"Madan no Ou to Vanadis:T\u1EADp 10 Ch\u01B0\u01A1ng 3"@en . . "C\u00E1ch L\u00E2u \u0111\u00E0i Lebus t\u1EA7m 1 ng\u00E0y c\u01B0\u1EE1i ng\u1EF1a c\u00F3 1 ng\u00F4i \u0111\u1EC1n m\u1EE5c n\u00E1t n\u1EB1m t\u1EA1i \u0111\u00F3. T\u1EEB t\u01B0\u1EDDng cho t\u1EDBi c\u1ED9t \u0111\u1EC1n \u0111\u1EC1u \u0111\u00E3 \u0111\u1EA7y nh\u1EEFng v\u1EBFt r\u1EA1n n\u1EE9t, 1 ph\u1EA7n c\u00F2n b\u1ECB che k\u00EDn b\u1EDFi 1 \u0111\u00E1m r\u00EAu m\u1ED1c \u0111en x\u00EC. Nh\u1EEFng n\u00E9t trang tr\u00ED c\u1EE7a ng\u00F4i \u0111\u1EC1n \u0111\u00E3 d\u1EA7n mai m\u1ED9t b\u1EDFi m\u01B0a gi\u00F3. Kh\u00F4ng c\u00F2n 1 ai -nh\u1EDB \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c ng\u00F4i \u0111\u1EC1n n\u00E0y th\u1EDD ph\u1EE5ng ai. Th\u1EADm ch\u00ED t\u1EDBi c\u1EA3 c\u1EEDa ra v\u00E0o c\u1EE7a \u0111\u1EC1n c\u0169ng \u0111\u00E3 bi\u1EBFn m\u1EA5t t\u1EEB thu\u1EDF n\u00E0o, ch\u1EC9 c\u00F2n \u0111\u1EC3 l\u1EA1i 1 \u00F4 vu\u00F4ng to t\u01B0\u1EDBng. 1 ng\u00F4i nh\u00E0 t\u1EDBi c\u1EA3 tr\u1ED9m c\u01B0\u1EDBp c\u0169ng kh\u00F4ng d\u00E1m b\u00E9n m\u1EA3ng, xem ra ch\u1EC9 c\u00F3 ma qu\u1EF7 m\u1EDBi l\u01B0u l\u1EA1i n\u01A1i \u0111\u00E2y. 1 c\u00F4 g\u00E1i \u0111ang \u0111i v\u1EC1 ng\u00F4i \u0111\u1EC1n tan hoang c\u00F3 l\u1EBD kh\u00F4ng m\u1ED9t ai d\u00E1m t\u1EDBi g\u1EA7n \u0111\u00F3. \u201CCh\u1EAFc ch\u1EAFn l\u00E0 ch\u1ED7 n\u00E0y r\u1ED3i.\u201D \u201CBaba Yaga!\u201D . . . . ."@en . "C\u00E1ch L\u00E2u \u0111\u00E0i Lebus t\u1EA7m 1 ng\u00E0y c\u01B0\u1EE1i ng\u1EF1a c\u00F3 1 ng\u00F4i \u0111\u1EC1n m\u1EE5c n\u00E1t n\u1EB1m t\u1EA1i \u0111\u00F3. T\u1EEB t\u01B0\u1EDDng cho t\u1EDBi c\u1ED9t \u0111\u1EC1n \u0111\u1EC1u \u0111\u00E3 \u0111\u1EA7y nh\u1EEFng v\u1EBFt r\u1EA1n n\u1EE9t, 1 ph\u1EA7n c\u00F2n b\u1ECB che k\u00EDn b\u1EDFi 1 \u0111\u00E1m r\u00EAu m\u1ED1c \u0111en x\u00EC. Nh\u1EEFng n\u00E9t trang tr\u00ED c\u1EE7a ng\u00F4i \u0111\u1EC1n \u0111\u00E3 d\u1EA7n mai m\u1ED9t b\u1EDFi m\u01B0a gi\u00F3. Kh\u00F4ng c\u00F2n 1 ai -nh\u1EDB \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c ng\u00F4i \u0111\u1EC1n n\u00E0y th\u1EDD ph\u1EE5ng ai. Th\u1EADm ch\u00ED t\u1EDBi c\u1EA3 c\u1EEDa ra v\u00E0o c\u1EE7a \u0111\u1EC1n c\u0169ng \u0111\u00E3 bi\u1EBFn m\u1EA5t t\u1EEB thu\u1EDF n\u00E0o, ch\u1EC9 c\u00F2n \u0111\u1EC3 l\u1EA1i 1 \u00F4 vu\u00F4ng to t\u01B0\u1EDBng. 