﻤﻜﻦ ﺃﻥ ﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﻓﻴﻪ ﺑﻤﻔﺮﺩﻩ‪ .‬ﻓﻚ ﺍﻟﻮﺷﺎﺡ‪.‬‬
‫ﻭﻟﻢﻳﺴﺘﻄﻊ ﺍﺣﺘﻮﺍء ﻧﻔﺴﻪ‪ .‬ﺃﻗﺴﻢ‪ .‬ﺑﻔﻈﺎﻇﺔ ﻭﺑﺼﻮﺭﺓ ﻣﻄﻮﻟﺔ‪.‬‬

‫ﺗﻢﻗﻠﺐ ﻳﺪ ﺍﻟﻔﺘﺎﺓ ﺍﻟﻴﺴﺮﻯ‪ .‬ﻣﻠﺘﻮﻳﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺮﺳﻎ‪ .‬ﺗﻤﺴﻚ ﺍﻹﺑﻬﺎﻡ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﻴﺴﺎﺭ ‪ ،‬ﻭﻛﺎﻥ ﻇﻬﺮ‬
‫ﻳﺪﻫﺎﻣﺘﺠﻬﺎً ﻟﻸﺳﻔﻞ‪ .‬ﻭﺍﻟﻨﺨﻴﻞ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﻷﻋﻠﻰ‪ .‬ﺷﺮﻳﺎﻥ ﺣﻴﺎﺓ ﻃﻮﻳﻞ ﻭﻣﻨﺘﻈﻢ ‪ ،‬ﻻﺣﻈﻪ ﺑﺸﻜﻞ ﻻ‬
‫ﺇﺭﺍﺩﻱ‪.‬ﻛﺎﻥ ﺧﻂ ﺍﻟﻘﻠﺐ ﻣﻤﻴﺰﺍً ‪ ،‬ﻟﻜﻨﻪ ﻣﻨﻘﻂ ﻭﻣﻜﺴﻮﺭ‪.‬‬

‫"ﻣﻦ ﻓﻌﻞ ﺫﻟﻚ ﻟﻚ؟ ﻫﻞ ﻓﻌﻠﺖ؟" "‬

‫ﺍﻧﺖﻓﻌﻠﺖ‪".‬‬
‫"ﻣﺎﺫﺍ ﺍﻭ ﻣﺎ؟"‬
‫"ﺍﻧﺖ ﻓﻌﻠﺖ!" ﻧﻔﻀﺖ ﻳﺪﻫﺎ ﺑﻌﻴﺪﺍ‪" .‬ﻟﻘﺪ ﺍﺳﺘﺨﺪﻣﺘﻨﻲ ﻷﺧﺪﻋﻬﺎ‪ .‬ﺇﻧﻬﺎ ﻻ ﺗﺪﻉ ﺷﻴﺉﺎً‬
‫ﻛﻬﺬﺍﻳﻨﺰﻟﻖ "‪.‬‬
‫"ﻟﻢ ﺃﺳﺘﻄﻊ‪"-‬‬
‫"‪ -‬ﻫﻞ ﺗﻮﻗﻌﺖ ﺫﻟﻚ؟" ﻧﻈﺮﺕ ﺇﻟﻴﻪ ﻓﻲ ﻋﻴﻨﻴﻪ‪ .‬ﻟﻘﺪ ﺃﺳﺎء ﺗﻘﺪﻳﺮﻫﺎ ‪ -‬ﻟﻢ ﺗﻜﻦ ﺧﺠﻮﻟﺔ ﻭﻻ‬
‫ﻗﻠﻘﺔ‪".‬ﻳﻤﻜﻨﻚ ﻭﻳﻨﺒﻐﻲ ﺃﻥ ﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﻟﺪﻳﻚ‪ .‬ﻟﻜﻨﻚ ﻓﻀﻠﺖ ﺍﻟﻠﻌﺐ ﺑﺎﻟﻨﺎﺭ‪ .‬ﻫﻞ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻳﺴﺘﺤﻖ‬
‫ﺫﻟﻚ ‪،‬ﺭﻏﻢ ﺫﻟﻚ؟ ﻫﻞ ﻣﻨﺤﻚ ﺍﻟﺮﺿﺎ ‪ ،‬ﻭﺟﻌﻠﻚ ﺗﺸﻌﺮ ﺑﺘﺤﺴﻦ؟ ﻫﻞ ﺗﻌﻄﻴﻚ ﺷﻴﺉﺎً ﺗﺘﺒﺎﻫﻰ‬
‫ﺑﻪﺃﻣﺎﻡ ﺃﺻﺪﻗﺎﺉﻚ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺤﺎﻧﺔ؟ "‬

