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["C\u1eadu b\u00e9 t\u00f3c m\u00e0u \u0111\u1ed3ng li\u1ebfc nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o c\u00e1i l\u1ed3ng, t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft c\u00f4 b\u00e9 trong \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 \u0111ang c\u01b0\u1eddi hay kh\u00f4ng. C\u00f4 b\u00e9 ch\u1ec9 m\u1edbi \u0111\u1ebfn \u1edf c\u00f9ng b\u1ecdn n\u00f3 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y, c\u1eadu ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y c\u00f4 b\u00e9 c\u01b0\u1eddi, k\u1ec3 c\u1ea3 khi c\u1eadu c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u t\u00ean m\u00ecnh v\u1edbi c\u00f4 b\u00e9. C\u00f4 b\u00e9 nh\u00ecn c\u1eadu, m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa, c\u1eadu ch\u1ec9 tay v\u00e0o ng\u1ef1c minh: \u201cEdem!\u201d C\u00f4 b\u00e9 \u0111\u1eb7t m\u1ed9t tay l\u00ean ng\u1ef1c m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 n\u00f3i: \u201cBeri!\u201d M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f9ng nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o c\u00e1i l\u1ed3ng. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u00f4 b\u00e9 l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng. Kh\u00f4ng ai bi\u1ebft c\u00f4 b\u00e9 l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh hay ng\u01b0\u1eddi Ph\u00e1p. \u0110\u1ea7u ti\u00ean l\u00e0 Edern, sau \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn Henri, c\u1ed1 h\u1ecfi xem c\u00f4 b\u00e9 \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eeb \u0111\u00e2u. C\u00f4 b\u00e9 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec1u h\u1ecd mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i. Henri nh\u00fan vai v\u00e0 n\u00f3i: \u201cMysterieusei\u201d* * Ti\u1ebfng Ph\u00e1p: B\u00ed \u1ea9n. Gereint, c\u1eadu b\u00e9 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh nh\u1ecf nh\u1ea5t, b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfng h\u00e1t th\u1eadt k\u1ebd. C\u1eadu b\u00e9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t gi\u1ecdng h\u00e1t th\u1eadt hay. C\u1eadu h\u00e1t b\u1eb1ng ti\u1ebfng Latin, ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef m\u00e0 th\u1ea7y d\u1ea1y nh\u1ea1c d\u1ea1y cho c\u1eadu. B\u00e0i h\u00e1t nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ph\u00e9p thu\u1eadt. C\u00f4 b\u00e9 trong l\u1ed3ng n\u1edf m\u1ed9t n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1eadt \u0111\u1eb9p, t\u1ef1a v\u00e0o thanh ch\u1eafn c\u1ee7a c\u00e1i l\u1ed3ng \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1eafng nghe. C\u00f4 b\u00e9 n\u00f3i r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng Anh, c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ti\u1ebfng Ph\u00e1p. \u201cC\u00f3 l\u1ebd c\u00f4 \u1ea5y l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi La M\u00e3,\u201d Mabon n\u00f3i, khi \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f4 b\u00e9 ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng, v\u1eabn m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1edbi Gereint. \u201cNg\u01b0\u1eddi La M\u00e3 \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft h\u1ebft r\u1ed3i,\u201d c\u1eadu b\u00e9 ng\u1ed3i c\u1ea1nh Mabon n\u00f3i. T\u00ean c\u1eadu l\u00e0 Peredur. V\u1edbi khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t h\u1eb9p v\u00e0 b\u1ed9 r\u0103ng d\u00e0i r\u1ea5t s\u1eafc, tr\u00f4ng c\u1eadu ta nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t con s\u00f3i t\u00f3c v\u00e0ng. Trong khi c\u1ea3 b\u1ecdn \u0111ang tranh c\u00e3i v\u00e0 tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n, Beri l\u1ea1i suy ng\u1eabm xa x\u00f4i. B\u00e0i h\u00e1t c\u1ee7a Gereint g\u1ee3i cho c\u00f4 nh\u1edb \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1ed9t th\u00e1nh \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u1edf Toledo. L\u1ea7n cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u00f4 b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o th\u00e1nh \u0111\u01b0\u00f2ng l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 tham d\u1ef1 \u0111\u00e1m c\u01b0\u1edbi c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ecd h\u00e0ng. Nh\u01b0ng Beri kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd mu\u1ed1n k\u1ebft h\u00f4n. Kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd. C\u00f4 b\u00e9 mu\u1ed1n kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n n\u1eefa. C\u00f4 th\u00edch nh\u1eefng cu\u1ed9c phi\u00eau l\u01b0u v\u00e0 s\u1ef1 s\u00f4i n\u1ed5i. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 cha Beri m\u1edbi bi\u1ebft c\u00f4 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t tay ki\u1ebfm t\u00e0i n\u0103ng. Nh\u1eefng bu\u1ed5i h\u1ecdc c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ec1u l\u00e0 b\u00ed m\u1eadt. \u201cN\u1ebfu m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t thanh ki\u1ebfm th\u00ec...\u201d c\u00f4 th\u00ec th\u1ea7m m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh b\u1eb1ng ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef Castilia.* * Castilian: ti\u1ebfng T\u00e2y Ban Nha \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng \u1edf t\u1ec9nh Castile. \u201cIM L\u1eb6NG!\u201d M\u1ed9t t\u00ean b\u1eaft c\u00f3c xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n. H\u1eafn l\u00e0 t\u00ean hung \u00e1c nh\u1ea5t trong s\u00e1u t\u00ean. Khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t h\u1eafn \u0111\u1ea7y s\u1eb9o, c\u00f2n m\u0169i c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn th\u00ec b\u1ecb b\u1eb9p ra sau nhi\u1ec1u n\u0103m \u0111\u00e1nh nhau. Mabon, c\u1eadu b\u00e9 ng\u1ed3i g\u1ea7n t\u00ean b\u1eaft c\u00f3c nh\u1ea5t h\u1ecfi: \u201cTh\u01b0a ng\u00e0i, l\u00e0m \u01a1n cho ch\u00fang t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 c\u00e1c ng\u00e0i \u0111ang \u0111\u01b0a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u?\u201d T\u00ean b\u1eaft c\u00f3c tr\u00f9ng m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn c\u1eadu: \u201cM\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ecfi bao nhi\u00eau l\u1ea7n r\u1ed3i h\u1ea3? Tao n\u00f3i r\u1ed3i. Khi \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01a1i m\u00e0y s\u1ebd bi\u1ebft ngay th\u00f4i.\u201d \u201cL\u00e0m \u01a1n h\u00e9 l\u1ed9 cho ch\u00fang t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft \u0111i,\u201d Peredur d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m n\u00f3i. T\u00ean b\u1eaft c\u00f3c c\u01b0\u1eddi gian x\u1ea3o: \u201cTh\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i. Ch\u00fang m\u00e0y s\u1ebd \u0111i v\u1ec1 ph\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0110\u00f4ng, n\u01a1i m\u00e0 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a con n\u00edt t\u00f3c v\u00e0ng, da tr\u1eafng nh\u01b0 ch\u00fang m\u00e0y s\u1ebd r\u1ea5t \u0111\u1eaft gi\u00e1.\u201d \u201cGi\u00e1 c\u1ea3 \u01b0?\u201d Edem nu\u1ed1t n\u01b0\u1edbc b\u1ecdt lo l\u1eafng. \u201cN\u00f4 l\u1ec7!\u201d T\u00ean b\u1eaft c\u00f3c c\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1edbn h\u01a1n. \u201cT\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u00fang m\u00e0y s\u1ebd th\u00e0nh n\u00f4 l\u1ec7, tao cho ch\u00fang m\u00e0y bi\u1ebft th\u00eam l\u00e0 h\u00e0ng d\u1eb7m quanh \u0111\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 n\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2u, v\u00ec th\u1ebf \u0111\u1eebng k\u00eau c\u1ee9u v\u00f4 \u00edch.\u201d T\u00ean b\u1eaft c\u00f3c quay \u0111i, b\u1ecf m\u1eb7c b\u1ecdn tr\u1ebb ch\u00ecm ng\u1eadp trong s\u1ef1 im l\u1eb7ng. B\u1ecdn tr\u1ebb ng\u01b0\u1eddi Ph\u00e1p kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u t\u00ean b\u1eaft c\u00f3c n\u00f3i g\u00ec, nh\u01b0ng qua v\u1ebb m\u1eb7t khi\u1ebfp s\u1ee3 c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh, ch\u00fang hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1eb1ng s\u1ef1 vi\u1ec7c r\u1ea5t t\u1ec7.","Chi\u1ebfc xe ng\u1ef1a l\u1ea1i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c l\u0103n b\u00e1nh, Edem n\u00f3i nh\u1ecf v\u1edbi Peredur: \u201cT\u1edb s\u1ebd ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n. T\u1edb l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9a ch\u1ea1y nhanh nh\u1ea5t, n\u00ean c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u1edb s\u1ebd tho\u00e1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. C\u1eadu d\u00f9ng r\u0103ng c\u1eafn \u0111\u1ee9t d\u00e2y cho t\u1edb \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng, Perry?\u201d Peredur nhe r\u0103ng, khoe h\u00e0m r\u0103ng s\u1eafc nh\u01b0 r\u0103ng s\u00f3i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. N\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0a ph\u1ea7n d\u00e2y n\u1ed1i tay n\u00f3 v\u00e0 Edern l\u00ean, g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u, cho d\u00e2y v\u00e0o mi\u1ec7ng. \u201cKh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i b\u00e2y gi\u1edd,\u201d Edern th\u00ec th\u1ea7m. \u201cH\u00e3y ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ebfn khi ch\u00fang ta \u0111i qua m\u1ed9t r\u1eebng c\u00e2y n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1edb c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u1ed1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Ngo\u00e0i kia c\u00f2n qu\u00e1 tr\u1ed1ng tr\u1ea3i.\u201d Gereint nghe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c cu\u1ed9c n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a hai c\u1eadu b\u00e9, n\u00f3 n\u00f3i nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng: \u201cC\u1eadu ch\u1ea1y th\u1eadt nhanh, Edern. C\u1eadu may m\u1eafn c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tho\u00e1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f2n ch\u00fang t\u1edb th\u00ec sao? C\u1eadu s\u1ebd quay l\u1ea1i c\u1ee9u ch\u00fang t\u1edb ch\u1ee9?\u201d \u201cT\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean r\u1ed3i. T\u1edb s\u1ebd c\u1ee9u t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c c\u1eadu.\u201d Edern nh\u00ecn nh\u1eefng g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t bu\u1ed3n b\u00e3 xung quanh m\u00ecnh. \u201cT\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c c\u1eadu,\u201d n\u00f3 nh\u1eafc l\u1ea1i. V\u00e0 r\u1ed3i, n\u00f3 nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o c\u00e1i l\u1ed3ng. N\u00f3 nh\u1edb ra r\u1eb1ng b\u1ecdn b\u1eaft c\u00f3c \u0111\u00e3 b\u00e0n v\u1ec1 c\u00f4 \u1ea5y. \u201cCh\u00fang s\u1ebd b\u00e1n Beri \u0111i trong v\u00f2ng hai ng\u00e0y t\u1edbi,\u201d n\u00f3 n\u00f3i. N\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng nhanh l\u00ean th\u00ec vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee9u c\u00f4 g\u00e1i trong l\u1ed3ng c\u0169i s\u1ebd l\u00e0 qu\u00e1 mu\u1ed9n.","Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng 10: \u201cC\u1eadu l\u00e0 vua!\u201d M\u00f9a h\u00e8 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn, nh\u01b0ng \u1edf nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc \u1edf v\u00f9ng n\u00fai n\u01a1i Timoken \u0111ang \u1edf, ban \u0111\u00eam v\u1eabn c\u00f2n l\u1ea1nh gi\u00e1. V\u00e0o m\u1ed9t bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng, khi Timoken v\u00e0 Gabar \u0111ang \u0111i tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1eb9p trong khe n\u00fai, b\u1ed7ng nhi\u00ean h\u1ecd nghe c\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng k\u00eau c\u1ee9u. \u0110\u00f3 r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng l\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng k\u00eau c\u1ee9u tuy\u1ec7t v\u1ecdng c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111ang g\u1eb7p n\u1ea1n. Timoken d\u1eabn \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng cho Gabar thay v\u00ec c\u01b0\u1ee1i tr\u00ean l\u01b0ng n\u00f3, gi\u1edd thi Timoken b\u1ecf d\u00e2y c\u01b0\u01a1ng xu\u1ed1ng, qu\u1ef3 xu\u1ed1ng m\u1ecfm \u0111\u00e1, nh\u00ecn v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda r\u00eca con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. L\u00fac \u0111\u1ea7u, Timoken kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y g\u00ec c\u1ea3, m\u00e3i m\u1ed9t l\u00fac sau, c\u1eadu m\u1edbi nh\u1eadn ra b\u00f3ng c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9 \u1edf \u0111\u1eb1ng xa. C\u1eadu b\u00e9 \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t m\u1ecfm \u0111\u00e1 nh\u1ecf nh\u00f4 ra ch\u1ec9 c\u00e1ch m\u1eb7t n\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u1eebng m\u1ed9t m\u00e9t, ngay b\u00ean tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t d\u00f2ng n\u01b0\u1edbc s\u00f4ng \u0111ang cu\u1ed3n cu\u1ed9n ch\u1ea3y xi\u1ebft. C\u1eadu b\u00e9 c\u00f3 m\u00e1i t\u00f3c m\u00e0u \u0111\u1ecf \u0111\u1ed3ng v\u00e0 n\u01b0\u1edbc da tr\u1eafng b\u1ec7ch c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu tr\u00f4ng c\u00e0ng tr\u1eafng h\u01a1n so v\u1edbi d\u00f2ng m\u00e1u \u0111\u1ecf th\u1eabm ch\u1ea3y ra t\u1eeb m\u0169i c\u1eadu. \u201cT\u00f4i b\u1ecb ng\u00e3!\u201d c\u1eadu b\u00e9 nh\u00ecn \u0111\u00e3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y Timoken. \u201cC\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u00fap t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng?\u201d M\u1ed9t ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef th\u1eadt l\u1ea1. Timoken ngh\u0129, nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec3u nh\u1eefng g\u00ec c\u1eadu b\u00e9 kia n\u00f3i. Timoken ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng, ngh\u0129 xem m\u00ecnh n\u00ean l\u00e0m g\u00ec \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u00fap c\u1eadu b\u00e9 kia. \u201cXin \u0111\u1eebng b\u1ecf t\u00f4i, t\u00f4i xin c\u1eadu!\u201d c\u1eadu b\u00e9 kia l\u1ea1i n\u00f3i. \u201cT\u00f4i ngh\u0129 l\u00e0 tay t\u00f4i b\u1ecb g\u00e3y r\u1ed3i, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 b\u01a1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.\u201d L\u00e0m sao c\u1eadu \u1ea5y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng s\u1ebd c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee9u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u00ecnh? Phi\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e1 qu\u00e1 nh\u1ecf b\u00e9, g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 s\u1eafp b\u1ecb cu\u1ed1n tr\u00f4i theo d\u00f2ng n\u01b0\u1edbc. Th\u1eadm ch\u00ed, n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y th\u1eebng \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 c\u1ee9u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c khi c\u1eadu ta \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb g\u00e3y m\u1ea5t m\u1ed9t tay. Timoken kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n l\u1ef1a ch\u1ecdn n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c. C\u1eadu ph\u1ea3i bay \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3 th\u00f4i. \u201cGabar, h\u00e3y \u0111\u1ee9ng y\u00ean \u0111\u00f3 nh\u00e9!\u201d Timoken n\u00f3i. \u201cCon \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00e0y r\u1ea5t nguy hi\u1ec3m.\u201d Gabar k\u00eau l\u00ean m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng, th\u1eed gi\u1eadm ch\u00e2n xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t, l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c nh\u1eefng h\u00f2n \u0111\u00e1 nh\u1ecf b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1ee1 ra v\u00e0 l\u0103n xu\u1ed1ng s\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00fai. \u201cC\u1ee8U T\u00d4I V\u1edaI!\u201d ti\u1ebfng k\u00eau c\u1ee9u l\u1ea1i vang l\u00ean. \u201cT\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y,\u201d Timoken n\u00f3i. C\u1eadu n\u00e2ng m\u00ecnh l\u00ean kh\u1ecfi con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng r\u1ed3i nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng bay \u0111\u1ebfn phi\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e1 c\u00f3 c\u1eadu b\u00e9 kia \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i. H\u1ecd nh\u00ecn nhau ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean trong gi\u00e2y l\u00e1t. V\u00e0 r\u1ed3i, c\u1eadu b\u00e9 l\u1ea1 m\u1eb7t h\u1ecfi c\u1eadu: \u201cNg\u01b0\u1eddi Ch\u00e2u Phi n\u00e0o c\u0169ng bi\u1ebft bay \u00e0?\u201d \u201cKh\u00f4ng\u201d, Timoken \u0111\u00e1p. \u201cTh\u1ebf ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a b\u1ed9 t\u1ed9c c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu ai c\u0169ng c\u00f3 t\u00f3c \u0111\u1ecf v\u00e0... nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i b\u1edbt tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf \u00e0?\u201d \u201cCh\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00f4i,\u201d c\u1eadu b\u00e9 n\u00f3i. \u201cCha v\u00e0 c\u00e1c anh c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i ai c\u0169ng c\u00f3 t\u00e0n nhang tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t c\u1ea3.\u201d M\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee3t \u0111\u1ea5t \u0111\u00e1 \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t r\u01a1i xu\u1ed1ng k\u1ebf b\u00ean ch\u1ed7 c\u1eadu b\u00e9, v\u00e0 n\u00f3 k\u00eau l\u00ean: \u201cC\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00e2ng t\u00f4i l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng, ng\u01b0\u1eddi Ch\u00e2u Phi? C\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 cho t\u00f4i bay c\u00f9ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng?\u201d \u201cT\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00e2ng c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0,\u201d Timoken n\u00f3i, v\u00f2ng tay qua ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1eadu b\u00e9. Nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng n\u00e2ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1eadu b\u00e9 l\u00ean, Timoken d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng \u0111\u01b0a c\u1eadu \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 Gabar \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee3i. Gabar gi\u1eadt m\u00ecnh tr\u01b0\u1edbc s\u1ef1 xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a hai c\u1eadu b\u00e9, n\u00f3 e ng\u1ea1i b\u01b0\u1edbc tr\u00e1nh ra xa. M\u1ed9t ch\u00e2n sau c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 tr\u01b0\u1ee3t kh\u1ecfi l\u1ed1i \u0111i, \u0111\u00e1 d\u01b0\u1edbi ch\u00e2n n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t v\u1ee1 ra, con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 ng\u00e3 kh\u1ecfi con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng m\u00f2n, k\u00eau r\u1ed1ng l\u00ean s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i.","Kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 ch\u1ea7n ch\u1eeb, Timoken \u0111\u1eb7t c\u1eadu b\u00e9 xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t, c\u1ed1 bay theo \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1ee5p Gabar. C\u1eadu c\u1ed1 k\u00e9o Gabar l\u00ean nh\u01b0ng con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 qu\u00e1 n\u1eb7ng v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ed1ng h\u00e0nh l\u00fd tr\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f3. N\u00f3 ng\u00e3 xu\u1ed1ng d\u00f2ng n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111ang ch\u1ea3y m\u1ea1nh nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t t\u1ea3ng \u0111\u00e1. Ti\u1ebfng k\u00eau th\u1ea3m th\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 vang l\u00ean trong b\u1ecdt n\u01b0\u1edbc tr\u1eafng x\u00f3a. Timoken lao m\u00ecnh xu\u1ed1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc theo Gabar. D\u00f2ng s\u00f4ng d\u00e0y \u0111\u1eb7c rong r\u00eau v\u00e0 c\u1ecf d\u1ea1i, nh\u01b0ng Timoken c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00e1m l\u00f4ng r\u1eadm r\u1ea1p c\u1ee7a Gabar d\u01b0\u1edbi m\u1eb7t n\u01b0\u1edbc, v\u00f2ng tay qua c\u1ed5 Gabar, c\u1eadu c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng k\u00e9o n\u00f3 l\u00ean b\u1eb1ng t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 s\u1ee9c l\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Gabar v\u00f9ng v\u1eaby m\u1ed9t l\u00fac r\u1ed3i to\u00e0n th\u00e2n n\u00f3 t\u1eeb t\u1eeb ch\u00ecm xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00e1y s\u00f4ng. Timoken \u00e1p m\u1eb7t m\u00ecnh v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea7u con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0, c\u1ed1 gi\u1eef cho mi\u1ec7ng c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 ng\u1eadm l\u1ea1i, c\u1eadu n\u00f3i v\u00e0o tai n\u00f3: \u201cNg\u01b0\u01a1i kh\u00f4ng ch\u00ecm \u0111\u00e2u, ng\u01b0\u01a1i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ch\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00e2u. Ng\u01b0\u01a1i l\u00e0 gia \u0111\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a ta, ta c\u0169ng l\u00e0 gia \u0111\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u01a1i. L\u00ean n\u00e0o, Gabar! L\u00ean n\u00e0o.\u201d \u0110\u1ea7u con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 ch\u00ecm xu\u1ed1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc, nh\u01b0ng Timoken v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng bu\u00f4ng tay. Ng\u1ef1c c\u1eadu nh\u01b0 mu\u1ed1n n\u1ed5 tung ra v\u00e0 c\u1eadu th\u00e8m h\u1edbp m\u1ed9t ng\u1ee5m kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 bao, nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu v\u1eabn c\u1ed1 n\u1eafm l\u1ea5y c\u1ed5 Gabar, n\u00f3i v\u00e0o tai n\u00f3 m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa: \u201cL\u00ean n\u00e0o, Gabar! L\u00ean, l\u00ean n\u00e0o.\u201d Gabar kh\u00f4ng c\u1eed \u0111\u1ed9ng. Timoken tho\u00e1ng ngh\u0129 t\u00f3i c\u1eadu b\u00e9 m\u00e0 m\u00ecnh v\u1eeba m\u1edbi c\u1ee9u. C\u1eadu ta s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m g\u00ec n\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 Timoken ch\u1ebft \u0111u\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0? C\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ebft ch\u00ecm, n\u1ebfu Gabar kh\u00f4ng t\u1ec9nh l\u1ea1i. Timoken kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 b\u1ecf l\u1ea1i ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n th\u00e2n y\u00eau nh\u1ea5t v\u00e0 c\u0169ng l\u00e0 gia \u0111\u00ecnh duy nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu. C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ed9ng t\u1eeb b\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi c\u1eadu. Con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 \u0111ang \u0111\u1ea1p ch\u00e2n. V\u1edbi tia hy v\u1ecdng cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, Timoken k\u00e9o \u0111\u1ea7u con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 l\u00ean tr\u00ean, l\u00ean kh\u1ecfi m\u1eb7t n\u01b0\u1edbc, h\u1ecd c\u00f9ng h\u1edbp l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t ng\u1ee5m d\u00e0i kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed, r\u1ed3i con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng ngoi c\u1ea3 t\u1ea5m th\u00e2n n\u1eb7ng n\u1ec1 l\u00ean kh\u1ecfi m\u1eb7t n\u01b0\u1edbc trong khi Timoken kh\u00f4ng ng\u1eebng c\u1ed5 v\u0169 n\u00f3. Nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i ch\u00e2n to b\u1ef1 c\u1ee7a Gabar \u0111\u1ea1p m\u1ea1nh trong n\u01b0\u1edbc, Timoken nh\u1ea5c n\u00f3 l\u00ean kh\u00f4ng trung. Gi\u1edd th\u00ec h\u1ecd \u0111ang bay, ti\u1ebfng reo h\u00f2 sung s\u01b0\u1edbng v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng kh\u00f3c \u00f2a nh\u1eb9 nh\u00f5m l\u1ea5p \u0111\u1ea7y c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3ng kh\u00f4ng trung. H\u1ecd h\u1ea1 xu\u1ed1ng con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng m\u00f2n, h\u01a1i m\u1ea5t th\u0103ng b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat. Gabar qu\u1ef3 xu\u1ed1ng, n\u01b0\u1edbc trong nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i t\u00fai treo tr\u00ean y\u00ean n\u00f3 ch\u1ea3y ra. Timoken gi\u00fap g\u1ee1 nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i t\u00fai xu\u1ed1ng kh\u1ecfi ng\u01b0\u1eddi con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 nhanh nh\u1ea5t m\u00e0 c\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m. Ch\u1ec9 khi Timoken ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn r\u1eb1ng Gabar \u0111\u00e3 an to\u00e0n, c\u1eadu m\u1edbi \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn c\u1eadu b\u00e9 t\u00f3c \u0111\u1ecf \u0111ang h\u00e1 h\u1ed1c nh\u00ecn c\u1eadu s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i. Timoken nhe r\u0103ng c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1edbi c\u1eadu: \u201cT\u00f4i t\u01b0\u1edfng m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ea5t n\u00f3 r\u1ed3i ch\u1ee9,\u201d Timoken n\u00f3i. \u201cN\u00f3 l\u00e0 gia \u0111\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, c\u1eadu th\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ea5y!\u201d C\u1eadu b\u00e9 v\u1eabn nh\u00ecn ch\u0103m ch\u0103m v\u00e0o Timoken. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, c\u1eadu \u1ea5y c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 m\u1edd l\u1eddi: \u201cC\u1eadu l\u00e0 c\u00e1i-g\u00ec v\u1eady?\u201d \u201cT\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9 b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng th\u00f4i,\u201d Timoken \u0111\u00e1p. C\u1eadu b\u00e9 l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u ngu\u1ea7y ngu\u1eady: \u201cKh\u00f4ng, c\u1eadu l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t v\u1ecb vua, t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 v\u1eady.\u201d C\u1eadu b\u00e9 ch\u1ec9 tay v\u00e0o chi\u1ebfc v\u01b0\u01a1ng mi\u1ec7n b\u1eb1ng v\u00e0ng tr\u00ean m\u00e1i t\u00f3c d\u00e0y c\u1ee7a Timoken. Chi\u1ebfc v\u01b0\u01a1ng mi\u1ec7n n\u00e0y ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u1ea7u Timoken. \u201cM\u1ed9t v\u1ecb-vua-ph\u00f9-thu\u1ef7,\u201d c\u1eadu b\u00e9 \u1ea5y n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp, gi\u1ecdng t\u1eeb t\u1eeb nh\u1ecf l\u1ea1i. Timoken kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 nh\u1ecbn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u01b0\u1eddi. C\u1eadu v\u1eabn \u0111ang r\u1ea5t vui v\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ee9u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Gabar. \u201cT\u00ean t\u00f4i l\u00e0 Timoken, l\u1ebd ra t\u00f4i s\u1ebd tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh vua,\u201d c\u1eadu th\u1eeba nh\u1eadn, \u201cn\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t v\u01b0\u01a1ng qu\u1ed1c. Nh\u01b0ng t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ea5t h\u1ebft r\u1ed3i.\u201d C\u1eadu im l\u1eb7ng m\u1ed9t l\u00fac, r\u1ed3i vui v\u1ebb n\u00f3i: \u201cCh\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i t\u00ecm n\u01a1i an to\u00e0n \u0111\u1ec3 hong kh\u00f4 ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n.\u201d C\u1eadu b\u00e9 t\u00f3c \u0111\u1ecf \u0111i tr\u01b0\u1edbc. C\u1eadu \u0111i kh\u1eadp khi\u1ec5ng v\u00ec b\u1ecb th\u01b0\u01a1ng \u1edf c\u1ed5 ch\u00e2n, nh\u01b0ng nh\u1eefng b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu th\u1eadt v\u1eefng v\u00e0ng, b\u00e0n tay l\u00e0nh l\u1eb7n c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu gi\u1eef c\u00e1nh tay \u0111ang b\u1ecb th\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1a v\u00e0o ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Gabar \u0111i theo sau c\u1eadu, c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn t\u1eebng b\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00e2n tr\u00ean con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng g\u1eadp gh\u1ec1nh. C\u00f2n Timoken \u0111i sau c\u00f9ng, \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u00f4ng ch\u1eebng hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. C\u1eadu k\u00e9o theo t\u1ea5m y\u00ean v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc t\u00fai \u01b0\u1edbt s\u0169ng, c\u1eadu ngh\u0129 t\u1edbi \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng m\u1eb7t","tr\u0103ng. C\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 d\u00f9ng n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 s\u01b0\u1edfi \u1ea5m l\u01b0ng cho Gabar v\u00e0 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd s\u1ebd ch\u1eefa l\u00e0nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1nh tay cho c\u1eadu b\u00e9 kia. Th\u1eadt may m\u1eafn l\u00e0 h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i \u0111i l\u00e2u \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed7 ngh\u1ec9 ch\u00e2n, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t l\u00f9m c\u00e2y nh\u1ecf m\u1ecdc b\u00ean trong m\u1ed9t m\u1ecfm \u0111\u00e1 c\u0169. H\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 n\u01a1i \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u1ea3i qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o \u01b0\u1edbt ra, Gabar th\u00ec c\u00f3 ch\u1ed7 ng\u1ed3i d\u01b0\u1edbi n\u1eafng \u0111\u1ec3 hong kh\u00f4 b\u1ed9 l\u00f4ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. C\u00e1nh tay c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu b\u00e9 t\u00f3c \u0111\u1ecf kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb g\u00e3y, nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 b\u1ea7m t\u00edm. Timoken \u0111\u01b0a cho c\u1eadu b\u00e9 m\u1ed9t \u00edt n\u01b0\u1edbc u\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 r\u1ed3i, c\u1eadu e d\u00e8 nh\u00f3m m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed1ng l\u1eeda. M\u1eb7c d\u00f9 m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi v\u1eabn c\u00f2n chi\u1ebfu s\u00e1ng, nh\u01b0ng nh\u1eefng c\u01a1n gi\u00f3 th\u00ec l\u1ea1nh bu\u1ed1t, Gabar \u0111ang run l\u00ean v\u00ec ho\u1ea3ng s\u1ee3 v\u00e0 v\u00ec gi\u00f3 l\u1ea1nh. C\u1eadu b\u00e9 nh\u00ecn Timoken m\u1ed9t l\u00fac r\u1ed3i n\u00f3i: \u201cCh\u00fa c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i c\u0169ng l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf!\u201d \u201cCh\u00fa c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 d\u00f9ng ng\u00f3n tay \u0111\u1ec3...?\u201d \u201c\u0110\u1ec3 t\u1ea1o ra l\u1eeda, ph\u1ea3i. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fa \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng bay \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.\u201d Timoken b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u ph\u01a1i nh\u1eefng v\u1eadt d\u1ee5ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh d\u01b0\u1edbi n\u1eafng. C\u1eadu \u0111\u01b0a cho c\u1eadu b\u00e9 kia m\u1ed9t mi\u1ebfng th\u1ecbt kh\u00f4, h\u1ecd ng\u1ed3i nh\u00ecn \u0111\u1ed1ng l\u1eeda r\u1ed3i nh\u00ecn nhau, m\u00e3i m\u1ed9t l\u00fac sau, Timoken m\u1edbi h\u1ecfi t\u00ean c\u1eadu b\u00e9. \u201cEdern\u201d c\u1eadu b\u00e9 \u0111\u00e1p, c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 gi\u1eef im l\u1eb7ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eefa, c\u1eadu b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u k\u1ec3 v\u1ec1 c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, l\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o m\u00e0 c\u1eadu l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i nguy hi\u1ec3m v\u00e0 xa x\u00f4i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y. \u201cT\u1edb \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eeb m\u1ed9t v\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea5t r\u1ea5t xa, c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e2y r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u ng\u00e0y \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng,\u201d Edern n\u00f3i. \u201cCha t\u1edb l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 th\u01a1, t\u1edb s\u1ed1ng trong m\u1ed9t l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i nguy nga, v\u00ec ho\u00e0ng t\u1eed c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00fang t\u1edb xem tr\u1ecdng th\u01a1 ca c\u00f2n h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ednh. M\u1ed9t \u0111\u00eam n\u1ecd, m\u1ed9t nh\u00f3m th\u1ea7y tu \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i xin cho tr\u00fa ch\u00e2n. Gia \u0111\u00ecnh t\u1edb c\u00f3 tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ed1i x\u1eed t\u1ed1t v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi tu h\u00e0nh n\u00ean cho h\u1ecd v\u00e0o nh\u00e0. Nh\u01b0ng t\u1ed1i h\u00f4m \u0111\u00f3, ch\u00fang l\u1ebbn v\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng v\u00e0 b\u1eaft c\u00f3c t\u1edb c\u00f9ng ba ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n kh\u00e1c khi ch\u00fang t\u1edb \u0111ang ng\u1ee7. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi k\u1ecbp k\u00eau c\u1ee9u, b\u1ecdn ch\u00fang nh\u00e9t kh\u0103n v\u00e0o mi\u1ec7ng, tr\u00f3i tay v\u00e0 ch\u00e2n ch\u00fang t\u1edb l\u1ea1i. B\u1ecdn ch\u00fang mang b\u1ed1n \u0111\u1ee9a ra kh\u1ecfi l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i, qua m\u1eb7t c\u1ea3 hai t\u00ean g\u00e1c c\u1ed5ng \u0111ang ng\u1ee7, ng\u1ee7 say nh\u01b0 ch\u1ebft, ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn l\u00e0 v\u1eady r\u1ed3i.\u201d Edern nghi\u1ebfn r\u0103ng t\u1ee9c gi\u1eadn. \u201cT\u1ee5i t\u1edb v\u00f9ng v\u1eaby v\u00e0 kh\u00e1ng c\u1ef1, nh\u01b0ng b\u1ecdn ch\u00fang kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng th\u1ea7y tu b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng, ch\u00fang l\u1ef1c l\u01b0\u1ee1ng nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng con b\u00f2 m\u1ed9ng, hung \u00e1c v\u00e0 t\u00e0n b\u1ea1o. Ch\u00fang n\u00e9m b\u1ecdn t\u1edb v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc xe ng\u1ef1a v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0a c\u1ea3 b\u1ecdn \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t con t\u00e0u \u0111ang ch\u1edd s\u1eb5n. T\u1ee5i t\u1edb b\u1ecb \u0111\u01b0a \u0111i trong nh\u1eefng bao t\u1ea3i, gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng t\u00fai r\u00e1c, v\u00e0 b\u1ecb qu\u0103ng v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t x\u00f3. Tr\u00ean thuy\u1ec1n c\u00f2n c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb kh\u00e1c n\u1eefa, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u k\u00eau kh\u00f3c, r\u00ean r\u1ec9. M\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 kh\u00e1c th\u00ec n\u1eb1m y\u00ean nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng x\u00e1c ch\u1ebft.\u201d Edern v\u1ed7 v\u1ed7 v\u00e0o c\u00e1nh tay b\u1ecb th\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 nh\u00ecn l\u00ean tr\u1eddi, d\u00f9ng tay che m\u1eb7t kh\u1ecfi \u00e1nh n\u1eafng: \u201cKhi ch\u00fang t\u1edb \u0111\u1ebfn v\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea5t n\u00e0y, b\u1ea5t k\u1ec3 l\u00e0 n\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2u, ch\u00fang t\u1edb lu\u00f4n b\u1ecb \u00e1p t\u1ea3i tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc xe ng\u1ef1a. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 \u0111\u1ee9a b\u1ecb b\u1ec7nh, th\u1ebf l\u00e0 b\u1ecdn ch\u00fang v\u1ee9t nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a \u1ea5y l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1ee5i n\u00f3 ch\u1ebft tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng con ch\u00f3 v\u1eady.\u201d \u201cNh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 tho\u00e1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c,\u201d Timoken n\u00f3i, c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng n\u00f3i b\u1eb1ng gi\u1ecdng l\u1ea1c quan. \u201cV\u1eady l\u00e0 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd c\u1eadu \u0111ang tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0?\u201d Edern l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u: \u201cT\u1edb kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111i n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n m\u00ecnh. T\u1edb \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ee9a l\u00e0 s\u1ebd quay l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1ee9u c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n \u1ea5y, khi t\u1edb t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y ai \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u00fap \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u00fang t\u1edb.\u201d \u201cV\u1eady l\u00e0 c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ea5y.\u201d Timoken n\u00f3i. \u201cNh\u01b0ng b\u1ecdn ng\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u1ea3 l\u00e0m th\u1ea7y tu kia l\u00e0 ai th\u1ebf? Ch\u00fang b\u1eaft c\u00f3c c\u1eadu \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1ed1ng ti\u1ec1n \u00e0? V\u00e0 cha m\u1eb9 c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee7 ti\u1ec1n tr\u1ea3 cho ch\u00fang h\u1ea3?\u201d Edern nghi\u00eang ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc. \u201cCh\u00fang t\u1edb s\u1ebd tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh n\u00f4 l\u1ec7,\u201d c\u1eadu n\u00f3i th\u1eadt kh\u1ebd. \u201cNh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u00e0u c\u00f3 \u1edf ph\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0110\u00f4ng s\u1ebd tr\u1ea3 r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u ti\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ec3 mua n\u00f4 l\u1ec7 da tr\u1eafng, t\u00f3c v\u00e0ng...\u201d c\u1eadu s\u1edd v\u00e0o t\u00f3c m\u00ecnh, c\u01b0\u1eddi bu\u1ed3n b\u00e3 v\u00e0 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd c\u00f2n nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n n\u1eefa, \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ee9a c\u00f3 m\u00e0u t\u00f3c nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i.\u201d \u201cN\u00f4 l\u1ec7 \u01b0?\u201d Timoken ho\u1ea3ng h\u1ed1t n\u00f3i. \u201cTh\u1ebf c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu \u0111ang \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u? C\u00f3 xa ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng?\u201d","\u201cKh\u00f4ng xa l\u1eafm \u0111\u00e2u,\u201d Edern n\u00f3i. \u201cCon \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00e0y s\u1ebd d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t khu r\u1eebng nh\u1ecf, \u0111i qua \u0111\u00f3 s\u1ebd l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t thung l\u0169ng r\u1ed9ng. Nh\u1eefng t\u00ean th\u1ea7y tu gi\u1ea3 gi\u1eef nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a t\u1edb \u1edf kho th\u00f3c sau nh\u1eefng l\u00f9m c\u00e2y. T\u1ed1i n\u00e0o ch\u00fang c\u0169ng c\u1ed9t tay c\u1ee7a t\u1ee5i t\u1edb l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi nhau. T\u1edb ng\u1ed3i \u1edf cu\u1ed1i h\u00e0ng, ng\u1ed3i k\u1ebf b\u00ean t\u1edb l\u00e0 Peredur. Peredur n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng v\u1edbi h\u00e0m r\u0103ng ch\u1eafc kh\u1ecfe c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, ch\u00fang s\u1eafc ng\u1ecdn nh\u01b0 r\u0103ng s\u00f3i.\u201d Edern nhe h\u00e0m r\u0103ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh ra v\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 v\u00e0o hai c\u00e1i r\u0103ng c\u1eeda. \u201cC\u1eadu \u1ea5y t\u1eeb t\u1eeb c\u1eafn \u0111\u1ee9t s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y n\u1ed1i gi\u1eefa hai \u0111\u1ee9a ch\u00fang t\u1edb, hai \u0111\u1ee9a thay phi\u00ean nhau c\u1eafn \u0111\u1ee9t s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y th\u1eebng. Ngay khi tho\u00e1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, t\u1edb tr\u00e8o l\u00ean vai Peredur v\u00e0 leo ra ngo\u00e0i, qua c\u00e1i l\u1ed7 h\u1ed5ng tr\u00ean tr\u1ea7n nh\u00e0. T\u1edb nh\u1ea3y t\u1eeb m\u00e1i nh\u00e0 xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t v\u00e0 ch\u1ea1y nh\u01b0 bay.\u201d \u201cKh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ai canh gi\u1eef c\u00e1c c\u1eadu \u00e0?\u201d \u201cT\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 b\u1ecdn ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ec1u ng\u1ee7 say nh\u01b0 ch\u1ebft trong ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e1 b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh kho th\u00f3c. Nh\u1eefng con ch\u00f3 c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5 canh ch\u1eebng b\u1ecdn t\u1edb; ba con ch\u00f3 s\u0103n v\u1eb1n v\u1ec7n \u1ea5y s\u1ebd s\u1ee7a \u1ea9m l\u00ean khi nghe b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed9ng n\u00e0o, d\u00f9 l\u00e0 nh\u1ecf nh\u1ea5t.\u201d \u201cV\u1eady l\u00e0 ch\u00fang kh\u00f4ng nghe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ti\u1ebfng c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu, c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y c\u1eadu tr\u1ed1n \u0111i sao?\u201d \u201cT\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean l\u00e0 c\u00f3 ch\u1ee9. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang t\u1edb \u0111\u1ec3 d\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t \u00edt th\u1ecbt t\u1eeb b\u1eefa t\u1ed1i, gi\u1ea5u n\u00f3 \u1edf d\u01b0\u1edbi t\u1ea3ng \u0111\u00e1 l\u00e0m gh\u1ebf ng\u1ed3i. T\u1edb n\u00e9m mi\u1ebfng th\u1ecbt cho nh\u1eefng con ch\u00f3, v\u00e0 ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1edb \u0111i. Nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng s\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m b\u1ecdn th\u1ea7y tu gi\u1ea3 th\u1ee9c gi\u1ea5c, m\u1ed9t t\u00ean trong b\u1ecdn ng\u1ea7n ng\u1eeb b\u01b0\u1edbc ra kh\u1ecfi nh\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 xem x\u00e9t. Ch\u1eafc h\u1eafn t\u01b0\u1edfng l\u00e0 b\u1ecdn ch\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 \u0111ang \u0103n th\u1ecbt m\u1ed9t con th\u1ecf hay m\u1ed9t con v\u1eadt n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 n\u00ean h\u1eafn ch\u1eedi r\u1ee7a con ch\u00f3 v\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m \u1ed3n, r\u1ed3i quay v\u1ec1 ch\u1ed7 ng\u1ee7.\u201d T\u00e2m tr\u00ed Timoken b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u1ea1y \u0111ua. C\u1eadu t\u1ef1 tin r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u1ee9u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a Edern, nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i l\u00ean k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng. \u201cC\u00e1c c\u1eadu c\u00f3 bao nhi\u00eau ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1edf \u0111\u00f3?\u201d Timoken h\u1ecfi. \u201cKho\u1ea3ng hai m\u01b0\u01a1i ho\u1eb7c h\u01a1n. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u01b0\u1eddi hai \u0111\u1ee9a ch\u00fang t\u1edb s\u1ed1ng s\u00f3t sau c\u01a1n b\u1ec7nh. Ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i nhanh ch\u00f3ng c\u1ee9u h\u1ecd th\u00f4i,\u201d Edern lo l\u1eafng n\u00f3i. \u201cNg\u00e0y mai b\u1ecdn ch\u00fang s\u1ebd l\u1ea1i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng.\u201d \u201cN\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng r\u1ed3i th\u00ec sao?\u201d Timoken n\u00f3i. \u201cLi\u1ec7u nh\u1eefng t\u00ean c\u01b0\u1edbp \u1ea5y c\u00f3 ngh\u1ec9 l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i hai \u0111\u00eam li\u1ec1n kh\u00f4ng?\u201d \u201cCh\u00fang \u0111ang ch\u1edd m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3,\u201d Edern n\u00f3i. \u201cB\u1ecdn t\u1edb nghe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c cu\u1ed9c n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang. M\u1ed9t c\u00f4 g\u00e1i trong b\u1ecdn s\u1ebd b\u1ecb \u0111\u01b0a \u0111i v\u00e0o ng\u00e0y mai. C\u00f4 \u1ea5y b\u1ecb nh\u1ed1t trong m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i l\u1ed3ng.\u201d Th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t l\u00fac r\u1ed3i nh\u00edu m\u00e0y n\u00f3i th\u00eam. \u201cT\u1edb lo cho c\u00f4 \u1ea5y l\u1eafm, Timoken. T\u1edb lo cho t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, nh\u01b0ng qua cu\u1ed9c n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang, t\u1edb ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng ch\u00fang mu\u1ed1n m\u00f3n ti\u1ec1n l\u1edbn khi b\u00e1n c\u00f4 g\u00e1i, v\u00ec v\u1eady, ch\u00fang s\u1ebd canh ch\u1eebng c\u00f4 \u1ea5y r\u1ea5t k\u1ef9. C\u00f3 th\u1ec3, ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u1ee9u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00f4 \u1ea5y.\u201d \u201cKh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 c\u1ea3,\u201d Timoken n\u00f3i. \u201cM\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 c\u00e1ch. Ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ebfn khi tr\u0103ng l\u00ean.\u201d T\u1ed1i h\u00f4m \u0111\u00f3, Timoken b\u1ecf h\u1ebft t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111\u1ea1c c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u00e0o t\u00fai. M\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4 r\u00e1o, ngay c\u1ea3 t\u1ea5m ch\u0103n len d\u00e0y c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4. Gabar c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ee5c h\u1ed3i s\u1ee9c kh\u1ecfe, n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 \u0103n t\u1ed1i no n\u00ea v\u1edbi tr\u00e1i c\u00e2y kh\u00f4 v\u00e0 c\u1ecf non tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi \u0111i ng\u1ee7. Timoken l\u1ea5y \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng m\u1eb7t tr\u0103ng ra, tr\u1ea3i n\u00f3 d\u01b0\u1edbi t\u00e1n c\u00e2y. Edern nh\u00ecn c\u1eadu, v\u1ebb m\u1eb7t ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean v\u00e0 t\u00f2 m\u00f2. \u201c\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u00e1i g\u00ec v\u1eady?\u201d Timoken ng\u1eadp ng\u1eebng. C\u1eadu c\u00f3 n\u00ean n\u00f3i cho Edern nghe v\u1ec1 t\u1ea5m t\u01a1 nh\u1ec7n kh\u00f4ng? Edern \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft qu\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u v\u1ec1 c\u1eadu, v\u1eady th\u00ec s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 g\u00ec khi ti\u1ebft l\u1ed9 th\u00eam m\u1ed9t b\u00ed m\u1eadt n\u1eefa. Timoken tin c\u1eadu \u1ea5y. Edern ch\u1eafc kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00e0 chi\u1ebfc nh\u1eabn mu\u1ed1n c\u1ea3nh b\u00e1o v\u1edbi c\u1eadu. \u201c\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 v\u1eadt \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e0m t\u1eeb t\u01a1 c\u1ee7a con nh\u1ec7n m\u1eb7t tr\u0103ng cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng,\u201d Timoken n\u00f3i. \u201cM\u00ecnh g\u1ecdi n\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng m\u1eb7t tr\u0103ng, n\u00f3 s\u1ebd b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 ch\u00fang ta. Ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i ng\u1ee7 m\u1ed9t gi\u1ea5c tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi \u0111i c\u1ee9u c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n c\u1eadu. Timoken n\u1eb1m xu\u1ed1ng b\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi t\u1ea5m \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng m\u1eb7t tr\u0103ng, v\u1eaby tay b\u1ea3o Edern \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1eb1m c\u1ea1nh c\u1eadu.","Sau m\u1ed9t l\u00fac l\u01b0\u1ee1ng l\u1ef1, Edern n\u1eb1m xu\u1ed1ng b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh Timoken. C\u1eadu b\u00e9 t\u00f3c \u0111\u1ecf nhanh ch\u00f3ng ch\u00ecm v\u00e0o gi\u1ea5c ng\u1ee7, nh\u01b0ng Timoken th\u00ec n\u1eb1m ng\u1eafm nh\u00ecn b\u1ea7u tr\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea7y sao. M\u1eb7t tr\u0103ng \u0111\u00e2u r\u1ed3i nh\u1ec9? H\u1ecd c\u1ea7n \u00e1nh s\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1ee9u nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb b\u1ecb nh\u1ed1t v\u00e0 ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n. C\u1eadu nh\u00ecn m\u1ed9t h\u1ed3i l\u00e2u v\u00e0o qu\u1ea7ng s\u00e1ng m\u1edd m\u1edd m\u1edbi nh\u1eadn ra r\u1eb1ng, m\u1eb7t tr\u0103ng non \u0111ang m\u1ecdc t\u1eeb ph\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0110\u00f4ng. Timoken nhanh ch\u00f3ng chui ra kh\u1ecfi ch\u0103n, c\u1eadu ch\u1ea1y \u0111\u1ebfn t\u00ecm trong nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc t\u00fai tr\u00ean l\u01b0ng Gabar. C\u1eadu nh\u1edb l\u00e0 m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ec3 n\u01b0\u1edbc Alixir trong chi\u1ebfc t\u00fai da b\u00ea m\u00e0u \u0111\u1ecf. Chi\u1ebfc t\u00fai \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t. \u201cCh\u1eafc l\u00e0 n\u00f3 b\u1ecb r\u01a1i xu\u1ed1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc,\u201d Timoken t\u1ef1 nh\u1ee7, \u201ckhi Gabar t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p b\u1ecb t\u00e9 xu\u1ed1ng s\u00f4ng.\u201d C\u1eadu nh\u00ecn l\u00ean m\u1ea3nh tr\u0103ng g\u1ea7y g\u00f2 v\u00e0 ch\u1ee3t c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y r\u00f9ng m\u00ecnh. C\u1eadu v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, v\u1eady l\u00e0 t\u1eeb gi\u1edd c\u1eadu s\u1ebd l\u1edbn l\u00ean v\u00e0 gi\u00e0 \u0111i. C\u1eadu s\u1ebd tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng. Vi\u1ec7c l\u1edbn l\u00ean \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi c\u1eadu th\u1eadt th\u00fa v\u1ecb, nh\u01b0ng c\u0169ng c\u00f3 ph\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e1ng s\u1ee3. C\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 m\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t tu\u1ed5i trong hai th\u1ebf k\u1ef7 qua; v\u1eady m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn m\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t n\u0103m n\u1eefa, c\u1eadu s\u1ebd tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u01b0\u1edfng th\u00e0nh.","Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng 11: Thi\u00ean th\u1ea7n tr\u00ean m\u00e1i nh\u00e0 Edern t\u1ec9nh d\u1eady. B\u1ea7u tr\u1eddi \u0111\u00eam b\u1ecb che k\u00edn b\u1edfi m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1m m\u00e2y d\u00e0y, kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t tia s\u00e1ng n\u00e0o chi\u1ebfu xu\u1ed1ng l\u00f9m c\u00e2y n\u01a1i c\u1eadu \u0111ang n\u1eb1m. C\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0, \u0111\u1ea7u n\u00f3 c\u00fai xu\u1ed1ng, hai m\u1eaft v\u1eabn c\u00f2n \u0111ang nh\u1eafm nghi\u1ec1n. C\u1eadu ng\u1ed3i d\u1eady, \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng nh\u01b0 g\u1ee3n s\u00f3ng tr\u00ean t\u00e2m t\u01a1 nh\u1ec7n \u0111ang ph\u1ee7 l\u00ean ch\u00e2n c\u1eadu, trong nh\u01b0 h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh ph\u1ea3n chi\u1ebfu c\u1ee7a \u00e1nh tr\u0103ng d\u01b0\u1edbi n\u01b0\u1edbc. Edern l\u01b0\u1edbt tay tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng s\u1ee3i t\u01a1 l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh, m\u1ec1m m\u1ea1i. Ch\u00fang qu\u00e1 m\u1ecbn m\u00e0ng, c\u1eadu th\u1eadt kh\u00f3 m\u00e0 c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3 b\u1eb1ng tay m\u00ecnh. B\u00ean c\u1ea1nh c\u1eadu, Timoken v\u1eabn c\u00f2n ch\u00ecm trong gi\u1ea5c ng\u1ee7 say, chi\u1ebfc v\u01b0\u01a1ng mi\u1ec7n tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1eadu ph\u1ea3n chi\u1ebfu \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng l\u00e2p l\u00e1nh, d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng. \u201cM\u1ed9t v\u1ecb vua,\u201d Edern th\u00ec th\u1ea7m. L\u1eddi n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a cha c\u1eadu ch\u1ee3t vang l\u00ean trong \u0111\u1ea7u: \u201cTr\u1edf th\u00e0nh vua l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ni\u1ec1m vinh d\u1ef1 l\u1edbn, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ed3ng th\u1eddi c\u0169ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t g\u00e1nh n\u1eb7ng. M\u1ed9t v\u1ecb vua kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ed9 n\u1ed7i s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, ng\u00e0i c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh g\u00e1nh v\u00e1c h\u1ebft nh\u1eefng tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m \u0111\u00e8 n\u1eb7ng tr\u00ean vai, ng\u00e0i c\u1ea7n s\u1ef1 gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta. \u0110\u1eebng bao gi\u1edd qu\u00ean \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3.\u201d Edern nh\u00ecn c\u1eadu b\u00e9 \u0111ang n\u1eb1m c\u1ea1nh m\u00ecnh. Con s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd qu\u00ean \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3, c\u1eadu th\u1ea7m ngh\u0129. Edern lay vai c\u1ee7a Timoken, c\u1eadu b\u00e9 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Ch\u00e2u Phi gi\u1eadt m\u00ecnh t\u1ec9nh gi\u1ea5c: \u201cT\u00f4i ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd ng\u1ee7 say nh\u01b0 v\u1eady.\u201d C\u1eadu ng\u00e1p d\u00e0i, r\u1ed3i v\u01b0\u01a1n vai. \u201cT\u00f4i ngh\u0129 ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i \u0111i th\u00f4i,\u201d Edern n\u00f3i. \u201cT\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean r\u1ed3i!\u201d Timoken reo l\u00ean. C\u1eadu \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn b\u00ean con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0, b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ed9t h\u00e0nh l\u00fd l\u00ean l\u01b0ng n\u00f3. \u201cV\u1eabn c\u00f2n t\u1ed1i m\u00e0,\u201d Gabar n\u00f3i. \u201cTa xin l\u1ed7i. Ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 vi\u1ec7c ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m - m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c gi\u1ea3i c\u1ee9u!\u201d Timoken \u0111\u1ed1t m\u1ed9t ng\u1ecdn \u0111\u00e8n nh\u1ecf v\u00e0 treo l\u00ean tr\u01b0\u1edbc y\u00ean. Gabar m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi nh\u1ea5c m\u00f4ng l\u00ean. \u201cGi\u1ea3i c\u1ee9u?\u201d n\u00f3 kh\u1ecbt kh\u1ecbt m\u0169i. \u201cV\u00e0o ban \u0111\u00eam \u01b0?\u201d \u201cPh\u1ea3i. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1eebng \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady v\u1ed9i. Ch\u00fang ta c\u00f2n ph\u1ea3i leo l\u00ean l\u01b0ng ng\u01b0\u01a1i m\u00e0.\u201d \u201cL\u1ea1i ph\u1ea3i ch\u1edf hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u00e0?\u201d con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 c\u00e0u nh\u00e0u. Timoken c\u01b0\u1eddi. \u201cCh\u00fang ta c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e2u c\u00f3 n\u1eb7ng l\u00e0 bao.\u201d C\u1eadu leo l\u00ean y\u00ean, g\u1ecdi Edern \u0111\u1ebfn v\u00e0 b\u1ea3o c\u1eadu ta leo l\u00ean c\u00f9ng. Khi h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 ng\u1ed3i ngay ng\u1eafn, Gabar \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady, Timoken vung nh\u1eb9 d\u00e2y c\u01b0\u01a1ng, con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 t\u1eeb t\u1eeb c\u1ea5t b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i xu\u1ed1ng con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng m\u00f2n. Con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng m\u1edf r\u1ed9ng ra th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t l\u1ed1i \u0111i g\u1ed3 gh\u1ec1, hai b\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng c\u00e2y m\u1ecdc d\u00e0y h\u01a1n, b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 Gabar kh\u1ecfi nh\u1eefng tr\u1eadn s\u1ee5p \u0111\u1ea5t kh\u00e1c. Tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i, Timoken n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Edern v\u1ec1 k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. H\u1ecd s\u1ebd d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i, c\u00e1ch kho th\u00f3c m\u1ed9t qu\u00e3ng, nh\u01b0 v\u1eady th\u00ec nh\u1eefng con ch\u00f3 s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. Khi c\u1eadu ch\u1eafc r\u1eb1ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 con ch\u00f3 n\u00e0o \u0111\u00e1nh h\u01a1i th\u1ea5y s\u1ef1 c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. Timoken s\u1ebd bay \u0111\u1ebfn sau nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i c\u00e2y g\u1ea7n kho th\u00f3c. C\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n th\u1eadt nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng con ch\u00f3, ra l\u1ec7nh cho ch\u00fang gi\u1eef im l\u1eb7ng, r\u1ed3i c\u1eadu s\u1ebd n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng con ng\u1ef1a, b\u1ea3o ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ee9ng y\u00ean trong khi c\u1eadu th\u00e1o nh\u1eefng s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y bu\u1ed9c ch\u00fang \u1edf nh\u1eefng th\u00e2n c\u00e2y. \u201cCh\u00fang \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i y\u00ean \u1edf trong t\u00fap l\u1ec1u g\u1ea7n c\u0103n nh\u00e0,\u201d Edern n\u00f3i. \u201cT\u1edb s\u1ebd \u0111i th\u1eafng y\u00ean ng\u1ef1a trong","khi c\u1eadu gi\u1ea3i c\u1ee9u nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a t\u1edb.\u201d \u201cKh\u00f4ng,\u201d Timoken kh\u0103ng kh\u0103ng n\u00f3i. \u201cM\u00ecnh s\u1ebd t\u1ef1 l\u00e0m. M\u00ecnh s\u1ebd g\u1ecdi c\u1eadu, khi ch\u1eafc r\u1eb1ng m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 \u0111\u00e3 an to\u00e0n. N\u1ebfu c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng nghe th\u1ea5y t\u00edn hi\u1ec7u c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh khi tr\u1eddi s\u00e1ng, th\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 ngh\u0129 l\u00e0 m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i, l\u00fac \u1ea5y c\u1eadu h\u00e3y \u0111i t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng tho\u00e1t r\u1ed3i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh v\u1edbi Gabar.\u201d Edern kh\u00f4ng tin r\u1eb1ng Timoken s\u1ebd th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i. Kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft n\u00f3i g\u00ec h\u01a1n, c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e1p: \u201cT\u1edb hi\u1ec3u r\u1ed3i.\u201d \u201cH\u00e3y \u0111\u1ed1i x\u1eed t\u1ed1t v\u1edbi con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 c\u1ee7a t\u1edb,\u201d Timoken d\u1eb7n d\u00f2. \u201cN\u00f3 l\u00e0 gia \u0111\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a t\u1edb \u0111\u1ea5y.\u201d \u201cT\u1edb nh\u1edb r\u1ed3i,\u201d Edern n\u00f3i, gi\u1ecdng kh\u00e0n kh\u00e0n. \u201cNh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2u.\u201d H\u1ecd \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t kh\u00fac quanh \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, Edern n\u00f3i: \u201cCh\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n kho th\u00f3c r\u1ed3i. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n kho\u1ea3ng hai tr\u0103m b\u01b0\u1edbc n\u1eefa th\u00f4i.\u201d Timoken d\u1eabn Gabar ra sau nh\u1eefng h\u00e0ng c\u00e2y b\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. C\u1eadu l\u1ea5y \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng m\u1eb7t tr\u0103ng t\u1eeb trong t\u00fai ra, r\u1ed3i xoay tr\u00f2n n\u00f3 ph\u00eda tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u. Edern ng\u01b0\u1ee1ng m\u1ed9 quan s\u00e1t trong khi nh\u1eefng \u0111\u00e1m m\u00e2y \u0111\u00e3 tan h\u1ebft, \u00e1nh sao \u0111ang chi\u1ebfu xuy\u00ean qua nh\u1eefng h\u00e0ng c\u00e2y. Timoken bay l\u00ean kh\u1ecfi l\u01b0ng Gabar, h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng m\u00e0 Edern nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y l\u00e0 c\u00e1i b\u00f3ng m\u1edd nh\u1ea1t c\u1ee7a Timoken len qua nh\u1eefng h\u00e0nh c\u00e2y. \u00c1o cho\u00e0ng m\u1eb7t tr\u0103ng tr\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00f4i c\u00e1nh b\u1eb1ng b\u1ea1c sau l\u01b0ng c\u1eadu. C\u00f4 g\u00e1i trong l\u1ed3ng nh\u00ecn qua c\u00e1i l\u1ed7 tr\u00ean tr\u1ea7n nh\u00e0, c\u00f4 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t b\u00f3ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi, c\u00f4 ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t thi\u00ean th\u1ea7n. M\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9 kh\u00e1c c\u0169ng nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y. \u201cNh\u00ecn k\u00eca! Nh\u00ecn k\u00eca!\u201d c\u1eadu b\u00e9 la l\u00ean. Beri bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng h\u1ecd ph\u1ea3i gi\u1eef im l\u1eb7ng n\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 thi\u00ean th\u1ea7n \u0111ang tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ebfn c\u1ee9u h\u1ecd. \u201cSu\u1ef5t!\u201d c\u00f4 kh\u1ebd ra hi\u1ec7u. C\u00f4 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ng\u1eedi th\u1ea5y m\u00f9i l\u1eeda \u0111ang ch\u00e1y b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i. Nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i c\u0169ng t\u1ec9nh gi\u1ea5c. Thi\u00ean th\u1ea7n nh\u00ecn qua c\u00e1i l\u1ed7 tr\u00ean tr\u1ea7n nh\u00e0, \u0111\u1eb7t tay l\u00ean m\u00f4i m\u00ecnh, kh\u1ebd n\u00f3i: \u201cSu\u1ef5t!\u201d T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u im l\u1eb7ng, thi\u00ean th\u1ea7n c\u00f3 m\u00e0u da s\u1eabm v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed9i m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc v\u01b0\u01a1ng mi\u1ec7n b\u1eb1ng v\u00e0ng. Nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb c\u00f3 v\u1ebb s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i khi th\u1ea5y di\u1ec7n m\u1ea1o c\u1ee7a thi\u00ean th\u1ea7n. Ch\u00fang ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd g\u1eb7p ng\u01b0\u1eddi Ch\u00e2u Phi. Beri th\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 g\u1eb7p nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi da m\u00e0u. Khi thi\u00ean th\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n, c\u00f4 ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ea7m, tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft c\u00f4 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng, m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e1p xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 tr\u00ean l\u01b0ng lu\u00f4n c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00f4i c\u00e1nh. Timoken th\u00ec th\u1ea7m nhanh g\u1ecdn v\u1edbi b\u1ecdn tr\u1ebb trong khi c\u1eaft d\u00e2y tr\u00f3i. C\u1eadu n\u00f3i v\u1edbi ch\u00fang r\u1eb1ng c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 g\u1ee1 s\u1ee3i x\u00edch n\u1eb7ng tr\u1ecbch v\u1eaft qua c\u00e1i c\u1eeda \u0111i ch\u1ed7 kh\u00e1c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u1ebf t\u1eebng ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t bay qua c\u00e1i l\u1ed7 tr\u00ean tr\u1ea7n nh\u00e0. Ng\u1ef1a v\u00e0 y\u00ean \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb s\u1eb5n b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i, nh\u01b0ng hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i c\u01b0\u1ee1i chung m\u1ed9t con ng\u1ef1a. Sau khi gi\u1ea3i tho\u00e1t cho t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3, c\u1eadu nh\u00ecn v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda c\u00e1i l\u1ed3ng. \u201cL\u00e0m sao \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1edf \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1i l\u1ed3ng n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e2y?\u201d C\u00f4 g\u00e1i h\u1ecfi, lay m\u1ea1nh song s\u1eaft. Timoken c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 n\u00f3i: \u201cH\u00e3y ch\u1edd xem.\u201d C\u1eadu \u0111i xung quanh c\u00e1i l\u1ed3ng, vu\u1ed1t c\u1eb1m nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t \u00f4ng l\u00e3o. Nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u00e9 c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u th\u00fac gi\u1ee5c: \u201cL\u00e0m \u01a1n h\u00e3y \u0111\u01b0a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ra kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u00e2y. Nh\u1eefng t\u00ean th\u1ea7y tu gi\u1ea3 s\u1ebd nghe th\u1ea5y ch\u00fang ta m\u1ea5t. Ch\u00fang s\u1ebd b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u00fang ta tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi c\u1eadu k\u1ecbp gi\u1ea3i tho\u00e1t cho ch\u00fang t\u00f4i.\u201d Timoken quay l\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i, cau m\u00e0y: \u201cSu\u1ef5t!\u201d gi\u1ecdng c\u1eadu tr\u1edf n\u00ean nghi\u00eam ngh\u1ecb: \u201cN\u1ebfu c\u00e1c c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng ch\u1edd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00ec leo l\u00ean l\u01b0ng nhau m\u00e0 tr\u1ed1n tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i.\u201d C\u1eadu l\u1ea1i \u0111i v\u00f2ng quanh c\u00e1i l\u1ed3ng. C\u00e1nh c\u1eeda \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f3a ch\u1eb7t; ch\u1eafc ph\u1ea3i c\u00f3 ch\u00eca kh\u00f3a, ch\u1eafc r\u1eb1ng n\u00f3 \u0111ang n\u1eb1m trong t\u00fai c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng t\u00ean b\u1eaft c\u00f3c. Con dao c\u00e1n ng\u1ecdc trai c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 b\u1ebb g\u00e3y \u1ed5 kh\u00f3a. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec Timoken c\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u0111\u00f4i tay m\u00ecnh. C\u1eadu ch\u1ec9 ng\u00f3n tay \u0111eo nh\u1eabn c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u00e0o \u1ed5 kh\u00f3a v\u00e0 n\u00f3i: \u201cH\u00e3y gi\u00fap t\u00f4i, nh\u1eabn th\u1ea7n! Tan ch\u1ea3y! B\u1ebd g\u00e3y! M\u1edf ra.\u201d C\u00f4 g\u00e1i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng g\u00ec c\u1eadu n\u00f3i: \u201cC\u1eadu \u0111ang l\u00e0m g\u00ec th\u1ebf?\u201d","Timoken qu\u00e1 t\u1eadp trung n\u00ean kh\u00f4ng nghe th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng g\u00ec c\u00f4 n\u00f3i. C\u1eadu th\u1ea5y nh\u01b0 ng\u00f3n tay c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh \u0111ang b\u1ed1c ch\u00e1y. C\u01a1n \u0111au kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp t\u01b0\u1edfng ch\u1eebng nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ef1ng. Gi\u1edd th\u00ec Timoken c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y c\u1ea3 b\u00e0n tay nh\u01b0 \u0111ang b\u1ecb n\u1ea5u l\u00ean, nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu v\u1eabn ki\u00ean nh\u1eabn ch\u1ec9 tay v\u00e0o \u1ed5 kh\u00f3a, \u0111\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean, \u1ed5 kh\u00f3a g\u00e3y nghe r\u1eafc m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng l\u1edbn r\u1ed3i r\u01a1i xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t. C\u00f4 g\u00e1i nh\u00ecn Timoken b\u1eb1ng \u00e1nh m\u1eaft kinh ng\u1ea1c. \u201cTh\u00ec ra c\u1eadu l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y, ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t thi\u00ean th\u1ea7n,\u201d c\u00f4 n\u00f3i. C\u00f4 g\u00e1i c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn m\u1edf c\u1eeda l\u1ed3ng. \u201cNhanh l\u00ean!\u201d Timoken h\u1ed1i th\u00fac. \u201cRa ngo\u00e0i!\u201d Ngay khi c\u00f4 b\u00e9 chui ra kh\u1ecfi c\u00e1i l\u1ed5ng, Timoken v\u00f2ng tay qua eo c\u00f4, bay l\u00ean qua c\u00e1i l\u1ed7 tr\u00ean m\u00e1i nh\u00e0. C\u1eadu g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ea1m ch\u00e2n v\u00e0o m\u00e1i nh\u00e0, nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng bay \u0111i, r\u1ed3i \u0111\u00e1p xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00e2t. C\u00f4 g\u00e1i th\u1ea5y ng\u1ecdn l\u1eeda ch\u00e1y l\u00ean t\u1eeb ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1 m\u00e0 nh\u1eefng t\u00ean b\u1eaft c\u00f3c \u0111ang ng\u1ee7. Timoken \u0111\u00e3 d\u1ef1ng m\u1ed9t gi\u00e0n ho\u1ea3 t\u1ef1a v\u00e0o c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda ra v\u00e0o v\u00e0 ch\u00e2m l\u1eeda t\u1eeb b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i. H\u1ecd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng la h\u00e9t c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng t\u00ean th\u1ea7y tu gi\u1ea3 ph\u00e1t ra t\u1eeb b\u00ean trong ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0. L\u1ed1i ra duy nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang l\u00e0 c\u1eeda s\u1ed5, nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 \u0111ang ch\u00ecm trong l\u1eeda. \u201cCh\u00fang s\u1ebd ch\u1ebft ch\u00e1y,\u201d Beri h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng n\u00f3i. \u201cKh\u00f4ng,\u201d Timoken n\u00f3i. \u201cTr\u1eddi s\u1ebd m\u01b0a, ng\u1ecdn l\u1eeda s\u1ebd b\u1ecb \u0111\u1eadp t\u1eaft nhanh th\u00f4i.\u201d \u201cL\u00e0m sao c\u1eadu bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c?\u201d C\u00f4 g\u00e1i th\u1eafc m\u1eafc, nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t nghi\u00eam trang c\u1ee7a Timoken. \u201cH\u00e3y \u0111i t\u00ecm m\u1ed9t con ng\u1ef1a v\u00e0 ch\u1edd m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u1eefa,\u201d c\u1eadu ra l\u1ec7nh, \u0111\u1ea9y c\u00f4 g\u00e1i v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda c\u0103n nh\u00e0. M\u1ed9t v\u00e0i \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb kh\u00e1c \u0111\u00e3 xoay x\u1edf tr\u00e8o \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00ean m\u00e1i nh\u00e0, v\u00e0 th\u1eadm ch\u00ed ch\u00fang c\u00f2n \u0111ang \u0111\u1ecbnh nh\u1ea3y xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t. Timoken bay tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u00fap nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 tr\u1ee5 l\u1ea1i tr\u00ean m\u00e1i nh\u00e0 trong khi m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i t\u00ecm ng\u1ef1a. Ngay khi t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u00e3 l\u00ean ng\u1ef1a, c\u1eadu ph\u00e1t l\u00ean m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng r\u1ed1ng l\u1edbn v\u00e0 Gabar n\u1eb7ng n\u1ec1 xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n sau nh\u1eefng h\u00e0ng c\u00e2y, tr\u00ean l\u01b0ng l\u00e0 Edern. \u201cEdern!\u201d nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh reo l\u00ean. \u201cC\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 \u00e0?\u201d \u201cM\u1ed9t con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n,\u201d Edern \u0111\u00e1p. Timoken nh\u1ea3y kh\u1ecfi m\u00e1i kho th\u00f3c v\u00e0 nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng bay \u0111\u1ebfn ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean l\u01b0ng Gabar. \u201c\u0110i ngay th\u00f4i!\u201d c\u1eadu g\u1ecdi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i. \u201cCh\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ebd theo sau c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n.\u201d C\u1ea3 s\u00e1u con ng\u1ef1a l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb c\u1ea7m c\u01b0\u01a1ng l\u1edbn ti\u1ebfng g\u1ecdi nhau, h\u1ed1i h\u1ea3 th\u00fac ng\u1ef1a \u0111i c\u00e0ng xa b\u1ecdn b\u1eaft c\u00f3c c\u00e0ng t\u1ed1t. \u201cCh\u00fang ta c\u00f2n ch\u1edd g\u00ec n\u1eefa?\u201d Edern lo l\u1eafng n\u00f3i. \u201cC\u00f2n m\u1ed9t con ng\u1ef1a n\u1eefa,\u201d Timoken n\u00f3i. \u201cCon ng\u1ef1a k\u00e9o xe. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 th\u00e1o d\u00e2y cho n\u00f3, nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu ch\u1ea1y \u0111i. Nh\u1eefng con ng\u1ef1a kh\u00e1c \u0111\u1ec1u ngoan ngo\u00e3n nghe l\u1eddi t\u00f4i, nh\u01b0ng con n\u00e0y th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng. N\u1ebfu ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i, b\u1ecdn b\u1eaft c\u00f3c c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 d\u00f9ng n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111u\u1ed5i theo ch\u00fang ta.\u201d H\u1ecd \u0111i v\u00e0o khu r\u1eebng \u1edf \u0111\u1eb1ng sau c\u0103n nh\u00e0. Con ng\u1ef1a l\u1edbn v\u1eabn \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u01b0\u1edbi t\u00e1n c\u00e2y. N\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 nh\u00fac nh\u00edch k\u1ec3 t\u1eeb l\u00fac Timoken n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi n\u00f3. Gabar c\u00f3 v\u1ebb lo l\u1eafng. N\u00f3 ng\u1ea7n ng\u1ea1i khi \u0111\u1ebfn qu\u00e1 g\u1ea7n ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0. Nh\u01b0ng Timoken h\u1ed1i th\u00fac n\u00f3 ti\u1ebfn l\u1ea1i g\u1ea7n h\u01a1n, cho t\u1edbi khi h\u1ecd ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n c\u00e1ch con ng\u1ef1a ch\u1eebng ba b\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00e2n. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con qu\u00e1i v\u1eadt kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3, \u0111en nh\u00e1nh, n\u00f3 c\u00f2n to h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0. \u201cCh\u00fang ta \u0111i th\u00f4i,\u201d Timoken n\u00f3i v\u1edbi con ng\u1ef1a b\u1eb1ng ti\u1ebfng khit kh\u1ecbt m\u0169i kh\u00f4 kh\u1ed5c. \u201cNg\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ef1 do.\u201d Con ng\u1ef1a k\u00eau l\u00ean m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng k\u00eau kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp. N\u00f3 gi\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m h\u01a1n l\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng h\u00ed. Timoken kh\u00f4ng ch\u00fat nao n\u00fang. \u201cNg\u1ef1a \u01a1i, sao ng\u01b0\u01a1i kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu \u0111i?\u201d c\u1eadu h\u1ecfi.","Con qu\u00e1i v\u1eadt to l\u1edbn gi\u1eadm ch\u00e2n xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t. Tr\u00f4ng n\u00f3 nh\u01b0 s\u1eafp \u0111u\u1ed5i theo h\u1ecd, con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 lo l\u1eafng l\u00f9i l\u1ea1i. Con ng\u1ef1a ng\u1ea9ng \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00ean, cong m\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ed9 h\u00e0m r\u0103ng kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3. T\u1eeb c\u1ed5 h\u1ecdng c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 ph\u00e1t ra m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a g\u00ec. \u201c\u0110i th\u00f4i\u201d, Edern h\u00e9t l\u00ean. \u201cT\u1edb ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd th\u1ea5y sinh v\u1eadt n\u00e0o g\u1edbm ghi\u1ebfc nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y c\u1ea3.\u201d Timoken r\u00f9ng m\u00ecnh. Cho \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac n\u00e0y, c\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ti\u1ebfng c\u1ee7a t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c con v\u1eadt m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 g\u1eb7p. Ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef ri\u00eang c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, nh\u01b0ng con qu\u00e1i v\u1eadt n\u00e0y th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng. Con qu\u00e1i v\u1eadt n\u00e0y h\u1eb3n ph\u1ea3i t\u1eeb m\u1ed9t th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi ma qu\u00e1i, c\u1eadu ngh\u0129. C\u1eadu c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y lo l\u1eafng, ngay c\u1ea3 n\u01a1i n\u00e0y m\u00e0 s\u1ef1 x\u1ea5u xa v\u1eabn c\u00f2n xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n, c\u1eadu c\u1ee9 ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i qua nh\u1eefng v\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea5t ma qu\u00e1i. C\u1eadu vung nh\u1eb9 d\u00e2y c\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ee7a Gabar v\u00e0 ra l\u1ec7nh: \u201c\u0110i th\u00f4i, Gabar. H\u00e3y ch\u1ea1y nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t c\u01a1n gi\u00f3.\u201d Gabar kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n ch\u1ea7n ch\u1eeb g\u00ec n\u1eefa, n\u00f3 l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c tu\u00e2n l\u1ec7nh. Khi h\u1ecd ch\u1ea1y ngang ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 \u0111ang b\u1ed1c ch\u00e1y, Timoken th\u1ea5y l\u1eeda \u0111\u00e3 lan \u0111\u1ebfn m\u00e1i nh\u00e0, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng thanh x\u00e0 \u0111ang ch\u00e1y \u0111\u1ed5 s\u1eadp xu\u1ed1ng. \u201cCh\u00fang ch\u01b0a th\u1ec3 \u0111u\u1ed5i theo ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e2u,\u201d Edern th\u00ec th\u1ea7m. Timoken kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ch\u1ecbu n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng k\u00eau th\u00e9t c\u1ee7a b\u1ecdn th\u1ea7y tu gi\u1ea3. C\u1eadu \u0111\u01b0a tay l\u00ean tr\u1eddi g\u1ecdi m\u01b0a, ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i gi\u00e2y sau, nh\u1eefng h\u1ea1t m\u01b0a to nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e1 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u r\u01a1i xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea7u h\u1ecd. Gabar k\u00eau l\u00ean b\u1ea5t m\u00e3n, ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c ch\u1ea1y nh\u01b0 bay tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. Timoken ch\u1edd cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi ch\u1eafc r\u1eb1ng c\u01a1n m\u01b0a \u0111\u00e3 tr\u00fat \u0111\u1ee7 n\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00e0m t\u1eaft \u0111\u00e1m l\u1eeda c\u1eadu m\u1edbi cho d\u1eebng m\u01b0a l\u1ea1i. Edern c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y th\u1ea5t v\u1ecdng. \u201cCh\u00fang s\u1ebd \u0111u\u1ed5i theo ch\u00fang ta,\u201d c\u1eadu c\u00e0u nh\u00e0u. \u201cCh\u00fang c\u00f3 chi\u1ebfc xe ng\u1ef1a v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t con ng\u1ef1a to kh\u1ecfe nh\u01b0 qu\u00e1i v\u1eadt. Ch\u00fang c\u00f2n c\u00f3 c\u1ea3 v\u0169 kh\u00ed n\u1eefa. Khi ch\u00fang \u0111u\u1ed5i k\u1ecbp, ch\u00fang ta \u0111i \u0111\u1eddi m\u1ea5t th\u00f4i.\u201d Timoken b\u1eadt c\u01b0\u1eddi. \u201cN\u1ebfu ch\u00fang \u0111u\u1ed5i theo, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd g\u1ecdi s\u1ea5m ch\u1edbp \u0111\u00e1nh xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1ecdn ch\u00fang. \u0110\u1eebng s\u1ee3, Edern. T\u00f4i c\u0169ng c\u00f3 v\u0169 kh\u00ed, ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y ch\u00fang th\u00f4i.\u201d Edern c\u01b0\u1eddi. \u201cV\u1eady sao? Th\u1ebf th\u00ec ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i nhanh ch\u00f3ng \u0111u\u1ed5i theo nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i th\u00f4i, h\u1ecd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 r\u1ea5t c\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ebfn v\u0169 kh\u00ed \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu.\u201d \u201cH\u00e3y \u0111i t\u00ecm m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o, Gabar,\u201d Timoken n\u00f3i. Ch\u00e2n c\u1ee7a Gabar s\u1ea3i nh\u1eefng b\u01b0\u1edbc d\u00e0i h\u01a1n. H\u1ecd b\u0103ng qua thung l\u0169ng, qua c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng th\u00f4n l\u00e0ng nh\u1ecf v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng n\u00f4ng tr\u1ea1i v\u1eafng v\u1ebb, xuy\u00ean qua r\u1eebng r\u1eadm, v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc c\u1ea7u, \u0111i d\u01b0\u1edbi nh\u1eefng t\u00f2a l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i \u0111\u1ee9ng s\u1eebng s\u1eefng tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng ng\u1ecdn n\u00fai. Nhung h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y d\u00e2u v\u1ebft c\u1ee7a m\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2u c\u1ea3, Timoken lo s\u1ee3 r\u1eb1ng ch\u00fang l\u1ea1i b\u1ecb b\u1eaft, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng b\u1ecdn c\u01b0\u1edbp, hay c\u00f3 khi c\u00f2n t\u1ec7 h\u01a1n th\u1ebf n\u1eefa. B\u1ecdn tr\u1ebb kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t v\u0169 kh\u00ed n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ec3 ph\u00f2ng v\u1ec7, tr\u1eeb tr\u00ed th\u00f4ng minh c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. \u201cTr\u00ed th\u00f4ng minh c\u1ee7a Peredur R\u0103ng Nh\u1ecdn c\u0169ng \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t nh\u01b0 h\u00e0m r\u0103ng c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu \u1ea5y v\u1eady,\u201d Edern n\u00f3i, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 c\u1eadu \u0111\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c suy ngh\u0129 trong \u0111\u1ea7u Timoken. \u201cV\u1eady th\u00ec ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n hy v\u1ecdng l\u00e0 tr\u00ed th\u00f4ng minh c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu ta c\u0169ng s\u1eafc s\u1ea3o nh\u01b0 b\u1ed9 r\u0103ng c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu \u1ea5y,\u201d Timoken n\u00f3i. M\u1eb7c d\u00f9 \u0111ang \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1eb7t v\u1edbi nguy hi\u1ec3m, nh\u01b0ng Edern v\u1eabn ph\u00e1 l\u00ean c\u01b0\u1eddi.","Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng 12: Ng\u1ed9 \u0111\u1ed9c Ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m sau, h\u1ecd \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t ng\u00f4i l\u00e0ng, d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111ang di\u1ec5n ra \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. M\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1m x\u1ea5u. M\u00f9i kh\u00f3i c\u1ee7a g\u1ed7 ch\u00e1y tr\u00ean c\u00e1c b\u1ebfp l\u1eeda \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n. C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 m\u00f9i kh\u00e1c: m\u00f9i c\u1ee7a ch\u1ebft ch\u00f3c v\u00e0 m\u1ee5c r\u1eefa. \u0110\u00eam xu\u1ed1ng nhanh ch\u00f3ng, nh\u01b0ng nh\u1eefng con ng\u1ef1a \u0111\u00e3 lu\u00f4n \u1edf trong b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i. Xung quanh kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t tia s\u00e1ng n\u00e0o. C\u1ea3 ng\u00f4i l\u00e0ng ch\u00ecm ng\u1eadp trong s\u1ef1 im l\u1eb7ng \u0111\u00e1ng s\u1ee3. Timoken kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. C\u1eadu \u0111ang lo l\u1eafng cho m\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb, c\u1eadu ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n nhanh ch\u00f3ng t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y ch\u00fang tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi tr\u1eddi t\u1ed1i h\u1eb3n. Nh\u01b0ng Gabar th\u00ec l\u1ea1i c\u1ea7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ngh\u1ec9 ngoi. N\u00f3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i m\u00e1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e1 b\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi chi\u1ebfc v\u00f2i b\u01a1m \u0111\u1eb7t ngay trung t\u00e2m ng\u00f4i l\u00e0ng, Gabar \u0111i th\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3. N\u00f3 \u0111ang ch\u1ef1c c\u00fai \u0111\u1ea7u xu\u1ed1ng u\u1ed1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc, th\u00ec Timoken k\u00e9o d\u00e2y c\u01b0\u01a1ng ng\u0103n l\u1ea1i, kh\u00f4ng cho con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 ch\u1ea1m v\u00e0o m\u00e1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc. Con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 gi\u1eadn d\u1ed7i n\u00f3i: \u201cT\u00f4i kh\u00e1t l\u1eafm r\u1ed3i. T\u1ea1i sao c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00f4i u\u1ed1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u1ee9?\u201d \u201cNh\u00ecn xu\u1ed1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc k\u00eca, Gabar! Nh\u00ecn \u0111i!\u201d D\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng t\u1eeb ng\u1ecdn \u0111\u00e8n c\u1ee7a Timoken, m\u1eb7t n\u01b0\u1edbc tr\u1edf n\u00ean \u00f3ng \u00e1nh. V\u1edbi Gabar, n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1edbi m\u00e1t ng\u1ecdt l\u00e0m sao. \u201cC\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec th\u1ebf?\u201d Edern nh\u00ecn kh\u1eafp l\u01b0\u1ee3t Timoken. \u201cT\u1ea1i sao c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng cho con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 u\u1ed1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc?\u201d \u201cB\u1edfi v\u00ec, c\u00f3 ai \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecf thu\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ed9c v\u00e0o n\u01b0\u1edbc.\u201d Ngay khi \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i ra, Timoken nh\u1eadn ra r\u1eb1ng, Edern kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y l\u1edbp s\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u00f9 m\u1ecfng, m\u00e0u xanh \u0111ang bao tr\u00f9m l\u1ea5y m\u1eb7t n\u01b0\u1edbc, trong n\u01b0\u1edbc c\u00f3 c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng sinh v\u1eadt nh\u00f2 x\u00edu v\u1edbi h\u00ecnh th\u00f9 k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1. Ch\u00fang \u0111ang c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1edbi Timoken, khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t gian x\u1ea3o c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang qu\u00e1 \u01b0 hi\u1ec3m \u00e1c. \u201cL\u00e0m sao c\u1eadu bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c?\u201d Edern th\u1eafc m\u1eafc. \u201cL\u00e0m sao c\u1eadu bi\u1ebft gi\u1ebfng n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ed9c?\u201d \u201cT\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y ch\u00fang,\u201d Timoken gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch th\u1eadt \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n. \u201cCh\u00fang l\u00e0 ai?\u201d \u201cMa qu\u1ef7.\u201d Gi\u1edd th\u00ec Gabar c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00f3 gi \u0111\u00f3 b\u1ea5t an \u0111ang di\u1ec5n ra. N\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng sinh v\u1eadt \u0111\u00f3, nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u00fang, n\u00f3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00f9i l\u1ea1i. Edern v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y g\u00ec c\u1ea3, nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu tin v\u00e0o l\u1eddi n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a Timoken. \u201cV\u1eady ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m sao \u0111\u00e2y?\u201d \u201cC\u00f3 l\u1ebd c\u1ea3 ng\u00f4i l\u00e0ng n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ed9c r\u1ed3i,\u201d gi\u1ecdng Timoken tr\u1ea7m ng\u00e2m. \u201cC\u00f3 l\u1ebd, h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft h\u1ebft r\u1ed3i, nh\u01b0ng bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e2u c\u00f2n ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o s\u1ed1ng s\u00f3t quanh \u0111\u00e2y.\u201d Edern nh\u00ecn nh\u1eefng ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 xung quanh, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u ch\u00ecm trong b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i v\u00e0 s\u1ef1 t\u0129nh l\u1eb7ng. \u201cCh\u00fang ta c\u00f3 n\u00ean v\u00e0o nh\u00e0 xem kh\u00f4ng?\u201d gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i c\u1eadu xen l\u1eabn ch\u00fat s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i. \u201cB\u1eaft bu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ea5y.\u201d Gabar qu\u1ef3 xu\u1ed1ng cho hai c\u1eadu b\u00e9 leo xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t. C\u0103n nh\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean hai c\u1eadu b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o kh\u00e1 l\u00e0 tr\u1ed1ng tr\u1ea3i. C\u0103n nh\u00e0 k\u1ebf ti\u1ebfp c\u0169ng th\u1ebf. Trong c\u1ea3 hai c\u0103n nh\u00e0, \u0111\u1ed3 \u0103n \u0111ang \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u00e0y tr\u00ean b\u00e0n, c\u00f3 c\u1ea3 b\u00ecnh n\u01b0\u1edbc","v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i c\u00e1i c\u1ed1c. B\u00ecnh n\u01b0\u1edbc tr\u1ed1ng r\u1ed7ng, c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i c\u1ed1c c\u0169ng th\u00ea\u201d. Khi h\u1ecd \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 th\u1ee9 ba, v\u1eabn m\u1ed9t vi\u1ec5n c\u1ea3nh g\u1ea7n gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf hi\u1ec7n ra, h\u1ecd b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u00e2n l\u00e0ng \u0111\u00e3 khi\u1ebfp s\u1ee3 b\u1ecf tr\u1ed1n h\u1ebft, v\u00e0 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ed9c. Timoken quay tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i m\u00e1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc. C\u1eadu bu\u1ed9c m\u00ecnh nh\u00ecn xu\u1ed1ng m\u1eb7t n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa. Nh\u1eefng sinh v\u1eadt ma qu\u1ef7 nh\u1ecf x\u00edu \u1ea5y v\u1eabn c\u00f2n, ch\u00fang \u0111ang b\u01a1i trong n\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng h\u1ea1t \u0111\u1eadu xanh. C\u1eadu c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn nh\u00fan ng\u00f3n tay \u0111eo nh\u1eabn v\u00e0o m\u00e0n s\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u00f9. Nh\u1eefng con qu\u1ef7 ch\u1ea1m v\u00e0o tay c\u1eadu \u0111\u1ec1u la l\u00ean \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn v\u00e0 nh\u1ea3y ra kh\u1ecfi m\u1eb7t n\u01b0\u1edbc; ch\u00fang b\u1eafn l\u00ean nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ed1m s\u00e1ng m\u00e0u xanh v\u1ecf chanh l\u00ean b\u1ea7u tr\u1eddi t\u1ed1i \u0111en. \u201cT\u00f4i th\u1ea5y ch\u00fang r\u1ed3i,\u201d Edern g\u00e0o l\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7y m\u00ea ho\u1eb7c khi nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ed1m s\u00e1ng xanh \u1ea5y. \u201cC\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec v\u1eady?\u201d \u201cT\u00f4i c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft n\u1eefa,\u201d Timoken tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi. \u201cNh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1edbi t\u00f4i n\u1eefa.\u201d B\u00ean kia c\u00e1i m\u00e1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc, c\u1eadu tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 l\u1edbn, to h\u01a1n so v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 n\u01a1i h\u1ed9i h\u1ecdp c\u1ee7a c\u1ea3 l\u00e0ng, hay l\u00e0 nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a tr\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00e0ng. C\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 d\u00e2n l\u00e0ng \u0111ang t\u1ee5 t\u1eadp \u1edf \u0111\u00f3. Ph\u1ea3i ch\u0103ng h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ecfi tr\u01b0\u1edfng l\u00e0ng v\u1ec1 c\u0103n b\u1ec7nh l\u1ea1 do ngu\u1ed3n n\u01b0\u1edbc g\u00e2y ra? Timoken \u0111ang \u0111\u1ecbnh ti\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ec3 xem x\u00e9t ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0, th\u00ec Edern k\u00e9o tay c\u1eadu l\u1ea1i: \u201cNghe k\u00eca,\u201d Edern th\u00ec th\u00e0o. Gi\u1ecdng c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9 trai vang l\u00ean trong kh\u00f4ng gian. Gi\u1ecdng h\u00e1t th\u1eadt trong tr\u1ebbo v\u00e0 ng\u1ecdt ng\u00e0o, c\u1eadu b\u00e9 \u0111ang h\u00e1t b\u1eb1ng ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef c\u1ee7a Edern. \u201cGereint!\u201d Edern h\u00e9t l\u00ean. \u201cT\u00f4i ch\u1eafc \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 gi\u1ecdng c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu \u1ea5y. C\u1eadu \u1ea5y l\u00e0 ca s\u0129 \u01b0a th\u00edch c\u1ee7a ho\u00e0ng t\u1eed ch\u00fang t\u00f4i.\u201d Edern ch\u1ea1y v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 ph\u00e1t ra ti\u1ebfng h\u00e1t. Timoken ch\u1ea1y theo c\u1eadu. C\u1eeda kh\u00f4ng kh\u00f3a, hai c\u1eadu b\u00e9 c\u00f9ng ch\u1ea1y v\u00e0o nh\u00e0. \u0110\u00e8n c\u1ea7y s\u00e1ng lung linh tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i b\u00e0n th\u00f4 nh\u00e1m v\u00e0 ch\u00edn \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i \u1edf \u0111\u00f3, khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i, tr\u1eafng b\u1ec7ch. Khi ch\u00fang v\u1eeba nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y Edern v\u00e0 Timoken b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o, b\u1ecdn tr\u1ebb nh\u1ea3y c\u1eabng l\u00ean, th\u1edf ph\u00e0o nh\u1eb9 nh\u00f5m. Ch\u1ea1y \u0111\u1ebfn b\u00ean Edern, Peredur n\u00f3i nh\u01b0 g\u00e0o: \u201cCh\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u1ee9 t\u01b0\u1edbng c\u00e1c c\u1eadu b\u1ecb l\u1ea1c, hay l\u00e0 b\u1ecb nh\u1eefng t\u00ean b\u1eaft c\u00f3c b\u1eaft l\u1ea1i r\u1ed3i.\u201d \u201cT\u1ea1i sao ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 ch\u00edn ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00e1c c\u1eadu \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y?\u201d Timoken lo l\u1eafng h\u1ecfi. \u201cC\u00f2n nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c \u0111\u00e2u r\u1ed3i?\u201d Khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t Peredur tr\u1edf n\u00ean bu\u1ed3n r\u1ea7u: \u201cCh\u00fang t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 h\u1ecd ch\u1ebft r\u1ed3i.\u201d C\u1eadu ch\u1ec9 tay v\u00e0o g\u00f3c t\u1ed1i, n\u01a1i c\u00f3 hai \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb \u0111ang n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean t\u1ea5m n\u1ec7m, m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a con trai v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a con g\u00e1i. Nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ee7 l\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u00fang \u00e1o kho\u00e1c c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, hai \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 tr\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft r\u1ed3i. M\u1eaft ch\u00fang nh\u1eafm nghi\u1ec1n, ch\u00fang g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1edf n\u1eefa. M\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 trai \u0111\u1ebfn b\u00ean Timoken. C\u1eadu b\u00e9 nh\u1ecf h\u01a1n Peredur, t\u00f3c c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu m\u00e0u v\u00e0ng \u00f3ng. \u201cT\u00f4i \u0111ang h\u00e1t cho h\u1ecd,\u201d c\u1eadu b\u00e9 n\u00f3i b\u1eb1ng t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 l\u00f2ng th\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ea3m cho b\u1ea1n m\u00ecnh. \u201cT\u00f4i ngh\u0129 ti\u1ebfng h\u00e1t c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i s\u1ebd gi\u00fap h\u1ecd \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn thi\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng trong h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac.\u201d \u201cH\u1ecd v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a ch\u1ebft.\u201d Timoken \u0111i v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda t\u1ea5m n\u1ec7m, qu\u1ef3 xu\u1ed1ng b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh hai \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9. \u201cC\u1eadu \u1ea5y v\u1eabn c\u00f2n \u1ea5m m\u00e0,\u201d c\u1eadu n\u00f3i, n\u1eafm l\u1ea5y tay c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 trai. \u201cChuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra?\u201d \u201cH\u1ecd d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ea7u trong s\u1ed1 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i,\u201d Peredur n\u00f3i. \u201cHenri th\u00fac cho ng\u1ef1a c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu \u1ea5y phi r\u1ea5t nhanh, th\u1eadt t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p cho Isabella, c\u00f4 b\u00e9 ng\u1ed3i sau l\u01b0ng Henri trong b\u1ed9 v\u00e1y d\u00e0i, l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng s\u1ee3 b\u1ecb t\u00e9 kh\u1ecfi ng\u1ef1a. Khi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn ng\u00f4i l\u00e0ng n\u00e0y, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y h\u1ecd c\u1ed9t ng\u1ef1a \u1edf m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y c\u1ed9t, v\u00e0 r\u1ed3i, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y Henri v\u00e0 Isabella n\u1eb1m b\u1ea5t t\u1ec9nh b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh m\u00e1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc. M\u00f4i c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd m\u00e0u xanh l\u00e1 c\u00e2y v\u00e0 nh\u01a1n nh\u1edbt, m\u1eb7t h\u1ecd tr\u1eafng b\u1ec7ch nh\u01b0 x\u00e1c ch\u1ebft. \u201cCh\u00fang t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 u\u1ed1ng ph\u1ea3i n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ed9c,\u201d Gereint n\u00f3i. \u201cV\u00ec th\u1ebf n\u00ean ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m \u0111\u1ee5ng","\u0111\u1ebfn n\u00f3.\u201d \u201cC\u1eadu th\u1eadt th\u00f4ng minh,\u201d Timoken khen ng\u1ee3i. C\u1eadu \u0111i ra c\u1eeda, \u0111\u1ebfn b\u00ean Gabar, v\u1eabn \u0111ang ki\u00ean nh\u1eabn ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i. \u201cN\u01b0\u1edbc \u00e0?\u201d Gabar h\u1ecfi, khi Timoken l\u1ea5y \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng m\u1eb7t tr\u0103ng trong t\u00fai ra. \u201cCh\u1edd m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat n\u1eefa, Gabar,\u201d Timoken n\u00f3i. \u201cN\u01b0\u1edbc trong m\u00e1ng \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ed9c, h\u00e3y bi\u1ebft \u01a1n v\u00ec ta \u0111\u00e3 ng\u0103n c\u1ea3n ng\u01b0\u01a1i k\u1ecbp l\u00fac.\u201d \u201cT\u00f4i lu\u00f4n bi\u1ebft \u01a1n c\u1eadu m\u00e0, Gia \u0111\u00ecnh,\u201d con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi theo khi Timoken \u0111i ng\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0. C\u1eadu mang \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng m\u1eb7t tr\u0103ng \u0111\u1ec3 b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh hai \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb v\u00e0 ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng b\u00ean canh ch\u00fang. Edern mang \u0111\u00e8n c\u1ea7y \u0111\u00ean, \u0111\u1ec3 \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng soi tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t h\u1ecd. Nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ee9ng sau l\u01b0ng Edern, th\u00ec th\u1ea7m lo l\u1eafng. \u00c1o cho\u00e0ng m\u1eb7t tr\u0103ng t\u1ecfa s\u00e1ng l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e1nh \u0111\u00e8n, nh\u1eefng s\u1ee3i t\u01a1 c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 tr\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng ng\u00f4i sao. \u201c\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 g\u00ec v\u1eady?\u201d Timoken nh\u1eadn ra gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 g\u00e1i \u201c\u1edf trong l\u1ed3ng\u201d. C\u00f4 g\u00e1i c\u00f3 v\u1ebb \u0111ang r\u1ea5t t\u00f2 m\u00f2. Timoken kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch th\u1ebf n\u00e0o v\u1edbi c\u00f4 v\u1ec1 \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng m\u1eb7t tr\u0103ng. \u201cPh\u00f9 th\u1ee7y nh\u1ecf, h\u00e3y n\u00f3i cho t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft c\u1eadu \u0111ang l\u00e0m g\u00ec.\u201d Gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 tr\u1edf n\u00ean d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng. \u201cT\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 tin t\u01b0\u1edfng c\u1eadu, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i v\u1eabn mu\u1ed1n bi\u1ebft c\u1eadu \u0111ang l\u00e0m g\u00ec.\u201d Timoken h\u00edt s\u00e2u, c\u1ea7m t\u1ea5m t\u01a1 nh\u1ec7n l\u00ean v\u00e0 n\u00f3i: \u201cT\u00f4i g\u1ecdi n\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng m\u1eb7t tr\u0103ng. N\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e0m t\u1eeb t\u01a1 c\u1ee7a con nh\u1ec7n m\u1eb7t tr\u0103ng cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng. N\u00f3 b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 cho t\u00f4i v\u00e0 th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng, n\u00f3 c\u00f2n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1eefa l\u00e0nh c\u1ea3 v\u1ebft th\u01b0\u01a1ng.\u201d C\u1eadu gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch v\u1ec1 \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng m\u1eb7t tr\u0103ng cho m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb sau l\u01b0ng c\u1eadu x\u00ec x\u00e0o b\u00e0n t\u00e1n \u0111\u1ea7y kinh ng\u1ea1c. R\u1ed3i ti\u1ebfng x\u00ec x\u1ea7m bi\u1ebfn th\u00e0nh ti\u1ebfng reo vui \u0111\u1ea7y ph\u1ea5n kh\u00edch khi Henri t\u1eeb t\u1eeb quay \u0111\u1ea7u l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 r\u00ean r\u1ec9. \u201cC\u1eadu \u1ea5y \u0111ang h\u1ed3i ph\u1ee5c,\u201d Peredur n\u00f3i. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u00e1o h\u1ee9c theo d\u00f5i t\u1eebng chuy\u1ec3n bi\u1ebfn tr\u00ean s\u1eafc m\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a Henri. \u0110\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean, c\u1eadu b\u00e9 ng\u1ed3i d\u1eady v\u00e0 th\u00ec th\u00e0o: \u201cH\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i \u0111ang b\u1ecb b\u1ec7nh!\u201d M\u1eb7c d\u00f9, nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng g\u00ec c\u1eadu n\u00f3i, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang \u0111o\u00e1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec s\u1ebd x\u1ea3y ra, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00f9ng l\u00f9i l\u1ea1i, \u0111\u1ee9ng s\u00e1t v\u00e0o nhau. Henri g\u1eadp ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u n\u00f4n \u1ecde. M\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 ch\u1ea5t l\u1ecfng m\u00e0u xanh ch\u1ea3y xu\u1ed1ng, \u0111\u1ecdng th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i v\u0169ng tr\u00ean n\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ea5t. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 Timoken nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng con qu\u00e1i v\u1eadt m\u00e0u xanh \u0111ang qu\u1eb1n qu\u1ea1i \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn trong c\u00e1i v\u0169ng \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0 t\u1eeb t\u1eeb ch\u1ebft \u0111i. Ch\u1ec9 trong m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i gi\u00e2y, ch\u1ea5t l\u1ecfng m\u00e0u xanh nhanh ch\u00f3ng th\u1ea5m xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i v\u1ebft t\u00edch c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t m\u1ea3ng \u0111\u1ea5t \u01b0\u1edbt. \u201cL\u00e0 c\u1eadu!\u201d Henri n\u00f3i, nh\u00ecn l\u00ean Timoken. \u201cC\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ee9u s\u1ed1ng t\u00f4i m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa.\u201d Timoken c\u01b0\u1eddi: \u201cKh\u00f4ng. L\u00e0 \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng m\u1eb7t tr\u0103ng c\u1ee9u c\u1eadu \u0111\u00f3.\u201d Henri nh\u00edu m\u00e0y nh\u00ecn t\u1ea5m t\u01a1 nh\u1ec7n l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh. \u201cUi!\u201d C\u1eadu th\u1ea3 ch\u00e2n xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t, t\u1eeb t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady, t\u1ea5m t\u01a1 nh\u1ec7n tr\u01b0\u1ee3t xu\u1ed1ng b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh Isabelle. \u201c\u1ed4! Isabelle!\u201d Henri l\u1ea5y tay che mi\u1ec7ng. \u201cC\u1eadu \u1ea5y v\u1eabn c\u00f2n ch\u01b0a t\u1ec9nh sao? \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u1ed7i c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ea3o b\u1ea1n \u1ea5y u\u1ed1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc. N\u00f3 c\u00f3 thu\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ed9c \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng?\u201d \u201cC\u1eadu ng\u1ed1c th\u1eadt!\u201d m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Ph\u00e1p n\u00f3i. C\u1eadu b\u00e9 cao v\u00e0 g\u1ea7y, v\u1edbi m\u00e1i t\u00f3c xo\u0103n th\u00e0nh l\u1ecdn m\u00e0u v\u00e0ng. \u201cT\u1ea1i sao l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u1eadu c\u0169ng th\u00edch ch\u1ea1y tr\u01b0\u1edbc th\u1ebf?\u201d \u201cT\u1edb xin l\u1ed7i, Gerard. T\u1edb \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng t\u1ef1 ch\u1ee7 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. T\u1edb kh\u00f4ng c\u1ed1 \u00fd... \u00d4i...\u201d Henri l\u1ea5y tay \u00f4m l\u1ea5y m\u1eb7t. \u201cC\u1eadu \u1ea5y s\u1ebd ch\u1ebft ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng?\u201d \u201cKh\u00f4ng,\u201d Timoken kh\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ecbnh ch\u1eafc n\u1ecbch. \u201cC\u00f4 \u1ea5y \u0111ang m\u1edf m\u1eaft k\u00eca!\u201d Edern la l\u00ean.","Ch\u1ec9 trong ch\u1ed1c l\u00e1t, Isabelle ng\u1ed3i th\u1eb3ng d\u1eady. Nh\u1eefng l\u1ecdn t\u00f3c \u01b0\u1edbt x\u00f5a xu\u1ed1ng m\u1eb7t, c\u00f4 b\u00e9 tr\u00f4ng c\u00f3 v\u1ebb b\u1ed1i r\u1ed1i, c\u00f4 v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft m\u00ecnh \u0111ang \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u v\u00e0 l\u00e0m sao c\u00f4 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00e2y. \u201cUiiiiiiii!\u201d c\u00f4 b\u00e9 r\u00ean r\u1ec9, nghi\u00eang ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u00ean t\u1ea5m n\u1ec7m. Nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb c\u00e0ng l\u00f9i ra xa h\u01a1n, Isabelle b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u n\u00f4n \u00f3i, ch\u1ea5t l\u1ecfng m\u00e0u xanh \u1ea5y l\u1ea1i tu\u00f4n xu\u1ed1ng n\u1ec1n nh\u00e0. \u201cChuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra v\u1edbi m\u00ecnh th\u1ebf?\u201d c\u00f4 b\u00e9 t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p th\u00fat th\u00edt. Ph\u1edbt l\u1edd nh\u1eefng sinh v\u1eadt m\u00e0u xanh \u0111ang ch\u1ebft d\u1ea7n d\u01b0\u1edbi ch\u00e2n c\u1eadu, Timoken ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh c\u00f4 b\u00e9, cho\u00e0ng tay qua vai c\u00f4. \u201cC\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb tr\u00fang \u0111\u1ed9c,\u201d Timoken d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng n\u00f3i. \u201cNh\u01b0ng gi\u1edd th\u00ec \u1ed5n r\u1ed3i. C\u1eadu \u0111ang \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n.\u201d Isabelle nh\u00ecn l\u00ean. C\u00f4 b\u00e9 c\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1eadt t\u01b0\u01a1i, n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0m khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t c\u00f4 nh\u1ecf b\u1eebng s\u00e1ng: \u201cC\u1eadu ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 c\u1eadu b\u00e9 \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ee9u ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u1ee9 ngh\u0129 c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb l\u1ea1c \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng.\u201d \u201cKh\u00f4ng. Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i b\u1ecb l\u1ea1c,\u201d Timoken n\u00f3i. \u201cT\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd b\u1ecb l\u1ea1c c\u1ea3.\u201d Timoken \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady. Nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb kh\u00e1c qu\u00e2y qu\u1ea7n b\u00ean Isabelle, ai c\u0169ng vui m\u1eebng v\u00e0 nh\u1eb9 nh\u00f5m. C\u00f4 b\u00e9 \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady, c\u1ea7m t\u1ea5m m\u1ea1ng nh\u1ec7n l\u00ean, nh\u00ecn ch\u0103m ch\u0103m v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng t\u01a1 l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh. \u201c\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 ph\u00e9p thu\u1eadt,\u201d Henri n\u00f3i v\u1edbi c\u00f4. \u201cN\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ee9u ch\u00fang ta. T\u1edb xin l\u1ed7i, Isabelle. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u l\u00e0 l\u1ed7i c\u1ee7a t\u1edb.\u201d Khi nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb ng\u01b0\u1eddi Ph\u00e1p tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n r\u00f4m r\u1ea3 v\u1edbi nhau, nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh \u0111i t\u00ecm th\u1ee9c \u0103n. Ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 \u0103n h\u1ebft m\u1ed9t l\u00e1t b\u00e1nh m\u00ec tr\u00ean b\u00e0n. \u201cT\u00f4i s\u1ebd \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn c\u0103n nh\u00e0 l\u1edbn \u1edf \u0111\u1eb1ng kia,\u201d Timoken n\u00f3i v\u1edbi ch\u00fang. \u201cNh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u00e2n l\u00e0ng c\u00f3 l\u1ebd \u0111ang \u1edf \u0111\u00f3.\u201d \u201cKh\u00f4ng!\u201d m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 trai l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u. C\u1eadu ta gi\u00e0 d\u1eb7n h\u01a1n v\u00e0 tr\u00f4ng cao l\u1edbn h\u01a1n nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i. T\u00f3c c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i m\u00e0u v\u00e0ng, n\u00f3 m\u00e0u n\u00e2u \u0111\u1eadm. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd c\u1eadu b\u1ecb b\u1eaft c\u00f3c v\u00ec m\u00e0u m\u1eaft; m\u1eaft c\u1eadu xanh m\u00e0u xanh th\u1eadt m\u1edd \u1ea3o. \u201cT\u1ea1i sao ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3, Mabon?\u201d Edern h\u1ecfi. \u201cTrong c\u0103n nh\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3... trong c\u0103n nh\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 to\u00e0n ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ebft th\u00f4i,\u201d Mabon m\u1ea1nh d\u1ea1n n\u00f3i. \u201cCh\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3 tr\u01b0\u1edbc ti\u00ean v\u00ec ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng v\u1ecb tr\u01b0\u1edfng l\u00e3o s\u1ebd \u1edf trong ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 l\u1edbn nh\u1ea5t.\u201d \u201cT\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft \u01b0?\u201d Timoken th\u00ec th\u1ea7m \u201cT\u1ea5t c\u1ea3,\u201d Mabon n\u00f3i. \u201cC\u00f3 th\u1ec3, h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ebfn t\u00ecm tr\u01b0\u1edfng l\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ec3 xin l\u1eddi khuy\u00ean cho c\u0103n b\u1ec7nh c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh,\u201d Peredur n\u00f3i. Timoken c\u00fai \u0111\u1ea7u. C\u1eadu th\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ea7u m\u00ecnh tr\u1edf n\u00ean n\u1eb7ng n\u1ec1. \u201cV\u1eady l\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00e1 mu\u1ed9n.\u201d B\u1ecdn tr\u1ebb \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t \u00edt \u0111\u1eadu kh\u00f4 v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 rau c\u1ee7. Ch\u1ed7 th\u1ee9c \u0103n \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ee7 cho t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi, nh\u01b0ng \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec \u0111\u1ec3 u\u1ed1ng c\u1ea3, ch\u00fang kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m d\u00f9ng n\u01b0\u1edbc t\u1eeb c\u00e1i m\u00e1ng \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00e2u \u0103n. \u201cTr\u1eddi s\u1ebd m\u01b0a th\u00f4i,\u201d Timoken n\u00f3i. \u201cH\u00e3y mang t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c b\u00ecnh n\u01b0\u1edbc, thau ch\u1eadu, v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc c\u1ed1c ra ngo\u00e0i. Ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd c\u00f3 n\u01b0\u1edbc.\u201d B\u1ecdn tr\u1ebb nh\u00ecn Timoken ho\u00e0i nghi, nh\u01b0ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi ch\u00fang c\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfng h\u1ecfi, Edern gi\u1ee5c: \u201cNhanh l\u00ean n\u00e0o, m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi. C\u00e1c c\u1eadu nghe Timoken n\u00f3i r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ea5y. Tr\u1eddi s\u1ebd m\u01b0a.\u201d T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 im l\u1eb7ng m\u1ed9t l\u00fac, sau \u0111\u00f3, m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi mang t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng v\u1eadt c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ef1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc ra ngo\u00e0i. H\u1ecd \u0111i theo Timoken, tay c\u1ea7m b\u00ecnh, l\u1ecd, c\u1ed1c, ch\u00fang h\u00e1 h\u1ed1c m\u1ed3m nh\u00ecn c\u1eadu b\u00e9 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Ch\u00e2u Phi vung \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng m\u1eb7t tr\u0103ng l\u00ean tr\u1eddi v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng h\u1ea1t m\u01b0a b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u r\u01a1i xu\u1ed1ng t\u1eeb b\u1ea7u tr\u1eddi t\u1ed1i \u0111en, l\u00e0m \u0111\u1ea7y t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c v\u1eadt \u0111\u1ef1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc. Khi tr\u1eddi \u0111ang m\u01b0a, Timoken ch\u1ea1y v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng nh\u00e0 kh\u00e1c \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea5y th\u00eam b\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ef1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng,","c\u1eadu c\u0169ng t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y c\u00e1c th\u1ee9 m\u00ecnh c\u1ea7n - m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i v\u1ea1c to. C\u1eadu mang c\u00e1i v\u1ea1c \u0111\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1eeda m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i chu\u1ed3ng v\u00e0 g\u1ecdi Gabar. \u201cT\u00f4i t\u01b0\u1edfng c\u1eadu qu\u00ean t\u00f4i r\u1ed3i ch\u1ee9,\u201d con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 c\u00e0u nh\u00e0u khi \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1i chu\u1ed3ng. \u201cNhanh l\u00ean, v\u00e0o trong \u0111i, Gabar,\u201d Timoken ra l\u1ec7nh. \u201cN\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng th\u00ec ng\u01b0\u01a1i s\u1ebd l\u1ea1i ph\u00e0n n\u00e0n v\u00ec ta l\u00e0m \u01b0\u1edbt ng\u01b0\u01a1i. Khi c\u00e1i v\u1ea1c n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ea7y, ng\u01b0\u01a1i ch\u1ec9 vi\u1ec7c c\u00fai \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0o v\u00e0 u\u1ed1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc th\u00f4i.\u201d \u201cT\u1ed1t l\u1eafm,\u201d Gabar n\u00f3i v\u00e0 th\u1ea3 l\u1ecfng ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong c\u00e1i chu\u1ed3ng th\u1ea5p m\u00e1i. \u201cC\u1ea3m \u01a1n Gia \u0111\u00ecnh nh\u00e9!\u201d Khi Timoken quay l\u1ea1i c\u0103n nh\u00e0, c\u1eadu th\u1ea5y b\u1ecdn tr\u1ebb \u0111ang b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1eb7t n\u1ed3i l\u00ean b\u1ebfp l\u1eeda n\u1ea5u n\u01b0\u1edbng. Khi c\u1eadu \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n b\u1ecdn tr\u1ebb, c\u1eadu ch\u1ee3t nh\u1eadn ra r\u1eb1ng, nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng b\u00ed m\u1eadt c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu, c\u1eadu nh\u1edb l\u1ea1i l\u1eddi c\u0103n d\u1eb7n c\u1ee7a ch\u1ecb minh. Nh\u01b0ng l\u00e0m sao c\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u1eef b\u00ed m\u1eadt ch\u1ee9? N\u1ebfu l\u00e0 ch\u1ecb, ch\u1ecb s\u1ebd l\u00e0m g\u00ec, Zobayda? Timoken t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi. M\u1ed9t c\u01a1n \u0111au nh\u00f3i ch\u1ea1y t\u1eeb ng\u00f3n tay \u0111eo nh\u1eabn c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu, l\u00ean \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1nh tay c\u1eadu v\u00e0 \u0111i th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o tim. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y c\u1eadu rung l\u00ean. \u201cC\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec v\u1eady, Timoken?\u201d c\u00f4 g\u00e1i trong l\u1ed3ng h\u1ecfi c\u1eadu. \u201cC\u1eadu b\u1ecb \u0111au \u00e0?\u201d C\u01a1n \u0111au ng\u1eebng h\u1eb3n sau v\u00e0i gi\u00e2y, l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 Timoken m\u1edbi c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi th\u1eadt l\u00f2ng: \u201cKh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec.\u201d \u201cC\u1eadu ch\u1eafc ch\u1ee9?\u201d c\u00f4 b\u00e9 ch\u1ea1m v\u00e0o c\u00e1nh tay c\u1eadu. Trong c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng tr\u00e0n ng\u1eadp \u00e1nh n\u1ebfn, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 c\u00f3 m\u00e0u t\u00edm ph\u01a1n ph\u1edbt xanh th\u1eabm. C\u00f4 \u1ea5y v\u1eabn ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb, nh\u01b0ng tr\u00f4ng c\u00f4 th\u1eadt xinh \u0111\u1eb9p. Chi\u1ebfc n\u01a1 tr\u00ean t\u00f3c c\u00f4 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e0m t\u1eeb l\u1ee5a th\u01b0\u1ee3ng h\u1ea1ng, c\u1eadu c\u00f2n th\u1ea5y r\u1eb1ng vi\u1ec1n \u00e1o c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e0m b\u1eb1ng v\u00e0ng. C\u00f4 \u1ea5y ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi r\u1ea5t \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t, c\u1eadu ngh\u0129. Khi c\u1eadu \u0111\u1ecbnh h\u1ecfi t\u00ean, th\u00ec c\u00f4 g\u00e1i n\u00f3i: \u201cT\u00f4i t\u00ean l\u00e0 Beri.\u201d M\u00f3n s\u00fap \u0111\u1eb7c c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1ea5u xong, b\u1ecdn tr\u1ebb chia n\u00f3 ra t\u1eebng t\u00f4 nh\u1ecf, r\u1ed3i ng\u1ed3i x\u00fam x\u00edt b\u00ean nhau tr\u00ean hai chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf d\u00e0i \u1edf hai b\u00ean b\u00e0n. M\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 \u0111\u1ee9a \u0111\u00e3 \u0103n v\u1ed9i khi c\u00f2n ch\u01b0a k\u1ecbp ng\u1ed3i v\u00e0o b\u00e0n. \u201c\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 g\u00ec v\u1eady?\u201d Gereint nh\u00ecn ra c\u1eeda khi nghe m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed9ng. Timoken c\u0169ng nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u00f3. M\u1ed9t \u00e2m thanh \u00eam \u00eam, nghe nh\u01b0 ti\u1ebfng b\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00e2n k\u00e9o l\u00ea tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea5t. Theo sau \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 nhi\u1ec1u \u00e2m thanh h\u1ed7n t\u1ea1p kh\u00e1c. Then c\u1eeda t\u1eeb t\u1eeb \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1ea5c l\u00ean v\u00e0 c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda m\u1edf ra. M\u1ed9t khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t gi\u00e0 nua xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n. Khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea7y nh\u1eefng n\u1ebfp nh\u0103n v\u00e0 x\u01b0\u01a1ng x\u1ea9u, \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ph\u00e2n bi\u1ec7t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng hay \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0, nh\u01b0ng khi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3 \u0111i v\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng, r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t b\u00e0 l\u00e3o. B\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi t\u1ea5m kh\u0103n cho\u00e0ng m\u00e0u x\u00e1m, l\u01b0ng b\u00e0 l\u00e3o c\u00f2ng xu\u1ed1ng, b\u1ed9 qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o b\u00e0 ta m\u1eb7c tr\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t m\u1ea3nh v\u1ea3i qu\u1ea5n tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t khung x\u01b0\u01a1ng. G\u1ea5u v\u00e1y c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 ta r\u00e1ch b\u01b0\u01a1m, d\u00ednh \u0111\u1ea7y b\u00f9n \u0111\u1ea5t v\u00ec b\u1ecb k\u00e9o l\u00ea v\u00e0 gi\u1eabm \u0111\u1ea1p. \u201cNh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb kia!\u201d gi\u1ecdng b\u00e0 ta \u1ed3m \u1ed3m. \u201cC\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft hay l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng con ma?\u201d \u201cCh\u00fang t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a ch\u1ebft,\u201d Timoken \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 gi\u00e0 nua nh\u00ecn Timoken s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i. \u201cCh\u00ednh l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u01a1i!\u201d b\u00e0 ta n\u00f3i r\u00f5 to. \u201cNg\u01b0\u01a1i ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u00f4ng ta \u0111ang t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm.\u201d Timoken r\u00f9ng m\u00ecnh tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u00e1i nh\u00ecn bu\u1ed9c t\u1ed9i c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 l\u00e3o. \u201cAi \u0111ang t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm t\u00f4i?\u201d c\u1eadu h\u1ecfi b\u1eb1ng gi\u1ecdng th\u1eadt nh\u1ecf. \u0110\u00f4i m\u00f4i kh\u00f4 kh\u1ed1c, nh\u0103n nheo c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 ta rung l\u00ean gi\u1eadn d\u1eef, c\u1ed1 ph\u00e1t ra ti\u1ebfng n\u00f3i. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, b\u00e0 ta c\u0169ng n\u00f3i th\u00e0nh t\u1eeb: \u201cB\u1ecdn ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y!\u201d Nh\u1eefng t\u1eeb cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng tu\u00f4n ra trong ti\u1ebfng kh\u00f2 kh\u00e8 h\u1ed5n h\u1ec3n tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi b\u00e0 ta ng\u00e3 xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t.","Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng 13: Ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y Mabon v\u00e0 Peredur \u0111\u01b0a b\u00e0 l\u00e3o v\u00e0o trong nh\u00e0, \u0111\u1eb7t b\u00e0 n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean t\u1ea5m n\u1ec7m. Mi m\u1eaft b\u00e0 lim dim, b\u00e0 l\u00e3o c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng th\u1edf s\u00e2u t\u1eebng h\u01a1i n\u1eb7ng nh\u1ecdc. Timoken qu\u1ef3 xu\u1ed1ng b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh b\u00e0 l\u00e3o: \u201cTh\u01b0a b\u00e0, nh\u1eefng t\u00ean ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 ai \u1ea1?\u201d B\u00e0 l\u00e3o c\u01b0\u1eddi cay \u0111\u1eafng: \u201cAi m\u00e0 bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c?\u201d Ti\u1ebfp theo l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t chu\u1ed7i nh\u1eefng c\u01a1n ho d\u1eef d\u1ed9i, khi b\u00e0 h\u1ed5i ph\u1ee5c, b\u00e0 n\u00f3i: \u201cTa \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3, nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i, ta l\u1ea1i ch\u00ecm v\u00e0o gi\u1ea5c ng\u1ee7, khi ta t\u1ec9nh d\u1eady th\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0 qu\u00e1 mu\u1ed9n \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1ea3nh b\u00e1o h\u1ecd.\u201d N\u00f3i r\u1ed3i, b\u00e0 l\u1ea1i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c ho, Marie mang cho b\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u1ed1c n\u01b0\u1edbc. C\u00f4 b\u00e9 n\u00e0y nh\u1ecf h\u01a1n nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb kh\u00e1c, ch\u1ec9 t\u1ea7m s\u00e1u hay b\u1ea3y tu\u1ed5i. B\u00e0 l\u00e3o h\u00e9t l\u00ean: \u201cThu\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ed9c!\u201d v\u00e0 g\u1ea1t tay c\u1ee7a Marie \u0111i, l\u00e0m c\u1ed1c n\u01b0\u1edbc r\u01a1i xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t. \u201c\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u01b0a thu\u1ea7n khi\u1ebft, th\u01b0a b\u00e0. Trong \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ed9c \u0111\u00e2u,\u201d Timoken n\u00f3i. \u201c\u1ed2?\u201d m\u1eaft b\u00e0 l\u00e3o nheo l\u1ea1i, nghi ng\u1edd. \u201cCh\u00fang ch\u00e1u \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e3 u\u1ed1ng n\u00f3, n\u00e0y, b\u00e0 xem...\u201d Timoken \u0111\u01b0a tay ch\u1ec9 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb kh\u00e1c, \u201c... t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u00fang ch\u00e1u \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng.\u201d B\u00e0 l\u00e3o v\u1eabn c\u00f2n th\u1eadn tr\u1ecdng: \u201cH\u1eebm!\u201d B\u00e0 n\u00f3i: \u201cC\u1eadu bi\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft. Khi t\u1ec9nh d\u1eady, t\u00f4i nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng r\u00ean r\u1ec9, kh\u00f3c l\u00f3c t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 kh\u00e1c. T\u00f4i tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng, \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb nh\u1ecf n\u1eefa, h\u1ecd b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i lo\u1ea1ng cho\u1ea1ng, n\u00f4n \u1ecde kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng t\u1edbi nh\u00e0 Monsieur* Clement. \u00d4ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1ea7y thu\u1ed1c, thu\u1ed1c c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng r\u1ea5t linh nghi\u1ec7m, \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1eefa l\u00e0nh cho r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y. Monsieur Clement \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft.\u201d B\u00e0 l\u00e3o l\u1ea1i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u ho, l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y, b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ecbu u\u1ed1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc t\u1eeb tay Marie. * Monsieur: ti\u1ebfng Ph\u00e1p, c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 \u00f4ng. Timoken nh\u00ecn b\u00e0 l\u00e3o u\u1ed1ng c\u1ea1n c\u1ed1c n\u01b0\u1edbc, c\u1eadu mu\u1ed1n h\u1ecfi th\u00eam v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng t\u00ean ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y, nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n \u00e9p bu\u1ed9c b\u00e0 l\u00e3o. C\u1ed1c n\u01b0\u1edbc c\u00f3 v\u1ebb \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m b\u00e0 l\u00e3o kh\u1ecfe h\u01a1n, b\u00e0 l\u00e3o ng\u1ed3i d\u1eady, lau n\u01b0\u1edbc \u1edf c\u1eb1m. Edern mang cho b\u00e0 m\u1ed9t t\u00f4 s\u00fap n\u00f3ng, b\u00e0 \u0103n n\u00f3 r\u1ea5t nhanh, sau m\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n h\u00fap, b\u00e0 li\u1ebfm lu\u00f4n ch\u1ed7 s\u00fap \u0111\u1ecdng tr\u00ean m\u00f4i. B\u1ecdn \u1eeb\u1ebb nh\u00ecn b\u00e0 \u0103n trong im l\u1eb7ng, ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i b\u00e0 l\u00e3o k\u1ec3 ti\u1ebfp ph\u1ea7n c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, b\u00e0 c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0103n xong t\u00f4 s\u00fap, b\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0a c\u00e1i t\u00f4 s\u1ea1ch nh\u1eb5n l\u1ea1i cho Edern, ng\u1ed3i s\u00e1t v\u00e0o t\u01b0\u1eddng, khoanh hai tay tr\u01b0\u1edbc ng\u1ef1c. \u201cL\u00e0m \u01a1n, th\u01b0a b\u00e0...\u201d Timoken b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u. \u201cGruner,\u201d b\u00e0 l\u00e3o ng\u1eaft l\u1eddi, \u201cAdele Gruner.\u201d \u201cB\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 k\u1ec3 ti\u1ebfp cho ch\u00fang ch\u00e1u nghe chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 di\u1ec5n ra kh\u00f4ng?\u201d Timoken h\u1ecfi. \u201c\u0110\u1eebng nh\u00ecn ta nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf,\u201d b\u00e0 Gruner than v\u00e3n. \u201cN\u00e0o, ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u.\u201d Timoken ra hi\u1ec7u cho m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng. C\u1eadu n\u00f3i v\u1edbi ch\u00fang r\u1eb1ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m cho b\u00e0 Gruner k\u1ec3 ti\u1ebfp v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra. M\u1ed9t nh\u00f3m ng\u1ed3i g\u1ea7n l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi nhau tr\u00ean b\u00e0n, s\u1ed1 c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i th\u00ec ng\u1ed3i x\u1ebfp b\u1eb1ng d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u1ea5t. Beri l\u1ea1i g\u1ea7n b\u00ean,","qu\u1ef3 g\u1ed1i c\u1ea1nh Timoken. B\u00e0 Gruner b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u k\u1ec3. B\u00e0 th\u00ec th\u1ea7m r\u1ea5t nh\u1ecf v\u00e0 th\u1edf kh\u00f2 kh\u00e8 khi k\u1ec3 v\u1ec1 s\u1ef1 vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00e3 d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft trong ng\u00f4i l\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a b\u00e0, Timoken phi\u00ean d\u1ecbch l\u1ea1i l\u1eddi n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 cho Beri v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh. Ch\u1ec9 trong m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i gi\u00e2y, Timoken \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m r\u1ea5t thu\u1ea7n th\u1ee5c c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y, \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n nh\u1eadn ra l\u00e0 c\u1eadu \u0111ang phi\u00ean d\u1ecbch m\u1ed9t l\u00fac hai th\u1ee9 ti\u1ebfng kh\u00e1c nhau. C\u1eadu thu\u1eadt l\u1ea1i c\u1ea3 c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n li\u1ec1n m\u1ea1ch cho m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi. B\u00e0 l\u00e3o s\u1ed1ng \u1edf m\u1ed9t ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 ph\u00eda cu\u1ed1i ng\u00f4i l\u00e0ng. Ba ng\u00e0y tr\u01b0\u1edbc, khi b\u00e0 \u0111ang nh\u1eb7t c\u1ee7i \u1edf sau nh\u00e0, th\u00ec n\u0103m ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng c\u01b0\u1ee1i ng\u1ef1a \u0111i t\u1edbi. Ch\u00fang c\u00f2n d\u1eabn theo m\u1ed9t con ng\u1ef1a n\u1eefa, m\u1ed9t con qu\u00e1i v\u1eadt \u0111en s\u00ec th\u1edf ra l\u1eeda, nh\u1eefng b\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u1ea1y c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 l\u00e0m cho m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t rung l\u00ean. \u201cB\u1ed1n t\u00ean l\u1ea1 m\u1eb7t c\u00f3 n\u01b0\u1edbc da m\u00e0u xanh,\u201d b\u00e0 n\u00f3i. \u201cT\u1ee9 ch\u1ec9 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang d\u00e0i lo\u1eb1ng ngo\u1eb1ng v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 kh\u1edbp. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ea7u g\u1ed1i, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 c\u1ed5 tay, c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 c\u00f9i ch\u1ecf. Ch\u00fang \u0103n m\u1eb7c c\u1ea7u k\u00ec, \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng m\u00e0u xanh l\u00e1 c\u00e2y c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng vi\u1ec1n b\u1eb1ng l\u00f4ng th\u00fa, nh\u01b0ng m\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang, m\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang...\u201d B\u00e0 Gruner d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 d\u1ee5i m\u1eaft. H\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 b\u00e0 \u0111ang c\u1ed1 xua \u0111i k\u00fd \u1ee9c. B\u1ed7ng nhi\u00ean, b\u00e0 bu\u00f4ng hai tay xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 n\u00f3i: \u201cM\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang th\u1eadt l\u00e0 k\u1ef3 qu\u00e1i.\u201d Ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ee9 n\u0103m th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng cao h\u01a1n Timoken l\u00e0 bao. C\u1eadu ta c\u00f3 m\u00e1i t\u00f3c m\u00e0u n\u00e2u v\u00e0ng v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft m\u00e0u \u00f4-liu. B\u00e0 Gruner bi\u1ebft r\u00f5 \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y, v\u00ec c\u1eadu ta d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi b\u00e0. Th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 h\u1ecfi b\u00e0 c\u00f3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Ch\u00e2u Phi, c\u01b0\u1ee1i m\u1ed9t con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng. B\u00e0 c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0o l\u1eddi n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu v\u00e0 n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng, b\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 v\u1eeba nghe th\u1ea5y \u0111i\u1ec1u k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf v\u00e0 c\u0169ng ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y v\u00e0 b\u00e0 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n th\u1ea5y. Gi\u1ecdng c\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 l\u00e0m n\u00f3 b\u1ef1c m\u00ecnh, kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi c\u1ea3nh b\u00e1o, n\u00f3 vung roi \u0111\u00e1nh m\u1ea1nh v\u00e0o tay b\u00e0. B\u00e0 th\u00e9t l\u00ean v\u00ec \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn, \u0111\u00e1nh r\u01a1i c\u1ea3 b\u00f3 c\u1ee7i. Th\u1eb1ng nh\u1ecf kia c\u01b0\u1eddi. N\u00f3 c\u00fai ng\u01b0\u1eddi xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 l\u1ea1nh l\u00f9ng n\u00f3i: \u201cB\u00e0 gi\u00e0, \u0111\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t tr\u00f2 \u0111\u00f9a.\u201d N\u00f3i r\u1ed3i, n\u00f3 quay ng\u1ee5a l\u1ea1i, d\u1eabn \u0111o\u00e0n ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i v\u00e0o l\u00e0ng. \u201cV\u00e0 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd th\u00ec t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00e0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd g\u1eb7p,\u201d b\u00e0 Gruner th\u00ec th\u00e0o n\u00f3i. \u201cM\u1ed9t con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 \u0111ang \u1edf trong chu\u1ed3ng v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi Ch\u00e2u Phi \u0111\u1ed9i v\u01b0\u01a1ng mi\u1ec7n.\u201d Timoken ng\u01b0\u1ee3ng ng\u00f9ng g\u00e3i \u0111\u1ea7u. C\u1eadu qu\u00ean kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ed9i m\u0169. \u201cTh\u1ebf h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o, b\u00e0 Gruner, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 d\u00e2n l\u00e0ng \u1ea5y?\u201d B\u00e0 u\u1ed1ng th\u00eam m\u1ed9t ng\u1ee5m n\u01b0\u1edbc n\u1eefa v\u00e0 n\u00f3i: \u201cKhi t\u00f4i tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 l\u00e0ng, t\u00f4i tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y Monsieur Clement \u0111ang n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1 m\u1eb7t. C\u1eadu b\u00e9 \u0111\u00f3 \u0111ang la l\u1ed1i, ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u00e0ng x\u00f3m c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng h\u1ecd \u0111ang tranh c\u00e3i. Nh\u1eefng t\u00ean ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y \u0111i theo c\u1eadu ta n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng, th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Ch\u00e2u Phi c\u01b0\u1ee1i con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 \u0111ang tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ebfn ng\u00f4i l\u00e0ng n\u00e0y.\u201d B\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 ng\u00f3n tay x\u01b0\u01a1ng x\u1ea9u v\u00e0o Timoken: \u201cCh\u00ednh l\u00e0 ch\u00e1u!\u201d Timoken cau m\u00e0y. Kh\u00f4ng nghi ng\u1edd g\u00ec n\u1eefa, b\u00e0 \u1ea5y ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n \u0111\u00fang. C\u1eadu xoay chi\u1ebfc nh\u1eabn, nh\u1edb l\u1ea1i l\u1eddi th\u1ea7n r\u1eebng n\u00f3i. M\u1ed9t t\u00ean trong b\u1ecdn viridee \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebfn th\u00e0nh ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Timoken bi\u1ebft r\u00f5 k\u1ebb \u0111\u00f3 mu\u1ed1n g\u00ec: \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng m\u1eb7t tr\u0103ng. Ch\u00fang c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u1ebft ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3. \u201cM\u00ecnh mong r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 nguy\u00ean do khi\u1ebfn m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ebft,\u201d Timoken n\u00f3i th\u1eadt nh\u1ecf, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 c\u00f4 g\u00e1i ng\u1ed3i b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh c\u1eadu nghe th\u1ea5y. \u201cMonsieur Clement l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m.\u201d Nh\u1eefng gi\u1ecdt n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft l\u0103n xu\u1ed1ng g\u00f2 m\u00e1 \u0111\u1ea7y n\u1ebfp nh\u0103n c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 l\u00e3o. \u201cNg\u01b0\u1eddi h\u00e0ng x\u00f3m c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng, c\u1eadu b\u00e9 kia ra l\u1ec7nh ph\u1ea3i b\u1eaft nh\u1ed1t th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Ch\u00e2u Phi, Monsieur Clement \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eeb ch\u1ed1i. \u00d4ng \u1ea5y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u01b0\u01a1ng ngh\u1ecb. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng du kh\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3n t\u1ea1i ng\u00f4i l\u00e0ng n\u00e0y, \u00f4ng n\u00f3i, ch\u1ec9 tr\u1eeb khi, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ecba x\u1ea5u xa. Tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng l\u00e0 ti\u1ebfp \u0111\u00e3i h\u1ecd, ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m h\u1ea1i h\u1ecd. R\u1ed3i \u00f4ng nh\u00ecn v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda d\u00e2n l\u00e0ng v\u00e0 h\u00f2i: \u201cT\u00f4i n\u00f3i c\u00f3 \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng, c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i?\u201d V\u00e0 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd, r\u1ea7m r\u1ed9 h\u01b0\u1edfng \u1ee9ng, v\u00e0 th\u1ebf l\u00e0 th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 \u0111\u00f3 nguy\u1ec1n r\u1ee7a \u00f4ng. Khi b\u1ecdn ch\u00fang r\u1eddi \u0111i, ta nghe r\u00f5, h\u1eafn \u0111e d\u1ecda r\u1eb1ng ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ea1m ph\u1ea3i m\u1ed9t sai l\u1ea7m l\u1edbn khi ch\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i l\u1ec7nh c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang.\u201d \u201cV\u00e0 h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i \u00e0?\u201d Timoken n\u00f3i.","B\u00e0 Gruner g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u. Hai tay b\u00e0 n\u1eafm ch\u1eb7t v\u00e1y \u00e1o, b\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u th\u00ec th\u1ea7m nh\u1eefng t\u1eeb kh\u00f4ng r\u00f5 ngh\u0129a. Timoken n\u1eafm l\u1ea5y tay b\u00e0. C\u1eadu ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n an \u1ee7i b\u00e0 l\u00e3o, nhung khi tay c\u1eadu ch\u1ea1m v\u00e0o l\u00e0n da th\u00f4 r\u00e1p, nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft x\u00e1m nh\u1ea1t nh\u00f2a c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 l\u00e3o, c\u1eadu b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng g\u00ec b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e2y ba h\u00f4m. Tr\u1eddi t\u1ed1i \u0111en, m\u1ed9t \u00e1nh \u0111\u00e8n ph\u00e1t ra tr\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a Monsieur Clement. Th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee9ng b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh c\u00e1i b\u01a1m n\u01b0\u1edbc. N\u00f3 b\u1ecf m\u1ed9t h\u00f2n \u0111\u00e1 v\u00e0o m\u00e1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc, h\u00f2n \u0111\u00e1 ph\u00e1t ra \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng l\u00e0m m\u1eb7t n\u01b0\u1edbc t\u1ecfa s\u00e1ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch k\u1ef3 qu\u00e1i. Th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u n\u00f3i. Ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 th\u1eadt cay nghi\u1ec7t v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed9c \u00e1c, gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 qu\u00e1 tr\u1ea7m so v\u1edbi gi\u1ecdng c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb. M\u1ed9t c\u00e2u th\u1ea7n ch\u00fa Timoken ngh\u0129. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi b\u1ecf \u0111i, n\u00f3 nh\u00fan tay v\u00e0o m\u00e1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc, ch\u1ec9 trong gi\u00e2y l\u00e1t, m\u00e1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc s\u00f4i l\u00ean s\u00f9ng s\u1ee5c. Th\u1eb1ng nh\u1ecf c\u01b0\u1eddi, r\u1ed3i b\u1ecf \u0111i. Timoken nghe th\u1ea5y gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a Beri, r\u1ea5t g\u1ea7n: \u201cL\u00e0m sao c\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi n\u00f3i c\u00e1ch qu\u00e3ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf?\u201d Timoken ch\u1ee3t nh\u1eadn ra r\u1eb1ng, c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i \u0111ang thu\u1eadt l\u1ea1i l\u1eddi n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 Gruner, c\u1eadu \u0111ang di\u1ec5n t\u1ea3 l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng g\u00ec m\u00ecnh th\u1ea5y \u0111ang hi\u1ec7n ra trong \u0111\u1ea7u b\u00e0. \u201cT\u00f4i th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng g\u00ec b\u00e0 \u1ea5y th\u1ea5y,\u201d c\u1eadu n\u00f3i v\u00e0 th\u1ea5y Beri ch\u1ee3t tho\u00e1ng r\u00f9ng m\u00ecnh khi nghe \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. B\u00e0 Gruner l\u1ea1i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c n\u00f3i, m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa, nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111ang di\u1ec5n ra trong k\u00fd \u1ee9c c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 l\u01b0\u1edbt qua m\u1eaft Timoken. Bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng sau \u0111\u00eam th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 kia b\u1ecf h\u00f2n \u0111\u00e1 v\u00e0o c\u00e1i gi\u00eang. M\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a m\u1ecdc, n\u00ean ch\u01b0a ai \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00f3. Nh\u01b0ng b\u00e0 Gruner th\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ee9c d\u1eady, b\u00e0 nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng ng\u1ef1a phi l\u00f3c c\u00f3c tr\u00ean con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng s\u1ecfi. Hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ea7y tu c\u01b0\u1ee1i ng\u1ef1a \u0111i v\u00e0o l\u00e0ng. H\u1ecd xu\u1ed1ng ng\u1ef1a v\u00e0 nh\u00ecn xung quanh. Nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y c\u00e1i chu\u1ed3ng, h\u1ecd r\u00f3n r\u00e9n ti\u1ebfn l\u1ea1i g\u1ea7n. H\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd th\u1eadt l\u00e9n l\u00fat, g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t h\u1ecd r\u1ea5t kh\u1ea3 nghi. Kh\u00f4ng nghi ng\u1edd g\u00ec n\u1eefa r\u1ed3i, b\u1ecdn tr\u1ed9m ng\u1ef1a \u0111\u00e2y m\u00e0. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi b\u00e0 Gruner k\u1ecbp la l\u00ean, th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 ph\u00f9 thu\u1ef7 \u0111\u00f3 xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n, b\u00e0 s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng. Th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 b\u1eaft chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng t\u00ean th\u1ea7y tu v\u00e0 h\u1ecd tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi. B\u00e0 Gruner \u1edf qu\u00e1 xa \u0111\u1ec3 nghe th\u1ea5y cu\u1ed9c n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang, nh\u01b0ng Timoken c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n khi nh\u00ecn mi\u1ec7ng c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng t\u00ean kia. B\u1ecdn th\u1ea7y tu \u0111ang t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm m\u1ed9t con ng\u1ef1a \u0111\u1ec3 k\u00e9o xe. Th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb cho hai t\u00ean th\u1ea7y tu m\u1ed9t con ng\u1ef1a kh\u00f3e h\u01a1n b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 con ng\u1ef1a n\u00e0o tr\u00ean th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi. Nh\u01b0ng v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u ki\u1ec7n. B\u1ecdn th\u1ea7y tu ph\u1ea3i b\u1eaft m\u1ed9t th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Ch\u00e2u Phi c\u01b0\u1ee1i con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 cho n\u00f3. \u201cV\u00e0 r\u1ed3i sao n\u1eefa?\u201d m\u1ed9t trong hai t\u00ean th\u1ea7y tu h\u1ecfi. \u201cTrong ba ng\u00e0y n\u1eefa, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i v\u1eadn chuy\u1ec3n m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 h\u00e0ng h\u00f3a cho m\u1ed9t th\u01b0\u01a1ng nh\u00e2n \u1edf th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 Th\u00e1nh Fleur.\u201d Th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 nh\u00fan vai: \u201cTh\u00ec ng\u01b0\u01a1i c\u1ee9 l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. V\u00e0 r\u1ed3i, d\u1eabn th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Ch\u00e2u Phi \u0111\u00f3 v\u1ec1 cho ta. Con ng\u1ef1a s\u1ebd t\u1ef1 t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y ta, d\u00f9 ta c\u00f3 \u1edf b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 \u0111\u00e2u. N\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con qu\u00e1i v\u1eadt do ta t\u1ea1o ra.\u201d T\u00ean th\u1ea7y tu nh\u00edu m\u00e0y, t\u1ecf v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng tin l\u1eddi c\u1ee7a th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 \u0111\u00f3. N\u00f3 bi\u1ebfn \u0111i m\u1ed9t l\u00fac, r\u1ed3i d\u1eaft v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t con ng\u1ef1a l\u1edbn m\u00e0u \u0111en. Nh\u1eefng t\u00ean th\u1ea7y tu c\u00f3 v\u1ebb ho\u00e0i nghi. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi trao d\u00e2y c\u01b0\u01a1ng cho t\u00ean th\u1ea7y tu, c\u1eadu b\u00e9 n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi con ng\u1ef1a, v\u1eeba n\u00f3i v\u1eeba \u0111\u00e1nh v\u00e0o m\u0169i n\u00f3. N\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0a d\u00e2y c\u01b0\u01a1ng cho t\u00ean th\u1ea7y tu v\u00e0 c\u0103n d\u1eb7n ch\u00fang kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c u\u1ed1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc t\u1eeb c\u00e1i b\u01a1m. Th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 nh\u00ecn th\u1eb3ng v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edbng c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 nh\u00e0 b\u00e0 Gruner khi n\u00f3i c\u00e2u \u1ea5y. T\u1eeb \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft xanh c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 ph\u00e1t ra tia nh\u00ecn l\u1ea1nh b\u0103ng. C\u00e1i nh\u00ecn ch\u1ea1m v\u00e0o m\u1eb7t b\u00e0 Gruner \u0111au \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i b\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i l\u1ea5y tay che m\u1eb7t l\u1ea1i. B\u00e0 ng\u00e3 qu\u1ef5 xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t v\u00e0 ch\u00ecm v\u00e0o gi\u1ea5c ng\u1ee7 s\u00e2u. Khi b\u00e0 t\u1ec9nh d\u1eady, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong l\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111ang h\u1ea5p h\u1ed1i ho\u1eb7c \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft. B\u00e0 Gruner g\u1ee5c \u0111\u1ea7u xu\u1ed1ng. M\u1eaft b\u00e0 nh\u1eafm l\u1ea1i, b\u00e0 \u0111ang ng\u1ee7. Timoken bu\u00f4ng tay b\u00e0 l\u00e3o ra. C\u1eadu l\u1ea5y tay \u0111\u1ea5m \u0111\u1ea5m ph\u00eda sau c\u1ed5 r\u1ed3i v\u01b0\u01a1n vai. C\u1eadu c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y th\u1eadt m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi, c\u1eadu mu\u1ed1n n\u1eb1m xu\u1ed1ng c\u1ea1nh b\u00e0 l\u00e3o v\u00e0 ng\u1ee7. \u201cC\u00e1c c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 nghe h\u1ebft ch\u01b0a?\u201d c\u1eadu h\u1ecfi nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb. \u201cB\u1ecdn m\u00ecnh nghe c\u1ea3 r\u1ed3i,\u201d Edern n\u00f3i. \u201c\u0110\u00fang nh\u01b0 ch\u00fang ta ngh\u0129, con ng\u1ef1a \u0111en \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang.","Nh\u01b0ng t\u1ea1i sao b\u1ecdn ph\u00f9 thu\u1ef7 \u0111\u00f3 l\u1ea1i mu\u1ed1n b\u1eaft c\u1eadu, Timoken?\u201d \u201cCh\u00fang kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i mu\u1ed1n t\u00f4i.\u201d Timoken n\u00e2ng t\u1ea5m t\u01a1 nh\u1ec7n m\u1eb7t tr\u0103ng l\u00ean t\u1eeb t\u1ea5m n\u1ec7m Isabelle l\u00e0m r\u01a1i n\u00f3. \u201c\u0110\u00e2y m\u1edbi l\u00e0 th\u1ee9 ch\u00fang c\u1ea7n v\u00e0 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd c\u00f2n m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 n\u1eefa m\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00e1nh m\u1ea5t r\u1ed3i.\u201d C\u1ea3 b\u1ecdn ch\u1edd Timoken ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c k\u1ec3 th\u00eam n\u1eefa, c\u1eadu ng\u1eadp ng\u1eebng m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat, r\u1ed3i k\u1ec3 ti\u1ebfp v\u1ec1 l\u1ecd Alixir \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb m\u1ea5t \u1edf d\u00f2ng s\u00f4ng. C\u00e2u k\u1ec3 cho ch\u00fang nghe v\u1ec1 v\u01b0\u01a1ng qu\u1ed1c b\u00ed \u1ea9n v\u00e0 v\u1ec1 c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft c\u1ee7a cha m\u1eb9 c\u1eadu. C\u1eadu k\u1ec3 cho ch\u00fang nghe v\u1ec1 b\u1ecdn viridee, v\u00e0 cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng l\u00e0 v\u1ec1 ch\u1ecb g\u00e1i c\u1eadu - Zobayda. Khi c\u1eadu k\u1ec3 h\u1ebft c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n, \u00e2m thanh duy nh\u1ea5t trong ph\u00f2ng l\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng ng\u00e1y c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 l\u00e3o, b\u00e0 v\u1eabn \u0111ang ch\u00ecm s\u00e2u trong gi\u1ea5c ng\u1ee7. C\u00e1nh tay c\u1ee7a Timoken l\u1ea1i \u0111au. V\u00e0 m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa, tim c\u1eadu c\u0169ng \u0111au nh\u00f3i l\u00ean. \u201cC\u00f3 l\u1ebd ch\u00fang ta n\u00ean \u0111i ng\u1ee7 th\u00f4i,\u201d c\u1eadu n\u00f3i. \u201cNg\u00e0y mai, ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh xem m\u00ecnh n\u00ean l\u00e0m g\u00ec.\u201d C\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn \u00e1nh m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111ang \u0111\u1ed5 d\u1ed3n v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda m\u00ecnh, nhung v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t ai l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i g\u00ec khi nghe m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf? M\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 k\u1ec3 h\u1ebft t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt, hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i, Timoken ngh\u0129, hay g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3. Trong h\u01a1n hai tr\u0103m n\u0103m qua, c\u1eadu lu\u00f4n gi\u1eef k\u00edn c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y trong l\u00f2ng, nh\u01b0ng gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y, khi k\u1ec3 h\u1ebft t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 cho nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb m\u00e0 c\u1eadu tin t\u01b0\u1edfng, c\u1eadu c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y th\u1eadt nh\u1eb9 nh\u00f5m v\u00e0 th\u1eadt h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac khi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c chia s\u1ebb n\u1ed7i l\u00f2ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. B\u00ed m\u1eadt duy nh\u1ea5t m\u00e0 c\u1eadu gi\u1eef l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 tu\u1ed5i c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu, c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu v\u00e0 c\u1ee7a Gabar. B\u1ecdn tr\u1ebb b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb ch\u1ed7 ng\u1ee7. Ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh l\u00e0 s\u1ebd ng\u1ee7 chung trong m\u1ed9t ph\u00f2ng. Nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf s\u1ebd an to\u00e0n h\u01a1n. Nh\u1eefng con ng\u1ef1a c\u1ed9t trong r\u1eebng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u1eaft v\u1ec1 chu\u1ed3ng g\u1ea7n ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0. C\u00f3 r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u c\u1ecf kh\u00f4 \u1edf \u0111\u00f3, \u0111\u1ee7 cho c\u1ea3 s\u00e1u con ng\u1ef1a v\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1eeba cho b\u1ecdn tr\u1ebb l\u00e0m g\u1ed1i. Timoken gi\u0103ng t\u1ea5m t\u01a1 nh\u1ec7n \u1edf tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1eeda, \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ec1 ph\u00f2ng b\u1ecdn b\u1eaft c\u00f3c c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 quay tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i. Ch\u00fang th\u1ed5i t\u1eaft nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e8n c\u1ea7y, r\u1ed3i l\u1ea7n l\u01b0\u1ee3t t\u1eebng \u0111\u1ee9a m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9n tr\u00f2n tr\u00ean n\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ea5t v\u00e0 ng\u1ee7 thi\u1ebfp \u0111i. M\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa, c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i ti\u1ebfng ng\u00e1y c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 Gruner. Timoken ch\u1ec9 ng\u1ee7 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i ph\u00fat, c\u1eadu t\u1ec9nh d\u1eady. C\u1eadu qu\u00ean m\u1ea5t m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3. C\u1ea9n th\u1eadn \u0111i ngang qua nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb \u0111ang ng\u1ee7, c\u1eadu m\u1edf c\u1eeda, r\u1ed3i r\u00f3n r\u00e9n b\u01b0\u1edbc ra ngo\u00e0i. Gabar \u0111ang n\u1eb1m trong chu\u1ed3ng, nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a ng\u1ee7. Timoken th\u00e1o chi\u1ebfc y\u00ean, c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng t\u00fai h\u00e0nh l\u00fd n\u1eb7ng ra kh\u1ecfi l\u01b0ng n\u00f3. C\u1eadu tim tr\u00e1i c\u00e2y kh\u00f4 \u1edf m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i t\u00fai r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0. Gabar l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng t\u00e1n th\u00e0nh h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0 \u0103n ch\u1ed7 tr\u00e1i c\u00e2y kh\u00f4. \u201cCh\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i m\u1ed9t qu\u00e3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng d\u00e0i, ng\u01b0\u01a1i v\u00e0 ta\u201d Timoken n\u00f3i, n\u00e9p m\u00ecnh v\u00e0o con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0. \u201cS\u1eafp t\u1edbi, ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd c\u00f9ng nhau l\u1edbn l\u00ean.\u201d Gabar kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i g\u00ec, nh\u01b0ng khi Timoken \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady, \u0111\u1ecbnh tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 ph\u00f2ng, n\u00f3 n\u00f3i: \u201cGia \u0111\u00ecnh \u00e0, \u1edf l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i nh\u00e9.\u201d Timoken ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng m\u1eb7t tr\u0103ng c\u00f2n \u0111ang \u0111\u1ec3 \u1edf trong ph\u00f2ng. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 g\u00ec ch\u1ee9? N\u00f3 s\u1ebd b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb. C\u1eadu n\u1eb1m xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed1ng r\u01a1m, t\u1ef1a \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0o b\u1ed9 l\u00f4ng \u1ea5m \u00e1p c\u1ee7a con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0, ch\u00ecm v\u00e0o gi\u1ea5c ng\u1ee7. Khi Timoken tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 ph\u00f2ng v\u00e0o s\u00e1ng h\u00f4m sau, l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 b\u1ecdn tr\u1ebb \u0111ang tranh c\u00e3i v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3. Chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec \u0111ang x\u1ea3y ra v\u1edbi b\u00e0 Gruner? C\u00e2u h\u1ecfi \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0m m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi lo l\u1eafng. B\u00e0 l\u00e3o v\u1eabn c\u00f2n \u0111ang ng\u1ee7, n\u00ean ch\u00fang kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0m b\u00e0 ho\u1ea3ng s\u1ee3 khi \u0111\u00e1nh th\u1ee9c b\u00e0 d\u1eady. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng th\u00ec s\u1ef1 \u1ed5n \u00e0o c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang c\u0169ng l\u00e0m b\u00e0 t\u1ec9nh gi\u1ea5c. L\u00fac \u0111\u1ea7u, b\u00e0 nh\u00edu m\u00e0y cau c\u00f3 v\u1edbi b\u1ecdn ch\u00fang, nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i b\u00e0 nh\u1edb \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng g\u00ec \u0111ang x\u1ea3y ra v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111i t\u1edbi \u0111i lui, mi\u1ec7ng l\u1ea7m b\u1ea7m \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec. \u201cTh\u01b0a b\u00e0, ch\u00fang ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u00fap g\u00ec cho b\u00e0?\u201d Timoken h\u1ecfi.","B\u00e0 l\u00e3o ng\u1eebng di chuy\u1ec3n. Nh\u0103n m\u1eb7t nh\u00ecn Timoken, b\u00e0 b\u1ea3o v\u1edbi c\u1eadu r\u1eb1ng, b\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n \u1edf l\u1ea1i ng\u00f4i l\u00e0ng ch\u1ebft ch\u00f3c n\u00e0y. B\u00e0 s\u1ebd \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi em h\u1ecd, ch\u1ec9 c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e2y m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y \u0111i \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. Nh\u01b0ng b\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 t\u1ef1 m\u00ecnh \u0111i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. M\u1eb7c d\u00f9 nh\u1eefng con ng\u1ef1a trong l\u00e0ng v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb tr\u00fang \u0111\u1ed9c, nh\u01b0ng b\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 c\u01b0\u1ee1i ng\u1ef1a \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Tay b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00e1 y\u1ebfu \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1eef d\u00e2y c\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00e0 b\u00e0 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ng\u1ed3i th\u1eb3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. \u201cCh\u00fang ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0a b\u00e0 \u0111i,\u201d Timoken n\u00f3i. Martin, m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Ph\u00e1p n\u00f3i, c\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ng\u1ed3i c\u00f9ng ng\u1ef1a v\u1edbi b\u00e0 Gruner. C\u1eadu h\u1ee9a r\u1eb1ng c\u1eadu s\u1ebd gi\u1eef b\u00e0 th\u1eadt ch\u1eb7t v\u00e0 cho ng\u1ef1a ch\u1ea1y th\u1eadt ch\u1eadm, nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 b\u00e0 ng\u00e3 xu\u1ed1ng. Vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u01b0a m\u1ed9t b\u00e0 l\u00e3o l\u00ean y\u00ean ng\u1ef1a c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t vi\u1ec7c d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng. Ch\u00e2n b\u00e0 v\u01b0\u1edbng v\u00edu v\u00ec c\u00e1i v\u00e1y qu\u00e1 d\u00e0i, b\u00e0 l\u00e3o qu\u1ea5n ch\u1eb7t d\u00e2y c\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00e0o tay m\u00ecnh, b\u00e0 la h\u00e9t \u1ea7m \u0129 khi Martin c\u1ed1 ng\u1ed3i l\u00ean c\u00f9ng b\u00e0. Nh\u01b0ng khi nh\u1eadn ra \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u00e1ch duy nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ec3 b\u00e0 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ecd h\u00e0ng, b\u00e0 b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i, b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0 cho ph\u00e9p Martin \u0111\u01b0a ng\u1ef1a r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi ng\u00f4i l\u00e0ng. H\u1ecd t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00eam s\u00e1u con ng\u1ef1a n\u1eefa, n\u00ean m\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u c\u01b0\u1ee1i m\u1ed9t con. Nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 g\u00e1i c\u00f3 v\u1ebb r\u1ea5t h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng v\u1ec1 \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y. Ch\u00fang tr\u00f4ng kh\u00e1c h\u1eb3n. B\u1ecdn con g\u00e1i t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o trong nh\u1eefng c\u0103n nh\u00e0 b\u1ecf hoang v\u00e0 h\u00f3a trang th\u00e0nh con trai. Ch\u00fang c\u1ed9t t\u00f3c l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 gi\u1ea5u n\u00f3 v\u00e0o trong chi\u1ebfc m\u0169 \u1edf sau l\u01b0ng \u00e1o; thay nh\u1eefng b\u1ed9 v\u00e1y \u00e1o d\u00e0i b\u1eb1ng t\u1ea5t len, th\u1ebf l\u00e0 ch\u00e2n ch\u00fang \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ef1 do, nh\u1eefng c\u00f4 g\u00e1i kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ng\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t b\u00ean khi c\u01b0\u1ee1i ng\u1ef1a n\u1eefa, \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00e0 ch\u00fang r\u1ea5t gh\u00e9t v\u00e0 th\u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng tho\u1ea3i m\u00e1i. C\u1ea3 nh\u00f3m \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t ng\u00f4i l\u00e0ng nh\u1ecf, m\u1ed9t n\u1eeda ng\u00f4i l\u00e0ng b\u1ecb che b\u1edfi r\u1eebng c\u00e2y. Henri nh\u00ecn bao qu\u00e1t xung quanh v\u00e0 nh\u00ecn k\u1ef9 nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i c\u00e2y c\u1ed5 th\u1ee5. C\u1eadu n\u1eafm l\u1ea5y y\u00ean ng\u1ef1a, nh\u00ecn nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y th\u00f4ng c\u00e2y s\u1eebng s\u1eefng, mi\u1ec7ng c\u1eadu h\u00e1 h\u1ed1c v\u00ec ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean, c\u1eadu tin ch\u1eafc r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh nh\u1eadn ra n\u01a1i n\u00e0y, ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng c\u00e1ch nh\u00e0 c\u1eadu l\u00e0 bao. S\u1ef1 vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y l\u00e0m cho b\u1ecdn tr\u1ebb ng\u01b0\u1eddi Ph\u00e1p reo vui, m\u1eebng r\u1ee1. \u0110\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean, con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang tr\u1edf n\u00ean ng\u1eafn h\u01a1n, c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c s\u1eafp \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i cha m\u1eb9 m\u00e0 ch\u00fang mong nh\u1edb b\u1ea5y l\u00e2u nay \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m ch\u00fang l\u00e2ng l\u00e2ng sung s\u01b0\u1edbng. \u201cSu\u1ef5t!\u201d b\u00e0 Gruner ra l\u1ec7nh. \u201cC\u00e1c ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd l\u00e0m d\u00e2n l\u00e0ng s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i m\u1ea5t, h\u1ecd s\u1ebd ch\u1ed1t h\u1ebft t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c c\u1eeda l\u1ea1i.\u201d Th\u1ebf l\u00e0, h\u1ecd \u0111i v\u00e0o l\u00e0ng trong im l\u1eb7ng, cho t\u1edbi khi b\u00e0 Gruner tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y em h\u1ecd m\u00ecnh nh\u00ecn ra c\u1eeda s\u1ed5. B\u00e0 \u00f2a kh\u00f3c vui m\u1eebng, n\u1eeda tr\u01b0\u1ee3t, n\u1eeda nh\u00e0o xu\u1ed1ng ng\u1ef1a v\u00e0 b\u00e0 t\u00e9 ng\u1eeda xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t, trong khi \u0111\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi em h\u1ecd tr\u1ebb h\u01a1n b\u00e0 r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u, ch\u1ea1y \u0111\u1ebfn v\u00e0 \u00f4m l\u1ea5y b\u00e0 trong v\u00f2ng tay. Ti\u1ebfp theo \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ed1i tho\u1ea1i l\u1eafp b\u1eafp v\u00e0 kh\u00f3 hi\u1ec3u c\u1ee7a hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi, ngay c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb ng\u01b0\u1eddi Ph\u00e1p c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng g\u00ec hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f3i v\u1edbi nhau. Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c c\u0169ng t\u1eeb t\u1eeb xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u nh\u00ecn con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft hi\u1ebfu k\u1ef3. Ch\u01b0a m\u1ed9t ai trong s\u1ed1 h\u1ecd nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y con v\u1eadt nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y. Nh\u01b0ng sau \u0111\u00f3, h\u1ecd t\u1eeb t\u1eeb ti\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u00fap b\u1ecdn tr\u1ebb xu\u1ed1ng ng\u1ef1a, b\u1ecdn tr\u1ebb xu\u1ed1ng ng\u1ef1a, c\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1eadt t\u01b0\u01a1i v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u00e2n l\u00e0ng, h\u1ecd c\u0169ng \u0111ang m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00e2n thi\u1ec7n v\u1edbi b\u1ecdn tr\u1ebb. Em h\u1ecd c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 Gruner - b\u00e0 Magnier - m\u1eddi t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb v\u00e0o nh\u00e0, nh\u1eefng con ng\u1ef1a th\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u1eaft \u0111i cho \u0103n v\u00e0 u\u1ed1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc. Gabar th\u00ec ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea1i, n\u00f3 v\u1eabn \u0111\u1ee9ng c\u00e1ch xa m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi. \u201cCoi n\u00e0o, Gabar,\u201d Timoken nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng n\u00f3i. \u201cNg\u01b0\u01a1i ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ec3 ta xu\u1ed1ng ch\u1ee9, ta kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh bay xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00e2u.\u201d C\u1eadu nghe m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef n\u00f3i: \u201cC\u1eadu b\u00e9 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Ch\u00e2u Phi ch\u1ec9 n\u00f3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ti\u1ebfng l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 th\u00f4i.\u201d \u201cNg\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea1i, th\u01b0a b\u00e0,\u201d Timoken n\u00f3i. \u201cT\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef. T\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u01a1n thu\u1ea7n l\u00e0 \u0111ang","ch\u1ec9 d\u1eabn con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh th\u00f4i.\u201d Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef t\u1ecf v\u1ebb ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean. Khi Gabar qu\u1ef3 xu\u1ed1ng, b\u00e0 li\u1ec1n nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y chi\u1ebfc v\u01b0\u01a1ng mi\u1ec7n tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1eadu. \u201cXin tha th\u1ee9 cho t\u00f4i,\u201d b\u00e0 \u0111\u00f2 m\u1eb7t. \u201cT\u00f4i th\u1eadt l\u00e0 ng\u1ed1c ngh\u1ebfch.\u201d Timoken c\u01b0\u1eddi: \u201cChuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y c\u0169ng th\u01b0\u1eddng g\u1eb7p th\u00f4i, th\u01b0a b\u00e0.\u201d C\u1ea3 l\u00e0ng nhanh ch\u00f3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nghe c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y \u00e1c \u0111\u1ed9c v\u00e0 v\u1ec1 ch\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed9c ch\u1ebft ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Khi h\u1ecd nghe r\u1eb1ng, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb, ch\u1ec9 tr\u1eeb Timoken, \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb b\u1eaft c\u00f3c, h\u1ecd \u00f4m l\u1ea5y con m\u00ecnh, t\u1ef1 nh\u1ee7 r\u1eb1ng s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd r\u1eddi m\u1eaft kh\u1ecfi ch\u00fang. T\u1ed1i h\u00f4m \u0111\u00f3, d\u00e2n l\u00e0ng chi\u00eau \u0111\u00e3i nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1ch m\u1ed9t b\u1eefa t\u1ed1i th\u1eadt th\u1ecbnh so\u1ea1n \u1edf noi h\u1ed9i h\u1ecdp c\u1ee7a l\u00e0ng. Trong b\u1eefa \u0103n, ai c\u0169ng t\u00f2 m\u00f2 mu\u1ed1n nghe nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 chuy\u00ean phi\u00eau l\u01b0u c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. Nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a b\u1ecdn tr\u1ebb \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u0103m ch\u00fa l\u1eafng nghe. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ai c\u0169ng t\u1ecf ra th\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ea3m cho b\u1ecdn tr\u1ebb v\u00e0 khinh b\u1ec9 b\u1ecdn b\u1eaft c\u00f3c t\u00e0n \u00e1c. M\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 b\u00e0 m\u1eb9 th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady v\u00e0 cho th\u00eam th\u1ee9c \u0103n v\u00e0o \u0111\u0129a c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb. Ch\u1ed3ng c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 Magnier l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ednh, nh\u01b0ng sau khi b\u1ecb th\u01b0\u01a1ng trong m\u1ed9t tr\u1eadn chi\u1ebfn, \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ra tr\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eefa. Ch\u00e2n \u00f4ng \u0111i kh\u1eadp khi\u1ec5ng, nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng ch\u1eafc r\u1eb1ng tay m\u00ecnh v\u1eabn c\u00f2n r\u1ea5t kh\u1ecfe, \u00f4ng n\u00f3i v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb ng\u01b0\u1eddi Ph\u00e1p r\u1eb1ng, \u00f4ng s\u1ebd b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 ch\u00fang tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i n\u01a1i Henri \u1edf. \u201cCha c\u1ee7a t\u1edb s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0a t\u1eebng ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong c\u00e1c c\u1eadu v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0. T\u1edb h\u1ee9a \u0111\u1ea5y.\u201d Henri m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb ng\u01b0\u1eddi Ph\u00e1p \u0111ang v\u1ed7 tay v\u00e0 reo h\u00f2 vui m\u1eebng. Monsieur Magnier nghi\u00eang ng\u01b0\u1eddi qua b\u00e0n c\u1ee7a Edern v\u00e0 h\u1ecfi r\u1eb1ng c\u1eadu mu\u1ed1n \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2u. Edern nh\u00fan vai, tr\u00f4ng c\u1eadu c\u00f3 v\u1ebb b\u1ed1i r\u1ed1i. \u201c\u00d4ng \u1ea5y \u0111ang h\u1ecfi c\u1eadu mu\u1ed1n \u0111i v\u1ec1 \u0111\u00e2u,\u201d Timoken n\u00f3i. \u201cT\u1edb mu\u1ed1n \u0111i v\u1edbi c\u1eadu,\u201d Edern li\u1ec1n tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi. C\u1eadu h\u1ecfi nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh kh\u00e1c. \u201cCh\u00fang ta s\u1ebd c\u00f9ng \u1edf b\u00ean nhau,\u201d Peredur n\u00f3i. \u201cT\u1edb c\u0169ng mu\u1ed1n \u0111i v\u1edbi c\u1eadu.\u201d \u201cTh\u1ebf c\u00f2n c\u00f4 b\u00e9 kia, c\u00f4 b\u00e9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ng\u01b0\u1eddi Ph\u00e1p?\u201d b\u00e0 Magnier h\u1ecfi. \u201cC\u1eadu mu\u1ed1n \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u?\u201d Timoken h\u1ecfi Beri. \u201cV\u1ec1 nh\u00e0,\u201d c\u00f4 bu\u1ed3n b\u00e3 n\u00f3i. \u201cT\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean r\u1ed3i,\u201d b\u00e0 Magnier v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft nh\u00e0 c\u00f4 b\u00e9 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u, b\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi. \u201cC\u00f2n c\u1eadu th\u00ec sao, c\u1eadu b\u00e9 Ch\u00e2u Phi?\u201d m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef kh\u00e1c h\u00f2i. \u201cC\u1eadu mu\u1ed1n \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u, c\u1eadu v\u00e0 con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu?\u201d Timoken ng\u1eadp ng\u1eebng trong m\u1ed9t l\u00fac, c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi. C\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 c\u00f3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh g\u00ec v\u1ec1 \u0111\u00edch \u0111\u1ebfn ti\u1ebfp theo. C\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 nh\u00e0, c\u1eadu th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ng\u1ecdn c\u1ecf, c\u1ee9 m\u1eb7c cho gi\u00f3 th\u1ed5i \u0111i, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ph\u01b0\u01a1ng h\u01b0\u1edbng nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh. Ng\u00f3n tay \u0111eo nh\u1eabn c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu l\u1ea1i \u0111au, c\u01a1n \u0111au b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u lan ra kh\u1eafp ng\u01b0\u1eddi. G\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 suy ngh\u0129, Timoken b\u1ea5t ch\u1ee3t n\u00f3i: \u201cT\u00f4i s\u1ebd \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn Castile.\u201d \u201cCastile?\u201d nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng th\u00ec th\u1ea7m b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u vang l\u00ean trong b\u00e0n ti\u1ec7c. Nhi\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi bi\u1ebft n\u01a1i \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u0111\u00e2u. \u00d4ng Magnier \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng nghe th\u1ea5y c\u00e1i t\u00ean \u0111\u00f3. \u201cC\u1eadu s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u01a1i \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e2u,\u201d \u00f4ng n\u00f3i v\u00e0 l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u. \u201cN\u00f3 r\u1ea5t xa, v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda T\u00e2y Ban Nha.\u201d \u201cKh\u00f4ng xa l\u1eafm \u0111\u00e2u,\u201d Timoken n\u00f3i. C\u1eadu li\u1ebfc nh\u00ecn Beri, c\u00f4 \u0111ang m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1edbi c\u1eadu. T\u1ea1i sao c\u1eadu l\u1ea1i n\u00f3i ra c\u00e1i t\u00ean \u0111\u00f3 nh\u1ec9? Castile. N\u01a1i \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u? C\u1eadu ch\u1ec9 bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 Beri \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eeb n\u01a1i \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0 n\u00f3 c\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t m\u1ed1i li\u00ean k\u1ebft n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 v\u1edbi c\u1eadu. C\u1eadu nh\u00ecn xu\u1ed1ng chi\u1ebfc nh\u1eabn, xoay tr\u00f2n n\u00f3 quanh ng\u00f3n tay v\u00e0 ngh\u0129 ng\u1ee3i.","\u201cC\u00f4 \u1ea5y \u0111ang \u1edf \u0111\u00f3,\u201d gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i th\u00ec th\u1ea7m vang l\u00ean. \u201cC\u00f4 \u1ea5y?\u201d Timoken gi\u1eadt m\u00ecnh.","Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng 14: Gi\u1ea5c m\u01a1 c\u1ee7a Zobayda Zobayda b\u00e2y gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00e0, g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u00f4 c\u0169ng s\u1ed1ng trong nh\u1eefng gi\u1ea5c m\u01a1. \u0110\u00f4i khi c\u00f4 c\u00f2n g\u1eb7p c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng c\u01a1n \u00e1c m\u1ed9ng. Ch\u00fang lu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n \u00e1m \u1ea3nh c\u00f4. C\u00f4 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y cha m\u00ecnh trong chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng tr\u1eafng tinh, ng\u00e0i \u0111ang tr\u00ean l\u01b0ng ng\u1ef1a \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1eb7p ch\u00faa t\u1ec3 c\u1ee7a b\u1ecdn viridee, h\u1eafn ta ng\u1ed3i nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t b\u00f3ng \u0111en tr\u00ean l\u01b0ng ng\u1ef1a, ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ee9c vua. D\u00f9 c\u00f3 c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o, c\u00f4 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o qu\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u01b0\u1ee1i ki\u1ebfm s\u00e1ng lo\u00e1ng \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh cha c\u00f4 ng\u00e3 xu\u1ed1ng, \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00eca kh\u1ecfi c\u1ed5. Th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng, c\u00f4 m\u01a1 v\u1ec1 cu\u1ed9c h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh v\u1edbi Timoken, v\u1edbi con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 m\u00e0 c\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o nh\u1edb \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u00ean. Nh\u1eefng h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh \u1ea5y ki\u1ebfn c\u00f4 m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi, nh\u01b0ng t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u k\u1ebft th\u00fac b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1i ng\u00e0y c\u1ee7a s\u00e1u m\u01b0\u01a1i n\u0103m v\u1ec1 tr\u01b0\u1edbc, ng\u00e0y m\u00e0 c\u00f4 t\u01b0\u1edfng m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft, khi c\u00f4 nh\u1ea3y xu\u1ed1ng d\u00f2ng s\u00f4ng v\u00e0 b\u1ecb cu\u1ed1n v\u00e0o d\u00f2ng th\u00e1c d\u1eef t\u1ee3n. C\u00f4 c\u1ee9 t\u01b0\u1edfng m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft ch\u00ecm, nh\u01b0ng v\u00ec m\u1ed9t l\u00fd do n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, c\u00f4 v\u1eabn s\u1ed1ng. C\u00f4 c\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t thanh g\u1ed7 v\u00e0 n\u00f3 k\u00e9o c\u00f4 \u0111i d\u1ecdc con s\u00f4ng ng\u00e0y n\u00e0y qua ng\u00e0y kh\u00e1c. N\u1ebfu l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng, ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 s\u1ed1ng s\u00f3t, nh\u01b0ng nh\u1edd nh\u1eefng gi\u1ecdt n\u01b0\u1edbc Alixir m\u00e0 Zobayda \u0111\u00e3 u\u1ed1ng trong m\u1ed9t tr\u0103m n\u0103m qua m\u00e0 c\u00f4 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1ee9u s\u1ed1ng. Khi Ibn Jubayr t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y c\u00f4, c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ea5t t\u1ec9nh v\u00e0 g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n th\u1edf n\u1eefa, anh ta l\u00e0 d\u00e2n du m\u1ee5c ng\u01b0\u1eddi A-r\u1eadp, anh ta t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y c\u00f4 t\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t b\u1edd bi\u1ec3n v\u00e0 c\u1ee9u s\u1ed1ng c\u00f4. C\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd qu\u00ean l\u00f2ng t\u1ed1t c\u1ee7a anh v\u00e0 g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t lo l\u1eafng c\u1ee7a anh khi c\u00f4 m\u1edf m\u1eaft, nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y anh l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean. Khi Zobayda h\u1ed3i ph\u1ee5c, Ibn Jubayr \u0111\u01b0a c\u00f4 \u0111i theo c\u00f9ng trong chuy\u1ebfn du h\u00e0nh c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. C\u00f4 gi\u1eb7t qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o, n\u1ea5u c\u01a1m v\u00e0 d\u1ecdn d\u1eb9p cho anh ta. M\u1eaft c\u1ee7a anh r\u1ea5t y\u1ebfu, v\u00ec th\u1ebf n\u00ean anh d\u1ea1y cho c\u00f4 ti\u1ebfng A-r\u1eadp, \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f4 \u0111\u1ecdc cho anh nghe quy\u1ec3n s\u00e1ch to, d\u00e0y m\u00e0 l\u00fac n\u00e0o anh c\u0169ng mang theo b\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi. H\u1ecd b\u0103ng qua v\u00f9ng bi\u1ec3n \u0110\u1ecba Trung H\u1ea3i, \u0111i t\u1edbi T\u00e2y Ban Nha, \u0111i l\u00ean Toledo thu\u1ed9c v\u01b0\u01a1ng qu\u1ed1c Castile, th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 m\u00e0 Jubayr g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. T\u1ea1i \u0111\u00f3, Zobayda g\u1eb7p ch\u00e1u trai c\u1ee7a anh - Tariq - v\u00e0 h\u1ecd y\u00eau nhau. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, Zobayda k\u1ebft h\u00f4n v\u1edbi Tariq. Ch\u1ed3ng c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft m\u1ed9t n\u0103m tr\u01b0\u1edbc, nh\u01b0ng Zobayda v\u1eabn gi\u1eef c\u1eeda h\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a ch\u1ed3ng nguy\u00ean v\u1eb9n nh\u01b0 c\u0169, kh\u00f4ng thay \u0111\u1ed5i m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat g\u00ec. Tariq c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m ra nh\u1eefng m\u00f3n \u0111\u1ed3 ch\u01a1i \u0111\u1eb9p nh\u1ea5t th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi, ngay c\u1ea3 nh\u00e0 vua c\u0169ng r\u1ea5t th\u00edch nh\u1eefng t\u00e1c ph\u1ea9m \u1ea5y, ng\u00e0i mua r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u cho con c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Nh\u01b0ng Zobayda kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e0nh l\u00f2ng b\u00e1n \u0111i nh\u1eefng m\u00f3n \u0111\u1ed3 ch\u01a1i c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i. H\u00f4m nay, Zobayda c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng kh\u1ecfe, \u0111\u00fang h\u01a1n l\u00e0 c\u00f4 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y r\u1ea5t b\u1ed3n ch\u1ed3n. Nh\u1eefng m\u00f3n \u0111\u1ed3 ch\u01a1i lu\u00f4n l\u00e0m c\u00f4 th\u1ea5y d\u1ecbu \u0111i, n\u00ean c\u00f4 \u0111i xu\u1ed1ng c\u00e1i c\u1ea7u thanh nh\u1ecf \u0111\u1ec3 xu\u1ed1ng c\u1eeda h\u00e0ng. C\u00f4 th\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i l\u1ea1i tr\u00ean c\u00e1i c\u1ea7u thang n\u00e0y, v\u00e1y c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 qu\u00e9t qua nh\u1eefng b\u1ee5i g\u1ed7, c\u00f4 l\u01b0\u1edbt ng\u00f3n tay m\u00ecnh qua nh\u1eefng con b\u00fap b\u00ea b\u1eb1ng g\u1ed7 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u01b0ng b\u00e0y b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh nh\u1eefng con th\u00fa l\u00e0m b\u1eb1ng da v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ch\u00fa chim b\u1eb1ng c\u1ecf m\u00e0u. C\u00f4 \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t th\u00edch con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0, v\u1edbi l\u00f4ng mi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e0m b\u1eb1ng l\u00f4ng c\u1ee7a con s\u00f3c v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft s\u00e1ng, trong veo nh\u01b0 th\u1ee7y tinh. Con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9ng cao ch\u1ec9 t\u1edbi \u0111\u1ea7u g\u1ed1i, Zobayda c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng vu\u1ed1t ve c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1eb1ng g\u1ed7 c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. Zobayda \u0111ang l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, r\u1ed3i Zobayda \u0111\u1eb7t con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 l\u00ean \u0111\u00f9i m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 h\u1ecfi: \u201cT\u00ean c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 l\u00e0 g\u00ec nh\u1ec9, con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 m\u00e0 ta \u0111\u00e3 c\u01b0\u1ee1i nhi\u1ec1u n\u0103m v\u1ec1 tr\u01b0\u1edbc?\u201d C\u00f4 t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi, kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft Timoken c\u00f3 t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c cho m\u00ecnh m\u1ed9t t\u1ed5 \u1ea5m ch\u01b0a. Hay l\u00e0 c\u1eadu v\u1eabn lang thang kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i, t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i m\u00e0 c\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u1edf l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 l\u1edbn l\u00ean? M\u1ed9t v\u1eadt g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 b\u1ea5t ch\u1ee3t \u0111\u00e2m v\u00e0o tay, c\u00f4 v\u1ed9i \u0111\u01b0a tay v\u00e0o mi\u1ec7ng. \u201cC\u00e1i g\u00ec th\u1ebf?\u201d c\u00f4 nh\u00ecn quanh con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0, t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm xem c\u00e1i g\u00ec v\u1eeba ch\u00e2m v\u00e0o tay m\u00ecnh. Nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec c\u1ea3.","Zobayda \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng \u0111eo m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc nh\u1eabn \u1edf ng\u00f3n tay \u0111ang b\u1ecb \u0111au. C\u00f4 v\u1eabn c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y d\u1ea5u v\u1ebft m\u1edd m\u1edd m\u00e0 chi\u1ebfc nh\u1eabn \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i tr\u00ean tay c\u00f4. C\u00f4 \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady, \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1eb7c con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 ng\u00e3 xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t. C\u1eeda h\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean quay cu\u1ed3ng v\u00e0 m\u1edd d\u1ea7n \u0111i. Nh\u1eefng h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh k\u00ec l\u1ea1 l\u1edfn v\u1edfn trong \u0111\u1ea7u c\u00f4. C\u00f4 tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y b\u1ecdn viridee, nh\u1eefng sinh v\u1eadt \u0111\u00e3 bu\u1ed9c c\u00f4 ph\u1ea3i nh\u1ea3y xu\u1ed1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc. Ch\u00fang \u0111ang m\u1eb7c nh\u1eefng b\u1ed9 \u0111\u1ed3 t\u01b0\u01a1m t\u1ea5t, nhung c\u00f4 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u1eadn ra ch\u00fang qua h\u00ecnh d\u00e1ng t\u1ee9 chi k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t \u01b0\u1edbt \u00e1t c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang. Nh\u1eefng con ng\u1ef1a ch\u1ee9ng c\u01b0\u1ee1i c\u0169ng \u0111ang lao \u0111i tr\u00ean con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng s\u1ecfi \u0111\u00e1, l\u00e0m b\u1ee5i bay m\u00f9 m\u1ecbt c\u1ea3 b\u1ea7u tr\u1eddi. K\u1ebb c\u1ea7m \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1ecdn ch\u00fang l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9 ch\u1ec9 ch\u1eebng m\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t, m\u01b0\u1eddi hai tu\u1ed5i. C\u1eadu ta tr\u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 b\u1ecdn ch\u00fang, th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng, b\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t l\u1ea1nh l\u00f9ng, \u0111\u1eb9p trai, b\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi t\u1ea5m \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng vi\u1ec1n l\u00f4ng th\u00fa v\u00e0 b\u1ed9 \u00e1o m\u00e0u xanh l\u00e1 c\u00e2y, c\u00f4 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u1eadn ra khung x\u01b0\u01a1ng nh\u01b0 cao su v\u00e0 c\u01a1 b\u1eafp cu\u1ed3n cu\u1ed9n c\u1ee7a b\u1ecdn viridee. Zobayda l\u1ea5y tay che m\u1eb7t l\u1ea1i, \u0111\u00e1m b\u1ee5i trong c\u01a1n m\u01a1 th\u1eadt \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i, c\u00f4 th\u1ea5y m\u1eaft m\u00ecnh \u0111au nh\u1ee9c. V\u00e0 r\u1ed3i, c\u00f4 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t con qu\u00e1i v\u1eadt m\u00e0u \u0111en, m\u1ed9t con ng\u1ef1a to kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp \u0111ang th\u1edf ra l\u1eeda, nghi\u1ebfn ch\u1eb7t r\u0103ng l\u1ea1i. N\u00f3 \u0111ang k\u00e9o theo sau m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc xe, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ec3n b\u1edfi m\u1ed9t g\u00e3 \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng l\u1ef1c l\u01b0\u1ee1ng m\u1eb7c \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng th\u1ea7y tu m\u00e0u n\u00e2u. Tr\u00ean xe l\u00e0 ba t\u00ean \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1ecdn kh\u00e1c. M\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang b\u1ecb che khu\u1ea5t trong c\u00e1i n\u00f3n, nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eafc r\u1eb1ng, ch\u00fang kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 th\u1ea7y tu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 b\u1ecdn ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ec1u mang theo ki\u1ebfm, tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a t\u00ean \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ec3n xe ng\u1ef1a c\u00f2n c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t v\u1ebft s\u1eb9o d\u00e0i. T\u1ea1i sao ch\u00fang l\u1ea1i \u0111i nhanh nh\u01b0 v\u1eady? B\u1ea5t ng\u1edd, xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n t\u1eeb m\u1ed9t g\u00f3c trong t\u1ea7m nh\u00ecn c\u1ee7a Zobayda, m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n l\u00e0m c\u00f4 reo l\u00ean kinh ng\u1ea1c. \u201cTimoken!\u201d Em c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 tr\u00f4ng ch\u1eb3ng kh\u00e1c g\u00ec s\u00e1u m\u01b0\u01a1i n\u0103m v\u1ec1 tr\u01b0\u1edbc, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u1ea7n cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u00f4 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y Timoken. C\u1eadu \u0111ang c\u01b0\u1ee1i tr\u00ean con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0, nh\u01b0ng c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00ean m\u1ea5t t\u00ean c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. Theo sau c\u1eadu l\u00e0 n\u0103m \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean l\u01b0ng ng\u1ef1a. Ch\u00fang \u0111ang c\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f9a v\u00e0 h\u00e1t vang, Timoken tr\u00f4ng th\u1eadt ung dung v\u00e0 h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac. \u201cCh\u1ecb vui v\u00ec em h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac, Timoken.