1 ng\u00F4i nh\u00E0 t\u1EDBi c\u1EA3 tr\u1ED9m c\u01B0\u1EDBp c\u0169ng kh\u00F4ng d\u00E1m b\u00E9n m\u1EA3ng, xem ra ch\u1EC9 c\u00F3 ma qu\u1EF7 m\u1EDBi l\u01B0u l\u1EA1i n\u01A1i \u0111\u00E2y. Ng\u00F4i \u0111\u1EC1n n\u1EB1m c\u00E1ch xa \u0111\u01B0\u1EDDng c\u00E1i, xung quanh c\u0169ng kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 c\u00F3 b\u1EA5t c\u1EE9 l\u00E0ng m\u1EA1c hay th\u1ECB tr\u1EA5n n\u00E0o n\u1EB1m c\u1EA1nh. Hay, n\u00F3i \u0111\u00FAng h\u01A1n, n\u1EBFu tr\u01B0\u1EDBc \u0111\u00E2y t\u1EEBng c\u00F3 th\u00EC gi\u1EDD t\u1EA5t c\u1EA3 \u0111\u1EC1u kh\u00F4ng c\u00F2n n\u1EEFa v\u00EC 1 l\u00FD do n\u00E0o \u0111\u00F3. 1 c\u00F4 g\u00E1i \u0111ang \u0111i v\u1EC1 ng\u00F4i \u0111\u1EC1n tan hoang c\u00F3 l\u1EBD kh\u00F4ng m\u1ED9t ai d\u00E1m t\u1EDBi g\u1EA7n \u0111\u00F3. Ng\u1ED3i tr\u00EAn l\u01B0ng ng\u1EF1a, m\u00E1i t\u00F3c \u0111\u1ECF r\u1EF1c v\u00E0 \u0111\u00F4i m\u1EAFt 2 m\u00E0u c\u1EE7a c\u00F4 g\u00E1i \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c tr\u00F9m k\u00EDn b\u1EDFi 1 chi\u1EBFc m\u0169, 1 t\u1EA5m \u00E1o kho\u00E1c cho\u00E0ng l\u00EAn tr\u00EAn b\u1ED9 v\u00E1y t\u00EDm c\u1EE7a c\u00F4. B\u00EAn h\u00F4ng c\u00F4 treo 1 ng\u1ECDn roi \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c cu\u1ED9n tr\u00F2n l\u1EA1i. Ng\u01B0\u1EDDi con g\u00E1i \u0111\u00F3 ch\u00EDnh l\u00E0 L\u00F4i Oa Thi\u1EC3m C\u01A1 Elizavetta. \u201CCh\u1EAFc ch\u1EAFn l\u00E0 ch\u1ED7 n\u00E0y r\u1ED3i.\u201D Ng\u1EA9ng l\u00EAn nh\u00ECn ng\u00F4i \u0111\u1EC1n x\u1EADp x\u1EC7, Elizavetta l\u1EA7m b\u1EA7m. B\u01B0\u1EDBc xu\u1ED1ng kh\u1ECFi l\u01B0ng ng\u1EF1a, c\u00F4 n\u1EAFm ch\u1EB7t l\u1EA5y c\u00E2y roi b\u1EB1ng tay tr\u00E1i v\u00E0, kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 t\u1ECF ra 1 ch\u00FAt s\u1EE3 h\u00E3i, ti\u1EBFn th\u1EB3ng v\u00E0o ng\u00F4i \u0111\u1EC1n c\u0169 n\u00E1t. Lu\u1ED3ng kh\u00F4ng kh\u00ED ng\u1ED9t ng\u1EA1t trong \u0111\u1EC1n kh\u1EBD m\u01A1n tr\u1EDBn m\u00E1 c\u00F4. Ng\u1ECDn roi \u0111en trong tay c\u00F4 g\u00E1i l\u00F3e l\u00EAn 1 th\u1EE9 \u00E1nh s\u00E1ng tr\u1EAFng x\u00F3a, xoa tan b\u1EDBt \u0111i ph\u1EA7n n\u00E0o b\u00F3ng t\u1ED1i. Ch\u1EE3t Elizavetta quay ra nh\u00ECn tay ph\u1EA3i m\u00ECnh. T\u00EDnh t\u1EDBi l\u00FAc n\u00E0y c\u00F4 v\u1EABn