‫ﻟﻢﻳﺮﺩ‪ .‬ﻟﻢ ﻳﺴﺘﻄﻊ ﺇﻳﺠﺎﺩ ﺍﻟﻜﻠﻤﺎﺕ‪ .‬ﻟﻜﻦ ﻣﻮﺯﻳﻚ ﺍﺑﺘﺴﻢ ﻓﺠﺄﺓ ‪ ،‬ﻣﻤﺎ ﺃﺛﺎﺭ ﺩﻫﺸﺘﻪ‪.‬‬

‫ﻗﺎﻟﺖﺑﺴﻬﻮﻟﺔ "ﺃﻧﺎ ﻻ ﺃﺣﻤﻞ ﺿﻐﻴﻨﺔ"‪" .‬ﻟﻌﺒﺘﻚ ﺃﺳﺮﺗﻨﻲ ﻭﺃﻧﺎ ﻛﺬﻟﻚ‬

‫ﺿﺤﻜﺖﻟﻮ ﻟﻢ ﺃﺧﺎﻑ‪ .‬ﺃﻋﻄﻨﻲ ﺍﻟﺴﻠﺔ ‪ ،‬ﺃﻧﺎ ﻓﻲ ﻋﺠﻠﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺃﻣﺮﻱ‪ .‬ﻻ ﻳﺰﺍﻝ ﻟﺪﻱ ﺍﻟﺘﺴﻮﻕ ﻷﻗﻮﻡ‬
‫ﺑﻪ‪.‬ﻭﻟﺪﻱ ﻣﻮﻋﺪ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺨﻴﻤﻴﺎﺉﻲ ‪" -‬‬

‫"ﺍﻧﺘﻈﺮ‪ .‬ﻻ ﻳﻤﻜﻨﻚ ﺗﺮﻙ ﺍﻷﻣﺮ ﻫﻜﺬﺍ "‪.‬‬

‫"ﻟﻮ ﺳﻤﺤﺖ‪ ".‬ﺗﻐﻴﺮ ﺻﻮﺕ ﻣﻮﺯﻳﻚ ﻗﻠﻴﻼ‪" .‬ﻻ ﺗﺘﺪﺧﻞ‪ .‬ﺳﺘﺠﻌﻞ ﺍﻷﻣﺮ ﺃﺳﻮﺃ ﻓﻘﻂ ‪ ...‬ﻟﻘﺪ‬
‫ﺃﻓﻠﺘﺖﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻌﻘﺎﺏ ‪ ،‬ﻋﻠﻰ ﺃﻱ ﺣﺎﻝ ‪" ،‬ﺃﺿﺎﻓﺖ ﺑﻌﺪ ﻟﺤﻈﺔ‪" .‬ﻟﻘﺪ ﻋﺎﻣﻠﺘﻨﻲ ﺑﻠﻄﻒ‪".‬‬