\u201d Zobayda \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn b\u00ean \u00f4 c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 nh\u1ecf, gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 c\u00f4 \u0111ang mong ch\u1edd em m\u00ecnh xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n \u1edf con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng kia. Nh\u01b0ng, d\u0129 nhi\u00ean l\u00e0 Timoken kh\u00f4ng \u1edf Toledo, c\u1eadu \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Nh\u01b0ng Zobayda v\u1eabn c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y em m\u00ecnh ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng g\u1ea7n h\u01a1n bao gi\u1edd h\u1ebft. Khi c\u00f4 l\u01a1 \u0111\u00e3ng ch\u1ea1m v\u00e0o d\u1ea5u \u1ea5n c\u1ee7a chi\u1ebfc nh\u1eabn tr\u00ean tay m\u00ecnh, c\u00f4 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y nh\u01b0 m\u00ecnh \u0111ang bay l\u00ean b\u1ea7u tr\u1eddi c\u00f9ng Timoken v\u00e0 b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ed1m nh\u1ecf trong khung c\u1ea3nh ph\u00eda d\u01b0\u1edbi. Khi h\u1ecd bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t kh\u1ecfi t\u1ea7m nh\u00ecn c\u1ee7a c\u00f4, m\u1ed9t v\u1eadt g\u00ec kh\u00e1c l\u1ea1i xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n. Zobayda \u0111ang \u1edf cao tr\u00ean b\u1ea7u tr\u1eddi, nh\u01b0ng c\u00f4 ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn r\u1eb1ng, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 con qu\u00e1i v\u1eadt m\u00e0u \u0111en, theo sau l\u00e0 chi\u1ebfc xe ng\u1ef1a ch\u1edf nh\u1eefng t\u00ean th\u1ea7y tu mang v\u0169 kh\u00ed. \u201cTimoken, h\u00e3y c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn!\u201d c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 nghe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ti\u1ebfng c\u1ee7a c\u00f4. C\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y c\u00f4 sao? C\u00f3 l\u1ebd, em trai c\u00f4 ngh\u0129 c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft r\u1ed3i. Zobayda kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec c\u1ea3. \u0110\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean, c\u00f4 nghe th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 ai \u0111\u00f3 \u0111ang g\u1ecdi t\u00ean m\u00ecnh, \u0111\u1eadp m\u1ea1nh v\u00e0o c\u1eeda nh\u00e0 c\u00f4. Gi\u1ea5c m\u01a1 c\u1ee7a Zobayda bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t. C\u00f4 th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t. C\u00f4 v\u1eabn ng\u1ed3i trong c\u1eeda h\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, nh\u00ecn ra con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u1eafng v\u1ebb t\u1eeb \u00f4 c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 nh\u1ecf b\u00e9. Trong l\u00f2ng v\u1eabn c\u00f2n nhi\u1ec1u b\u1ed3n ch\u1ed3n, lo l\u1eafng, Zobayda \u0111i l\u00ean c\u1ea7u thang ra s\u00e2n, ti\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1edf c\u1eeda. Carmela, b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a c\u00f4, \u0111ang \u1edf ngo\u00e0i c\u1eeda. C\u00f4 \u1ea5y nh\u00ecn nh\u01b0 \u0111ang b\u1ea5n lo\u1ea1n. \u201cC\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec v\u1eady?\u201d Zobayda \u0111\u1ea9y b\u1ea1n v\u00e0o trong s\u00e2n v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3ng c\u1eeda l\u1ea1i. \u201cC\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra \u00e0, Carmela?\u201d \u201cB\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng nghe th\u1ea5y g\u00ec sao?\u201d Carmela ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng h\u00f2n \u0111\u00e1 \u1edf gi\u1eefa s\u00e2n. Sau l\u01b0ng c\u00f4 l\u00e0 c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t v\u01b0\u1eddn","h\u1ed3ng n\u1edf r\u1ed9, t\u1ecfa h\u01b0\u01a1ng th\u01a1m ng\u00e1t c\u1ea3 khu v\u01b0\u1eddn. Carmela lu\u00f4n th\u00edch ng\u1eafm nh\u00ecn ch\u00fang, nh\u01b0ng h\u00f4m nay, c\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng quan t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng b\u00f4ng h\u1ed3ng n\u1eefa, c\u00f4 c\u00fai \u0111\u1ea7u, th\u1edf h\u1ed5n h\u1ec3n. Zobayda ng\u1ed3i b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh, ch\u1edd cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi c\u00f4 b\u00ecnh t\u00e2m l\u1ea1i. \u201cM\u1ed9t tin kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp,\u201d Carmela n\u00f3i, d\u00f9ng tay vu\u1ed1t ng\u1ef1c. \u201cTrong th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 thanh b\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd c\u00f3 \u0111\u00e1nh nhau, v\u1eady m\u00e0 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd, n\u00f3 \u0111ang di\u1ec5n ra. B\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng la h\u00e9t sao, Zobayda?\u201d \u201cT\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng g\u00ec c\u1ea3. T\u00f4i \u0111ang... m\u01a1.\u201d \u201cT\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 nghe th\u1ea5y ch\u00fang. Ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eeb ph\u00eda d\u00f2ng s\u00f4ng. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u00e0ng x\u00f3m cho t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft tin. Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1 m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eeb ph\u00eda b\u00ean kia m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y c\u1ea7u. H\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu tr\u1ea3 ti\u1ec1n thu\u1ebf qua c\u1ea7u. Khi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ednh ch\u1eb7n h\u1ecd l\u1ea1i, t\u00ean c\u1ea7m \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang, ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9, n\u00f3...\u201d Carmela nh\u1eafm m\u1eaft l\u1ea1i. \u201cN\u00f3...\u201d Zobayda n\u1eafm l\u1ea5y tay b\u1ea1n m\u00ecnh: \u201cB\u00e0 \u0111ang ho\u1ea3ng s\u1ee3. H\u00e3y b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh n\u00e0o, b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i.\u201d \u201cThanh ki\u1ebfm c\u1ee7a th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 \u0111\u00f3 vung l\u00ean nhanh \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i b\u00e0 c\u00f2n kh\u00f4ng k\u1ecbp nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y n\u00f3,\u201d Carmela n\u00f3i nh\u01b0 h\u00e9t. \u201cM\u1ed9t v\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f3i th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 mang theo v\u0169 kh\u00ed. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00e1nh tay c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ednh \u0111\u00f3 d\u1ee9t l\u00eca.\u201d Carmela quay l\u1ea1i nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o m\u1eaft Zobayda. \u201cH\u1ecd n\u00f3i th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb \u0111i c\u00f9ng n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi.\u201d \u201cKh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi?\u201d \u201cH\u1ecd n\u00f3i ch\u00fang c\u00f3 m\u00e0u xanh l\u00e1 c\u00e2y, tay c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng r\u1ec5 c\u00e2y, t\u00f3c ch\u00fang xo\u0103n l\u1ea1i nh\u01b0 d\u00e2y nho.\u201d N\u1ed7i s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i ch\u1ea1y d\u1ecdc s\u1ed1ng l\u01b0ng c\u1ee7a Zobayda. \u201cB\u1ecdn viridee,\u201d c\u00f4 th\u00ec th\u1ea7m. Carmela nh\u0103n m\u1eb7t: \u201cB\u00e0 bi\u1ebft b\u1ecdn ch\u00fang sao?\u201d \u201cT\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 g\u1eb7p ch\u00fang.\u201d Zobayda \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i trong s\u00e2n. \u201cCh\u00fang \u0111ang l\u00e0m g\u00ec \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y, n\u01a1i n\u00e0y c\u00e1ch Ch\u00e2u Phi qu\u00e1 xa?\u201d \u201cCh\u00e2u Phi?\u201d Carmela \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady v\u00e0 \u0111i v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda. \u201cH\u00e3y kh\u00f3a c\u1eeda l\u1ea1i, b\u1ea1n th\u00e2n m\u1ebfn. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u1eddi khuy\u00ean c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i.\u201d \u201cH\u00e3y \u1edf l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i,\u201d Zobayda van n\u00e0i. \u201cT\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i \u0111i v\u1ec1 v\u1edbi c\u00e1c con,\u201d Carmela \u0111\u00e1p. \u201cH\u00e3y \u0111i xu\u1ed1ng c\u1eeda h\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a ch\u1ed3ng b\u00e0 v\u00e0 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi m\u1ecdi vi\u1ec7c k\u1ebft th\u00fac. H\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 g\u1ecdi Esteban Diaz.\u201d C\u00f4 \u0111i ra v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3ng c\u1eeda l\u1ea1i. Zobayda \u0111\u00f3ng c\u1eeda v\u00e0 d\u00f9ng thanh ch\u1ed1t kh\u00f3a ch\u1eb7t c\u1eeda l\u1ea1i. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd th\u00ec c\u00f4 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng la h\u00e9t v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 ti\u1ebfng v\u00f3 ng\u1ef1a. \u201cEsteban Diaz,\u201d c\u00f4 th\u1edf d\u00e0i v\u00e0 nhanh ch\u00f3ng \u0111i xu\u1ed1ng c\u1eeda h\u00e0ng. Esteban Diaz l\u00e0 tay ki\u1ebfm gi\u1ecfi nh\u1ea5t v\u01b0\u01a1ng qu\u1ed1c Castile. \u00d4ng ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng thua cu\u1ed9c trong b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 tr\u1eadn \u0111\u1ea5t n\u00e0o. V\u00e0i tu\u1ea7n tr\u01b0\u1edbc, con g\u00e1i c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng b\u1ecb b\u1eaft c\u00f3c, Esteban \u0111ang tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i t\u00ecm con. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 tin \u0111\u1ed3n l\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 Toledo, ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ecdi b\u1ecdn b\u1eaft c\u00f3c \u0111\u01b0a ra gi\u00e1 \u0111\u1ec3 chu\u1ed9c con m\u00ecnh. Zobayda t\u00f2 m\u00f2 mu\u1ed1n nh\u00ecn ra ngo\u00e0i c\u1eeda s\u1ed5, xem chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec \u0111ang x\u1ea3y ra, nh\u01b0ng cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u00f4 v\u1eabn quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh ng\u1ed3i \u1edf chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf \u1edf cu\u1ed1i c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng. T\u1eeb ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0y, c\u00f4 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 quan s\u00e1t t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng m\u00f3n \u0111\u1ed3 ch\u01a1i \u0111ang \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c trung b\u00e0y, c\u00f4 c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng qu\u00ean \u0111i \u00e2m thanh h\u1ed7n lo\u1ea1n b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i v\u00e0 ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 ch\u1ed3ng m\u00ecnh, v\u1eabn c\u1eaft, may, kh\u1eafc v\u00e0 v\u1ebd. Ti\u1ebfng la h\u00e9t, ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m, ti\u1ebfng v\u00f3 ng\u1ef1a ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng g\u1ea7n h\u01a1n v\u00e0 r\u00f5 h\u01a1n. Ph\u1ea3i ch\u0103ng th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00e1nh b\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ed9i qu\u00e2n? Zobayda ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i. Ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i v\u00e0 ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i. M\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn l\u1ea1 th\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u00e3 n\u1ed5 ra tr\u00ean ph\u1ed1. N\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 th\u1eb1ng","b\u00e9 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 ph\u00f9 thu\u1ef7, n\u00f3 s\u1ebd d\u00f9ng s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh \u0111\u00e1ng s\u1ee3 n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i con ng\u01b0\u1eddi? Nh\u01b0ng, ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn r\u1eb1ng, n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 Esteban Diaz, th\u00ec ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3. Ngay c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng t\u00ean ph\u00f9 thu\u1ef7 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o \u0111\u00e1nh b\u1ea1i tay ki\u1ebfm n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng c\u1ee7a Toledo. M\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u l\u1eb7n. C\u00e1c m\u00f3n \u0111\u1ed3 ch\u01a1i tr\u1ea3i nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i b\u00f3ng tr\u00ean n\u1ec1n nh\u00e0. Nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng \u1ed3n d\u1ea7n bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng th\u00ec c\u0169ng y\u00ean t\u0129nh. Th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0 b\u1ecdn viridee \u0111\u00e3 ra kh\u1ecfi th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 ch\u01b0a, hay ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft r\u1ed3i? M\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed9ng l\u1edbn t\u1eeb ph\u00eda tr\u00ean l\u00e0m Zobayda \u0111\u1ee9ng b\u1eadt d\u1eady. C\u00e1nh c\u1eeda tr\u01b0\u1edbc s\u00e2n nh\u00e0 c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb ph\u00e1 g\u00e3y. C\u00f4 nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng kim lo\u1ea1i r\u1edbt xu\u1ed1ng, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng c\u1ee7a \u1ed5 kh\u00f3a v\u00e0 then c\u1eeda. Xung quanh l\u1ea1i im l\u1eb7ng. Zobayda ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i. V\u00f2ng tay \u00f4m l\u1ea5y c\u1ed5 m\u00ecnh. C\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u01b0\u1edbc xu\u1ed1ng nh\u1eefng b\u1eadc thang \u0111\u1ec3 xu\u1ed1ng c\u1eeda h\u00e0ng, m\u1ed9t th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 m\u1eb7c \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng m\u00e0u xanh l\u00e1 c\u00e2y. Theo sau n\u00f3 l\u00e0 b\u1ecdn viridee. C\u00f3 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 b\u1ed1n t\u00ean. Ch\u00e2n ch\u00fang b\u01b0\u1edbc kh\u00f4ng ph\u00e1t ra ti\u1ebfng, g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t ch\u00fang th\u1eadt \u0111\u00e1ng s\u1ee3, m\u1eaft \u0111\u1ecf ng\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 b\u1ecb \u0111au. Ch\u00fang l\u00e0m c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng tr\u00e0n ng\u1eadp m\u00f9i h\u00f4i th\u1ed1i. Th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 \u0111i v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda Zobayda, \u0111\u00e1 v\u0103ng nh\u1eefng m\u00f3n \u0111\u1ed3 ch\u01a1i \u0111ang ng\u00e1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00f3. N\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch \u0111\u1ed3 ch\u01a1i. N\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng. \u201cNg\u01b0\u01a1i l\u00e0 ai?\u201d Zobayda h\u1ecfi, m\u1eaft c\u00f4 nh\u00ecn r\u00f5 khung x\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u00e0u xanh sau l\u00e0n da g\u00f2 m\u00e1 tr\u1eafng b\u1ec7ch c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. Th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 c\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1nh nh\u01b0 b\u0103ng: \u201cCha c\u1ee7a ta l\u00e0 ch\u00faa t\u1ec3 c\u1ee7a lo\u00e0i viridee, m\u1eb9 c\u1ee7a ta l\u00e0 con g\u00e1i c\u1ee7a B\u00e1 T\u01b0\u1edbc Roken c\u1ee7a x\u1ee9 Pomerishi. Ta l\u00e0 B\u00e1 T\u01b0\u1edbc Harken.\u201d N\u00f3 c\u00fai ch\u00e0o ch\u1ebf nh\u1ea1o. Zobayda nh\u00ecn nh\u1eefng sinh v\u1eadt cao l\u1edbn ph\u00eda sau th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9. C\u1ed5 h\u1ecdng c\u00f4 kh\u00f4 c\u1ee9ng v\u00ec s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i. \u201cNg\u01b0\u01a1i mu\u1ed1n g\u00ec?\u201d c\u00f4 h\u1ecfi, gi\u1ecdng kh\u00e0n \u0111\u1eb7c. \u201cB\u00e0 \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee3i em trai m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ebfn ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng? Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n nghi ng\u1edd g\u00ec n\u1eefa. Ta c\u0169ng th\u1ebf. V\u1eady th\u00ec h\u00e3y c\u00f9ng ch\u1edd v\u1edbi nhau n\u00e0o.\u201d Timoken v\u00e0 n\u0103m \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda \u0111\u00f4ng trong nhi\u1ec1u tu\u1ea7n nay, nh\u01b0ng h\u1ecd v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a \u0111i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bao xa. M\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t v\u1eabn kh\u00f4 c\u1ee9ng, \u0111\u1ea7y s\u1ecfi \u0111\u00e1. Ngay c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng con ng\u1ef1a c\u0169ng \u0111i l\u1ea1i r\u1ea5t kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00e0y. Th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng, Gabar c\u00f2n kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu \u0111i ti\u1ebfp. N\u00f3 ng\u1ed3i l\u1ef3 xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t \u0103n nh\u1eefng c\u1ecdng c\u00f2 kh\u00f4 c\u1ee9ng, \u0111\u1ea7y gai, ph\u1edbt l\u1edd nh\u1eefng c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng c\u1ee7a Timoken th\u00fac gi\u1ee5c n\u00f3 \u0111i v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch duy nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ec3 khi\u1ebfn con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 \u0111i nhanh h\u01a1n. N\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i bay. Ban \u0111\u1ea7u th\u00ec Gabar kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd v\u1edbi \u00fd t\u01b0\u1edfng n\u00e0y l\u1eafm. Nh\u01b0ng khi Timoken n\u00f3i l\u00e0 \u1edf quanh \u0111\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 n\u00e0o ch\u1ebf nh\u1ea1o n\u00f3 v\u00e0 con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n nh\u01b0 khi bay qua ng\u1ecdn n\u00fai. V\u00ec v\u1eady, sau m\u1ed9t h\u1ed3i suy ngh\u0129, do d\u1ef1, n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd \u0111\u1ec3 Timoken nh\u1ea5c n\u00f3 bay qua m\u1ed9t con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ea7y s\u1ecfi \u0111\u00e1. L\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean khi th\u1ea5y con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 bay l\u00ean, nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean \u0111\u1ebfn kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i n\u00ean l\u1eddi, nh\u01b0ng sau \u0111\u00f3, ch\u00fang b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u reo h\u00f2, c\u1ed5 v\u0169, th\u00fac nh\u1eefng con ng\u1ef1a c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh phi nhanh h\u01a1n theo con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0. Gi\u1edd th\u00ec c\u1ea3 nh\u00f3m th\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch n\u00e0y, t\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ed9 nhanh h\u01a1n \u0111\u00e1ng k\u1ec3. Ban \u0111\u00eam, Timoken s\u1ebd t\u1ea1o ra l\u1eeda, nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb s\u1ebd n\u1ea5u \u0103n t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng nguy\u00ean li\u1ec7u ch\u00fang t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. Khi Peredur \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb \u0103n tr\u1ed9m g\u00e0 t\u1eeb m\u1ed9t ng\u00f4i l\u00e0ng nh\u1ecf m\u00e0 h\u1ecd \u0111i qua, Timoken nh\u1edb ra r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh c\u00f2n ch\u01b0a ti\u1ebft l\u1ed9 m\u1ed9t t\u00e0i n\u0103ng n\u1eefa. \u201cN\u1ebfu ch\u00fang ta b\u1ecb b\u1eaft, ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd b\u1ecb treo l\u00ean nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng t\u00ean tr\u1ed9m,\u201d Timoken n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Peredur. \u201cCh\u00fang ta s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb b\u1eaft,\u201d Peredur kh\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ecbnh. \u201cN\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng th\u00ec ch\u00fang ta \u0103n g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2y? Th\u1ee9c \u0103n m\u00e0 b\u00e0 Magnier cho \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ebft r\u1ed3i.\u201d \u201cNgo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb c\u00e1i n\u00e0y,\u201d Timoken \u0111\u01b0a tay v\u00e0o t\u00fai l\u1ea5y ra mi\u1ebfng th\u1ecbt kh\u00f4 cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng. C\u1eadu n\u1eafm n\u00f3 trong l\u00f2ng b\u00e0n tay m\u1ed9t l\u00fac l\u00e2u v\u00e0 th\u00ec th\u1ea7m m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u l\u1ec7nh b\u1eb1ng ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef c\u1ee7a v\u01b0\u01a1ng qu\u1ed1c b\u00ed \u1ea9n. Khi c\u1eadu m\u1edf","tay ra, mi\u1ebfng th\u1ecbt \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u00e2n \u0111\u00f4i. Nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb kh\u00e1c nh\u00ecn ch\u0103m ch\u0103m v\u00e0o mi\u1ebfng th\u1ecbt, r\u1ed3i nh\u00ecn Timoken. Kh\u00f4ng ai n\u00f3i m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi n\u00e0o khi Timoken ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c l\u00e0m ra nhi\u1ec1u mi\u1ebfng th\u1ecbt, cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee7 cho m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi. \u201cC\u1ea3m \u01a1n, th\u1ea7y ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y,\u201d cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, Mabon c\u0169ng m\u1edf l\u1eddi n\u00f3i. \u201cT\u1eeb gi\u1edd ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng lo b\u1ecb \u0111\u00f3i n\u1eefa.\u201d Mabon r\u1ea5t th\u00edch \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0103n. T\u1ed1i h\u00f4m \u0111\u00f3, h\u1ecd c\u00f9ng nhau ng\u1ed3i xung quanh \u0111\u1ed1ng l\u1eeda, Beri k\u1ec3 v\u1ec1 ng\u00e0y m\u00e0 c\u00f4 b\u1ecb b\u1eaft c\u00f3c. C\u00f4 b\u00e9 l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi duy nh\u1ea5t ch\u01b0a k\u1ec3 v\u1ec1 c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. \u201cCha c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i r\u1ea5t n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng \u1edf v\u01b0\u01a1ng qu\u1ed1c Castile,\u201d Beri n\u00f3i. \u201cT\u00ean c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng l\u00e0 Esteban Diaz v\u00e0 \u00f4ng l\u00e0 tay ki\u1ebfm gi\u1ecfi nh\u1ea5t trong v\u00f9ng. B\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 khi n\u00e0o c\u00f3 chi\u1ebfn tranh, \u0111\u1ee9c vua \u0111\u1ec1u cho g\u1ecdi cha t\u00f4i. Cha t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd thua trong b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 tr\u1eadn chi\u1ebfn n\u00e0o, v\u00ec th\u1ebf, \u0111\u1ee9c vua ban cho \u00f4ng r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u c\u1ee7a c\u1ea3i. M\u1eb9 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eeb Catalonia, b\u00e0 mu\u1ed1n t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ecd h\u00e0ng xa, \u0111ang s\u1ed1ng \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. Gia \u0111\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu ta r\u1ea5t gi\u00e0u v\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ebf l\u1ef1c. Nh\u01b0ng cha t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n t\u00f4i g\u1eb7p c\u1eadu b\u00e9 \u1ea5y tr\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 cho t\u00f4i t\u1ef1 quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111i r\u1ea5t xa \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ebfn Catalonia. Tr\u00ean su\u1ed1t con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, t\u00f4i tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng c\u01b0\u1ee1i ng\u1ef1a \u0111i theo ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. Ch\u00fang \u0111ang theo d\u00f5i ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i n\u00f3i cho m\u1eb9 nghe, nh\u01b0ng m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i cho r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 \u0111ang t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng m\u00e0 th\u00f4i.\u201d \u201cV\u00e0 c\u1eadu quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o? Sau khi g\u1eb7p ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ecd h\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu?\u201d Timoken h\u00f2i. Beri b\u0129u m\u00f4i: \u201cT\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch c\u1eadu ta. C\u1eadu ta l\u1edbn tu\u1ed5i h\u01a1n t\u00f4i. M\u1eadp \u00fa v\u00e0 ch\u00e1n ng\u1ea5y. Sau m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y l\u00e0m quen l\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u2018b\u1ecf c\u1ee7a ch\u1ea1y l\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi\u2019. V\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u00fac t\u00f4i b\u1ecb b\u1eaft c\u00f3c. T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 b\u1ecdn b\u1eaft c\u00f3c theo d\u00f5i ch\u00fang t\u00f4i tr\u00ean su\u1ed1t con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, t\u1eeb khi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi Toledo. Ch\u00fang ch\u1ec9 \u0111ang ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1eaft t\u00f4i. V\u00ec th\u1ebf, n\u00ean khi ch\u00fang th\u1ea5y t\u00f4i \u0111i m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh, b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i, ch\u00fang kh\u00f4ng tin \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00e0o s\u1ef1 may m\u1eafn c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi t\u00f4i k\u1ecbp k\u00eau c\u1ee9u, th\u00ec ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 ti\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ebfn, m\u1ed9t t\u00ean l\u1ea5y tay b\u1ecbt mi\u1ec7ng t\u00f4i, t\u00ean c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i tr\u00f3i tay v\u00e0 ch\u00e2n t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i. T\u00f4i b\u1ecb th\u1ea3y l\u00ean m\u1ed9t trong hai con ng\u1ef1a, ch\u00fang th\u00fac ng\u1ef1a ch\u1ea1y \u0111i, l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i.\u201d \u201cV\u1eady th\u00ec, b\u1ecdn ch\u00fang kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i nh\u1eefng t\u00ean th\u1ea7y tu,\u201d Timoken n\u00f3i. Beri l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u: \u201cNh\u1eefng t\u00ean th\u1ea7y tu \u0111\u1ebfn sau \u0111\u00f3. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi ch\u00fang g\u1eedi gi\u1ea5y \u0111\u00f2i ti\u1ec1n chu\u1ed9c, nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb b\u1eaft c\u00f3c t\u00f4i b\u1ecb nh\u1eefng t\u00ean c\u01b0\u1edbp gi\u1ebft h\u1ebft. Nh\u1eefng t\u00ean c\u01b0\u1edbp kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft t\u00f4i l\u00e0 ai c\u1ea3. Ch\u00fang chuy\u1ec1n t\u00f4i cho m\u1ed9t b\u0103ng nh\u00f3m kh\u00e1c, h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 b\u00e1n t\u00f4i cho nh\u1eefng t\u00ean th\u1ea7y tu. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft t\u1ea1i sao ch\u00fang l\u1ea1i nh\u1ed1t t\u00f4i trong l\u1ed3ng.\u201d \u201cCh\u1eafc v\u00ec c\u1eadu \u0111ang m\u1eb7c m\u1ed9t b\u1ed9 v\u00e1y \u0111\u1eaft ti\u1ec1n,\u201d Timoken \u0111\u00e1p. \u201cC\u00f3 l\u1ebd ch\u00fang mu\u1ed1n t\u00e1ch c\u1eadu ra kh\u1ecfi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c v\u00e0 s\u1ebd th\u1eed \u0111\u00f2i ti\u1ec1n chu\u1ed9c khi t\u00ecm hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00e2n th\u1ebf c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu.\u201d \u201cC\u00f3 l\u1ebd, m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i s\u1ed1ng s\u00f3t h\u01a1n khi m\u00ecnh l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a \u201ccon trai\u201d nh\u01b0 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd,\u201d Beri n\u00f3i v\u1edbi n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u00ean m\u00f4i. Th\u1eddi ti\u1ebft \u0111\u00e3 chuy\u1ec3n m\u00f9a. Ban \u0111\u00eam \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u l\u1ea1nh h\u01a1n. Khi ho\u00e0ng h\u00f4n bu\u00f4ng xu\u1ed1ng, b\u1ea7u tr\u1eddi tr\u00e0n ng\u1eadp m\u1ed9t m\u00e0u \u0111\u1ecf r\u1ef1c nh\u01b0 l\u1eeda. Trong nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y qua, nh\u1eefng to\u00e1n l\u00ednh tr\u00e0n ng\u1eadp tr\u00ean c\u00e1c con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, b\u1ecdn tr\u1ebb kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n ch\u1ea1m m\u1eb7t h\u1ecd n\u00ean \u0111\u00e3 tr\u00e1nh v\u00e0o r\u1eebng c\u00e2y. M\u1ed9t \u0111\u00eam n\u1ecd, khi \u0111i qua kh\u1ecfi nh\u1eefng h\u00e0ng c\u00e2y, ch\u00fang th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh \u0111ang \u1edf tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t cao nguy\u00ean. B\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi, d\u00f2ng s\u00f4ng ch\u1ea3y ngang qua nh\u1eefng v\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e1 m\u00e0u c\u00e1t v\u00e0ng, nh\u1eefng b\u00f4ng hoa d\u1ea1i t\u1ecfa h\u01b0\u01a1ng th\u01a1m ng\u00e1t trong kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed, ho\u00e0ng h\u00f4n l\u00e0m m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 ph\u1ea3n chi\u1ebfu m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng \u1ea5m \u00e1p, ng\u1ecdt ng\u00e0o. H\u1ecd quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh s\u1ebd ngh\u1ec9 \u0111\u00eam l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y, nh\u01b0ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi nh\u00f3m l\u1eeda, Timoken l\u1ea5y \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng m\u1eb7t tr\u0103ng ra, tr\u1ea3i n\u00f3 d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e1nh ho\u00e0ng h\u00f4n. \u201cT\u00f4i ngh\u0129 ch\u00fang ta v\u1eabn n\u00ean \u0111\u1ec1 ph\u00f2ng,\u201d c\u1eadu n\u00f3i v\u1edbi m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi. \u201cN\u1ebfu c\u00f3 ai mu\u1ed1n l\u1ea5y \u0111i \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng","m\u1eb7t tr\u0103ng, th\u00ec m\u1ea1ng s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n v\u00e0 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i s\u1ebd g\u1eb7p nguy hi\u1ec3m. V\u00ec th\u1ebf, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd gi\u1ea5u n\u00f3 \u0111i.\u201d Kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch th\u00eam g\u00ec n\u1eefa, Timoken \u0111\u1ecdc th\u1ea7n ch\u00fa b\u1eb1ng ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef c\u1ee7a v\u01b0\u01a1ng qu\u1ed1c b\u00ed \u1ea9n. C\u1eadu bi\u1ebfn t\u1ea5m t\u01a1 l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t t\u1ea5m v\u1ea3i nhung m\u1ec1m m\u1ea1i m\u00e0u \u0111\u1ecf th\u1eafm. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft h\u1ecd, nh\u1eefng s\u1ee3i t\u01a1 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u h\u1ee3p l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi nhau xo\u1eafn l\u1ea1i r\u1ed3i gi\u00e3n ra cho t\u1edbi khi n\u00f3 bi\u1ebfn th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc kh\u0103n cho\u00e0ng m\u00e0u \u0111\u1ecf d\u01b0\u1edbi ch\u00e2n h\u1ecd. \u201cC\u00e1c c\u1eadu c\u0169ng ph\u1ea3i c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t t\u1ea5m,\u201d Timoken n\u00f3i. \u201cV\u00e0 \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng m\u1eb7t tr\u0103ng s\u1ebd th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gi\u1ea5u k\u00edn.\u201d Timoken c\u0169ng thay \u0111\u1ed5i c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o h\u1ecd \u0111ang m\u1eb7c, nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i \u00e1o kho\u00e1c m\u1ecfng \u0111\u1ec1u bi\u1ebfn th\u00e0nh \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng m\u00e0u \u0111\u1ecf, \u1ea5m \u00e1p. C\u1eadu bi\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng thanh c\u1ee7i nh\u1ecf th\u00e0nh nh\u1eefng thanh ki\u1ebfm v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng mi\u1ebfng g\u1ed7 th\u00e0nh nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i khi\u00ean ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn. Sau \u0111\u00f3, h\u1ecd d\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng vi\u00ean than \u0111\u1ec3 v\u1ebd l\u00ean khi\u00ean c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, Timoken d\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh \u0111\u1eb7c tr\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3i l\u00ean t\u00ednh c\u00e1ch c\u1ee7a m\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u1eddi: Mabon l\u00e0 con g\u1ea5u, v\u00ec c\u1eadu l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u1ecfe nh\u1ea5t; Peredur l\u00e0 con s\u00f3i v\u00ec h\u00e0m r\u0103ng s\u1eafc nh\u1ecdn nh\u01b0 s\u00f3i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh; \u0111\u1ea1i b\u00e0ng l\u00e0 Edern, b\u1edfi v\u00ec c\u1eadu g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng bay; v\u00e0 cho ca s\u0129 Gereint l\u00e0 con c\u00e1, t\u01b0\u1ee3ng tr\u01b0ng cho d\u00f2ng su\u1ed1i \u00e2m nh\u1ea1c. \u201cV\u00e0 bi\u1ec3u t\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu l\u00e0 g\u00ec?\u201d Timoken h\u1ecfi Beri, c\u00f4 b\u00e9 v\u1eabn con \u0111ang l\u01b0\u1ee1ng l\u1ef1. \u201cM\u1ed9t con th\u1ecf r\u1eebng nh\u1ea3y nh\u00f3t,\u201d cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u00f4 c\u0169ng quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh, c\u00f4 v\u1ebd \u0111\u00f4i tai th\u1ecf l\u00ean c\u00e1i khi\u00ean c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. \u201cB\u1edfi v\u00ec t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00e9p ch\u1ea1y nh\u1ea3y v\u00e0 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft m\u00ecnh r\u1ea5t th\u00edch ch\u1ea1y.\u201d C\u00f2n v\u1ec1 ph\u1ea7n m\u00ecnh, Timoken l\u1ea5y bi\u1ec3u t\u01b0\u1ee3ng l\u00e0 m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi r\u1ef1c l\u1eeda, m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng s\u1ee3i t\u01a1 m\u00e0u b\u1ea1c c\u1ee7a con nh\u1ec7n m\u1eb7t tr\u0103ng th\u00e0nh t\u1ea5m \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng nhung m\u00e0u \u0111\u1ecf. Khi h\u1ecd ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0o s\u00e1ng h\u00f4m sau, m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng cho b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 th\u1eed th\u00e1ch n\u00e0o m\u00e0 m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd g\u1eb7p. Cho d\u00f9 kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i v\u1edbi nhau, nh\u01b0ng m\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ec1u bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t th\u1eed th\u00e1ch l\u1edbn \u0111ang \u1edf ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc, n\u00f3 \u0111ang \u0111\u1ebfn r\u1ea5t g\u1ea7n. Ngay ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m sau n\u1eefa, m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi qua \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00f3i cho nh\u00f3m b\u1ea1n bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng, n\u1ebfu h\u1ecd mu\u1ed1n \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn v\u01b0\u01a1ng qu\u1ed1c Castile th\u00ec h\u1ecd ph\u1ea3i \u0111i theo v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda nam. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0, h\u1ecd l\u1ea1i r\u1ebd qua m\u1ed9t con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng m\u1edbi. Timoken l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ef1 nguy hi\u1ec3m. S\u1ef1 rung chuy\u1ec3n c\u1ee7a m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng s\u1ea5m ch\u1edbp t\u1eeb xa nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1m c\u1ea3nh b\u00e1o nguy hi\u1ec3m v\u1edbi c\u1eadu. Timoken quay l\u01b0ng nh\u00ecn l\u1ea1i, c\u1eadu th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1m b\u1ee5i m\u00f9 \u1edf ph\u00eda sau. Trong \u0111\u00e1m b\u1ee5i \u1ea5y, xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n m\u1ed9t con qu\u00e1i v\u1eady m\u00e0u \u0111en, k\u00e9o theo sau l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc xe ch\u1edf nh\u1eefng t\u00ean c\u00f4n \u0111\u1ed3 m\u1eb7c \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng m\u00e0u n\u00e2u.","Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng 15: Con qu\u00e1i v\u1eadt m\u00e0u \u0111en Ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 n\u00ean ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n kh\u00f4ng, hay \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u?\u201d Mabon \u0111\u00e3 quay \u0111\u1ea7u ng\u1ef1a l\u1ea1i. \u201cT\u1edb c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t m\u00f3n n\u1ee3 ph\u1ea3i t\u00ednh v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng t\u00ean c\u00f4n \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111\u00f3,\u201d Peredur v\u1eeba n\u00f3i v\u1eeba vung thanh ki\u1ebfm m\u1edbi tr\u00ean tay. Tai Timoken kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 nghe th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi h\u1ecd n\u00f3i. C\u1eadu bi\u1ebft m\u00ecnh ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m g\u00ec. L\u1ea7n n\u00e0y, c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng d\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ebfn \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh; kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n th\u1eddi gian n\u1eefa. B\u1eb1ng ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef c\u1ee7a v\u01b0\u01a1ng qu\u1ed1c b\u00ed \u1ea9n, c\u1eadu n\u00f3i l\u00ean vang l\u00ean tr\u1eddi. Tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi ti\u1ebfng g\u1ecdi c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu l\u00e0 m\u00f4t tr\u00e0ng s\u1ea5m s\u00e9t to h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m c\u1ee7a b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 con qu\u00e1i v\u1eadt n\u00e0o. Trong gi\u00e2y l\u00e1t, b\u1ea7u tr\u1eddi t\u1ed1i \u0111en nh\u01b0 m\u1ef1c, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng tia ch\u1edbp xo\u1eb9t ngang qua khung c\u1ea3nh t\u0103m t\u1ed1i, ng\u1eafm th\u1eafng v\u00e0o chi\u1ebfc xe ng\u1ef1a \u0111ang lao \u0111\u1ebfn. Chi\u1ebfc xe ng\u1ef1a v\u1ee1 n\u00e1t trong l\u00e0n kh\u00f3i, l\u1eeda b\u1ed1c cao ng\u00f9n ng\u1ee5t, nh\u1eefng m\u1ea3nh v\u1ee5n c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 v\u0103ng ra t\u1ee9 tung tr\u00ean b\u1ea7u tr\u1eddi. Ti\u1ebfng th\u00e9t vang l\u00ean t\u1eeb r\u1ea5t xa, m\u00f9i l\u1eeda ch\u00e1y kh\u00e9t x\u1ed9c th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o m\u0169i c\u1ee7a nh\u00f3m b\u1ea1n. \u201cCh\u00fang ch\u1ebft r\u1ed3i ch\u1ee9?\u201d Edern nh\u00ecn Timoken trong n\u1ed7i kinh ho\u00e0ng. \u201cCh\u00fang s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng theo ch\u00fang ta n\u1eefa \u0111\u00e2u,\u201d Timoken \u0111\u00e1p. C\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft nh\u1eefng t\u00ean b\u1eaft c\u00f3c \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft hay ch\u01b0a. Nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00ecnh n\u00ean l\u00e0m. Nh\u01b0 v\u1eady l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee7 r\u1ed3i. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f9ng reo l\u00ean vui m\u1eebng; ngay c\u1ea3 Beri c\u0169ng h\u00e9t l\u00ean v\u00ec sung s\u01b0\u1edbng. Nh\u01b0ng b\u00e2y gi\u1edd h\u1eb3n c\u00f2n qu\u00e1 s\u1edbm \u0111\u1ec3 \u0103n m\u1eebng. T\u1eeb trong ng\u1ecdn l\u1eeda, con qu\u00e1i v\u1eadt m\u00e0u \u0111en kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 h\u1ea5n g\u00ec, n\u00f3 \u0111ang lao th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o h\u1ecd. Gabar run r\u1ea9y, k\u00eau l\u00ean v\u00ec khi\u1ebfp s\u1ee3. \u201cY\u00ean n\u00e0o, Gabar. Ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1eb7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c con v\u1eadt n\u00e0y,\u201d Timoken nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng n\u00f3i. C\u1eadu \u0111\u00e1nh m\u1ed9t c\u00fa s\u1ea5m s\u00e9t n\u1eefa xu\u1ed1ng ngay gi\u1eefa \u0111\u1ea7u con qu\u00e1i v\u1eadt. Nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 v\u1eabn ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c lao \u0111\u1ebfn, kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb th\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat n\u00e0o. Nh\u1eefng \u0111\u00f2n s\u1ea5m ch\u1edbp c\u1ee9 th\u1ebf gi\u00e1ng xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea7u con qu\u00e1i v\u1eadt, h\u1ebft l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ebfn l\u1ea7n kh\u00e1c, theo ti\u1ebfng g\u1ecdi kh\u1ea9n kho\u1ea3n c\u1ee7a Timoken. C\u1eadu th\u00e1o kh\u0103n cho\u00e0ng, xoay tr\u00f2n n\u00f3 trong kh\u00f4ng trung, v\u1eabn ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c g\u1ecdi s\u1ea5m s\u00e9t. Nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee3t s\u1ea5m ch\u1edbp v\u1eabn ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c \u0111\u00e1nh xu\u1ed1ng con qu\u00e1i v\u1eadt, t\u1eeb t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi ph\u00eda. Nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng ch\u00f9n b\u01b0\u1edbc, lao \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t m\u0169i t\u00ean. Nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb kh\u00e1c quay \u0111\u1ea7u ng\u1ef1a, s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng th\u00fac ng\u1ef1a b\u1ecf ch\u1ea1y. \u201cCon qu\u00e1i v\u1eadt \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 ma qu\u1ef7,\u201d Edern h\u00e9t l\u00ean. \u201cN\u00f3 l\u00e0 qu\u1ef7 d\u1eef. C\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e1nh b\u1ea1i n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e2u, Timoken. Ch\u1ea1y th\u00f4i. NGAY B\u00c2Y GI\u1edc!\u201d Th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i th\u1eadt l\u00e0 qu\u00e1 chua ch\u00e1t v\u1edbi Timoken. N\u00f3 khi\u1ebfn c\u1eadu tr\u1edf n\u00ean s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i. Nh\u01b0ng khi c\u1eadu ra l\u1ec7nh cho Gabar quay \u0111\u1ea7u l\u1ea1i, c\u1eadu nghe con qu\u00e1i v\u1eadt k\u00eau l\u00ean b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd. Nh\u1eefng b\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u1ea1y nh\u01b0 s\u1ea5m v\u1eabn v\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ebfn, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u00e2m thanh kh\u00e1c vang l\u00ean, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t con m\u00e8o l\u1edbn. C\u00f3 ba ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m. Timoken quay \u0111\u1ea7u l\u1ea1i nh\u00ecn. Con ng\u1ef1a \u0111\u00e3 d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i. N\u00f3 \u0111ang ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1eb7t v\u1edbi ba con b\u00e1o l\u1edbn, b\u1ed9 l\u00f4ng s\u00e1ng m\u00e0u c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u1ecfa s\u00e1ng trong b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i. Nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft nhau t\u1eeb tr\u01b0\u1edbc, ba con b\u00e1o v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u1ef1a-kh\u00f4ng-ph\u1ea3i-l\u00e0-con-ng\u1ef1a. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh v\u00e0 ph\u00e9p thu\u1eadt b\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi b\u1ed9 l\u00f4ng \u0111en t\u1ed3i t\u00e0n c\u1ee7a con ng\u1ef1a v\u00e0 b\u1ed9 l\u00f4ng l\u1ed1m \u0111\u1ed1m c\u1ee7a ba con b\u00e1o. \u201cM\u00e8o M\u1eb7t Tr\u1eddi! C\u1eb1m L\u1eeda! Ng\u00f4i Sao! C\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y ta,\u201d Timoken reo l\u00ean. Con qu\u00e1i v\u1eadt gi\u1eadn d\u1eef gi\u1eadm xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t. N\u00f3 c\u00fai \u0111\u1ea7u xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng v\u00e0o C\u1eb1m L\u1eeda \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee9ng \u1edf","gi\u1eefa. Khi C\u1eb1m L\u1eeda l\u00f9i l\u1ea1i, M\u00e8o M\u1eb7t Tr\u1eddi v\u1ed3 l\u1ea5y c\u1ed5 h\u1ecdng c\u1ee7a con ng\u1ef1a, Ng\u00f4i Sao nh\u1ea3y l\u00ean l\u01b0ng n\u00f3. Con qu\u00e1i v\u1eadt \u0111i\u00ean cu\u1ed3ng l\u1eafc m\u1ea1nh \u0111\u1ea7u; ng\u1ecdn l\u1eeda t\u1eeb m\u0169i n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ed1t ch\u00e1y m\u00f3ng c\u1ee7a M\u00e8o M\u1eb7t Tr\u1eddi, nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 v\u1eabn b\u00e1m ch\u1eafc, m\u00f3ng c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 b\u1ea5u s\u00e2u v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a con qu\u00e1i v\u1eadt. Timoken ch\u1ee3t nh\u1eadn ra r\u1eb1ng, nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eadp trung sau l\u01b0ng c\u1eadu. \u201cNh\u1eefng con v\u1eadt \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 g\u00ec v\u1eady?\u201d Beri th\u00ec th\u1ea7m. \u201cNh\u1eefng con b\u00e1o,\u201d Timoken n\u00f3i. \u201cCh\u00fang \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eeb \u0111\u00e2u th\u1ebf?\u201d Edern h\u1ecfi. \u201cT\u1eeb Ch\u00e2u Phi. Ch\u00fang l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng \u0111i theo t\u00f4i.\u201d C\u1ea3 b\u1ecdn n\u00edn th\u1edf theo d\u00f5i b\u1ed1n con v\u1eadt \u0111\u00e1nh nhau trong s\u1ef1 kinh ng\u1ea1c, C\u1eb1m L\u1eeda kh\u00f4ng s\u1ee3 nh\u1eefng c\u00fa \u0111\u00e1 \u0111i\u00ean ti\u1ebft c\u1ee7a con qu\u00e1i v\u1eadt. M\u1ed9t c\u00fa \u0111\u00e1 c\u1ee7a con ng\u1ef1a c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m n\u00f3 v\u0103ng ra xa. Nh\u01b0ng b\u1eb1ng s\u1ef1 nhanh nh\u1eb9n phi th\u01b0\u1eddng, con b\u00e1o tr\u00e1nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng c\u00fa \u0111\u00e1, n\u00f3 nh\u00e0o v\u00f4 ngo\u1ea1m l\u1ea5y ch\u00e2n sau c\u1ee7a con ng\u1ef1a nhanh nh\u01b0 ch\u1edbp. Con ng\u1ef1a l\u00f9i l\u1ea1i, n\u00f3 l\u1eafc m\u1ea1nh c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3, nh\u01b0ng con b\u00e1o v\u1eabn b\u00e1m ch\u1eb7t. B\u1ea5t ng\u1edd, M\u00e8o M\u1eb7t Tr\u1eddi lao t\u1edbi, c\u1eafn v\u00e0o c\u00e1i c\u1ed5 \u0111en c\u1ee7a con ng\u1ef1a. Con v\u1eadt v\u00f9ng v\u1eaby; n\u00f3 r\u1ed1ng l\u00ean m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn, r\u1ed3i qu\u1ef5 xu\u1ed1ng. Ti\u1ebfng k\u00eau c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 th\u1eadt th\u1ea3m thi\u1ebft, Timoken ph\u1ea3i t\u1ef1 nh\u1ee7 v\u1edbi b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n r\u1eb1ng, n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con ng\u1ef1a, n\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con qu\u00e1i v\u1eadt \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ea1o ra t\u1eeb ma thu\u1eadt. Nh\u1eefng con b\u00e1o v\u1eabn gi\u1eef ch\u1eb7t vu\u1ed1t c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi con qu\u00e1i v\u1eadt ng\u00e3 xu\u1ed1ng, c\u1ed5 n\u00f3 cong v\u1eb9o l\u1ea1i, m\u0169i n\u00f3 n\u1eb1m s\u00e1t tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t. Ng\u00f4i Sao v\u00e0 M\u00e8o M\u1eb7t Tr\u1eddi bu\u00f4ng con ng\u1ef1a ra, ng\u1ea9ng cao \u0111\u1ea7u, g\u1ea7m l\u00ean ki\u00eau h\u00e3nh, C\u1eb1m L\u1eeda c\u0169ng nh\u1ea3 ch\u00e2n c\u1ee7a con v\u1eadt ra v\u00e0 c\u00f9ng tham gia v\u1edbi anh em. Ch\u00fang g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ebft ch\u1ebft con qu\u00e1i v\u1eadt, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang kh\u00f4ng \u0103n con m\u1ed3i. N\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i m\u1ed9t con th\u00fa b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng, th\u1ecbt c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ed9c. \u201cC\u1ea3m \u01a1n c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a ta,\u201d Timoken n\u00f3i. Nh\u1eefng con b\u00e1o n\u00f3i: \u201cCon v\u1eadt \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m h\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1eadu n\u1eefa.