kh\u00F4ng c\u1EA3m th\u1EA5y g\u00EC r\u00F5 r\u1EC7t h\u1EBFt. Elizavetta chi\u1EBFu \u00E1nh s\u00E1ng t\u1EEB ng\u1ECDn roi ra quan s\u00E1t 1 l\u01B0\u1EE3t xung quanh. Kh\u00F4ng c\u00F3 g\u00EC l\u00E0 l\u1EA1 khi ph\u00EDa trong ng\u00F4i \u0111\u1EC1n c\u0169 n\u00E1t n\u00E0y c\u0169ng kh\u00F4ng k\u00E9m ph\u1EA7n tan hoang so v\u1EDBi b\u00EAn ngo\u00E0i. \u0110\u00E2u \u0111\u00E2u c\u0169ng th\u1EA5y r\u1EA3i \u0111\u1EA7y nh\u1EEFng \u0111\u1ED1ng \u0111\u1ED5 n\u00E1t kh\u1EAFp l\u1ED1i \u0111i r\u1EA1n n\u1EE9t. L\u1EB7ng l\u1EBD b\u01B0\u1EDBc theo l\u1ED1i \u0111i, ngay l\u1EADp t\u1EE9c Elizavetta t\u1EDBi \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c m\u1ED9t c\u0103n ph\u00F2ng r\u1ED9ng r\u00E3i. \u1EDE \u0111\u1EB1ng sau 1 kho\u1EA3ng tr\u1ED1ng \u0111\u1EE7 ch\u1EE9a \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c t\u1EA7m 2, 3 ch\u1EE5c ng\u01B0\u1EDDi, c\u00F4 nh\u00ECn th\u1EA5y 1 b\u1EE9c t\u01B0\u1EE3ng \u0111\u00E1 c\u00F3 h\u00ECnh 1 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111\u00E0n b\u00E0 gi\u00E0 nh\u1ECF th\u00F3 \u0111ang \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c \u0111\u1EB7t t\u1EA1i \u0111\u00F3. \u201CBaba Yaga!\u201D Nh\u00ECn ch\u1EB1m ch\u1EB7p v\u00E0o b\u1EE9c t\u01B0\u1EE3ng \u0111\u00E1, Elizavetta h\u00E9t to 1 ti\u1EBFng, rung chuy\u1EC3n c\u1EA3 ng\u00F4i \u0111\u1EC1n x\u1EADp x\u1EC7. \u201CRa m\u1EB7t \u0111i, Baba Yaga!\u201D Th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng, kh\u00F4ng c\u00F3 1 ai \u0111\u00E1p l\u1EA1i l\u1EDDi c\u1EE7a n\u1EEF Vanadis t\u00F3c \u0111\u1ECF. \u0110\u1EE3i t\u1EDBi khi ti\u1EBFng v\u1ECDng c\u1EE7a gi\u1ECDng th\u00E9t r\u1EA7m r\u0129 c\u1EE7a c\u00F4 tan bi\u1EBFn \u0111i v\u00E0o trong kho\u1EA3ng kh\u00F4ng, Elizavetta li\u1EC1n s\u1EA3i b\u01B0\u1EDBc ti\u1EBFn v\u1EC1 b\u1EE9c t\u01B0\u1EE3ng \u0111\u00E1. C\u00F4 vung ng\u1ECDn roi \u0111en l\u00EAn. M\u1ED9t ti\u1EBFng r\u00EDt g\u1EA7m r\u00FA gi\u1EEFa kh\u00F4ng trung, b\u1EE9c t\u01B0\u1EE3ng b\u1ECB \u0111\u1EADp n\u00E1t v\u1EE5n, ng\u00E3 xu\u1ED1ng k\u00E8m theo 1 th\u1EE9 \u00E2m thanh \u0111\u1ED5 v\u1EE1 \u0111\u1EA7y c\u1EE5c c\u1EB1n. Elizavetta l\u1EA1i gi\u01B0\u01A1ng roi l\u00EAn, m\u1EAFt c\u1EA3nh gi\u00E1c nh\u00ECn 1 l\u01B0\u1EE3t xung quanh. Tuy nhi\u00EAn, tr\u00E1i v\u1EDBi