‫"ﻟﻴﻨﻴﻦ؟"‬
‫"ﺭﺑﻤﺎ ﺗﻜﻮﻥ ﻗﺪ ﻗﻠﺒﺖ ﻳﺪﻱ‪ .‬ﺭﺑﻤﺎ ﻗﺎﻣﺖ ﺑﻠﻒ ﻗﺪﻣﻲ ﺣﻮﻟﻬﺎ ‪ ،‬ﻭﺍﻟﻜﻌﺐ ﻣﺘﺠﻪ ﻟﻸﻣﺎﻡ‪.‬‬
‫ﺭﺑﻤﺎﻗﺎﻣﺖ ﺑﺘﺒﺪﻳﻞ ﻗﺪﻣﻲ ‪ ،‬ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻴﺴﺎﺭ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﻴﻤﻴﻦ ﻭﺍﻟﻌﻜﺲ ﺻﺤﻴﺢ‪ .‬ﻟﻘﺪ ﺭﺃﻳﺘﻬﺎ ﺗﻔﻌﻞ‬
‫ﺫﻟﻚﻟﺸﺨﺺ ﻣﺎ "‪.‬‬
‫"ﻓﻌﻠﺘﻬﺎ‪-‬؟"‬
‫"‪-‬ﺟﺮﺡ؟ ﻣﻮﺟﺰ‪ .‬ﻷﻧﻨﻲ ﻓﻘﺪﺕ ﺍﻟﻮﻋﻲ ﻣﺮﺓ ﻭﺍﺣﺪﺓ ﺗﻘﺮﻳﺒﺎ‪ .‬ﻟﻤﺎﺫﺍ ﺗﺤﺪﻕ ﻫﻜﺬﺍ؟ ﻫﻜﺬﺍ ﻛﺎﻥ‬
‫ﺍﻷﻣﺮ‪.‬ﺁﻣﻞ ﺃﻥ ﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﺍﻷﻣﺮ ﻫﻮ ﻧﻔﺴﻪ ﻋﻨﺪﻣﺎ ﺗﻠﻮﻱ ﻳﺪﻱ ﻣﺮﺓ ﺃﺧﺮﻯ‪ .‬ﻓﻲ ﻏﻀﻮﻥ ﺃﻳﺎﻡ ﻗﻠﻴﻠﺔ ‪،‬‬
‫ﺑﻌﺪﺃﻥ ﺍﺳﺘﻤﺘﻌﺖ ﺑﺎﻧﺘﻘﺎﻣﻬﺎ "‪.‬‬
‫"ﺳﻮﻑ ﺃﺭﺍﻫﺎ‪ .‬ﺣﺎﻻ‪" ".‬ﻓﻜﺮﺓ ﺳﻴﺉﺔ‪ .‬ﻻ‬
‫ﻳﻤﻜﻨﻚ‪"-‬‬
‫ﻗﺎﻃﻌﻬﺎﺑﺤﺮﻛﺔ ﺳﺮﻳﻌﺔ‪ .‬ﺳﻤﻊ ﺍﻟﺤﺸﺪ ﻳﻄﻦ ﻭﺭﺁﻩ ﻳﺘﻔﺮﻕ‪ .‬ﺗﻮﻗﻒ ﺍﻟﺤﺮﺍﺱ ﻋﻦ ﺍﻟﻠﻌﺐ‪.‬‬
‫ﺭﺃﻯﺍﻟﻬﻨﺪﺑﺎء ﻣﻦ ﺑﻌﻴﺪ ‪ ،‬ﻭﺃﻋﻄﺎﻩ ﺇﺷﺎﺭﺍﺕ ﻣﻔﺎﺟﺉﺔ ﻭﻳﺎﺉﺴﺔ‪.‬‬

‫"ﺃﻧﺖ! ﻗﺬﺍﺭﺓ ﻭﻳﺘﺸﺮ! ﺃﻃﺎﻟﺒﻜﻢ ﺇﻟﻰ ﻣﺒﺎﺭﺯﺓ! ﺳﻨﻘﺎﺗﻞ! " ”ﺍﻟﻠﻌﻨﺔ‪ .‬ﺗﺤﺮﻙ‬
‫ﺟﺎﻧﺒﺎ ‪،‬ﻣﻮﺯﻳﻚ "‪.‬‬
‫ﺧﺮﺟﺖﺷﺨﺼﻴﺔ ﻗﺼﻴﺮﺓ ﻣﻤﺘﻠﺉﺔ ﺍﻟﺠﺴﻢ ﺗﺮﺗﺪﻱ ﻗﻨﺎﻋﺎً ﺟﻠﺪﻳﺎً ﻭﺩﻭﺭﺍً ﻣﻦ ﺟﻠﺪ ﺍﻷﻛﺴﻴﺪ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻤﺴﻠﻮﻕﻣﻦ ﺑﻴﻦ ﺍﻟﺤﺸﺪ‪ .‬ﻫﺰﺕ ﺍﻟﺸﺨﺼﻴﺔ ﺭﻣﺢ ﺛﻼﺛﻲ ﺍﻟﺸﻌﺐ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻳﺤﻤﻠﻪ ‪ ،‬ﻭﺣﺮﻛﺔ‬
‫ﻣﻔﺎﺟﺉﺔﻣﻦ ﻳﺪﻩ ﺍﻟﻴﺴﺮﻯ ﺭﻓﻌﺖ ﺷﺒﻜﺔ ﺻﻴﺪ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻬﻮﺍء ‪ ،‬ﻭﺍﺯﺩﻫﺮﺕ ﻭﻫﺰﺗﻬﺎ‪.‬‬