\u201d \u201cGi\u1edd ta l\u1ea1i ph\u1ea3i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng,\u201d Timoken n\u00f3i. \u201cCh\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ebd lu\u00f4n \u0111i theo c\u1eadu,\u201d C\u1eb1m L\u1eeda n\u00f3i. \u201cLu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n l\u00e0 nh\u01b0 v\u1eady,\u201d Ng\u00f4i Sao n\u00f3i. Ba con b\u00e1o bi\u1ebfn \u0111i trong nh\u00e1y m\u1eaft, nhanh \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i kh\u00f4ng ai th\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u00fang \u0111i v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edbng n\u00e0o. Timoken nh\u1eadn th\u1ea5y m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1eabn \u0111ang nh\u00ecn ch\u1eb1m ch\u1eb1m v\u00e0o c\u1eadu. Ch\u00fang tr\u00f4ng th\u1eadt hoang mang, ch\u01b0a hi\u1ec3u... \u201cC\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi c\u1ea3 b\u00e1o \u00e0?\u201d Beri n\u00f3i. \u201cCh\u00fang \u0111\u1ec1u l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a t\u1edb,\u201d Timoken \u0111\u00e1p. \u201cT\u1edb xin l\u1ed7i, n\u1ebfu ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb c\u1ee7a t\u1edb l\u00e0m c\u00e1c c\u1eadu s\u1ee3.\u201d Beri c\u01b0\u1eddi: \u201cNh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu th\u1eadt d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng.\u201d L\u1ea5y l\u1ea1i s\u1ef1 b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh, Mabon n\u00f3i: \u201cTr\u1eadn \u0111\u00e1nh nhau \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0m t\u1edb th\u1ea5y th\u00e8m \u0103n.\u201d \u201cTh\u1ee9c \u0103n \u00e0?\u201d Timoken h\u1ecfi. \u201cV\u1eady h\u00e3y t\u00ecm m\u1ed9t noi an to\u00e0n \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u1ed3i \u0103n n\u00e0o.\u201d C\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i nh\u1eafc Gabar \u0111i ti\u1ebfp, n\u00f3 mu\u1ed1n nhanh ch\u00f3ng tr\u00e1nh xa kh\u1ecfi c\u00e1i x\u00e1c c\u1ee7a con qu\u00e1i v\u1eadt. M\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi l\u1ea1i d\u1ea7n l\u00f3 d\u1ea1ng. Gereint c\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfng h\u00e1t, m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1i vui v\u1ebb l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. H\u1ecd t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t khu v\u01b0\u1eddn \u0111\u1ea7y t\u00e1o ch\u00edn \u0111\u1ecf m\u1ecdng. Peredur b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t con th\u1ecf v\u00e0 h\u1ecd ng\u1ed3i \u0103n ngon l\u00e0nh d\u01b0\u1edbt t\u00e1n c\u00e2y. T\u1ed1i h\u00f4m \u0111\u00f3, h\u1ecd ng\u1ee7 trong m\u1ed9t t\u00fap l\u1ec1u tr\u00ean sa m\u1ea1c. Timoken treo \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1eeda, vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t th\u00f3i quen c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu. C\u1eadu c\u00e0ng th\u1ea5y y\u00ean t\u00e2m h\u01a1n khi bi\u1ebft nh\u1eefng con b\u00e1o","\u0111ang \u1edf g\u1ea7n. Nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb \u0111\u1ec1u quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh ph\u1ea3i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u1ec3 ki\u1ebfm s\u1ed1ng. Nh\u1eefng qu\u1ea3 t\u00e1o trong khu v\u01b0\u1eddn \u0111\u00e3 ch\u00edn m\u1ecdng, v\u01b0\u1eddn nho c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ea7y nh\u1eefng qu\u1ea3 ch\u00edn. Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f4ng d\u00e2n vui m\u1eebng nh\u1eadn s\u1ef1 gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang v\u00e0 h\u1ecd c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng h\u1ecfi g\u00ec nhi\u1ec1u v\u1ec1 b\u1ecdn tr\u1ebb. B\u1ecdn tr\u1ebb ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n m\u1ed9t kh\u00fac b\u00e1nh m\u00ec v\u00e0 ph\u00f4 mai v\u00e0o b\u1eefa tr\u01b0a thay cho ti\u1ec1n c\u00f4ng, ch\u00fang c\u00f2n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00eam m\u1ed9t b\u1eefa \u0103n t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1 v\u00e0o bu\u1ed5i t\u1ed1i. Timoken ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng c\u1eadu n\u00ean \u0111\u1ed9i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i kh\u0103n \u0111\u1ec3 che \u0111i chi\u1ebfc v\u01b0\u01a1ng mi\u1ec7n tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u m\u00ecnh. Khi Beri h\u1ecfi, t\u1ea1i sao c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd b\u1ecf v\u01b0\u01a1ng mi\u1ec7n ra, Timoken ng\u1ea1i ng\u00f9ng \u0111\u00e1p r\u1eb1ng, c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ed1 g\u1ee1 n\u00f3 ra c\u1ea3 ng\u00e0n l\u1ea7n. Nhung \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3. Nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb th\u1eed gi\u00fap c\u1eadu th\u00e1o v\u01b0\u01a1ng mi\u1ec7n ra. T\u1eebng \u0111\u1ee9a m\u1ed9t, th\u1eed k\u00e9o, v\u1eb7n chi\u1ebfc v\u01b0\u01a1ng mi\u1ec7n ch\u00f4n ch\u1eb7t trong t\u00f3c c\u1ee7a Timoken. Nh\u01b0ng cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng th\u00ec ch\u00fang c\u0169ng ph\u1ea3i b\u1ecf cu\u1ed9c. Edern kh\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ecbnh r\u1eb1ng, s\u1ed1 ph\u1eadn c\u1ee7a Timoken l\u00e0 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 vua, v\u00ec th\u1ebf n\u00ean ch\u00fang kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o c\u00e3i l\u1ea1i s\u1ed1 ph\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Timoken \u0111\u1ed9i chi\u1ebfc kh\u0103n l\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1edbi v\u1ebb m\u1eb7t cam chiu. \u201cC\u00f3 th\u1ec3 Edern n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang,\u201d c\u1eadu n\u00f3i. \u201cNh\u01b0ng m\u1ed9t \u00f4ng vua m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 v\u01b0\u01a1ng qu\u1ed1c c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh th\u00ec th\u1eadt l\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1ng th\u01b0\u01a1ng.\u201d N\u00f3i r\u1ed3i c\u1eadu m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi, \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi an t\u00e2m r\u1eb1ng, c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng quan t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c c\u00f3 v\u01b0\u01a1ng qu\u1ed1c hay kh\u00f4ng. V\u00e0i tu\u1ea7n sau, h\u1ecd c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u01b0\u01a1ng qu\u1ed1c Castile. V\u01b0\u01a1ng qu\u1ed1c \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb t\u00e0n ph\u00e1 b\u1edfi chi\u1ebfn tranh, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi Beri \u0111\u00e2y v\u1eabn l\u00e0 nh\u00e0 v\u00e0 n\u00f3 v\u1eabn th\u1eadt xinh \u0111\u1eb9p. Nh\u1eefng con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng tr\u00e0n ng\u1eadp qu\u00e2n l\u00ednh, m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa, Timoken v\u00e0 c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n v\u1eabn ch\u1ecdn con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i qua nh\u1eefng c\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed3ng, r\u1eebng c\u00e2y, ng\u1ecdn n\u00fai v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ed3ng c\u00e1t r\u1ed9ng l\u1edbn. Gabar tr\u00f4ng v\u1eabn c\u00f3 v\u1ebb tr\u1ea7m t\u01b0 v\u00e0 r\u1ea7u r\u0129 k\u1ec3 t\u1eeb l\u1ea7n chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u v\u1edbi con qu\u00e1i v\u1eadt m\u00e0u \u0111en. Timoken lo l\u1eafng r\u1eb1ng, n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 n\u01b0\u1edbc Alixir, con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 s\u1ebd nhanh ch\u00f3ng tr\u1edf n\u00ean gi\u00e0 y\u1ebfu. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u1ec9 sau m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i ng\u00e0y \u0111i tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng c\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed3ng c\u00e1t, t\u00e2m tr\u1ea1ng c\u1ee7a con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00e1 l\u00ean tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y. N\u00f3 g\u1eb7p g\u1ee1 nh\u1eefng con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 kh\u00e1c, m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 n\u00f3 ngh\u0129 \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 c\u1ea5p d\u01b0\u1edbi. Ch\u00fang b\u1ecb bu\u1ed9c v\u00e0o nhau th\u00e0nh h\u00e0ng, ch\u1edf \u0111\u1ea7y l\u01b0\u01a1ng th\u1ef1c v\u00e0 v\u0169 kh\u00ed. C\u00f3 nh\u1eefng con ch\u1edf \u0111\u1ed3 cao h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i b\u01b0\u1edbu c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang. \u201cTh\u1eadt l\u00e0 th\u1ea3m h\u1ea1i,\u201d n\u00f3 th\u1edf d\u00e0i, ng\u1ea9ng cao \u0111\u1ea7u h\u00e3nh di\u1ec7n, ung dung b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc. \u201c\u0110\u1eebng xem th\u01b0\u1eddng ch\u00fang,\u201d Timoken n\u00f3i. \u201cCh\u00fang \u0111\u00e2u c\u00f3 mu\u1ed1n gia nh\u1eadp qu\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed9i.\u201d Nh\u1eefng t\u00ean l\u00ednh kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 n\u1ed7i lo l\u1eafng duy nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a Timoken. M\u1eb7c d\u00f9 \u0111i d\u01b0\u1edbi b\u1ea7u tr\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea7y n\u1eafng chan h\u00f2a, nh\u01b0ng Timoken v\u1eabn c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y l\u00f2ng m\u00ecnh n\u1eb7ng tr\u0129u, c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 gi\u0169 b\u1ecf \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u00e2m tr\u1ea1ng \u0111\u00f3. C\u1eadu v\u1eabn vui c\u01b0\u1eddi, ca h\u00e1t v\u1edbi m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi, nh\u01b0ng tr\u00e1i tim c\u1eadu v\u1eabn n\u1eb7ng tr\u0129u v\u00ec nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1m b\u00e1o. Gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1m m\u00e2y \u0111en \u0111ang l\u01b0\u1ee3n l\u1edd tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1eadu. C\u00e0ng ng\u00e0y, \u0111\u00e1m m\u00e2y l\u1ea1i c\u00e0ng to h\u01a1n. \u0110\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y th\u00ec Beri c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u1eadn ra nh\u1eefng con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, nh\u01b0ng th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng, c\u00f4 v\u1eabn ph\u1ea3i d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ecfi th\u0103m \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. M\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 ng\u00f4i l\u00e0ng m\u00e0 h\u1ecd \u0111i qua \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb b\u1ecf hoang v\u00e0 t\u00e0n ph\u00e1, nh\u01b0ng v\u1eabn c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f2n sinh s\u1ed1ng, c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng l\u00e0ng nh\u1ecf \u1edf v\u00f9ng ven. Beri tr\u1edf n\u00ean m\u1ea5t ki\u00ean nh\u1eabn, c\u00f4 n\u00f3ng l\u00f2ng mu\u1ed1n v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 c\u00e0ng s\u1edbm c\u00e0ng t\u1ed1t. Toledo tr\u00f4ng c\u00f3 v\u1ebb g\u1ea7n h\u01a1n, nh\u01b0ng trong l\u00fac n\u00e0y th\u00ec l\u1ea1i tr\u1edf n\u00ean th\u1eadt xa. \u0110i \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00f2ng t\u1ed1n qu\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u th\u1eddi gian, c\u00f4 n\u0103n n\u1ec9 Timoken \u0111i v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ch\u00ednh. Nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu v\u1eabn c\u01b0\u01a1ng quy\u1ebft t\u1eeb ch\u1ed1i: \u201cM\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch nh\u1eefng t\u00ean l\u00ednh,\u201d c\u1eadu n\u00f3i. Khi h\u1ecd \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01a1i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Toledo, h\u1ecd nh\u1eadn ra r\u1eb1ng, n\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2y gi\u1ed1ng y nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec Beri \u0111\u00e3 k\u1ec3: m\u1ed9t th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 c\u00f3 t\u01b0\u1eddng bao quanh th\u1eadt \u0111\u1eb9p, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng tr\u1ea3i d\u00e0i tr\u00ean b\u1ea3y ng\u1ecdn \u0111\u1ed3i, g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c con s\u00f4ng bao b\u1ecdc v\u00f2ng quanh. M\u1ed9t th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 tr\u00e0n ng\u1eadp \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng th\u00e2n thi\u1ec7n ch\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3n... th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng... \u201cCh\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i \u0111i v\u00e0o \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ch\u00ednh th\u00f4i,\u201d Beri vui m\u1eebng reo l\u00ean. \u201cN\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng th\u00ec ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng","\u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c chi\u1ebfc c\u1ea7u d\u1eabn v\u00e0o th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 \u0111\u00e2u.\u201d H\u1ecd \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee9ng \u1edf m\u1ed9t con d\u1ed1c nh\u1ecf ph\u00eda tr\u00ean c\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed3ng, con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u00e3 hi\u1ec7n r\u00f5 ngay b\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi h\u1ecd. Beri \u0111\u00e1 v\u00e0o h\u00f4ng ng\u1ef1a, phi th\u1eb3ng xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed3i. \u201cCh\u1edd \u0111\u00e3, Beri!\u201d Timoken h\u00e9t l\u00ean. \u201cC\u1eadu s\u1ee3 g\u00ec ch\u1ee9?\u201d Edern h\u1ecfi, lo l\u1eafng nh\u00ecn Timoken. \u201cB\u1ecdn ch\u00fang!\u201d Timoken ch\u1ec9 tay v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng b\u00f3ng \u0111en \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee7a th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1. Ch\u00fang c\u00f2n xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng m\u00e1i nh\u00e0, khung c\u1eeda v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng c\u00e1nh c\u1ed5ng. \u201cNh\u1eefng b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1ee3ng?\u201d Edern n\u00f3i. \u201cKh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i,\u201d n\u1ed7i s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i trong tim Timoken n\u1eb7ng n\u1ec1 theo t\u1eebng gi\u00e2y. \u201cV\u1eady th\u00ec l\u00e0 c\u00e1i g\u00ec?\u201d Edern h\u1ecfi. \u201cNh\u1eefng con chim,\u201d Timoken n\u00f3i, gi\u1ecdng ch\u00f9n xu\u1ed1ng. \u201cNh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i chim.\u201d \u201cC\u1eadu c\u00f3 hi\u1ec3u m\u00ecnh n\u00f3i g\u00ec kh\u00f4ng?\u201d Mabon l\u1ea5y tay \u0111\u1eb7t l\u00ean tr\u00e1n, h\u01b0\u1edbng m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn ch\u0103m ch\u00fa v\u00e0o th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1. \u201cCh\u1eafc ch\u1eafn l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng con chim kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m h\u1ea1i ch\u00fang ta r\u1ed3i.\u201d Ng\u00f3n tay c\u1ee7a Timoken b\u1ecfng r\u00e1t. C\u1eadu nh\u00ecn xu\u1ed1ng chi\u1ebfc nh\u1eabn. \u0110\u00f4i m\u1eaft tr\u00ean khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t b\u1eb1ng b\u1ea1c m\u1edf to s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i. M\u1ed9t gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i y\u1ebfu \u1edbt vang l\u00ean: \u201c\u0110\u1eebng \u0111i v\u00e0o th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1.\u201d \u201cNh\u01b0ng ta ph\u1ea3i v\u00e0o,\u201d Timoken n\u00f3i. \u201cNg\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ea3o v\u1edbi ta r\u1eb1ng ch\u1ecb Zobayda c\u1ee7a ta \u0111ang \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f2n g\u00ec.\u201d \u201cT\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 g\u1ee3i \u00fd,\u201d th\u1ea7n r\u1eebng \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd. \u201cV\u1eady th\u00ec t\u1ea1i sao ng\u01b0\u1eddi ng\u0103n kh\u00f4ng cho ta v\u00e0o th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1?\u201d \u201cC\u1eadu ta c\u0169ng \u1edf \u0111\u00f3,\u201d chi\u1ebfc nh\u1eabn th\u00ec th\u1ea7m. \u201cTa \u0111\u00e3 \u0111o\u00e1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i,\u201d Timoken c\u0103m ph\u1eabn n\u00f3i. Peredur kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ch\u1edd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eefa, c\u1eadu quay th\u00fac ng\u1ef1a: \u201cCh\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i \u0111i theo Beri, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i thuy\u1ebft ph\u1ee5c m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc nh\u1eabn,\u201d c\u1eadu n\u00f3i. \u201cSu\u1ef5t!\u201d Timoken v\u1ed9i v\u00e0ng gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch. \u201cT\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i t\u00ecm hi\u1ec3u chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec \u0111ang di\u1ec5n ra trong th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1?\u2019 \u201cCh\u00fang ta s\u1ebd bi\u1ebft ngay th\u00f4i.\u201d Mabon th\u00fac ng\u1ef1a \u0111i theo Edern xu\u1ed1ng d\u1ed1c, nh\u01b0ng con ng\u1ef1a c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu l\u00f9i l\u1ea1i khi nghe m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng th\u00e9t kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp ph\u00e1t ra t\u1eeb ph\u00eda th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1. Timoken th\u00fac Gabar \u0111i theo m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi, trong khi Edern v\u00e0 Gereint c\u01b0\u1ee1i ng\u1ef1a v\u01b0\u1ee3t l\u00ean tr\u01b0\u1edbc. Mabon tr\u1ea5n t\u0129nh con ng\u1ef1a c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 theo sau con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0. H\u1ecd nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y ng\u1ef1a c\u1ee7a Beri trong m\u1ed9t b\u1ee5i c\u00e2y nh\u1ecf b\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. M\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9 \u0111ang c\u1ea7m d\u00e2y c\u01b0\u01a1ng. Qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu r\u00e1ch r\u01b0\u1edbi, m\u1eb7t c\u1eadu \u0111\u1ea7y nh\u1eefng v\u1ebft x\u01b0\u1edbc s\u00e2u, Beri \u0111ang n\u1eb1m d\u01b0\u1edbi ch\u00e2n c\u1eadu. \u201cChuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra?\u201d Timoken tr\u01b0\u1ee3t xu\u1ed1ng t\u1eeb l\u01b0ng Gabar, ch\u1ea1y \u0111\u1ebfn b\u00ean Beri. \u201cC\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m h\u1ea1i c\u00f4 \u1ea5y \u00e0?\u201d Nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec1u xu\u1ed1ng ng\u1ef1a, qu\u00e2y qu\u1ea7n b\u00ean c\u00f4 b\u00e9 \u0111ang n\u1eb1m d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u1ea5t. \u201cC\u00f4 ta h\u1ecfi chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra,\u201d c\u1eadu b\u00e9 bi\u1ec7n minh. \u201cV\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 k\u1ec3 cho c\u00f4 \u1ea5y nghe.\u201d Beri b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u r\u00ean r\u1ec9. Timoken \u0111\u1ee1 c\u00f4 ng\u1ed3i d\u1eady, Gereint mang cho c\u00f4 t\u00fai \u0111\u1ef1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc. C\u00f4 \u0111\u1ea9y c\u00e1i t\u00fai ra, l\u1ea5y tay \u00f4m m\u1eb7t. R\u1ed3i c\u00f4 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u kh\u00f3c. Timoken ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng kh\u00f3c nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. C\u1eadu t\u01b0\u1edfng r\u1eb1ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f4 s\u1ebd v\u1ee1 ra c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng n\u1ea5c. C\u00f4 ng\u00e3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ra tr\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0 sau, g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1edf \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00ec ti\u1ebfng n\u1ea5c v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng kh\u00f3c c\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng c\u01a1n r\u00ean r\u1ec9. \u201cChuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra th\u1ebf?\u201d Timoken tha thi\u1ebft h\u1ecfi. \u201cH\u00e3y n\u00f3i \u0111i, anh b\u1ea1n.\u201d \u201cTh\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb x\u00e2m l\u01b0\u1ee3c,\u201d c\u1eadu b\u00e9 k\u1ec3. \u201cNh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng con chim \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng,\u201d c\u1eadu ch\u1ec9 tay l\u00ean","b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1eddng th\u00e0nh. \u201cCh\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m m\u1eb7t t\u00f4i th\u00e0nh nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y.\u201d C\u1eadu s\u1edd tay v\u00e0o v\u1ebft s\u1eb9o tr\u00ean tr\u00e1n. \u201cT\u00f4i c\u00f2n may m\u1eafn tho\u00e1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. M\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft. M\u1ed9t t\u00ean ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y \u0111\u00e3 t\u1edbi \u0111\u00e2y, v\u00e0 c\u00f3 b\u1ed1n t\u00ean n\u1eefa, ch\u00fang kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi... nh\u1eefng sinh v\u1eadt m\u00e0u xanh, m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e3 thay \u0111\u1ed5i, ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u00e2n b\u1ecb b\u1eaft v\u00e0 h\u00e0nh h\u1ea1. T\u00ean c\u1ea7m \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb, nh\u01b0ng h\u1eafn c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng v\u0169 kh\u00ed ma thu\u1eadt, m\u1ed9t thanh ki\u1ebfm bi\u1ebft bay, m\u1ed9t h\u00f2n \u0111\u00e1 l\u1eeda v\u00e0 tia nh\u00ecn gi\u1ebft ng\u01b0\u1eddi. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u ch\u1ea1y v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3ng ch\u1eb7t c\u1eeda l\u1ea1i. Esteban Diaz \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1eedi \u0111\u1ebfn.\u201d \u201cEsteban Diaz?\u201d Timoken nh\u00ecn Beri. C\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f3c h\u1ebft n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft, ng\u1ed3i im l\u1eb7ng nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o kh\u00f4ng trung. \u201cEsteban Diaz l\u00e0 cha c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 \u1ea5y,\u201d Timoken th\u00ec th\u1ea7m. C\u1eadu b\u00e9 l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u: \u201cT\u00f4i xin l\u1ed7i. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft khi n\u00f3i tin n\u00e0y cho c\u00f4 \u1ea5y.\u201d \u201cV\u1eady l\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft r\u1ed3i sao?\u201d C\u1eadu b\u00e9 bu\u1ed3n b\u00e3 g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u: \u201cNg\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ednh d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a Castile... v\u00e0 c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a c\u1ea3 th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi. Ng\u00e0i \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ebft ch\u1ebft hai sinh v\u1eadt \u0111\u00f3 khi b\u1ecb ch\u00fang bao v\u00e2y. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00ean ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y qu\u00e1 m\u1ea1nh. V\u00e0 r\u1ed3i nh\u1eefng con chim bay \u0111\u1ebfn. Ch\u00fang kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ed1ng v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng con chim t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y. Ch\u00fang h\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 l\u00f4ng, m\u1ecf s\u1eafc nh\u1ecdn nh\u01b0 dao, m\u00f3ng vu\u1ed1t c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang...\u201d C\u1eadu b\u00e9 l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u. \u201cCh\u00fang t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng ng\u00e0i Esteban t\u1eeb tr\u00ean kh\u00f4ng. Ng\u00e0i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ch\u1ed1ng tr\u1ea3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Khi ng\u00e0i chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u v\u1edbi b\u1ecdn ch\u00fang, th\u00ec \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb \u0111\u00f3 ti\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng ng\u00e0i... v\u00e0 ng\u00e0i \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft.\u201d \u201cC\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u01b0?\u201d Timoken h\u1ecfi. \u201cT\u00f4i tr\u1ed1n sau c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda, kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m nh\u00fac nh\u00edch v\u00ec qu\u00e1 s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i.\u201d Beri nh\u01b0 \u0111ang b\u1ecb h\u00f4n m\u00ea. Timoken \u0111\u1eb7t tay l\u00ean vai c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 v\u00e0 n\u00f3i: \u201cXin chia bu\u1ed3n, Beri. T\u1edb kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n l\u1eddi n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3i. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i hi\u1ec3u n\u1ed7i bu\u1ed3n c\u1ee7a c\u00f4.\u201d \u201cCh\u00fang ta h\u00e3y \u0111i kh\u1ecfi n\u01a1i n\u00e0y th\u00f4i,\u201d Mabon n\u00f3i. \u201cCh\u00fang ta \u0111\u1ebfn Toledo \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00ecm cha c\u1ee7a Beri. Nh\u01b0ng b\u00e2y gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e3 mu\u1ed9n r\u1ed3i.\u201d \u201cT\u00f4i hi\u1ec3u c\u1eadu mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i g\u00ec!\u201d Beri \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady, nh\u00ecn th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o Mabon. \u201cC\u1eadu mu\u1ed1n ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng? Nh\u01b0ng nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb gi\u1ebft ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i b\u1ecb tr\u1eebng ph\u1ea1t.\u201d Nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a con trai kh\u00e1c mu\u1ed1n b\u1ecf cu\u1ed9c. Kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t ai trong b\u1ecdn nh\u1ecf c\u00f3 can \u0111\u1ea3m ch\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i t\u00ean ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed9i qu\u00e2n gian \u00e1c to\u00e0n nh\u1eefng sinh v\u1eadt bi\u1ebft bay c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang. Ch\u00fang mu\u1ed1n ch\u1ea1y xa kh\u1ecfi th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 n\u00e0y c\u00e0ng nhanh c\u00e0ng t\u1ed1t. M\u1eb7c k\u1ec7 l\u1eddi khuy\u00ean ng\u0103n c\u1ee7a th\u1ea7n r\u1eebng, Timoken bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n. C\u1eadu \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady, nh\u00ecn h\u01b0\u1edbng v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda nh\u1eefng ng\u1ecdn th\u00e1p, nh\u00e0 th\u1edd, nh\u1eefng m\u00e1i ng\u00f3i v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1eddng cao b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e1. \u201cB\u1ecdn ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y \u0111ang \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u?\u201d Timoken h\u1ecfi c\u1eadu b\u00e9. \u201cCh\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a Tariq, ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ee3 l\u00e0m \u0111\u1ed3 ch\u01a1i,\u201d \u00e1nh m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu b\u00e9 h\u01b0\u1edbng v\u1ec1 Timoken. \u201cH\u1ecd n\u00f3i h\u1eafn ta \u0111ang ch\u1edd m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Ch\u00e2u Phi c\u01b0\u1ee1i tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0.\u201d \u201cV\u1eady th\u00ec ta kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1eafn ta \u0111\u1ee3i l\u00e2u,\u201d Timoken n\u00f3i. \u201cC\u00e1c c\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1edd \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y,\u201d c\u1eadu n\u00f3i v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n. \u201cC\u00e1c c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i \u0111i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i v\u00e0 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 l\u00fd do g\u00ec \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00e1c c\u1eadu li\u1ec1u m\u1ea1ng c\u1ea3.\u201d Kh\u00f4ng ch\u1edd Gabar qu\u1ef3 xu\u1ed1ng, c\u1eadu bay b\u1ed5ng l\u00ean v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1p xu\u1ed1ng tr\u00ean l\u01b0ng Gabar. \u201cNh\u01b0ng c\u00f2n nh\u1eefng con chim,\u201d Edern la l\u00ean. \u201cL\u00e0m sao c\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e1nh b\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u00fang?\u201d Timoken c\u01b0\u1eddi: \u201cR\u1ed3i c\u1eadu s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y.\u201d Gabar lao th\u1eb3ng xu\u1ed1ng d\u1ed1c, Timoken c\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfng g\u1ecdi nh\u1eefng con \u0111\u1ea1i b\u00e0ng m\u00e0 c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 g\u1eb7p \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i. Trong \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1eadu, c\u1eadu nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng k\u00eau c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng con chim \u01b0ng, nh\u1eefng con c\u00fa kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed5,","nh\u1eefng con m\u00f2ng bi\u1ec3n, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c lo\u00e0i chim m\u00e0 c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng nghe. C\u1eadu ng\u1ea9ng \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00ean tr\u1eddi v\u00e0 lu\u00f4n mi\u1ec7ng g\u1ecdi ch\u00fang. Beri nh\u1ea3y l\u00ean ng\u1ef1a v\u00e0 b\u00e1m theo Timoken: \u201cC\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 l\u00e0 t\u00f4i s\u1ebd \u1edf l\u1ea1i ph\u00eda sau, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng?\u201d c\u00f4 th\u00e9t l\u00ean. Gereint \u0111\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean h\u00e1t: \u201cT\u00f4i bi\u1ebft c\u1eadu \u0111ang l\u00e0m g\u00ec, Timoken. T\u00f4i c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 bay nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t con chim v\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u0169ng \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn Toledo.\u201d Edern h\u0103ng ti\u1ebft. C\u1eadu \u01b0\u1edbc g\u00ec m\u00ecnh l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean \u0111i theo Timoken. \u201cNhanh l\u00ean n\u00e0o, Peredur, Mabon. Ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ecd \u0111i m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ch\u00fang ta.\u201d Th\u1ebf l\u00e0, nh\u00f3m s\u00e1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecdn h\u1ecd c\u00f9ng nhau \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e2y c\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean d\u1eabn v\u00e0o Toledo. Nh\u1eefng thanh g\u01b0\u01a1m c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u00fat ra s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng, nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i khi\u00ean c\u00f3 kh\u1eafc h\u00ecnh \u0111eo b\u00ean h\u00f4ng. Ch\u00f3 s\u00f3i, g\u1ea5u, c\u00e1, chim, th\u1ecf r\u1eebng nh\u1ea3y nh\u00f3t, m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi r\u1ef1c l\u1eeda. Qu\u00e2n l\u00ednh \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n h\u1ebft, c\u00e1nh c\u1ed5ng m\u1edf toang, nh\u01b0ng khi b\u1ecdn tr\u1ebb v\u1eeba b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1, nh\u1eefng con chim b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e2y th\u00e0nh v\u00f2ng tr\u00f2n tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u h\u1ecd. Th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb t\u00e0n ph\u00e1, nh\u01b0ng ti\u1ebfng k\u00eau kh\u00f3c vang l\u00ean \u1edf kh\u1eafp m\u1ecdi n\u01a1i, sau nh\u1eefng \u00f4 c\u1eeda s\u1ed5. Ngo\u00e0i ra, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 \u00e2m thanh t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng con chim kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 \u0111en thui, ti\u1ebfng k\u00eau cao v\u00fat, kinh ho\u00e0ng. Timoken t\u00ecm b\u00f3ng d\u00e1ng c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng con chim m\u00e0 c\u1eadu v\u1eeba g\u1ecdi tr\u00ean b\u1ea7u tr\u1eddi. Nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 con n\u00e0o xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n. \u201cV\u1eady th\u00ec ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch,\u201d c\u1eadu v\u1eeba n\u00f3i v\u1eeba \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u00ean tr\u00ean y\u00ean. \u201cTimoken, c\u1eadu l\u00e0m g\u00ec v\u1eady?\u201d Beri g\u00e0o to. \u201cT\u00f4i s\u1ebd chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u.\u201d Gabar n\u00f3i: \u201cC\u1eadu c\u00f3 mu\u1ed1n t\u00f4i \u0111i c\u00f9ng kh\u00f4ng?\u201d \u201cKh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00fac n\u00e0y, gia \u0111\u00ecnh th\u00e2n m\u1ebfn.\u201d Timoken n\u00f3i, c\u01b0\u1eddi vang. N\u1ed7i lo l\u1eafng c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n, v\u1eabn ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c c\u01b0\u1eddi t\u01b0\u01a1i, c\u1eadu bay th\u1eb3ng l\u00ean tr\u1eddi, h\u01b0\u1edbng m\u0169i ki\u1ebfm v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda con chim to nh\u1ea5t.","Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng 16: Bi\u1ec3u t\u01b0\u1ee3ng con r\u1eafn V\u00f2ng v\u00e2y c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng con chim v\u00e2y ch\u1eb7t l\u1ea5y Timoken, c\u1eadu th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh \u0111ang ti\u1ebfn v\u00e0o trung t\u00e2m c\u1ee7a \u0111\u00e0n chim d\u00e0y \u0111\u1eb7c. Nh\u1eefng c\u01a1n gi\u00f3 th\u1ed5i ng\u01b0\u1ee3c \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu, v\u00ec th\u1ebf, t\u1ea5m \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng kh\u00f4ng b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 c\u1eadu, nh\u01b0ng nh\u1eefng con chim c\u00f3 v\u1ebb e s\u1ee3 t\u1ea5m \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng m\u00e0u \u0111\u1ecf, ch\u00fang tr\u00e1nh xa n\u00f3 v\u00e0 k\u00eau l\u00ean gi\u1eadn d\u1eef. Timoken \u0111u\u1ed5i theo b\u1ecdn ch\u00fang, vung ki\u1ebfm ch\u00e9m v\u00e0o c\u00e1nh v\u00e0 m\u00f3ng vu\u1ed1t c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng con chim. Ch\u00fang bay l\u00ean tr\u00ean c\u1eadu, r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean lao th\u1eb3ng xu\u1ed1ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Timoken, nhanh \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng k\u1ecbp l\u1ea5y h\u01a1i th\u1edf. Nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i m\u1ecf s\u1eafc nh\u01b0 dao c\u1ea1o c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang li\u00ean ti\u1ebfp m\u1ed5 v\u00e0o chi\u1ebfc kh\u0103n tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u Timoken, h\u1ebft l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y t\u1edbi l\u1ea7n kh\u00e1c, cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi chi\u1ebfc kh\u0103n r\u00e1ch b\u01b0\u01a1m, r\u01a1i r\u1ee5ng t\u1eebng m\u1ea3nh m\u1ed9t, \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1eadu tr\u01a1 tr\u1ecdi r\u01a1i v\u00e0o t\u1ea7m ng\u1eafm c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i m\u1ecf hung d\u1eef. Timoken n\u00e2ng khi\u00ean l\u00ean che \u0111\u1ea7u, nh\u01b0ng h\u1ebft l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ebfn l\u1ea7n kh\u00e1c, nh\u1eefng con chim \u0111\u00e3 ng\u0103n c\u1eadu l\u1ea1i. C\u1eadu tuy\u1ec7t v\u1ecdng \u0111\u00e1 ch\u00fang ra. Timoken \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111en thui, \u0111\u00e2m th\u1eb3ng m\u0169i ki\u1ebfn v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng con m\u1eaft d\u1eef t\u1ee3n c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang, c\u1eadu v\u1eeba xoay v\u00f2ng chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u v\u1eeba \u0111e d\u1ecda v\u00e0 nguy\u1ec1n r\u1ee7a ch\u00fang b\u1eb1ng ti\u1ebfng c\u1ee7a lo\u00e0i chim. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang v\u1eabn v\u00e2y ch\u1eb7t l\u1ea5y c\u1eadu, sau m\u1ed9t h\u1ed3i chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u, c\u1eadu th\u1ea5y s\u1ee9c m\u00ecnh ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng c\u1ea1n ki\u1ec7t. C\u00e1nh tay c\u1ea7m ki\u1ebfm c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu \u0111au nh\u00f3i, \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1eadu quay cu\u1ed3ng, c\u1eadu th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh \u0111ang r\u01a1i t\u1ef1 do, c\u00e0ng l\u00fac c\u00e0ng nhanh. M\u1ed9t con chim ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c lao \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng Timoken, m\u1ecf c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 nh\u1eafm th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o m\u1eaft c\u1eadu, ch\u1ec9 v\u00e0i gi\u00e2y sau \u0111\u00f3, m\u1ed9t \u00e1nh ch\u1edbp x\u1eb9t qua t\u1ea7m nh\u00ecn c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu, r\u1ed3i c\u1eadu th\u1ea5y xung quanh t\u1ed1i s\u1ea7m l\u1ea1i. C\u1eadu d\u00f9ng tay c\u1ea7m khi\u00ean che m\u1eb7t l\u1ea1i, Timoken c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y m\u00e1u \u0111ang ch\u1ea3y xu\u1ed1ng m\u00e1, m\u00e1u v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft. C\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n ch\u1ebft tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i ch\u1ecb m\u00ecnh. Khi c\u1eadu b\u1ecf tay ra, may m\u1eafn thay, c\u1eadu v\u1eabn c\u00f2n nh\u00ecn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c; m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1m m\u00e2y \u0111en \u0111ang che khu\u1ea5t m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi. Tr\u00f4ng n\u00f3 nh\u01b0 che l\u1ea5p c\u1ea3 b\u1ea7u tr\u1eddi. T\u1eeb trong nh\u1eefng \u0111\u00e1m m\u00e2y, Timoken nh\u1eadn ra nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng k\u00eau quen thu\u1ed9c, h\u00e0ng ng\u00e0n ti\u1ebfng k\u00eau, c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng con \u0111\u1ea1i b\u00e0ng, di\u1ec1u h\u00e2u, c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng con m\u00f2ng bi\u1ec3n v\u00e0 c\u00fa, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng lo\u00e0i chim \u0111ang k\u00e9o v\u1ec1. Ch\u00fang c\u00f9ng nhau n\u00f3i: \u201cCh\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ebd s\u00e1t c\u00e1nh b\u00ean c\u1eadu.\u201d C\u1ea3 \u0111\u00e1m m\u00e2y chim ch\u00f3c k\u00e9o \u0111\u1ebfn v\u00e2y l\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng con chim m\u00e0u \u0111en t\u1ef1a nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t t\u1ea5m v\u1ea3i li\u1ec7m kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3; ch\u00fang v\u00e2y xung quanh b\u1ecdn chim ma qu\u00e1i, c\u1ea3 b\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi ch\u00fang, cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n th\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u1ea5u t\u00edch c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng con v\u1eadt hung \u00e1c \u0111\u00f3 tr\u00ean b\u1ea7u tr\u1eddi. Ti\u1ebfng th\u00e9t gi\u1eadn d\u1eef c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang vang l\u00ean gi\u1eefa ti\u1ebfng k\u00eau c\u1ee7a c\u1ea3 ng\u00e0n lo\u00e0i chim. B\u1ea7y chim \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1eadt \u0111\u00fang l\u00fac. Timoken bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ch\u1ed1ng c\u1ef1 l\u00e2u h\u01a1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eefa. Ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat n\u1eefa th\u00f4i th\u00ec nh\u1eefng con qu\u00e1i v\u1eadt \u1ea5y s\u1ebd x\u00e9 c\u1eadu ra th\u00e0nh t\u1eebng m\u1ea3nh, c\u1ed5 h\u1ecdng c\u1eadu n\u00f3ng rang, \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n ngh\u0129 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u00ec n\u1eefa, nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu v\u1eabn c\u1ed1 h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ec3 th\u1ed1t l\u00ean: \u201cC\u1ea3m \u01a1n, c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i,\u201d tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi c\u1eadu r\u01a1i h\u1eb3n xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t. Timoken n\u1eb1m im ngay ch\u1ed7 c\u1eadu b\u1ecb r\u01a1i, tr\u00ean con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ea7y b\u1ee5i \u0111\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu phi ng\u1ef1a \u0111\u1ebfn, theo sau l\u00e0 Gabar. \u201cC\u1eadu \u1ea5y ch\u1ebft r\u1ed3i sao?\u201d Beri \u00f2a kh\u00f3c. \u201cC\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, c\u1eadu \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c m\u00ecnh,\u201d Mabon n\u00f3i. \u201cKh\u00f4ng!\u201d Edern h\u00e9t l\u00ean. \u201cKh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.\u201d","\u201cNh\u00ecn c\u1eadu \u1ea5y nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ebft r\u1ed3i \u1ea5y,\u201d Peredur n\u00f3i. Gereint c\u0169ng t\u01b0\u1edfng v\u1eady. Timoken ch\u1ee3t ch\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t khu\u1ef7u tay ng\u1ed3i d\u1eady v\u00e0 c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1edbi m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi: \u201c\u0110\u1eebng ch\u1ec9 tin v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng g\u00ec c\u1eadu th\u1ea5y,\u201d c\u1eadu n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Peredur. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00f9ng nh\u1ea3y xu\u1ed1ng ng\u1ef1a, ch\u1ea1y \u0111\u1ebfn v\u00e2y quanh Timoken, th\u1edf ph\u00e0o nh\u1eb9 nh\u00f5m, r\u1ed3i reo h\u00f2 vui s\u01b0\u1edbng. \u201cTr\u00f4ng c\u1eadu khi\u1ebfp qu\u00e1, Timoken,\u201d Mabon n\u00f3i. \u201cN\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 v\u1ebft th\u01b0\u01a1ng n\u00e0o, th\u00ec ng\u01b0\u1eddi anh h\u00f9ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 anh h\u00f9ng.\u201d Edern n\u00f3i. \u201cT\u00f3 v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t anh h\u00f9ng,\u201d Timoken \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd v\u00e0 t\u1ef1 tin h\u01a1n. \u201cCh\u00fang ta h\u00e3y c\u00f9ng \u0111i v\u00e0o th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 n\u00e0o,\u201d c\u1eadu n\u00f3i, r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ee9ng b\u1eadt d\u1eady. Gabar qu\u1ef3 xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ec3 Timoken leo l\u00ean, c\u1eadu nh\u1ea3y l\u00ean l\u01b0ng con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 th\u1eadt d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng. \u201cC\u1eadu ch\u1ea3y m\u00e1u nhi\u1ec1u qu\u00e1,\u201d Beri nh\u1eafc nh\u1edf, nh\u00ecn sang \u00e1o c\u1ee7a Timoken. \u201cC\u1eadu c\u00f3 c\u00e1i \u00e1o s\u1ea1ch n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c trong nh\u1eefng t\u00fai h\u00e0nh l\u00fd kia kh\u00f4ng?\u201d C\u00f4 b\u00e9 nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i t\u00fai treo v\u00e0o y\u00ean gh\u1ebf tr\u00ean l\u01b0ng Gabar. \u201cM\u00ecnh v\u1eabn c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng,\u201d Timoken n\u00f3i, tay v\u1eeba gi\u01a1 cao thanh ki\u1ebfm. \u201c\u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 m\u1edbi l\u00e0 quan tr\u1ecdng.\u201d Tr\u00ean con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ee3 l\u00e0m \u0111\u1ed3 ch\u01a1i, nh\u1eefng t\u00ean ph\u00f9 thu\u1ef7 \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee9ng theo d\u00f5i b\u1ea7y chim tr\u00ean tr\u1eddi. T\u1eebng con qu\u00e1i v\u1eadt bi\u1ebft bay m\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u1ea1o ra d\u1ea7n d\u1ea7n r\u01a1i xu\u1ed1ng tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng m\u00e1i nh\u00e0, nh\u1eefng b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1eddng, r\u01a1i tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ea7y s\u1ecfi \u0111\u00e1 gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng t\u1ea5m gi\u1ebb \u01b0\u1edbt. M\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed1ng x\u01b0\u01a1ng k\u00e8m nh\u00fam l\u00f4ng \u0111en th\u1ee7i r\u01a1i th\u1eb3ng xu\u1ed1ng ch\u00e2n th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9, n\u00f3 l\u00f9i l\u1ea1i. N\u00f3 nh\u1ebfch mi\u1ec7ng c\u01b0\u1eddi hi\u1ec3m \u00e1c: \u201cHay l\u1eafm, th\u1eb1ng nh\u1ecf Ch\u00e2u Phi \u1ea1, b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u cu\u1ed9c ch\u01a1i th\u00f4i,\u201d n\u00f3 l\u1ea7m b\u1ea7m. T\u1eeb trong nh\u00e0, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u00e2n th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 theo d\u00f5i nh\u1eefng con qu\u00e1i v\u1eadt r\u01a1i xu\u1ed1ng qua c\u1eeda s\u1ed5. H\u1ecd th\u1eadn tr\u1ecdng b\u01b0\u1edbc ra kh\u1ecfi nh\u00e0, nh\u00ecn nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u00e0ng x\u00f3m c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u b\u00e0n t\u00e1n. \u201cCu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ea5m d\u1ee9t ch\u01b0a? Ch\u00fang ta lo r\u1eb1ng ng\u00e0y t\u1eadn th\u1ebf \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn.\u201d C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t nh\u00f3m nh\u1ecf \u0111ang \u0111i tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ph\u1ed1 ch\u00ednh. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi quay l\u1ea1i nh\u00ecn h\u1ecd ch\u0103m ch\u00fa. H\u1ecd th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9 c\u01b0\u1ee1i tr\u00ean l\u01b0ng con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0, sau l\u01b0ng c\u1eadu, n\u0103m \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb kh\u00e1c \u0111ang c\u01b0\u1ee1i tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng con ng\u1ef1a \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ec7t l\u1ea3. M\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb, \u0111\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean, ti\u1ebfn l\u00ean \u0111i b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0. C\u1eadu ta... \u00e0 kh\u00f4ng, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 g\u00e1i, khi c\u00f4 c\u1edbi b\u1ecf kh\u0103n tr\u00f9m \u0111\u1ea7u, m\u1ed9t b\u00fai t\u00f3c v\u00e0ng \u00f3ng l\u1ed9 ra. \u201cT\u00ean ch\u00e1u l\u00e0 Berenice, con g\u00e1i c\u1ee7a Esteban Diaz,\u201d c\u00f4 b\u00e9 g\u00e0o to, \u201cch\u00e1u \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u1ea3 th\u00f9 cho cha. B\u1ecdn gi\u1ebft ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1ea5y \u0111ang \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u \u1ea1?