nh\u1EEFng g\u00EC c\u00F4 ch\u1EDD \u0111\u1EE3i, g\u1EA7n 2 ph\u00FAt s\u1EAFp tr\u00F4i qua m\u00E0 xung quanh v\u1EABn kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 c\u00F3 ch\u00FAt \u0111\u1ED9ng t\u0129nh g\u00EC. Elizavetta l\u1EB7ng thinh nh\u00ECn ng\u00F3 xung quanh. Quay l\u01B0ng l\u1EA1i v\u1EDBi b\u1EE9c t\u01B0\u1EE3ng n\u00E1t v\u1EE5n, c\u00F4 r\u1EDDi kh\u1ECFi ng\u00F4i \u0111\u1EC1n x\u1EADp x\u1EC7. \u201CGi\u1ED1ng h\u1EC7t 1 k\u1EBB \u0111i\u00EAn h\u1EED...\u201D \u0110i v\u00E0o 1 ng\u00F4i \u0111\u1EC1n v\u1EAFng b\u00F3ng ng\u01B0\u1EDDi h\u01A1n ch\u1EE5c n\u0103m nay, l\u1EDBn ti\u1EBFng g\u00E0o th\u00E9t, \u0111\u00E3 v\u1EADy l\u1EA1i ch\u1EC9 \u0111\u1EADp ph\u00E1 1 b\u1EE9c t\u01B0\u1EE3ng r\u1ED3i b\u1ECF \u0111i. Elizavetta th\u1EA7m ngh\u0129, n\u1EBFu m\u00E0 k\u1EC3 chuy\u1EC7n n\u00E0y cho ng\u01B0\u1EDDi kh\u00E1c bi\u1EBFt, h\u1EB3n h\u1ECD c\u0169ng ph\u1EA3i l\u1EA5y l\u00E0m b\u1EA5t ng\u1EDD. Th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng, hi\u1EC3n nhi\u00EAn l\u00E0 c\u00F4 kh\u00F4ng c\u00F2n ph\u01B0\u01A1ng \u00E1n n\u00E0o kh\u00E1c. Trong ng\u00F4i \u0111\u1EC1n c\u0169 n\u00E1t m\u00E0 c\u00F4 c\u00F9ng t\u1EDBi v\u1EDBi Urz, Baba Yaga \u0111\u00E3 l\u1EA5y h\u00ECnh d\u1EA1ng c\u1EE7a 1 b\u1EE9c t\u01B0\u1EE3ng. Ho\u1EB7c l\u00E0, m\u1EE5 ta \u0111\u00E3 xu\u1EA5t hi\u1EC7n \u1EDF n\u01A1i \u0111\u00F3 th\u00F4ng qua b\u1EE9c t\u01B0\u1EE3ng \u0111\u00F3. \u0110\u1ED1i v\u1EDBi Elizavetta, ngo\u00E0i vi\u1EC7c t\u00ECm t\u1EDBi nh\u1EEFng b\u1EE9c t\u01B0\u1EE3ng c\u1EE7a Baba Yaga \u1EDF Lebus v\u00E0 ph\u00E1 h\u1EE7y \u0111\u1EC3 khi\u00EAu kh\u00EDch m\u1EE5 ph\u00F9 th\u1EE7y ra, c\u00F4 kh\u00F4ng th\u1EC3 t\u00ECm ra c\u00E1ch n\u00E0o kh\u00E1c \u0111\u1EC3 d\u1EE5 m\u1EE5 ta ra. K\u1EC3 c\u1EA3 l\u00E0 mang chuy\u1EC7n n\u00E0y ra b\u00E0n b\u1EA1c hay l\u1EC7nh cho nh\u1EEFng h\u1ECDc gi\u1EA3 t\u1EA1i Lebus \u0111i\u1EC1u tra k\u1EF9 l\u01B0\u1EE1ng \u0111i n\u1EEFa, t\u1EA5t c\u1EA3 \u0111\u1EC1u ph\u1EA3i c\u1EA7n \u0111\u1EBFn qu\u00E1 nhi\u1EC1u th\u1EDDi gian. Cu\u1ED9n ng\u1ECDn roi \u0111en l\u1EA1i v\u00E0 gi\u1EAFt v\u00E0o b\u00EAn h\u00F4ng, Elizavetta nh\u00ECn v\u00E0o b\u00E0n tay tr\u00E1i c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh. V\u1ED1n d\u0129 c\u00F4 l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t