‫"ﺃﻧﺎ ‪ ، Tonton Zroga‬ﺍﻟﻤﻌﺮﻭﻑ ﺑﺎﺳﻢ ‪ !Retiarius‬ﺃﻧﺎ ﺃﺗﺤﺪﺍﻙ ﻓﻲ ﻗﺘﺎﻝ ‪" - wi ،‬‬

‫ﺭﻓﻊﺟﻴﺮﺍﻟﺖ ﻳﺪﻩ ﻭﺿﺮﺑﻪ ﺑﻌﻼﻣﺔ ‪ ، Aard‬ﻭﺍﺿﻌﺎً ﺃﻛﺒﺮ ﻗﺪﺭ ﻣﻤﻜﻦ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻘﻮﺓ ﻓﻴﻪ‪ .‬ﺻﺎﺡ‬
‫ﺍﻟﺤﺸﺪ‪.‬ﻃﺎﺭ ‪ ، Tonton Zroga‬ﺍﻟﻤﻌﺮﻭﻑ ﺑﺎﺳﻢ ‪ ، Retiarius‬ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻬﻮﺍء ﻭ ‪ -‬ﻣﺘﺸﺎﺑﻜﺎً ﻓﻲ‬
‫ﺷﺒﻜﺘﻪﻭﺭﻛﻞ ﺳﺎﻗﻴﻪ ‪ -‬ﻣﻤﺎ ﺃﺩﻯ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﻘﻀﺎء ﻋﻠﻰ ﻛﺸﻚ ﺍﻟﺨﺒﺰ ‪ ،‬ﻭﺗﺤﻄﻢ ﺑﺸﺪﺓ ﻋﻠﻰ‬
‫ﺍﻷﺭﺽ ‪،‬ﻭﺑﺼﻮﺕ ﻋﺎﻝ ٍ‪ ،‬ﺿﺮﺏ ﺭﺃﺳﻪ ﺑﺠﺒﻴﺮﺓ ﺻﻐﻴﺮﺓ‪ -‬ﺗﻤﺜﺎﻝ ﺣﺪﻳﺪﻱ ﻟﺠﻨﻮﻡ ﺍﻟﻘﺮﻓﺼﺎء ‪،‬‬
‫ﺍﻟﺬﻱﻭﻗﻒ ﺩﻭﻥ ﺳﺒﺐ ﻭﺍﺿﺢ ﺃﻣﺎﻡ ﻣﺘﺠﺮ ﻳﻌﺮﺽ ﻟﻮﺍﺯﻡ ﺍﻟﺨﺮﺩﻭﺍﺕ‪ .‬ﻛﺎﻓﺄ ﺍﻟﺤﺮﺍﺱ ﺍﻟﺮﺣﻠﺔ‬
‫ﺑﺘﺼﻔﻴﻖﻣﺪﻭ‪ .‬ﺍﺳﺘﻠﻘﻰ ‪ Retiarius‬ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻷﺭﺽ ‪ ،‬ﻋﻠﻰ ﻗﻴﺪ ﺍﻟﺤﻴﺎﺓ ‪ ،‬ﻟﻜﻨﻪ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺿﻌﻴﻔﺎً ﺇﻟﻰ‬
‫ﺣﺪﻣﺎ‬
‫ﻋﻼﻣﺎﺕﺍﻟﻮﻋﻲ‪ .‬ﻟﻢ ﻳﺴﺮﻉ ﺟﻴﺮﺍﻟﺖ ﻣﺸﻰ ﻭﺭﻛﻠﻪ ﺑﺸﺪﺓ ﻓﻲ ﻣﻨﻄﻘﺔ ﺍﻟﻜﺒﺪ‪ .‬ﺃﻣﺴﻜﻪ ﺃﺣﺪﻫﻢ‬
‫ﻣﻦﻛﻤﻪ‪ .‬ﻟﻘﺪ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻣﻮﺯﻳﻚ‪.‬‬

‫"ﺭﻗﻢ‪ .‬ﻟﻮ ﺳﻤﺤﺖ‪ .‬ﻣﻦ ﻓﻀﻠﻚ ﻻ ﺗﻔﻌﻞ‪ .‬ﻻ ﻳﻤﻜﻨﻚ ﻓﻌﻞ ﺫﻟﻚ "‪.‬‬
‫ﻛﺎﻥﺟﻴﺮﺍﻟﺖ ﺳﻴﺴﺘﻤﺮ ﻓﻲ ﺭﻛﻞ ﻣﻘﺎﺗﻞ ﺍﻟﺸﺒﻜﺔ ‪ ،‬ﻷﻧﻪ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻳﻌﺮﻑ ﺟﻴﺪﺍً ﻣﺎ ﻻ ﻳﻤﻜﻨﻚ‬
‫ﻓﻌﻠﻪ ‪،‬ﻭﻣﺎ ﻳﻤﻜﻨﻚ ﻓﻌﻠﻪ ‪ ،‬ﻭﻣﺎ ﻳﺠﺐ ﻋﻠﻴﻚ ﻓﻌﻠﻪ‪ .‬ﻭﻟﻢ ﻳﻜﻦ ﻣﻦ ﻋﺎﺩﺗﻪ ﺍﻹﺻﻐﺎء ﺇﻟﻰ ﺃﻱ‬
‫ﺷﺨﺺﻓﻲ ﻣﺜﻞ ﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﻷﻣﻮﺭ‪ .‬ﺧﺎﺻﺔ ﺍﻷﺷﺨﺎﺹ ﺍﻟﺬﻳﻦ ﻟﻢ ﻳﺘﻌﺮﺿﻮﺍ ﻟﻠﻀﺮﺏ ﻗﻂ‪.‬‬

‫ﻭﻛﺮﺭﻣﻮﺯﻳﻚ‪" :‬ﺃﺭﺟﻮﻙ"‪" .‬ﻻ ﺗﺄﺧﺬﻫﺎ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ‪ .‬ﻟﻲ‪ .‬ﺑﺴﺒﺒﻬﺎ‪ .‬ﻭﻷﻧﻚ ﺧﻠﻄﺖ ﻛﻞ ﺷﻲء "‪.‬‬

‫ﻟﻘﺪﻓﻌﻞ ﻛﻤﺎ ﻃﻠﺒﺖ‪ .‬ﺛﻢ ﺃﺧﺬﻫﺎ ﻣﻦ ﺫﺭﺍﻋﻴﻬﺎ‪ .‬ﻭﻧﻈﺮﺕ ﻓﻲ ﻋﻴﻨﻴﻬﺎ‪.‬‬

‫ﺃﻋﻠﻦﺑﺤﺰﻡ "ﺳﺄﺭﻯ ﻋﺸﻴﻘﺘﻚ"‪.‬‬

‫"ﻫﺬﺍ ﻟﻴﺲ ﺟﻴﺪﺍ‪ ".‬ﻫﺰﺕ ﺭﺃﺳﻬﺎ‪" .‬ﺳﺘﻜﻮﻥ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﻋﻮﺍﻗﺐ‪" ".‬ﻟﻚ؟"‬

‫"ﺭﻗﻢ‪ .‬ﻟﻴﺲ ﻟﻲ‪".‬‬