\u201d M\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ec9 tay v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda m\u1ed9t con h\u1ebbm nh\u1ecf d\u1eabn ra \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ch\u00ednh. Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u, m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 h\u00e9t l\u00ean: \u201cH\u1eafn \u0111ang \u1edf nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a Tariq, ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ee3 l\u00e0m \u0111\u1ed3 ch\u01a1i. Tariq \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft r\u1ed3i, nh\u01b0ng v\u1ee3 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng \u1ea5y v\u1eabn c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng.\u201d \u201cB\u1ecdn ph\u00f9 thu\u1ef7 b\u1eaft b\u00e0 \u1ea5y l\u00e0m con tin,\u201d m\u1ed9t \u00f4ng la l\u00ean. \u201c\u0110\u1eebng \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5y,\u201d m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eefa kh\u00e1c n\u00f3i. \u201cCh\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng tr\u1ea3 th\u00f9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c cho cha \u0111\u00e2u. Ng\u00e0i \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb gi\u1ebft b\u1edfi m\u1ed9t t\u00ean ph\u00f9 thu\u1ef7. H\u00e3y \u0111\u1ee3i binh l\u00ednh \u0111\u1ebfn.\u201d \u201c\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 Timoken.\u201d Beri ch\u1ec9 tay v\u00e0o c\u1eadu b\u00e9. \u201cC\u1eadu \u1ea5y c\u0169ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 ph\u00e9p thu\u1eadt, c\u1eadu \u1ea5y v\u1eeba \u0111\u00e1nh b\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng sinh v\u1eadt bay tr\u00ean b\u1ea7u tr\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 \u0111e d\u1ecda th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u1ea5y.\u201d \u0110\u00e1m \u0111\u00f4ng ch\u0103m ch\u00fa nh\u00ecn c\u1eadu b\u00e9 c\u01b0\u1ee1i tr\u00ean l\u01b0ng con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0. Qu\u1ea3 th\u1eadt, c\u1eadu nh\u01b0 v\u1eeba chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u xong. B\u1ed9 \u0111\u1ed3 tr\u1eafng c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu d\u00ednh \u0111\u1ea7y m\u00e1u, m\u1eb7t v\u00e0 tay c\u1eadu \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ea7y nh\u1eefng th\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u00edch l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng v\u1ebft x\u01b0\u1edbc s\u00e2u ho\u1eafm. C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t v\u1eadt g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 m\u00e0u v\u00e0ng l\u1ea5p l\u00e1ng tr\u00ean t\u00f3c c\u1eadu. Ph\u1ea3i ch\u0103ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc v\u01b0\u01a1ng mi\u1ec7n?","Timoken tr\u01b0\u1ee3t xu\u1ed1ng kh\u1ecfi l\u01b0ng con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0, nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb kh\u00e1c c\u0169ng xu\u1ed1ng ng\u1ef1a. Nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb c\u1ea7m ch\u1eb7t d\u00e2y c\u01b0\u01a1ng, t\u1ef1 h\u00e0o r\u1eb1ng, c\u1eadu trai n\u00e0y, kh\u00f4ng cao to h\u01a1n ch\u00fang bao nhi\u00eau nh\u01b0ng v\u1eeba \u0111\u00e1nh b\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng con qu\u00e1i v\u1eadt bi\u1ebft bay. M\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9 ch\u1ec9 tay xu\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u1ecf c\u00e1ch v\u00e0i b\u01b0\u1edbc sau l\u01b0ng c\u1eadu: \u201cTh\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 ph\u00f9 thu\u1ef7 v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng sinh v\u1eadt kia \u0111ang \u1edf d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u00f3,\u201d c\u1eadu ta n\u00f3i. \u201cCh\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y ch\u00fang.\u201d \u201cC\u0103n nh\u00e0 n\u00e0o?\u201d Timoken h\u1ecfi. \u201cC\u0103n nh\u00e0 c\u00f3 h\u00ecnh con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 \u1edf tr\u01b0\u1edbc,\u201d m\u1ed9t b\u00e9 g\u00e1i nh\u1ecf n\u00f3i cho c\u1eadu bi\u1ebft. Timoken c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u00e1nh m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi xung quanh. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd th\u00ec c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00e9p th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i n\u1eefa. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ec3 chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1eb7t v\u1edbi b\u1ecdn gian \u00e1c, c\u1eadu ph\u1ea3i s\u1eeda l\u1ea1i g\u01b0\u01a1m v\u00e0 khi\u00ean c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Ch\u00fang v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ee7 m\u1ea1nh \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 c\u1eadu. C\u1eadu ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t h\u00f2n \u0111\u00e1, \u0111\u1eb7t thanh ki\u1ebfm l\u00ean \u0111\u00f9i. B\u1eb1ng ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef c\u1ee7a v\u01b0\u01a1ng qu\u1ed1c b\u00ed \u1ea9n, c\u1eadu y\u00eau c\u1ea7u thanh ki\u1ebfm b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 m\u00ecnh, thanh ki\u1ebfm ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u00e1nh b\u1ea1i m\u1ecdi k\u1ebb th\u00f9 v\u00e0 k\u1ebft th\u00fac cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi c\u1ee7a b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ai c\u00f3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh gi\u1ebft c\u1eadu. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi im l\u1eb7ng l\u1eafng nghe c\u00e2u th\u1ea7n ch\u00fa c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu b\u00e9 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Ch\u00e2u Phi. H\u1ecd nghi\u00eam trang, im l\u1eb7ng nh\u00ecn c\u1eadu l\u01b0\u1edbt ng\u00f3n tay m\u00ecnh tr\u00ean thanh ki\u1ebfm, v\u00e0 h\u1ecd nh\u00ecn chi\u1ebfc nh\u1eabn b\u1eb1ng b\u1ea1c tr\u00ean ng\u00f3n tay gi\u1eefa b\u00e0n tay b\u00ean tr\u00e1i c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu. Chi\u1ebfc nh\u1eabn s\u00e1ng r\u1ef1c l\u00ean nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e0m t\u1eeb l\u1eeda. Timoken \u0111\u1ec3 thanh ki\u1ebfm qua m\u1ed9t b\u00ean, \u0111\u1eb7t t\u1ea5m khi\u00ean l\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u g\u1ed1i, c\u1eadu l\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i c\u00e2u th\u1ea7n ch\u00fa. Khi \u0111\u00e3 xong, c\u1eadu n\u00f3i nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n \u0111\u01b0a cho c\u1eadu v\u0169 kh\u00ed c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. C\u1eadu \u0111\u1eb7t tay m\u00ecnh l\u00ean t\u1eebng m\u00f3n v\u0169 kh\u00ed m\u1ed9t, nh\u1eefng thanh ki\u1ebfm v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i khi\u00ean v\u1edbi bi\u1ec3u t\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u1ee7a t\u1eebng ng\u01b0\u1eddi: ch\u00f3 s\u00f3i v\u00e0 g\u1ea5u, c\u00e1 v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea1i b\u00e0ng v\u00e0 th\u1ecf r\u1eebng. \u201cNh\u01b0ng v\u1eady c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 c\u1eadu \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111i v\u1edbi c\u1eadu,\u201d Edern n\u00f3i khi nh\u1eadn l\u1ea1i thanh ki\u1ebfm t\u1eeb tay Timoken. \u201cT\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n t\u1ef1 quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh s\u1ef1 l\u1ef1a ch\u1ecdn c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh,\u201d Timoken \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady. C\u1eadu nh\u00ecn sang Beri. \u201cC\u1eadu ngh\u0129 l\u00e0 m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd \u1edf l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y khi c\u00f3 c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i tr\u1ea3 th\u00f9 cho cha m\u00ecnh \u00e0?\u201d c\u00f4 n\u00f3ng n\u1ea3y n\u00f3i. \u201cKh\u00f4ng,\u201d g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t Timoken tr\u1edf n\u00ean nghi\u00eam ngh\u1ecb. Beri nhanh ch\u00f3ng qu\u1ea5n m\u1edb t\u00f3c d\u00e0i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh l\u1ea1i th\u00e0nh b\u00fai sau \u0111\u1ea7u: \u201cM\u00ecnh s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng r\u1ed3i,\u201d c\u00f4 n\u00f3i. Timoken \u0111\u00e3 chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb t\u00e2m l\u00fd s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111i m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh, nh\u01b0ng th\u1eadt t\u1ed1t khi c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n s\u00e1t c\u00e1nh b\u00ean m\u00ecnh. C\u1eadu ch\u1ea1y nh\u01b0 bay v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda con h\u1ebbm nh\u1ecf. C\u00e1nh c\u1eeda c\u1ee7a c\u0103n nh\u00e0 cao nh\u1ea5t c\u00f3 v\u1ebd h\u00ecnh m\u1ed9t con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0, c\u1eadu t\u1ef1 m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1edbi m\u00ecnh. L\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 bao gi\u1edd c\u0169ng mang l\u1ea1i may m\u1eafn cho c\u1eadu. Nh\u01b0ng khi c\u1eadu quan s\u00e1t n\u00f3, con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u bi\u1ebfn ch\u1ea5t; m\u00e0u v\u00e0ng \u00f3ng c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 bi\u1ebfn th\u00e0nh m\u00e0u xanh, \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 teo qu\u1eaft l\u1ea1i r\u1ed3i tan ch\u1ea3y th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i c\u1ed5 d\u00e0i. Nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i ch\u00e2n c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 d\u1ea7n bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t, v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 th\u00e2n h\u00ecnh d\u00e3n ra th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t sinh v\u1eadt \u1ed1m tong, kh\u00f4 qu\u1eafc: \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con c\u1ef1 x\u00e0 c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng. Timoken v\u1eabn li\u00ean t\u1ee5c \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i c\u0169ng b\u01b0\u1edbc theo c\u1eadu. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00f9ng nh\u00ecn ch\u0103m ch\u0103m v\u00e0o con v\u1eadt m\u00e0u xanh \u0111ang cu\u1ed9n tr\u00f2n, n\u00f3 \u0111ang u\u1ed1n \u00e9o tr\u01b0\u1eddn qua nh\u1eefng thanh g\u1ed7. C\u1eadu ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y ma thu\u1eadt nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y. Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu b\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00f9i l\u1ea1i, nh\u01b0ng Timoken l\u1ea1i cho ki\u1ebfm v\u00e0o v\u1ecf, \u0111\u1eb7t tay l\u00ean tay n\u1eafm c\u1eeda. Khi c\u1eadu b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1eb7n tay n\u1eafm, con c\u1ef1 x\u00e0 nh\u00e0o \u0111\u1ebfn tay c\u1eadu, m\u1edf to mi\u1ec7ng, \u0111\u00ea l\u1ed9 hai c\u00e1i r\u0103ng nanh qu\u00e1i \u00e1c. Nh\u01b0ng Timoken nhanh h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t b\u01b0\u1edbc. Ch\u1ec9 trong ch\u1edbp m\u1eaft, c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 t\u00f3m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1ed5 c\u1ee7a con v\u1eadt. Con v\u1eadt r\u00edt l\u00ean gi\u1eadn d\u1eef, n\u00f3 h\u00e1 to mi\u1ec7ng h\u01a1n, m\u1eaft n\u00f3 v\u00e0ng kh\u00e8, tr\u1eebng l\u00ean nh\u00ecn Timoken. Nh\u01b0ng Timoken v\u1eabn n\u1eafm ch\u1eb7t c\u1ed5 n\u00f3, cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi con c\u1ef1 x\u00e0 t\u1eeb t\u1eeb ng\u1eadm mi\u1ec7ng l\u1ea1i. M\u1eaft n\u00f3 nh\u1eafm l\u1ea1i, n\u00f3 n\u1eb1m y\u00ean trong tay c\u1eadu. \u201cT\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng tin n\u00f3,\u201d Timoken n\u00f3i, n\u00e9m con r\u1eafn xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t. Kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ea7n ch\u1eeb g\u00ec n\u1eefa, Edern vung ki\u1ebfm, ch\u00e9m \u0111\u1ee9t \u0111\u1ea7u con c\u1ef1 x\u00e0.","Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i v\u1eabn nh\u00ecn con r\u1eafn s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i. N\u1ebfu \u0111\u00e2y ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 ph\u1ea7n m\u1edf \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a tr\u1eadn chi\u1ebfn th\u00ec, h\u1ecd s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y g\u00ec khi b\u01b0\u1edbc qua c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0m \u0111\u1ed3 ch\u01a1i kia? Timoken v\u1eb7n tay n\u1eafm c\u1eeda, m\u1edf toang c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda ra. M\u1edbi \u0111\u1ea7u, c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y g\u00ec ngo\u00e0i kho\u1ea3ng v\u01b0\u1eddn tr\u1ed1ng v\u1eafng. M\u1ed9t c\u00e1i gh\u1ebf b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e1 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1eb7t ngay ch\u00ednh gi\u1eefa khu v\u01b0\u1eddn, ph\u00eda sau c\u00e1i gh\u1ebf l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t b\u1ee5i h\u1ed3ng v\u00e0ng \u0111ang n\u1edf r\u1ed9. C\u01a1n gi\u00f3 nh\u1eb9 th\u1ed5i m\u00f9i h\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u00e8n nh\u00f3m b\u1ea1n, nh\u01b0ng khi b\u1ecdn tr\u1ebb \u0111ang h\u00edt h\u00e0 th\u1ee9 h\u01b0\u01a1ng ng\u1ecdt ng\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, th\u00ec n\u00f3 bi\u1ebfn th\u00e0nh m\u00f9i chua trong m\u0169i b\u1ecdn nh\u1ecf v\u00e0 tr\u1edf n\u00ean h\u00f4i h\u00e1m v\u00e0 t\u1edfm l\u1ee3m. C\u00e1i m\u00f9i kinh t\u1edfm \u1ea5y l\u00e0m b\u1ee5ng c\u1ee7a b\u1ecdn tr\u1ebb \u0111au qu\u1eb7n l\u00ean, v\u00e0 trong l\u00fac nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u quay cu\u1ed3ng, r\u1ed3i n\u00f4n \u1eb9o ngo\u00e0i s\u00e2n th\u00ec nh\u1eefng c\u00e1nh hoa trong b\u1ee5i h\u1ed3ng c\u0169ng h\u00e9o \u00faa r\u1ed3i r\u1ee5ng xu\u1ed1ng. \u0110\u1eb1ng sau b\u1ee5i c\u00e2y h\u00e9o \u00faa, ba b\u00f3ng \u0111en gi\u1edd m\u1edbi xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n. \u201cCu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng ng\u01b0\u01a1i c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn,\u201d m\u1ed9t gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i vang l\u00ean. Timoken r\u00f9ng m\u00ecnh. \u0110\u00e2y r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng l\u00e0 gi\u1ecdng c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a con n\u00edt, nh\u01b0ng \u00e2m \u0111i\u1ec7u c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 gi\u00e0 ch\u00e1t v\u00e0 hi\u1ec3m \u0111\u1ed9c. B\u00f3ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3 b\u01b0\u1edbc ra kh\u1ecfi b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i v\u00e0 \u0111i v\u00f2ng quanh b\u1ee5i h\u1ed3ng. Th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 \u0111\u00f3 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng cao h\u01a1n Timoken l\u00e0 bao nhi\u00eau. M\u00e1i t\u00f3c m\u00e0u n\u00e2u v\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 d\u00e0i ch\u1ea5m vai, v\u00e0 m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 m\u00e0u xanh b\u00f3ng nho\u00e1ng nh\u01b0 m\u00e0u \u00f4-liu. Timoken nhanh ch\u00f3ng h\u01b0\u1edbng \u00e1nh nh\u00ecn xu\u1ed1ng c\u00e1nh tay c\u1ee7a th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 \u0111ang \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u00ean chui ki\u1ebfm. \u201c\u0110\u1eebng nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a n\u00f3,\u201d c\u1eadu n\u00f3i v\u1edbi c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n m\u00ecnh. \u201cNg\u01b0\u01a1i bi\u1ebft ta mu\u1ed1n g\u00ec m\u00e0,\u201d t\u00ean ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u1ea3 t\u1ea1o. \u201cT\u1ea5m t\u01a1 c\u1ee7a con nh\u1ec7n m\u1eb7t tr\u0103ng cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng,\u201d Timoken n\u00f3i. \u201cNh\u01b0ng ng\u01b0\u01a1i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd l\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3.\u201d \u201cNg\u01b0\u01a1i n\u00ean th\u00eam v\u00e0o l\u00e0 \u2018cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi n\u00e0o ta c\u00f2n th\u1edf\u2019,\u201d th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 n\u00f3i. \u201cV\u00e0 ta s\u1ebd n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng, \u2018H\u01a1i th\u1edf c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u01a1i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n k\u00e9o d\u00e0i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bao l\u00e2u n\u1eefa \u0111\u00e2u.\u2019\u201d \u201cH\u01a1i th\u1edf c\u1ee7a ta s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c k\u00e9o d\u00e0i m\u00e3i m\u00e3i,\u201d Timoken n\u00f3i. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd, khi \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1eb7t v\u1edbi k\u1ebb th\u00f9, c\u1eadu th\u1ea5y th\u1eadt b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh. C\u1eadu nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y hai t\u00ean viridee \u0111ang b\u01b0\u1edbc ra t\u1eeb b\u1ee5i c\u00e2y, v\u1eabn nh\u00ecn th\u1eb3ng v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc, c\u1eadu n\u00f3i: \u201cH\u00e3y chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng, c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. H\u00e3y nh\u1edb l\u00e0, thanh ki\u1ebfm c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c c\u1eadu l\u00e0 b\u1ea5t kh\u1ea3 chi\u1ebfn b\u1ea1i.\u201d \u201cCh\u00fang t\u00f4i lu\u00f4n s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng,\u201d Edern n\u00f3i. T\u00ean ph\u00e1p s\u01b0 ti\u1ebfn l\u1ea1i g\u1ea7n Timoken: \u201cTh\u00ec ra ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111ang \u0111eo chi\u1ebfc nh\u1eabn c\u1ee7a ch\u1ecb m\u00ecnh,\u201d n\u00f3 n\u00f3i. \u201cTh\u1eadt t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p khi b\u00e0 ta kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 n\u00f3.\u201d Timoken cau m\u00e0y: \u201cNg\u01b0\u01a1i th\u00ec bi\u1ebft g\u00ec v\u1ec1 ch\u1ecb ta?\u201d \u201cTa bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1eb1ng ch\u1ecb c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111ang n\u1eb1m ch\u1ebft \u1edf c\u1eeda h\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a ch\u1ed3ng b\u00e0 ta.\u201d \u201cC\u00e1i g\u00ec?\u201d Timoken n\u1eafm ch\u1eb7t l\u1ea5y ng\u1ef1c m\u00ecnh. C\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng th\u1edf \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. \u201cTh\u1eadt \u0111\u00e1ng th\u01b0\u01a1ng cho th\u1eb1ng nh\u00f3c Ch\u00e2u Phi n\u00e0y. Ng\u01b0\u01a1i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng, \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 ta \u00e0?\u201d Timoken kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i n\u00ean l\u1eddi sau c\u01a1n s\u1ed1c. C\u1eadu l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u. \u201c\u00cdt nh\u1ea5t n\u00f3 c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 ta,\u201d gi\u1ecdng c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 tr\u1edf n\u00ean h\u00e2n hoan, vui s\u01b0\u1edbng. \u201cNg\u01b0\u01a1i bi\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng, l\u1ebd ra b\u00e0 ta n\u00ean gi\u1eef im l\u1eb7ng. B\u00e0 ta \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ed1 c\u1ea3nh b\u00e1o cho ng\u01b0\u01a1i. B\u1ea5t k\u1ec3 ta h\u00e0nh h\u1ea1 b\u00e0 \u1ea5y nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o, b\u00e0 ta v\u1eabn c\u1ed1 v\u01b0\u01a1n ng\u01b0\u1eddi r\u1ed3i k\u00eau g\u1ecdi, r\u1ed3i la h\u00e9t. V\u00ec th\u1ebf m\u00e0 ta ph\u1ea3i...\u201d Timoken kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 nghe th\u00eam m\u1ed9t t\u1eeb n\u00e0o n\u1eefa. Ti\u1ebfng th\u00e9t \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu nh\u1ea5n ch\u00ecm m\u1ecdi \u00e2m thanh kh\u00e1c. N\u1eafm ch\u1eb7t thanh ki\u1ebfm trong tay, c\u1eadu bay \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 kia. C\u1eadu li\u00ean ti\u1ebfp ch\u00e9m v\u00e0o c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u l\u1eafc l\u01b0 c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 h\u1ebft l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ebfn l\u1ea7n kh\u00e1c, nh\u01b0ng nh\u1eefng nh\u00e1t ki\u1ebfm c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu to\u00e0n ch\u00e9m v\u00e0o kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed. T\u00ean ph\u00f9 thu\u1ef7 bi\u1ebfn th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t c\u1ed9t kh\u00f3i, m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1m m\u00e2y quay tr\u00f2n m\u00e0u xanh l\u00e1 c\u00e2y. Nh\u01b0ng thanh ki\u1ebfm c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 v\u1eabn","c\u00f2n, n\u00f3 lao \u0111\u1ebfn Timoken nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t tia ch\u1edbp. Timoken l\u1ea5y khi\u00ean ra \u0111\u1ee1, nh\u01b0ng thanh ki\u1ebfm ma qu\u1ef7 c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 u\u1ed1n cong l\u1ea1i, xuy\u00ean qua c\u00e1i khi\u00ean, nh\u1eafm th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o ng\u1ef1c Timoken, Timoken ph\u1ea3n x\u1ea1 nhanh h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m. C\u1eadu quay t\u00edt v\u00f2ng quanh, \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1ea5m \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng m\u00e0u \u0111\u1ecf che k\u00edn ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1eadu, ch\u1ec9 tr\u1eeb ph\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u. M\u1ed9t gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i vang l\u00ean vui s\u01b0\u1edbng: \u201cTa th\u1ea5y r\u1ed3i! Ta th\u1ea5y t\u1ea5m t\u01a1 r\u1ed3i! Ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111ang m\u1eb7c n\u00f3, t\u00ean vua ngu ng\u1ed1c.\u201d Nh\u01b0ng thanh ki\u1ebfm c\u1ee7a t\u00ean ph\u00f9 thu\u1ef7 kh\u00f4ng xuy\u00ean qua \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ea5m \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng m\u1eb7t tr\u0103ng \u0111\u1ecf th\u1eafm, n\u00f3 li\u1ec1n t\u1ea1o ra m\u1ed9t c\u01a1n m\u01b0a \u0111\u00e1 l\u1eeda r\u01a1i xu\u1ed1ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Timoken. Nh\u1eefng h\u00f2n \u0111\u00e1 \u0111\u1ec1u b\u1ecb ch\u1eb7n b\u1edfi c\u00e1i khi\u00ean \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00f9 ph\u00e9p c\u1ee7a Timoken, nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t vi\u00ean \u0111\u00e1 r\u01a1i tr\u00fang g\u00e1y c\u1eadu. C\u1eadu l\u1ea3o \u0111\u1ea3o r\u1ed3i ng\u00e3 xu\u1ed1ng. Trong m\u1ed9t tho\u00e1ng, c\u1eadu quan s\u00e1t tr\u1eadn chi\u1ebfn xung quanh m\u00ecnh. M\u1ed9t t\u00ean viridee \u0111ang qu\u1ea5n l\u1ea5y thanh ki\u1ebfm c\u1ee7a Edern, gi\u1eadt l\u1ea5y n\u00f3 v\u1ec1 tay m\u00ecnh. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi con v\u1eadt \u1ea5y d\u00f9ng ki\u1ebfm \u0111\u00e2m v\u00e0o Edern, Beri \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1eb7t d\u1ee9t c\u00e1nh tay n\u00f3, c\u00e1nh tay nh\u01b0 que c\u1ee7i c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 r\u01a1i xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t, sinh v\u1eadt \u1ea5y th\u00e9t l\u00ean \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn. G\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 l\u00e0 qu\u00e1 tr\u1ec5, Timoken th\u1ea5y l\u01b0\u1ee1i ki\u1ebfm c\u1ee7a t\u00ean ph\u00f9 thu\u1ef7 lao \u0111\u1ebfn, ch\u0129a th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o ng\u1ef1c c\u1eadu. C\u1eadu d\u00f9ng ki\u1ebfm c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh h\u1ea5t n\u00f3 ra, nh\u01b0ng m\u0169i ki\u1ebfm \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn qu\u00e1 g\u1ea7n, c\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u00f3ng d\u00e1ng c\u1ee7a t\u00ean ph\u00f9 thu\u1ef7 ph\u00eda sau l\u00e0n kh\u00f3i. C\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y b\u1eafp th\u1ecbt c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 m\u00e0u xanh l\u00e1 c\u00e2y, c\u00e1nh tay d\u00e0i nh\u01b0 c\u00e0nh c\u00e2y v\u00e0 h\u1ed9p s\u1ecd nh\u01b0 b\u1ecdt bi\u1ec3n c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 \u1ea9n ph\u00eda sau g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1eb9p trai. \u201cNg\u01b0\u01a1i l\u00e0 ai?\u201d Timoken th\u1edf m\u1ea1nh. \u201cTa l\u00e0 con trai duy nh\u1ea5t mang h\u00ecnh d\u1ea1ng con ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a Ch\u00faa T\u1ec3 Degal - ch\u00faa t\u1ec3 c\u1ee7a lo\u00e0i viridee.\u201d T\u00ean ph\u00f9 thu\u1ef7 cao gi\u1ecdng ng\u1ea1o ngh\u1ec5. \u201cD\u00f2ng m\u00e1u \u0111en t\u1ed1i c\u1ee7a r\u1eebng r\u1eadm ch\u1ea3y trong huy\u1ebft qu\u1ea3n c\u1ee7a ta, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 tr\u00e1i t\u00ecm ta l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi, nh\u01b0ng t\u00ecnh y\u00eau v\u00e0 g\u01b0\u01a1m gi\u00e1o kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd ch\u1ea1m \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3.\u201d \u201cNg\u01b0\u01a1i kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i con ng\u01b0\u1eddi!\u201d Timoken g\u00e0o to, c\u1eadu nh\u1ea3y l\u00ean. L\u00e0n kh\u00f3i qu\u1ea5n quanh ng\u01b0\u1eddi Timoken. Timoken xoay tr\u00f2n trong l\u00e0n kh\u00f3i, c\u00fai xu\u1ed1ng, nh\u1ea3y l\u00ean, \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u00e1nh nh\u1eefng m\u0169i ki\u1ebfm c\u1ee7a t\u00ean ph\u00f9 thu\u1ef7. \u201cV\u1eady th\u00ec ng\u01b0\u01a1i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1eafc?\u201d t\u00ean ph\u00e1p s\u01b0 r\u00edt l\u00ean. \u201cM\u1ed9t th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 bi\u1ebft bay; m\u1ed9t th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 s\u1ed1ng c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1eddi ch\u1ec9 bi\u1ebft d\u1ef1a v\u00e0o t\u1ea5m t\u01a1 c\u1ee7a con nh\u1ec7n m\u1eb7t tr\u0103ng cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng.\u201d Timoken c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng b\u1ecf ngo\u00e0i tai nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi n\u00f3 n\u00f3i, t\u1eadp trung \u0111o\u00e1n xem \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ki\u1ebfm ch\u00f3i lo\u00e1 ti\u1ebfp theo c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 s\u1ebd ch\u00e9m v\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2u, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1eadu quay cu\u1ed3ng, c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bao l\u00e2u n\u1eefa trong \u0111\u00e1m kh\u00f3i c\u1ee9 quay v\u00f2ng v\u00f2ng xung quanh. R\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean, nh\u1eefng nh\u00e1t ki\u1ebfm c\u1ee7a t\u00ean ph\u00f9 thu\u1ef7 d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i. Timoken nh\u00ecn ch\u1eb1m ch\u1eb1m v\u00e0o l\u00e0n kh\u00f3i, ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i. Sau \u0111\u1ee3t t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng d\u1ed3n d\u1eadp, s\u1ef1 t\u0129nh l\u1eb7ng th\u1eadt \u0111\u00e1ng s\u1ee3. Khi ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c, nh\u1eefng nh\u00e1t ki\u1ebfm c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn qu\u00e1 nhanh, Timoken kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u00fang. C\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u00fd gi\u1ea3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e0m c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o m\u00e0 m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00e9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u00fang, nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu nghi\u00eang ng\u01b0\u1eddi qua th\u1eadt nhanh, lao qua l\u00e0n kh\u00f3i, nh\u1eafm th\u1eb3ng m\u0169i ki\u1ebfm v\u00e0o m\u1ee5c ti\u00eau, v\u00e0 c\u1eadu c\u1ea7u nguy\u1ec7n r\u1eb1ng n\u1ebfu m\u0169i ki\u1ebfm c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eafm tr\u00fang v\u00e0o tim k\u1ebb th\u00f9, th\u00ec c\u1eadu c\u0169ng mong n\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u1ee9u m\u1ea1ng m\u00ecnh. V\u00e0i gi\u00e2y, l\u00e0n kh\u00f3i v\u1eabn ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c xoay tr\u00f2n, nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 d\u1ea7n thu nh\u1ecf l\u1ea1i. Khi n\u00f3 ch\u00ecm xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t, m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng k\u00eau \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn vang l\u00ean. Ti\u1ebfng k\u00eau kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp l\u00e0m Timoken ph\u1ea3i bu\u00f4ng ki\u1ebfm xu\u1ed1ng, l\u1ea5y tay b\u1ecbt tai l\u1ea1i. B\u1ecdn viridee \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t, nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t v\u1ec7t ch\u1ea5t nh\u1eddn s\u1ec1n s\u1ec7t m\u00e0u xanh l\u00e1 c\u00e2y ch\u1ea1y l\u01b0\u1edbt qua ch\u00e2n Timoken. Edern \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u1ea5t, tay \u00f4m l\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ea7u. Khi c\u1eadu th\u1ea5y \u00e1nh m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a Timoken, c\u1eadu nh\u00ecn l\u00ean v\u00e0 m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi. Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee9ng, ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ea7y nh\u1eefng v\u1ebft th\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00e0 m\u00e1u. Nh\u01b0ng h\u1ecd v\u1eabn nh\u00ecn","nhau reo m\u1eebng chi\u1ebfn th\u1eafng. \u201cCh\u00fang ta th\u1eafng r\u1ed3i, c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i!\u201d Timoken gi\u01a1 cao thanh ki\u1ebfm. C\u1eadu ch\u1ec9 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00e0n kh\u00f3i trong m\u1ed9t tho\u00e1ng m\u00e0 gi\u1edd n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t. \u201cC\u1eadu c\u00f3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng?\u201d c\u1eadu h\u1ecfi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c. \u201cN\u00f3 \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u r\u1ed3i?\u201d T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u nh\u00fan vai, Mabon n\u00f3i: \u201cM\u1ed9t t\u00ean ph\u00f9 thu\u1ef7 th\u00ec c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t, c\u1eadu bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ea5y.\u201d Edern th\u00eam v\u00e0o: \u201cCh\u00fa c\u1ee7a t\u1edb c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf.\u201d Timoken c\u1ea7m l\u1ea5y thanh ki\u1ebfm c\u1ee7a t\u00ean ph\u00f9 thu\u1ef7. M\u1ed9t bi\u1ec3u t\u01b0\u1ee3ng k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u1eafc \u1edf l\u01b0\u1ee1i ki\u1ebfm: thanh ki\u1ebfm n\u00e0y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e0m b\u1eb1ng ma thu\u1eadt, nh\u01b0ng t\u00ean ph\u00e1p s\u01b0 l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 mang n\u00f3 theo. C\u1eadu quan s\u00e1t bi\u1ec3u t\u01b0\u1ee3ng tr\u00ean thanh ki\u1ebfm, Timoken c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t v\u1eadt g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 \u0111ang \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1eady b\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi. L\u01b0\u1ee1i ki\u1ebfm gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t t\u1ea5m g\u01b0\u01a1ng, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ph\u1ea3n chi\u1ebfu nh\u1eefng h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1eb1ng m\u1eaft th\u01b0\u1eddng. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd, Timoken \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y v\u1eadt \u0111\u00f3 r\u00f5 h\u01a1n. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con c\u1ef1 x\u00e0. B\u00f3ng c\u1ee7a sinh v\u1eadt \u0111\u00f3 ph\u00e1t s\u00e1ng, b\u00f2 nhanh qua b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1eddng, r\u1edbt xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t, tr\u01b0\u1eddn xu\u1ed1ng con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, r\u1ed3i bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t v\u00e0o b\u00f3ng \u0111en. Th\u1ea3 thanh ki\u1ebfm xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t, Timoken ch\u1ea1y v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda c\u00e1nh c\u1ed5ng, c\u1eadu nh\u00ecn v\u1ec1 c\u00e1i b\u00f3ng v\u00e0 la l\u00ean: \u201cC\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ea5y n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng? C\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ea5y n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng?\u201d Edern ch\u1ea1y \u0111\u1ebfn b\u00ean c\u1eadu: \u201cTh\u1ea5y g\u00ec ch\u1ee9?\u201d \u201cM\u1ed9t con r\u1eafn. N\u00f3 nh\u1ecf th\u00f4i. Ch\u1eafc l\u00e0 c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng k\u1ecbp nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y n\u00f3 r\u1ed3i.\u201d \u201cC\u00f3 r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u th\u1eb1n l\u1eb1n \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y,\u201d Edern n\u00f3i. \u201cCh\u00fang \u0111ang b\u00f2 tr\u00ean b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1eddng. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 nh\u00ecn nh\u1ea7m ch\u00fang th\u00e0nh con r\u1eafn.\u201d \u201cKh\u00f4ng,\u201d Timoken khan \u0111\u1ecbnh. C\u1eadu \u0111\u00f3ng c\u1eeda l\u1ea1i. \u201cN\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i r\u1ed3i.\u201d Nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb kh\u00e1c qu\u00e2y qu\u1ea7n b\u00ean c\u1eadu: \u201cN\u00f3 c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i t\u00ean ph\u00f9 thu\u1ef7 kh\u00f4ng?\u201d Mabon h\u1ecfi. \u201cC\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ea5y d\u1ea5u hi\u1ec7u g\u00ec c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng?\u201d \u201cL\u00e0m sao m\u00e0 h\u1eafn ta bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c?\u201d Peredur h\u00f2i. \u201cH\u1eafn ta l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ph\u00f9 thu\u1ef7,\u201d Timoken n\u00f3i. Gereint ho\u1ea3ng s\u1ee3: \u201cV\u1eady l\u00e0 h\u1eafn ch\u01b0a ch\u1ebft.\u201d Timoken nh\u00fan vai: \u201cC\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 h\u1eafn c\u00f3 r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u m\u1ea1ng s\u1ed1ng. T\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 v\u1eeba gi\u1ebft m\u1ed9t m\u1ea1ng c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn.\u201d \u201cV\u1eady h\u1eafn c\u00f3 quay l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng?\u201d Peredur h\u1ecfi. \u201cCh\u00fang ta s\u1ebd r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u00e2y nhanh th\u00f4i,\u201d Timoken tr\u1ea5n an c\u1eadu. \u201cH\u1eafn s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y g\u00ec n\u1eefa \u1edf Toledo.\u201d C\u1eadu nh\u1eadn th\u1ea5y Beri \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh tr\u00ean t\u1ea3ng \u0111\u00e1. Tr\u00f4ng c\u00f4 th\u1eadt thi\u1ebfu sinh kh\u00ed. G\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t c\u00f4 m\u1ea5t \u0111i h\u1eb3n v\u1ebb t\u01b0\u01a1i s\u00e1ng th\u01b0\u1eddng ng\u00e0y. C\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ebft ch\u1ebft b\u1ecdn viridee, nh\u01b0ng c\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ea3 th\u00f9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c cho cha ch\u01b0a. T\u00ean ph\u00f9 thu\u1ef7 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u? Timoken ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh Beri. Nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb kh\u00e1c nh\u00ecn theo. Ch\u00fang mu\u1ed1n \u0103n m\u1eebng chi\u1ebfn th\u1eafng, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3. Beri v\u1eeba m\u1edbi m\u1ea5t \u0111i ng\u01b0\u1eddi cha th\u00e2n y\u00eau, l\u00e0m sao ch\u00fang c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 mong ch\u1edd c\u00f4 t\u01b0\u01a1i c\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eebng chi\u1ebfn th\u1eafng? \u201cC\u1eadu l\u00e0 c\u00f4 g\u00e1i d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m nh\u1ea5t m\u00e0 t\u1edb \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng g\u1eb7p,\u201d Mabon n\u00f3i. Beri kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng, \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi khen ng\u1ee3i hi\u1ebfm hoi t\u1eeb Mabon. \u201c\u0110\u00fang \u0111\u1ea5y,\u201d Edern \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd. \u201cC\u00f4 g\u00e1i d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m nh\u1ea5t,\u201d Gereint n\u00f3i. \u201cV\u00e0 c\u0169ng l\u00e0 c\u00f4 g\u00e1i xinh \u0111\u1eb9p nh\u1ea5t.\u201d Peredur th\u00ec th\u1ea7m, m\u00e1 c\u1eadu \u0111\u1ecf l\u00ean.","Timoken ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd v\u1edbi c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n, nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i th\u00eam l\u1eddi n\u00e0o n\u1eefa. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd, c\u1eadu ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ecb c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, \u0111ang n\u1eb1m \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3 trong nh\u00e0. C\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 tin \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1eb1ng c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft, ch\u1ec9 ngay sau khi c\u1eadu ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ra c\u00f4 v\u1eabn s\u1ed1ng s\u00f3t sau v\u1ee5 tai n\u1ea1n \u0111\u00f3. C\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 u\u1ed1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc Alixir trong h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t tr\u0103m n\u0103m, v\u00ec th\u1ebf, ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn r\u1eb1ng, ngay c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t t\u00ean ph\u00f9 thu\u1ef7 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 gi\u1ebft ch\u1ebft c\u00f4 d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi khen ng\u1ee3i c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a con trai kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m cho Beri th\u1ea5y tho\u1ea3i m\u00e1i h\u01a1n. S\u01b0 \u0111\u1ed3ng c\u1ea3m c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang l\u00e0m c\u00f4 ch\u1ea3y n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft. Nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y, c\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng kh\u00f3c th\u00e0nh ti\u1ebfng. Vai c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 rung l\u00ean, n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u tr\u00e0n ra gi\u00e0n gi\u1ee5a t\u1eeb hai kh\u00f3e m\u1eaft, ch\u1ea3y xu\u1ed1ng \u01b0\u1edbt c\u1ea3 b\u1ed9 \u0111\u1ed3 chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u \u0111\u1eabm m\u00e1u c\u1ee7a c\u00f4. Timoken kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m g\u00ec. Nh\u00ecn nh\u1eefng gi\u1ecdt n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a Beri l\u00e0m tim c\u1eadu \u0111au nh\u01b0 c\u1eaft, v\u00e0 c\u1eadu ph\u1ea3i nh\u1eafm m\u1eaft l\u1ea1i. B\u1eb1ng ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef c\u1ee7a v\u01b0\u01a1ng qu\u1ed1c b\u00ed \u1ea9n, c\u1eadu b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ea7u nguy\u1ec7n \u00f4ng tr\u1eddi cho Beri th\u1ea5y r\u1eb1ng, d\u00f9 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec x\u1ea3y ra, th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi n\u00e0y v\u1eabn r\u1ea5t xinh \u0111\u1eb9p. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u00ecm v\u00e0o im l\u1eb7ng, r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean, m\u1ed9t tia s\u00e1ng ch\u1ea1m v\u00e0o vai Timoken. \u201cM\u01b0a,\u201d Edern n\u00f3i. \u201cV\u00e0 m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi v\u1eabn c\u00f2n to\u1ea3 n\u1eafng.\u201d Timoken m\u1edf m\u1eaft ra. Nh\u1eefng gi\u1ecdt m\u01b0a r\u01a1i xu\u1ed1ng xung quanh h\u1ecd, l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh trong \u00e1nh m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi. M\u01b0a r\u1ea3i l\u00ean nh\u1eefng d\u00e2y leo m\u1ecdc tr\u00ean t\u01b0\u1eddng, cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi m\u1ed7i chi\u1ebfc l\u00e1 nh\u01b0 \u0111ang gi\u1eef m\u1ed9t vi\u00ean kim c\u01b0\u01a1ng b\u00e9 t\u00ed. Nh\u1eefng gi\u1ecdt m\u01b0a r\u01a1i xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00f9i Beri, ch\u1ea3y xu\u1ed1ng ch\u00e2n c\u00f4. Nh\u1eefng gi\u1ecdt m\u01b0a nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng h\u1ea1t ng\u1ecdc trai, l\u0103n tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng ng\u00f3n ch\u00e2n Beri, v\u01b0\u1eddn hoa h\u1ed3ng sau l\u01b0ng c\u00f4 l\u1ea1i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u n\u1edf r\u1ed9. M\u00f9i h\u01b0\u01a1ng d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu lan t\u1ecfa, m\u1ec1n m\u1ea1i nh\u01b0 m\u00f9i l\u1ee5a m\u1edbi, bay l\u01a1 l\u1eedng tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u c\u00f4. Beri h\u00edt m\u1ed9t h\u01a1i d\u00e0i tr\u00e0n ng\u1eadp h\u01b0\u01a1ng hoa... v\u00e0 m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi: \u201cM\u00ecnh bi\u1ebft n\u01a1i n\u00e0y,\u201d c\u00f4 n\u00f3i. \u201cC\u1eadu bi\u1ebft sao?\u201d Timoken h\u1ecfi. \u201cCha \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0a t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u1ec3 mua m\u1ed9t con b\u00fap b\u00ea.\u201d \u201cC\u1eeda h\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ee3 l\u00e0m \u0111\u1ed3 ch\u01a1i \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u, Beri?\u201d C\u00f4 ch\u1ec9 v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t kh\u00fac quanh \u1edf g\u00f3c c\u1ee7a b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1eddng. Timoken ch\u1ea1y v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u00f3ng \u0111\u00f3. Kh\u00f4ng ai \u0111i theo c\u1eadu. C\u1eadu tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t d\u00e3y c\u1ea7u thang nh\u1ecf d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t v\u00f2m c\u1eeda h\u00ecnh cung. Khi c\u1eadu nh\u00ecn l\u1ea1i, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n \u0111ang nh\u00ecn c\u1eadu, g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1eadt nghi\u00eam trang v\u00e0 lo l\u1eafng. C\u1ea7u thang r\u1ea5t d\u1ed1c v\u00e0 ch\u00e2n c\u1ee7a Timoken rung l\u00ean khi c\u1eadu b\u01b0\u1edbc xu\u1ed1ng. C\u1eadu mong m\u1ecfi bi\u1ebft nh\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i ch\u1ecb m\u00ecnh, nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu lo s\u1ee3 \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y khi b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng \u1edf cu\u1ed1i c\u1ea7u thang. C\u1eadu h\u00edt th\u1edf th\u1eadt s\u00e2u, c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng b\u01b0\u1edbc nhanh xu\u1ed1ng nh\u1eefng b\u1eadc thang cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng. C\u1eadu nh\u00ecn xuy\u00ean qua h\u00e0nh lang v\u00e0 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t c\u00e0n ph\u00f2ng ch\u1ee9a \u0111\u1ea7y nh\u1eefng m\u00f3n \u0111\u1ed3 ch\u01a1i. \u00c1nh s\u00e1ng r\u1ecdi xi\u00ean qua c\u1eeda s\u1ed5, l\u00e0m nh\u1eefng con b\u00fap b\u00ea b\u1eb1ng g\u1ed7 v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng con th\u00fa tr\u1edf n\u00ean s\u00e1ng m\u00e0u h\u01a1n. C\u1eadu nh\u1eadn ra m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb gi\u1eabm n\u00e1t. C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf b\u00e0nh \u1edf cu\u1ed1i c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng. Timoken b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn qua nh\u1eefng m\u00f3n \u0111\u1ed3 ch\u01a1i b\u1ecb v\u1ee1, c\u1eadu ti\u1ebfn v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf. Zobayda \u0111ang n\u1eb1m, tay \u0111\u1eb7t l\u00ean ng\u1ef1c, Timoken bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng ch\u1ecb c\u1eadu b\u00e2y gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00e0, nh\u01b0ng tr\u00f4ng c\u00f4 v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 v\u1ebb g\u00ec l\u00e0 gi\u00e0 nua. T\u00f3c c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 v\u1eabn \u0111en nh\u00e1nh, m\u00e1 c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t n\u1ebfp nh\u0103n. M\u1eaft c\u00f4 nh\u1eafm nghi\u1ec1n, nh\u01b0ng nh\u00ecn c\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ed1ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft. C\u1eadu k\u1ec1 tai v\u00e0o s\u00e1t tim c\u1ee7a ch\u1ecb. M\u1ed9t \u00e2m thanh nh\u1ecf vang l\u00ean nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng th\u00ec th\u1ea7m nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng nh\u1ea5t. Nh\u01b0ng m\u1eaft Zobayda v\u1eabn nh\u1eafm, tay c\u00f4 v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng c\u1eed \u0111\u1ed9ng. \u201cCh\u1ecb v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a ch\u1ebft, Zobayda,\u201d Timoken g\u00e0o l\u00ean. \u201cEm bi\u1ebft m\u00e0. Em c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng tim ch\u1ecb \u0111\u1eadp. Ch\u1ecb v\u1eabn n\u1eb1m d\u01b0\u1edbi t\u1ea5m t\u01a1 c\u1ee7a con nh\u1ec7n m\u1eb7t tr\u0103ng cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng h\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00eam, trong su\u1ed1t h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t tr\u0103m","n\u0103m. L\u1eddi nguy\u1ec1n c\u1ee7a t\u00ean ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ecb.\u201d Timoken l\u1ea5y \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng m\u1eb7t tr\u0103ng ra, ph\u1ee7 n\u00f3 l\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ecb m\u00ecnh: \u201cH\u00e3y m\u1edf m\u1eaft ra, Zobayda,\u201d c\u1eadu van xin. \u201cCh\u1ecb v\u1eabn c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng m\u00e0!\u201d M\u00f4i c\u1ee7a Zobayda d\u1ea7n h\u00e9 m\u1edf, c\u00f4 th\u1edf h\u1eaft ra m\u1ed9t h\u01a1i d\u00e0i. Mi m\u1eaft c\u00f4 rung l\u00ean v\u00e0 t\u1eeb t\u1eeb m\u1edf ra. \u201cTimoken!\u201d c\u00f4 n\u00f3i, m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi vui s\u01b0\u1edbng v\u00e0 ng\u1ed3i d\u1eady.","Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng 17: L\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i v\u00e0ng Khi hai ch\u1ecb em Timoken \u0111i ra v\u01b0\u1eddn, h\u1ecd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3n b\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng reo h\u00f2 n\u1ed3ng nhi\u1ec7t. Nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 trai qu\u00e2y qu\u1ea7n xung quanh h\u1ecd, t\u1eebng ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t, \u0111\u1ee9ng ra gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u m\u00ecnh v\u1edbi Zobayda, n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 c\u00e0ng l\u00fac c\u00e0ng t\u01b0\u01a1i h\u01a1n. R\u1ed3i sau \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f4 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y Beri ng\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh tr\u00ean h\u00f2n \u0111\u00e1. \u201cV\u1eady c\u00f2n c\u00f4 b\u00e9 n\u00e0y l\u00e0 ai?