ng\u01B0\u1EDDi thu\u1EADn tay ph\u1EA3i. D\u00F9 v\u1EADy, c\u00F4 c\u0169ng \u0111\u00E3 t\u1EADp d\u00F9ng Viralt c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh b\u1EB1ng c\u1EA3 tay tr\u00E1i \u0111\u1EC1 ph\u00F2ng khi c\u1EA7n. Tuy nhi\u00EAn, so v\u1EDBi tay ph\u1EA3i, r\u1ED1t cu\u1ED9c c\u00F4 v\u1EABn c\u1EA3m th\u1EA5y b\u1EA5t an trong l\u00F2ng. \u0110\u1ED1i m\u1EB7t v\u1EDBi m\u1ED9t con qu\u1EF7, c\u00F4 v\u1EABn mu\u1ED1n m\u00ECnh c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 s\u1EED d\u1EE5ng L\u00F4i Oa t\u00F9y \u00FD nh\u01B0 mong mu\u1ED1n. --- Kh\u00F4ng c\u00F2n c\u00E1ch n\u00E0o kh\u00E1c ngo\u00E0i c\u00E1ch n\u00E0y ra. T\u1EF1 nh\u1EE7 v\u1EDBi b\u1EA3n th\u00E2n nh\u01B0 v\u1EADy, Elizavetta leo l\u00EAn l\u01B0ng ng\u1EF1a, l\u00FAc n\u00E0y v\u1EABn \u0111ang l\u1EB7ng l\u1EBD ch\u1EDD \u0111\u1EE3i ph\u00EDa tr\u01B0\u1EDBc ng\u00F4i \u0111\u1EC1n. C\u00F4 n\u1EAFm l\u1EA5y y\u00EAn c\u01B0\u01A1ng v\u00E0 th\u00FAc ng\u1EF1a \u0111i. C\u00F4 bi\u1EBFt 9 ng\u00F4i \u0111\u1EC1n c\u1ED5 kh\u00E1c t\u1EEBng th\u1EDD Baba Yaga \u1EDF \u0111\u00E2u. C\u00F4 s\u1EBD \u0111\u1EC3 vi\u1EC7c suy ngh\u0129 xem vi\u1EC7c n\u00E0y r\u1ED1t cu\u1ED9c l\u00E0 v\u00F4 ngh\u0129a hay kh\u00F4ng l\u1EA1i sau khi t\u1EDBi \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c t\u1EA5t c\u1EA3 nh\u1EEFng ng\u00F4i \u0111\u1EC1n \u0111\u00F3. Gi\u1EDD \u0111\u00E2y l\u00E0 l\u00FAc c\u00F4 ph\u1EA3i h\u00E0nh \u0111\u1ED9ng. Tr\u00EAn m\u1EB7t \u0111\u1EA5t hoang vu, duy nh\u1EA5t ch\u1EC9 c\u00F3 m\u00ECnh ti\u1EBFng v\u00F3 ng\u1EF1a v\u0103ng v\u1EB3ng v\u1ECDng l\u1EA1i. . . 7 ng\u00E0y sau khi Lim v\u00E0 nh\u1EEFng ng\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111\u1ED3ng h\u00E0nh g\u1EB7p Urz, 1 l\u00E1 th\u01B0 \u0111\u00E3 t\u1EDBi tay Elen \u1EDF Leitmeritz. X\u00E9t t\u1EDBi kho\u1EA3ng c\u00E1ch gi\u1EEFa th\u1ECB tr\u1EA5n c\u1EE7a L\u00E2u \u0111\u00E0i Lebus t\u1EDBi L\u00E2u \u0111\u00E0i Leitmeritz, c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 n\u00F3i r\u1EB1ng \u0111\u00F3 l\u00E0 1 t\u1ED1c \u0111\u1ED9 \u0111\u00E1ng kinh ng\u1EA1c. B\u1EE9c th\u01B0 \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c vi\u1EBFt v\u1EDBi n\u00E9t ch\u1EEF c\u1EE7a Limalisha. Xem ra c\u00F4 \u0111\u00E3 g\u1EEDi th\u01B0 t\u1EDBi Legnica qua m\u1ED9t th\u01B0\u01A1ng h\u1ED9i \u1EDF th\u1ECB tr\u1EA5n Lebus, \u0111\u1EC3 r\u1ED3i t\u1EEB \u0111\u00F3 chuy\u1EC3n sang Leitmeritz. \u0110\u00F4i m\u1EAFt \u0111\u1ECF c\u1EE7a c\u00F4 s\u00E1ng r\u1EF1c l\u00EAn trong khi l\u01B0\u1EDBt qua l\u00E1 th\u01B0. \u0110\u1ECDc xong, Elen n\u1EAFm ch\u1EB7t l\u1EA5y b\u1EE9c th\u01B0, l\u00F2ng d\u1EA1t d\u00E0o tr\u00E0n \u0111\u1EA7y x\u00FAc \u0111\u1ED9ng. \u201CT\u1ED1t qu\u00E1...\u201D C\u00F4 g\u00E1i th\u1EA7m th\u00EC nh\u1EEFng t\u1EEB \u0111\u00F3 t\u1EEB t\u1EADn s\u00E2u th\u1EB3m trong tr\u00E1i tim m\u00ECnh. L\u1ED3ng ng\u1EF1c c\u1EE7a c\u00F4 ch\u1EE9a chan \u0111\u1EA7y nh\u1EEFng c\u1EA3m x\u00FAc n\u1ED3ng \u1EA5m. N\u1EEF Vanadis t\u00F3c b\u1EA1ch kim l\u1EA1i l\u1EA9m b\u1EA9m \u201CT\u1ED1t qu\u00E1\u201D 1 l\u1EA7n n\u1EEFa. \u201CV\u1EADy ra r\u1ED1t cu\u1ED9c \u0111\u00F3 \u0111\u00FAng l\u00E0 Tigre.\u201D Sau khi ti\u1EC5n Lim v\u00E0 m\u1ECDi ng\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111i, Elen \u0111\u00E3 c\u1ED1 g\u1EAFng kh\u00F4ng suy ngh\u0129 g\u00EC v\u1EC1 vi\u1EC7c \u0111\u00F3. Nguy\u00EAn do l\u00E0 b\u1EDFi m\u1ED7i khi ngh\u0129 v\u1EC1 g\u01B0\u01A1ng m\u1EB7t c\u1EE7a Tigre, r\u1ED1t cu\u1ED9c c\u00F4 l\u1EA1i nh\u1EDB v\u1EC1 c\u1EA3nh Urz \u1EDF b\u00EAn Elizavetta, \u0111\u1EC3 r\u1ED3i l\u1EA1i \u00E2u s\u1EA7u \u1EE7 r\u0169. Th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng, c\u00F4 c\u1EA3m th\u1EA5y r\u1EB1ng \u0111\u1EC3 Lim v\u00E0 Massas g\u00E1nh v\u00E1c \u0111i\u1EC1u n\u00E0y c\u00F3 l\u1EBD l\u00E0 hay h\u01A1n c\u1EA3. \u201CTh\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng, tr\u00ED nh\u1EDB c\u1EE7a c\u1EADu ta v\u1EABn ch\u01B0a quay l\u1EA1i \u01B0...\u201D Elen ng\u1EEDa ng\u01B0\u1EDDi ra gh\u1EBF, \u0111\u1EA7u ng\u1EA9ng l\u00EAn nh\u00ECn tr\u1EA7n nh\u00E0. Ngay c\u1EA3 c\u00F4 c\u0169ng kh\u00F4ng bi\u1EBFt c\u00E1ch g\u00EC \u0111\u1EC3 l\u1EA5y l\u1EA1i \u00FD \u1EE9c c\u1EE7a ch\u00E0ng trai. Elen v\u1EA9n v\u01A1 \u0111\u01B0a m\u1EAFt nh\u00ECn xung quanh, \u00E1nh m\u1EAFt c\u1EE7a c\u00F4 d\u1EEBng l\u1EA1i \u1EDF thanh ki\u1EBFm \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c \u0111\u1EB7t b\u00EAn t\u01B0\u1EDDng. \u201CArifal. Th\u1EBF ng\u01B0\u01A1i c\u00F3 bi\u1EBFt kh\u00F4ng?