\u201d Zobayda h\u1ecfi, nh\u00ecn v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda Beri. \u201cM\u1ed9t c\u00f4 g\u00e1i d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eeb Toledo,\u201d Timoken n\u00f3i. \u201cTa \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng g\u1eb7p qua c\u00f4 th\u00ec ph\u1ea3i,\u201d Zobayda h\u1ecfi. \u201cV\u00e2ng,\u201d Beri \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady. \u201cCha t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0a t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y... \u0111\u1ec3 mua m\u1ed9t con b\u00fap b\u00ea.\u201d \u201cCha c\u00f4,\u201d Zobayda cau m\u00e0y. Gi\u1edd th\u00ec c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eadn ra c\u00f4 b\u00e9. \u201cTa xin l\u1ed7i.\u201d \u201cPh\u1ea3i. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 Esteba Diaz,\u201d Beri \u0111an hai tay v\u00e0o nhau. \u201cT\u00f4i r\u1ea5t m\u1eebng khi th\u1ea5y b\u00e0... \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ee5c h\u1ed3i,\u201d c\u00f4 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Zobayda, \u201cnh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 vui c\u01b0\u1eddi trong l\u00fac n\u00e0y.\u201d C\u00f4 l\u01b0\u1edbt m\u1eaft qua nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a con trai, r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1eebng l\u1ea1i \u1edf Timoken. \u201cT\u1ea1m bi\u1ec7t,\u201d c\u00f4 n\u00f3i. \u201cCh\u00fac c\u1eadu nhi\u1ec1u may m\u1eafn.\u201d Tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi k\u1ecbp ph\u1ea3i \u1ee9ng, c\u00f4 nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng b\u01b0\u1edbc ra kh\u1ecfi c\u1ed5ng v\u00e0 ra \u0111i. Ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t l\u00fac sau khi Beri \u0111i kh\u1ecfi, hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng trong trang ph\u1ee5c ch\u1ec9nh t\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1eeda. \u201cNh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb m\u1ed3 c\u00f4i n\u00f3i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i r\u1eb1ng b\u1ecdn x\u00e2m l\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e1nh \u0111u\u1ed5i,\u201d ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng tr\u1ebb h\u01a1n n\u00f3i. \u201cTr\u1ebb m\u1ed3 c\u00f4i \u01b0?\u201d Timoken n\u00f3i. \u201cTh\u1eadt bu\u1ed3n khi th\u1ea5y nhi\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf n\u00ean m\u1ed3 c\u00f4i trong th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1,\u201d ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng l\u1edbn tu\u1ed5i h\u01a1n n\u00f3i. \u201cC\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng tr\u00e1ch \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c khi c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn ra ch\u00fang, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng g\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra.\u201d \u201cCh\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00fac m\u1eebng v\u00e0 c\u0169ng l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1ea3m \u01a1n c\u1eadu.\u201d D\u00f9 \u0111ang m\u1eb7c qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o ch\u1ec9nh t\u1ec1, nh\u01b0ng g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng tr\u1ebb tu\u1ed5i n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng, \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ea3i qua nhi\u1ec1u cu\u1ed9c phi\u00eau l\u01b0u. T\u00f3c c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng \u0111en nh\u00e1nh v\u00e0 xo\u0103n t\u00edt, \u00f4ng ta \u0111eo m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc b\u00f4ng tai \u1edf tai tr\u00e1i. \u201cT\u00f4i tin r\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong s\u1ed1 c\u00e1c c\u1eadu... l\u00e0m sao t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 di\u1ec5n t\u1ea3 \u0111\u00e2y... m\u1ed9t ph\u00e1p s\u01b0 ch\u0103ng?\u201d \u201cEm trai t\u00f4i, Timoken.\u201d Zobayda t\u1ef1 h\u00e0o n\u00e2ng c\u00e1nh tay c\u1ee7a em m\u00ecnh l\u00ean. Timoken th\u1eadt ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean khi th\u1ea5y hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng c\u00fai ng\u01b0\u1eddi. H\u1ecd t\u1ef1 gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u l\u00e0 Francisco Padilla, ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1edbn tu\u1ed5i h\u01a1n trong hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi, v\u00e0 Juan Pizarro. H\u1ecd l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng th\u01b0\u01a1ng nh\u00e2n gi\u00e0u c\u00f3, h\u1ecd n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng, h\u1ecd s\u1ebd r\u1ea5t l\u1ea5y l\u00e0m vinh h\u1ea1nh khi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c chi\u00eau \u0111\u00e3i v\u1ecb ph\u00e1p s\u01b0 v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu m\u1ed9t b\u1eefa y\u1ebfn ti\u1ec7c. Tuy nhi\u00ean, m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111ang ch\u00ecm trong n\u1ed7i \u0111au m\u1ea5t \u0111i m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ednh d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1ng t\u1ef1 h\u00e0o nh\u01b0 Esteban Diaz, th\u1ebf n\u00ean, b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n h\u1ecd v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u00e2n trong th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng ai \u0111\u1ebfn d\u1ef1 ti\u1ec7c. \u201cNh\u01b0ng t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n,\u201d Francisco n\u00f3i, nghi\u00eang ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n nh\u1ecf, \u201ct\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c chi\u00eau \u0111\u00e3i nh\u1eefng m\u00f3n \u0103n ngon nh\u1ea5t m\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u00f3 v\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i r\u1ea5t vui khi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u00f2i c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n ngh\u1ec9 l\u1ea1i t\u1ea1i nh\u00e0 t\u00f4i, m\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1ebd c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc gi\u01b0\u1eddng th\u1eadt \u00eam \u00e1i.\u201d Timoken c\u1ea3m \u01a1n Francisco. C\u1eadu r\u1ea5t mong ch\u1edd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u1ef1 b\u1eefa ti\u1ec7c, nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu n\u00f3i, c\u1eadu mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u1edf l\u1ea1i nh\u00e0 ch\u1ecb m\u00ecnh, tuy nhi\u00ean, c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n c\u1eadu - nh\u1eefng c\u1eadu b\u00e9 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh - h\u1ecd s\u1ebd t\u1ef1 m\u00ecnh quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh.","\u201cNg\u01b0\u1eddi Anh?\u201d Juan Pizarro n\u00f3i, cau m\u00e0y suy ngh\u0129. \u201c\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t qu\u00e3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng d\u00e0i.\u201d \u201cB\u1ecdn h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb b\u1eaft c\u00f3c,\u201d Timoken gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch. \u201cNh\u01b0ng h\u1ecd \u0111ang n\u00f3ng l\u00f2ng \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, ngay khi c\u00f3 th\u1ec3, c\u00f2n t\u00f4i th\u00ec...\u201d C\u1eadu nh\u00ecn Zobayda. \u201cT\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111i c\u00f9ng h\u1ecd, nh\u01b0ng gi\u1edd th\u00ec...\u201d \u201cCh\u1ecb v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a ch\u00e1n nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ebfn phi\u00eau l\u01b0u,\u201d Zobayda vui v\u1ebb n\u00f3i. \u201cGi\u1edd th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng g\u00ec c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 chia r\u1ebd ch\u00fang ta n\u1eefa.\u201d Cho t\u1edbi l\u00fac n\u00e0y, b\u1ed1n c\u1eadu b\u00e9 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh v\u1eabn c\u00f3 v\u1ebb s\u1eedng s\u1ed1t. Timoken nhanh ch\u00f3ng phi\u00ean d\u1ecbch \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ecd hi\u1ec3u c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n. C\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 nh\u1ecbn c\u01b0\u1eddi khi \u0111\u1ec1 c\u1eadp \u0111\u1ebfn b\u1eefa ti\u1ec7c, m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a b\u1ed1n ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a s\u00e1ng r\u1ef1c l\u00ean kho\u00e1i ch\u00ed, th\u1eadm ch\u00ed, Mabon c\u00f2n l\u1ea5y tay xoa b\u1ee5ng. Khi Timoken phi\u00ean d\u1ecbch, Juan Pizarro l\u1ea5y tay vu\u1ed1t r\u00e2u, quan s\u00e1t: \u201cT\u00f4i c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t con thuy\u1ec1n. N\u00f3 s\u1ebd \u0111i v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edbng B\u1eafc trong b\u1ea3y ng\u00e0y t\u1edbi. N\u00f3 s\u1ebd ch\u1edf l\u1ee5a v\u00e0 th\u1ea3m \u0111\u1ebfn Anh. C\u00e1c c\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111i theo con thuy\u1ec1n \u0111\u00f3. Nhung c\u00e1c c\u1eadu ph\u1ea3i r\u1eddi th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 v\u00e0o s\u00e1ng s\u1edbm mai.\u201d Khi Timoken phi\u00ean d\u1ecbch l\u1eddi c\u1ee7a Juan Pizarro, nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb reo h\u00f2, \u00f4m l\u1ea5y nhau vui m\u1eebng. \u201cNh\u1eefng con ng\u1ef1a m\u1edbi s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb s\u1eb5n cho c\u00e1c c\u1eadu v\u00e0o ng\u00e0y mai,\u201d Juan n\u00f3i. \u201cC\u00e1c c\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i b\u1ebfn c\u1ea3ng v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a ta - Pedro - s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ebfn mang ch\u00fang v\u1ec1.\u201d \u201cXin c\u1ea3m \u00f4ng,\u201d Timoken ng\u1ea7n ng\u1ea1i n\u00f3i. \u201cT\u00f4i c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.\u201d \u201cM\u1ed9t con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0. Ph\u1ea3i r\u1ed3i. N\u00f3 \u0111ang \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u0103m s\u00f3c trong chu\u1ed3ng c\u1ee7a ta.\u201d Juan cau m\u00e0y, l\u1ea1i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c vu\u1ed1t r\u00e2u: \u201cTa s\u1ee3 r\u1eb1ng thuy\u1ec1n tr\u01b0\u1edfng s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng cho ph\u00e9p n\u00f3 l\u00ean t\u00e0u.\u201d \u201cT\u00f4i s\u1ebd thuy\u1ebft ph\u1ee5c \u00f4ng \u1ea5y,\u201d Timoken n\u00f3i. T\u1ed1i h\u00f4m \u0111\u00f3, n\u0103m ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi Zobayda \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tham d\u1ef1 m\u1ed9t b\u1eefa ti\u1ec7c l\u1edbn \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Tr\u00ean b\u00e0n c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ea7y nh\u1eefng h\u1ed9p ch\u1ee9a tr\u00e1i v\u1ea3, nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 tr\u00e1i c\u00e2y m\u00e0 nh\u1eefng c\u1eadu b\u00e9 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd th\u1ea5y; nh\u1eefng \u0111\u0129a \u0111\u1ea7y nh\u1eefng m\u00f3n c\u00e1 l\u1ea1, h\u1ea5p ho\u1eb7c n\u01b0\u1edbng, \u0111\u1ee7 lo\u1ea1i th\u1ecbt kh\u00e1c nhau; tr\u1ee9ng mu\u1ed1i v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng mi\u1ebfng ph\u00f4 mai to qu\u00e1 kh\u1ed5 m\u00e0u xanh ch\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ea7y xung quanh nh\u1eefng kh\u00fac b\u00e1nh m\u00ec n\u00e2u gi\u00f2n r\u1ee5m. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng l\u00e0 m\u00f3n tr\u00e1ng mi\u1ec7ng v\u1edbi b\u00e1nh h\u1ea1nh nh\u00e2n v\u00e0 nhi\u1ec1u lo\u1ea1i b\u00e1nh kem \u0111\u1ee7 m\u00f9i v\u1ecb. \u201cNh\u1eefng th\u1ee9c \u0103n n\u00e0y con ngon h\u01a1n nh\u1eefng m\u00f3n \u0103n c\u1ee7a ho\u00e0ng t\u1eed n\u01b0\u1edbc t\u00f4i,\u201d Edern n\u00f3i, c\u1eadu ng\u1eafm nh\u00ecn tr\u1ea7n nh\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1eafp s\u00e1ng b\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng ng\u1ecdn n\u1ebfn lung linh. Nh\u1eefng b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c trang tr\u00ed b\u1edfi nh\u1eefng t\u1ea5m th\u1ea3m nhi\u1ec1u m\u00e0u s\u1eafc, tr\u1ea7n nh\u00e0 th\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1ebd b\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng hoa v\u0103n m\u00e0u \u0111\u1ecf v\u00e0 v\u00e0ng. \u201cTh\u1eadt t\u1ed1t khi l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0103n b\u1eb1ng dao v\u00e0 n\u0129a,\u201d Gereint n\u00f3i, c\u1eadu c\u00f3 v\u1ebb k\u00e9n ch\u1ecdn h\u01a1n nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Mabon kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 quan t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ebfn dao v\u00e0 n\u0129a. C\u1eadu l\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ea7y th\u1ee9c \u0103n v\u00e0o c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ed3ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, \u0103n ng\u1ea5u nghi\u1ebfn nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 b\u1eefa t\u1ed1i cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu. M\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t xung quanh c\u1eadu \u0111\u1ea7y nh\u1eefng x\u01b0\u01a1ng, xung quanh \u0111\u0129a c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu to\u00e0n nh\u1eefng v\u1ee5n b\u00e1nh m\u00ec v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng tr\u00e1i c\u00e2y \u0111ang \u0103n d\u1edf. C\u1eadu quy\u1ebft t\u00e2m n\u1ebfm th\u1eed t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9. Timoken trao d\u1ed5i \u00e1nh m\u1eaft v\u1edbi ch\u1ecb c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, c\u00f4 \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i ngay b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh c\u1eadu. H\u1ecd v\u1eabn c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u1edb r\u00f5 nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y c\u00f2n \u1edf v\u01b0\u01a1ng qu\u1ed1c b\u00ed \u1ea9n, khi h\u1ecd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0103n trong \u0111\u0129a b\u1eb1ng v\u00e0ng, v\u00e0 u\u1ed1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc t\u1eeb chi\u1ebfc c\u1ed1c b\u1eb1ng b\u1ea1c. Timoken c\u0169ng nh\u1edb c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u00eam c\u00f9ng \u0103n t\u1ed1i v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u00e0nh c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, h\u1ecd ng\u1ed3i b\u00ean nhau b\u00ean \u0111\u1ed1ng l\u1eeda, \u0103n nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9c \u0103n ki\u1ebfm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c trong r\u1eebng, khung c\u1ea3nh quanh h\u1ecd l\u00e0 b\u1ea7u tr\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea7y sao. C\u1eadu t\u1ef1 nh\u1ee7 v\u1edbi m\u00ecnh r\u1eb1ng, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng b\u1eefa ti\u1ec7c ngon nh\u1ea5t. Khi h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 no c\u0103ng \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0103n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eefa, m\u1eaft h\u1ecd g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eafm l\u1ea1i, nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u1eabn \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc gi\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 hai c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng l\u1edbn, m\u1ed7i ph\u00f2ng c\u00f3 b\u1ed1n chi\u1ebfc gi\u01b0\u1eddng. Kh\u0103n tr\u1ea3i gi\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e0m b\u1eb1ng v\u1ea3i lanh th\u1eadt m\u1ecbn, nh\u1eefng t\u1ea5m","r\u00e8m th\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e0m b\u1eb1ng l\u1ee5a. \u201cCh\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u00f9ng ng\u1ee7 tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i g\u01b0\u1eddng,\u201d Edern n\u00f3i. Nh\u01b0ng nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec1u n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng, ch\u00fang mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ng\u1ee7 tr\u00ean chi\u1ebfc gi\u01b0\u1eddng th\u1eadt to, d\u00f9 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00eam. V\u00ec Edern kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9a gh\u00e9t ch\u1eadt ch\u1ed9i, n\u00ean c\u1eadu quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh ng\u1ee7 c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi Mabon, \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb to l\u1edbn nh\u1ea5t trong c\u1ea3 b\u1ecdn, anh b\u1ea1n n\u00e0y l\u1ebd ra n\u00ean c\u00f3 h\u1eb3n m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i gi\u01b0\u1eddng ri\u00eang. \u201cC\u00f3 l\u1ebd \u0111\u00eam nay t\u1edb s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng t\u00e0i n\u00e0o ch\u1ee3p m\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c,\u201d Edern th\u00ec th\u1ea7m v\u1edbi Timoken, khi c\u1eadu \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00fac m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ng\u1ee7 ngon. \u201cH\u00f4m nay Mabon \u0103n qu\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u, t\u00f4i c\u00e1 l\u00e0 \u0111\u00eam nay c\u1eadu ta s\u1ebd ng\u00e1y nh\u01b0 s\u1ea5m.\u201d Timoken v\u1eabn th\u1ea5y bu\u1ed3n c\u01b0\u1eddi khi c\u1eadu \u0111i v\u1ec1 v\u1edbi ch\u1ecb m\u00ecnh. \u201cL\u00fac n\u00e0o ch\u1ecb c\u0169ng mong c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a con,\u201d Zobayda n\u00f3i v\u1edbi em trai. \u201cNh\u01b0ng Tariq v\u00e0 ch\u1ecb kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c may m\u1eafn \u0111\u00f3. Nh\u01b0ng gi\u1edd ch\u1ecb \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng n\u0103m \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u0103m s\u00f3c. Ch\u1ecb th\u1eadt h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac.\u201d \u201cL\u1ebd ra s\u1ebd l\u00e0 s\u00e1u,\u201d Timoken n\u00f3i, c\u1eadu \u0111ang ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn Beri. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi \u0111i, Timoken \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1ea3m \u01a1n nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1ebfp c\u1ee7a Francisco Padilla v\u00ec nh\u1eefng m\u00f3n \u0103n th\u1eadt tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi, c\u1eadu c\u0169ng g\u1eedi \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ee7 c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi ch\u00fac t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eb9p nh\u1ea5t. \u201cV\u00e0 c\u00f2n m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u1eefa. Th\u1ee9c \u0103n v\u1eabn c\u00f2n th\u1eeba qu\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u; xin c\u00e1c \u00f4ng h\u00e3y mang ch\u1ed7 th\u1ee9c \u0103n \u1ea5y cho nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb m\u1ed3 c\u00f4i trong th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1.\u201d \u201cCh\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ebd l\u00e0m nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t cho ch\u00fang,\u201d ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ebfp tr\u01b0\u1edfng n\u00f3i. \u201cFrancisco Padilla s\u1ebd r\u1ea5t vui khi ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn l\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu.\u201d Khi h\u1ecd b\u01b0\u1edbc ra b\u1ea7u tr\u1eddi \u0111\u00eam l\u1ea1nh l\u1ebdo, Timoken h\u1ecfi: \u201cZobayda, ch\u1ecb c\u00f3 bi\u1ebft Beri s\u1ed1ng \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u kh\u00f4ng?\u201d \u201cT\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean r\u1ed3i. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u bi\u1ebft. Esteban Diaz c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u0103n nh\u00e0 r\u1ea5t l\u1edbn \u1edf \u0111\u1ea7u th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1?\u2019 \u201cCh\u1ecb c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0a em \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng?\u201d \u201cTimoken,\u201d Zobayda d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng n\u00f3i. \u201cKh\u00f4ng ai \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00e0 h\u1ecd v\u00e0o l\u00fac n\u00e0y c\u1ea3. Gia \u0111\u00ecnh h\u1ecd h\u1eb3n l\u00e0 \u0111ang r\u1ea5t \u0111au bu\u1ed3n.\u201d \u201cH\u00e3y \u0111\u01b0a em \u0111i m\u00e0,\u201d Timoken n\u00e0i n\u1ec9. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng th\u00ec Zobayda c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0a em m\u00ecnh \u0111i l\u00ean con d\u1ed1c, \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t c\u0103n nh\u00e0 r\u1ed9ng l\u1edbn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c trang tr\u00ed b\u1eb1ng nhi\u1ec1u b\u1ee9c ph\u00f9 \u0111i\u00eau. Timoken \u0111i l\u00ean nh\u1eefng b\u1eadc thang v\u00e0 g\u00f5 v\u00e0o c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda l\u1edbn b\u1eb1ng g\u1ed7 s\u1ed3i. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi. C\u1eadu nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng kh\u00f3c t\u1eeb sau b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1eddng d\u00e0y. Ti\u1ebfng kh\u00f3c vang l\u00ean t\u1eeb kh\u1eafp m\u1ecdi n\u01a1i trong t\u00f2a nh\u00e0. \u201c\u0110i th\u00f4i, Timoken,\u201d Zobayda n\u00f3i. Timoken \u0111\u1ee9ng ch\u1edd th\u00eam m\u1ed9t l\u00fac n\u1eefa, m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 c\u1eadu bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n hy v\u1ecdng n\u00e0o n\u1eefa. Nh\u01b0ng ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ed1i vi\u1ec7c kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd c\u00f2n g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i Beri n\u1eefa, c\u1eadu th\u1ea5y th\u1eadt \u0111au l\u00f2ng. \u201cEm ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1ea1m bi\u1ec7t th\u00f4i,\u201d Timoken th\u00ec th\u1ea7m, mi\u1ec5n c\u01b0\u1ee1ng r\u1eddi xa c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda. Hai ch\u1ecb em Timoken c\u00f3 qu\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ec3 k\u1ec3 cho nhau nghe, h\u1ecd ch\u1ec9 ch\u00ecm v\u00e0o gi\u1ea5c ng\u1ee7 khi \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00e1 n\u1eeda \u0111\u00eam. Ch\u1ec9 v\u00e0i ti\u1ebfng sau, Timoken nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng b\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00e2n t\u1eeb ngo\u00e0i s\u00e2n. \u201cC\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng ch\u01b0a, Timoken?\u201d Edern n\u00f3i, khi Timoken th\u00f2 g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t ng\u00e1i ng\u1ee7 c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu ra ngo\u00e0i c\u1eeda. \u201cNh\u1eefng con ng\u1ef1a \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee3i ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u1ea5y. Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c \u0111\u00e3 l\u00ean ng\u1ef1a c\u1ea3 r\u1ed3i, Juan Pazirro c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i theo ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng cho ch\u00fang ta.\u201d \u201cCh\u00fang t\u1edb \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n,\u201d Timoken d\u1ee5i m\u1eaft. \u201cNg\u1ef1a, c\u1eadu n\u00f3i...\u201d C\u1eadu gi\u1eadt m\u00ecnh cho\u00e0ng t\u1ec9nh. \u201cNh\u01b0ng c\u00f2n con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 c\u1ee7a t\u1edb, Gabar th\u1ebf n\u00e0o r\u1ed3i? T\u1ed1i h\u00f4m qua, t\u1edb qu\u00ean m\u1ea5t n\u00f3, c\u00f3 qu\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u chuy\u1ec7n","x\u1ea3y ra.\u201d Edern c\u01b0\u1eddi: \u201cCon l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u0103m s\u00f3c r\u1ea5t t\u1ed1t. C\u1eadu b\u00e9 ch\u00fang ta g\u1eb7p \u1edf c\u1ed5ng th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 \u0111\u00e3 ch\u0103m s\u00f3c cho n\u00f3.\u201d Timoken quay l\u1ea1i, c\u1eadu nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y Zobayda \u0111ang v\u1ed9i v\u00e3 n\u00e9m nh\u1eefng v\u1eadt d\u1ee5ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u00e0o t\u00fai. \u201cCh\u1ecb kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 b\u1ecf nh\u1eefng m\u00f3n \u0111\u1ed3 ch\u01a1i n\u00e0y l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c,\u201d c\u00f4 n\u00f3i. \u201cCh\u1ecb ph\u1ea3i \u0111em theo c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 g\u1ee3i ch\u1ecb nh\u1edb v\u1ec1 Tariq.\u201d Timoken ki\u00ean nh\u1eabn ng\u1ed3i nh\u00ecn ch\u1ecb m\u00ecnh qu\u1ea5n nh\u1eefng con th\u00fa v\u00e0o kh\u0103ng cho\u00e0ng v\u00e0 v\u00e1y. C\u00f4 b\u1ecf \u0111\u1ed3 v\u00e0o h\u1ebft t\u00fai n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ebfn t\u00fai kh\u00e1c. H\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 mang nhi\u1ec1u th\u1ee9 nh\u01b0 v\u1eady xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, n\u00ean Timoken ch\u1ea1y \u0111i t\u00ecm Gabar, d\u1eaft n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eadn b\u1eadc th\u1ec1m. Th\u1eadt l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c h\u1ed9i ng\u1ed9 l\u1ea1 l\u00f9ng. Zobayda v\u00e0 Gabar nh\u00ecn nhau ch\u1eb1m ch\u1eb1m trong ch\u1eebng m\u1ed9t ph\u00fat, cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi Zobayda nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng h\u1ecfi: \u201cEm c\u00f3 ngh\u0129 l\u00e0 n\u00f3 nh\u1eadn ra ch\u1ecb kh\u00f4ng?\u201d Gabar g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 b\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed9ng. Kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t c\u01a1 b\u1eafp n\u00e0o c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 c\u1eed \u0111\u1ed9ng, kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i v\u1eaby \u0111u\u00f4i, m\u00ed m\u1eaft c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng ch\u1edbp. \u201cNg\u01b0\u01a1i c\u00f3 nh\u1edb Zobayda kh\u00f4ng?\u201d Timoken h\u1ecfi con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0. \u201cT\u00f4i v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o qu\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c,\u201d Gabar n\u00f3i. V\u1edbi Zobayda, ti\u1ebfng k\u00eau c\u1ee7a Gabar nh\u01b0 \u0111ang ch\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3n c\u00f4. C\u00f4 b\u01b0\u1edbc xu\u1ed1ng b\u1eadc th\u1ec1m, \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n v\u00e0 h\u00f4n l\u00ean m\u0169i con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0, con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 d\u00ed m\u0169i v\u00e0o c\u1ed5 c\u00f4. D\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 h\u1ecd ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd ph\u1ea3i xa nhau. H\u1ecd \u0111u\u1ed5i k\u1ecbp nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c \u1edf tr\u00ean c\u1ea7u, m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh d\u00e0i n\u1eefa l\u1ea1i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u. H\u1ecd \u0111\u1ebfn b\u1ebfn c\u1ea3ng ch\u1ec9 v\u1eeba k\u1ecbp l\u00fac. H\u00e0ng h\u00f3a \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ea5t h\u1ebft l\u00ean t\u00e0u t\u1eeb t\u1ed1i h\u00f4m qua, chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0o s\u00e1ng h\u00f4m sau. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u1eabn \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng Pedro \u0111i b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t con thuy\u1ec1n nh\u1ecf \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1eb7p ng\u01b0\u1eddi thuy\u1ec1n tr\u01b0\u1edfng, \u0111\u01b0a cho \u00f4ng l\u00e1 th\u01b0 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00f3ng d\u1ea5u c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ch\u1ee7. C\u1eadu ta tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t tin t\u1ed1t v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t tin x\u1ea5u. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi thuy\u1ec1n tr\u01b0\u1edfng r\u1ea5t vui khi ch\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3n s\u00e1u \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t qu\u00fd b\u00e0 l\u00ean t\u00e0u, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0, \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3. Con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 qu\u00e1 l\u1edbn, qu\u00e1 n\u1eb7ng v\u00e0 nguy hi\u1ec3m. \u201cNh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 bi\u1ebft nghe l\u1eddi,\u201d Timoken ph\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed1i. Pedro l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u: \u201cH\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng cho ph\u00e9p n\u00f3 l\u00ean t\u00e0u.\u201d Timoken nh\u00ecn Gabar. Kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft n\u00f3 c\u00f3 hi\u1ec3u nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u Pedro v\u1eeba n\u00f3i kh\u00f4ng? N\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 bi\u1ec3u hi\u1ec7n g\u00ec kh\u00e1c th\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ea3. M\u1eaft n\u00f3 l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng bu\u1ed3n b\u00e3, n\u00f3 lu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n t\u1ecf ra ngoan ngo\u00e3n. \u201cT\u00f4i s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ea3m b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ed1i x\u1eed th\u1eadt t\u1ed1t,\u201d Pedro tr\u1ea5n an. \u201cJuan Pizarro s\u1ebd ch\u0103m s\u00f3c n\u00f3 th\u1eadt chu \u0111\u00e1o. N\u00f3 s\u1ebd c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng vui v\u1ebb.\u201d Timoken d\u1eabn Gabar \u0111\u1ebfn noi nh\u1eefng con ng\u1ef1a \u0111ang \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1ed9t. C\u1eadu nh\u00ecn con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 u\u1ed1ng t\u1eebng ng\u1ee5m n\u01b0\u1edbc l\u1edbn t\u1eeb trong m\u00e1ng, c\u1eadu r\u1eddi \u0111i khi Gabar v\u1eabn c\u00f2n \u0111ang quay \u0111i. C\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft l\u00e0m c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3i l\u1eddi t\u1eeb bi\u1ec7t v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u00e0nh c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh trong su\u1ed1t hai tr\u0103m n\u0103m qua. Tr\u00ean thuy\u1ec1n ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng duy nh\u1ea5t \u1edf c\u1ea1nh h\u1ea7m r\u01b0\u1ee3u. Zobayda c\u1ed1 thuy\u1ebft ph\u1ee5c m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi r\u1eb1ng, c\u00f4 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ng\u1ee7 b\u00ean nh\u1eefng ki\u1ec7n r\u01a1m, nh\u01b0ng cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng th\u00ec c\u00f4 c\u0169ng ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn chi\u1ebfc g\u01b0\u1eddng, nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb s\u1ebd ng\u1ee7 \u1edf kho th\u00f3c c\u1ea1nh c\u00e1i chu\u1ed3ng. Timoken kh\u00f4ng bu\u1ed3n ng\u1ee7. C\u1eadu n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ed1ng r\u01a1m, \u0111\u1ea7u g\u1ed1i l\u00ean hai tay. Nh\u00ecn ra b\u1ea7u tr\u1eddi \u0111\u00eam. C\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng nh\u1eefng con v\u1eadt \u0111ang di chuy\u00ean trong chu\u1ed3ng, c\u1eadu nh\u1edb t\u1edbi Gabar. M\u1ed9t c\u00e1i b\u00f3ng nh\u1ecf, \u0111ang c\u1ea7m c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e8n, xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n \u1edf c\u1eeda, m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1ecf nh\u1eafn, quay l\u01b0ng v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng. Timoken v\u1edbi tay l\u1ea5y con dao \u1edf th\u1eaft l\u01b0ng, nh\u01b0ng m\u1ed9t gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng vang l\u00ean: \u201cTimoken, m\u00ecnh","\u0111\u00e2y.\u201d Nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb kh\u00e1c c\u0169ng t\u1ec9nh d\u1eady. Nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i nguy hi\u1ec3m l\u00e0m m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ea3n \u1ee9ng nhanh nh\u1ea1y v\u1edbi b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed9ng n\u00e0o. \u201cAi \u0111\u1ea5y?\u201d Peredur n\u00f3i. \u201cL\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e2y, Beri.\u201d \u201cBeri?\u201d Timoken ng\u1ed3i b\u1eadt d\u1eady. Ng\u1ecdn \u0111\u00e8n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gi\u01a1 cao l\u00ean, Timoken c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y c\u00f4 r\u00f5 h\u01a1n. C\u00f4 l\u1ea1i h\u00f3a trang th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu con trai, t\u00f3c c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gi\u1ea5u sau chi\u1ebfc n\u00f3n da. \u201c\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 th\u1ecf r\u1eebng nh\u1ea3y nh\u00f3t,\u201d Mabon reo l\u00ean. \u201cTh\u1ecf R\u1eebng!\u201d Gereint c\u0169ng reo l\u00ean. \u201cCh\u00fang ta s\u1ebd l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 s\u00e1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi,\u201d Mabon n\u00f3i nh\u01b0 reo. \u201cCh\u00f3 s\u00f3i v\u00e0 g\u1ea5u, c\u00e1 v\u00e0 \u0110\u1ea1i b\u00e0ng...\u201d \u201cM\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi r\u1ef1c r\u1ee1 v\u00e0 th\u1ecf r\u1eebng nh\u1ea3y nh\u00f3t.\u201d Edern nh\u1ed5m d\u1eady kh\u1ecfi chi\u1ebfc g\u01b0\u1eddng r\u01a1m, b\u00f2 l\u1ea1i ch\u1ed7 Timoken. Beri ti\u1ebfn v\u00e0o kho th\u00f3c, ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng b\u00ean nh\u1eefng c\u1eadu con trai. \u201cM\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh l\u00e0m th\u1ee3 ph\u1ee5 trong nh\u00e0 b\u1ebfp c\u1ee7a Francisco Padilla,\u201d c\u00f4 n\u00f3i. \u201cC\u00f4 \u1ea5y n\u00f3i cho m\u00ecnh bi\u1ebft v\u1ec1 con thuy\u1ec1n khi nghe c\u00e1c c\u1eadu n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi nhau. M\u00ecnh r\u1eddi th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t gi\u1edd sau c\u00e1c c\u1eadu. Ng\u1ef1a c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 v\u1ec1 chu\u1ed3ng v\u00e0 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd, m\u00ecnh ch\u1ea3 mong mu\u1ed1n g\u00ec h\u01a1n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t gi\u1ea5c ng\u1ee7.\u201d \u201cNh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu \u0111ang r\u1ea5t \u0111au bu\u1ed3n... c\u00f2n m\u1eb9 c\u1eadu...\u201d \u201cM\u00ecnh c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn b\u1ea3y anh ch\u1ecb em, h\u1ecd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m cho m\u1eb9 m\u00ecnh vui v\u1ebb,\u201d Beri th\u1edf d\u00e0i. \u201cB\u00e0 \u1ea5y s\u1ebd l\u1ea1i t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch g\u1ea3 m\u00ecnh cho m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng gi\u00e0u c\u00f3 v\u00e0 nh\u00e0m ch\u00e1n. B\u00e0 \u1ea5y s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng nh\u1edb m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e2u.\u201d \u201cT\u1edb th\u1eadt s\u1ef1, th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 r\u1ea5t vui v\u00ec c\u00f3 c\u1eadu \u0111i c\u00f9ng,\u201d Timoken n\u00f3i v\u00e0 c\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1eadt t\u01b0\u01a1i d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e1nh \u0111\u00e8n l\u1ed3ng, Beri c\u0169ng ph\u00e1 l\u00ean c\u01b0\u1eddi. \u201cC\u00f4 \u1ea5y s\u1ebd \u0111i v\u1edbi ch\u00fang ta,\u201d c\u1eadu n\u00f3i v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n. \u201cHo\u00e0ng t\u1eed c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i r\u1ea5t th\u00edch nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1ch,\u201d Edern n\u00f3i. \u201cNg\u00e0i r\u1ea5t vui khi ch\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3n nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eeb kh\u1eafp m\u1ecdi n\u01a1i. \u0110\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t l\u00e0 c\u1eadu, Timoken,\u201d c\u1eadu n\u00f3i th\u00eam. \u201cV\u00e0 r\u1ed3i, d\u0129 nhi\u00ean, ch\u00fa c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, nh\u00e0 \u1ea3o thu\u1eadt, s\u1ebd v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng sung s\u01b0\u1edbng...\u201d Timoken \u0111\u00e3 nghe t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u n\u00f3i n\u00e0y, c\u1eadu bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng Edern ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n nh\u1ea5n m\u1ea1nh v\u1edbi c\u1eadu v\u1ec1 s\u1ef1 ch\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3n n\u1ed3ng nhi\u1ec7t m\u00e0 c\u1eadu s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eadn \u1edf m\u1ed9t v\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea5t m\u1edbi. Beri \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00e1 bu\u1ed3n ng\u1ee7. C\u00f4 ng\u00e1p m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i d\u00e0i r\u1ed3i n\u1eb1m xu\u1ed1ng \u1edf m\u1ed9t b\u1ee5i r\u01a1m cu\u1ed1i kho th\u00f3c. C\u00f4 ng\u1ee7 ngay khi v\u1eeba \u0111\u1eb7t l\u01b0ng xu\u1ed1ng. Timoken bi\u1ebft m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd ng\u1ee7 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c khi ch\u01b0a ho\u00e0nh th\u00e0nh xong nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5, n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t th\u00f3i quen kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 b\u1ecf. C\u1eadu \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady v\u00e0 \u0111i ra ngo\u00e0i. C\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng s\u00f3ng bi\u1ec3n d\u00e0o d\u1ea1t v\u1ed7 b\u1edd. \u0110i ra v\u00f9ng v\u1ecbnh, c\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y r\u00f5 con t\u00e0u l\u1edbn, c\u1eadu th\u1ea5y l\u00f2ng m\u00ecnh th\u1eadt n\u00f4n nao. C\u1eadu \u0111i v\u00e0o trong chu\u1ed3ng. Gabar \u0111ang n\u1eb1m ngay ph\u00eda sau c\u1eeda, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3 \u0111ang ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Timoken ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh n\u00f3. \u201cGabar, ng\u01b0\u01a1i c\u00f2n th\u1ee9c kh\u00f4ng?\u201d \u201cT\u00f4i v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a ng\u1ee7.\u201d \u201cTa l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t t\u00ean h\u00e8n nh\u00e1t ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng. Ta \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i l\u1eddi t\u1ea1m bi\u1ec7t.\u201d \u201cT\u1ea1m bi\u1ec7t \u01b0?\u201d Gabar c\u00fai \u0111\u1ea7u.","\u201cH\u1ecd n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 cho ta \u0111em ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111i Anh. Ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i l\u00ean m\u1ed9t con t\u00e0u v\u00e0 n\u00f3 th\u1eadt nguy hi\u1ec3m khi d\u1eaft theo m\u1ed9t con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0.\u201d \u201cT\u00f4i hi\u1ec3u r\u1ed3i,\u201d Gabar n\u00f3i. \u201cT\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 gi\u00fap \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nhi\u1ec1u cho c\u1eadu nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng con chim hay b\u00e1o. C\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n t\u00f4i n\u1eefa.\u201d \u201cGabar!\u201d Timoken tha thi\u1ebft n\u00f3i. \u201cNg\u01b0\u01a1i v\u1eabn gi\u00fap ta m\u1ed7i ng\u00e0y trong su\u1ed1t c\u1ea3 cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi. N\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u01a1i, ta ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n ch\u1ebft th\u00f4i.\u201d Gabar nh\u00ecn Timoken. N\u00f3 c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i \u0111ang c\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng? Nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ea3y n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft. \u201cTa th\u1eadt l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ngu ng\u1ed1c!\u201d Timoken kh\u00f3c v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady. \u201cTa kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 b\u1ecf ng\u01b0\u01a1i l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Ta s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m th\u1ebf. Ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd c\u00f9ng bay. Ng\u01b0\u01a1i ngh\u0129 sao n\u00e0o?\u201d \u201cT\u00f4i ngh\u0129 ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd c\u00f9ng bay,\u201d Gabar n\u00f3i. \u201c\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t \u0111o\u1ea1n \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng d\u00e0i... bay qua c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ea1i d\u01b0\u01a1ng...\u201d Gabar ng\u1ea9ng \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00ean v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady: \u201cT\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng.\u201d \u201cKh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i b\u00e2y gi\u1edd,\u201d Timoken n\u00f3i, c\u01b0\u1eddi vang. \u201cS\u1eafp r\u1ed3i ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng?\u201d \u201cS\u1eafp r\u1ed3i.\u201d H\u1ecd c\u00f9ng n\u1eb1m b\u00ean nhau b\u00ean \u0111\u1ed1ng r\u01a1m, c\u1eadu b\u00e9 v\u00e0 con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu, cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng th\u00ec Timoken c\u0169ng ch\u00ecm v\u00e0o gi\u1ea5c ng\u1ee7. Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i tr\u00f4ng c\u00f3 v\u1ebb lo l\u1eafng khi Timoken n\u00f3i cho h\u1ecd nghe v\u1ec1 k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u00e0o s\u00e1ng h\u00f4m sau. \u201c\u0110\u1ea1i d\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u00eanh m\u00f4ng l\u1eafm,\u201d Edern n\u00f3i. \u201cC\u1eadu s\u1ebd r\u01a1i xu\u1ed1ng m\u1ea5t. C\u1eadu s\u1ebd ch\u1ebft ch\u00ecm.\u201d \u201cC\u1eadu \u1ea5y s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng ng\u00e3 \u0111\u00e2u. C\u1eadu \u1ea5y c\u0169ng s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ebft ch\u00ecm,\u201d Zobayda n\u00f3i. \u201cTimoken v\u00e0 ta \u0111i xa h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ea1i d\u01b0\u01a1ng r\u1ed9ng l\u1edbn nh\u1ea5t. V\u00ec th\u1ebf, ta tin t\u01b0\u1edfng em m\u00ecnh.\u201d Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi Edern b\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00ean t\u00e0u, c\u1eadu mi\u00eau t\u1ea3 t\u1eebng chi ti\u1ebft m\u1ed9t v\u1ec1 l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i c\u1ee7a ho\u00e0ng t\u1eed. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 t\u00f2a nh\u00e0 cao nh\u1ea5t \u1edf ph\u00eda t\u00e2y n\u01b0\u1edbc Anh, n\u00f3 c\u00f3 m\u00e0u ho\u00e0ng kim. Ng\u1ecdn \u0111\u1ed3i b\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi t\u00f2a l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bao ph\u1ee7 b\u1ecfi m\u1ed9t r\u1eebng c\u00e2y bao la. R\u1eebng c\u00e2y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u00f3 m\u00e0u \u0111\u1ecf ho\u1eb7c m\u00e0u v\u00e0ng, t\u00f9y v\u00e0o m\u00f9a trong n\u0103m. Timoken ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn v\u01b0\u01a1ng qu\u1ed1c b\u00ed \u1ea9n. C\u1eadu nh\u00ecn nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh l\u00ean thuy\u1ec1n, khi con thuy\u1ec1n k\u00e9o m\u1ecf neo l\u00ean, c\u1eadu c\u0169ng tr\u00e8o l\u00ean con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. C\u1eadu n\u1eafm l\u1ea5y t\u00fam l\u00f4ng b\u1eddm x\u1eddm \u1edf sau l\u01b0ng Gabar, h\u00f4 l\u00ean: \u201cL\u00ean n\u00e0o, Gabar! L\u00ean n\u00e0o!\u201d Con l\u1ea1c \u0111\u00e0 bay l\u00ean kh\u00f4ng trung nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t con chim. H\u1ecd bay l\u00ean tr\u00ean con t\u00e0u, th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng h\u1ecd c\u0169ng b\u1ecb m\u1ea5t d\u1ea5u con t\u00e0u v\u00ec nh\u1eefng \u0111\u00e1m m\u00e2y d\u00e0y, th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng, h\u1ecd l\u01b0\u1edbt tr\u00ean b\u1ecdt s\u00f3ng ngay b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh con t\u00e0u. V\u00e0o ban \u0111\u00eam, h\u1ecd nh\u00ecn xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u1eafm nh\u00ecn nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc \u0111\u00e8n l\u1ed3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1eafp tr\u00ean boong t\u00e0u. Th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng, Timoken c\u0169ng c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ba \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft \u0111\u1eb9p, m\u00e0u v\u00e0ng \u0111ang nh\u00ecn v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda c\u1eadu. V\u00e0 c\u1eadu th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed1m m\u00e0u \u0111\u1ecf nh\u01b0 m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi, m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed1m m\u00e0u cam nh\u01b0 ng\u1ecdn l\u1eeda v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed1m m\u00e0u v\u00e0ng nh\u01b0 ng\u00f4i sao. \u201cTa t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi l\u00e0m sao ch\u00fang c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00ean t\u00e0u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c,\u201d Timoken n\u00f3i, m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh. T\u00f2a l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i kh\u00f4ng xa b\u1edd bi\u1ec3n l\u00e0 m\u1ea5y, v\u1ecb thuy\u1ec1n tr\u01b0\u1eddng cho t\u00e0u c\u1eadp b\u1ebfn \u1edf n\u01a1i g\u1ea7n nh\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3, r\u1ed3i \u00f4ng c\u00f2n cho hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ee7y th\u1ee7 kh\u1ecfe m\u1ea1nh \u0111\u01b0a h\u1ecd v\u00e0o b\u1edd b\u1eb1ng thuy\u1ec1n nh\u1ecf. Timoken nh\u00ecn ch\u1ecb c\u1eadu v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn b\u00e3i bi\u1ec3n t\u1eeb tr\u00ean cao. Khi h\u1ecd b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111i v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea5t li\u1ec1n, c\u1eadu bay li\u1ec1n theo sau, v\u00e0 r\u1ed3i, c\u1eadu bay l\u00ean tr\u01b0\u1edbc. Ngay khi c\u1eadu \u0111\u1ebfn ng\u1ecdn \u0111\u1ed3i nh\u00f4 l\u00ean gi\u1eefa r\u1eebng","c\u00e2y m\u00f9a thu. Tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ec9nh \u0111\u1ed3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t t\u00f2a l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i. M\u1ed9t to\u00e0 l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i x\u00e2y b\u1eb1ng v\u00e0ng gi\u1eefa bi\u1ec3n. \u201cCh\u00fang ta t\u1edbi n\u01a1i r\u1ed3i, Gabar,\u201d c\u1eadu reo l\u00ean m\u1eebng r\u1ee1. \u201c\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 \u0111\u00e2u, Timoken?\u201d \u201cNh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta,\u201d Timoken n\u00f3i. H\u1ebeT"]