\u201D N\u1EB1m y\u00EAn trong bao, Ng\u00E2n Quang ch\u1EC9 nh\u1EB9 nh\u00E0ng \u0111\u00E1p l\u1EA1i ch\u1EE7 nh\u00E2n m\u00ECnh b\u1EB1ng v\u00E0i ng\u1ECDn gi\u00F3. Elen th\u1EA3 l\u1ECFng m\u1EB7t m\u00ECnh ra. C\u00F4 m\u1EC9m c\u01B0\u1EDDi g\u01B0\u1EE3ng g\u1EA1o. \u201CNg\u01B0\u01A1i c\u0169ng kh\u00F4ng bi\u1EBFt h\u1EED. Kh\u00F4ng, t\u1EA1i ta h\u1ECFi 1 c\u00E2u qu\u00E1 k\u1EF3 qu\u00E1i th\u00F4i.\u201D N\u00F3i l\u00E0 v\u1EADy, Elen \u0111\u1EE9ng v\u1EE5t d\u1EADy kh\u1ECFi gh\u1EBF. C\u1EA7m theo Ng\u00E2n Quang, c\u00F4 rung chi\u1EBFc chu\u00F4ng tr\u00EAn b\u00E0n \u0111\u1EC3 g\u1ECDi 1 vi\u00EAn quan l\u1EA1i. Khi vi\u00EAn quan \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c g\u1ECDi t\u1EDBi n\u01A1i, Elen n\u00F3i v\u1EDBi 1 n\u1EE5 c\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111\u00E3 l\u00E2u l\u1EAFm r\u1ED3i m\u1EDBi th\u1EA5y. \u201CTa s\u1EBD \u0111i m\u1ED9t th\u1EDDi gian. Trong th\u1EDDi gian \u0111\u00F3, m\u1ECDi vi\u1EC7c s\u1EBD \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c giao l\u1EA1i cho ng\u01B0\u01A1i.\u201D \u201CC\u00F3 chuy\u1EC7n g\u00EC sao?\u201D V\u1EEBa cho\u00E1ng ng\u1EE3p tr\u01B0\u1EDBc n\u1EE5 c\u01B0\u1EDDi r\u1EA1ng r\u1EE1 v\u1ED1n g\u1EA7n \u0111\u00E2y tr\u1EDF n\u00EAn hi\u1EBFm hoi c\u1EE7a Elen, vi\u00EAn quan l\u00EAn ti\u1EBFng h\u1ECFi. \u201CLimalisha \u0111\u00E3 t\u00ECm th\u1EA5y B\u00E1 t\u01B0\u1EDBc Vorn \u1EDF Lebus. L\u00E0 kh\u00E1ch c\u1EE7a Leitmeritz, ta c\u00F3 tr\u00E1ch nhi\u1EC7m ph\u1EA3i \u0111i v\u00E0 mang ng\u00E0i \u1EA5y v\u1EC1 \u0111\u00E2y.\u201D 1 ti\u1EBFng tr\u1EA7m tr\u1ED3 th\u00E1n ph\u00FAc th\u1ED1t l\u00EAn t\u1EEB mi\u1EC7ng vi\u00EAn quan kia. Kh\u00F4ng ph\u1EA3i l\u00E0 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111\u00F3 c\u00F3 thi\u1EC7n c\u1EA3m nhi\u1EC1u v\u1EDBi Tigre, th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng ng\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111\u00F3 c\u0169ng th\u1EEBa hi\u1EC3u t\u1EA7m quan tr\u1ECDng c\u1EE7a 1 v\u1ECB kh\u00E1ch \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c n\u01B0\u1EDBc ngo\u00E0i tin t\u01B0\u1EDFng giao cho nh\u01B0 th\u1EBF n\u00E0o. \u201CV\u1EADy \u0111i\u1EC1u \u0111\u00F3 c\u00F3 ngh\u0129a l\u00E0 B\u00E1 t\u01B0\u1EDBc Vorn \u0111ang b\u1ECB giam gi\u1EEF \u1EDF Lebus sao?\u201D \u201CKh\u00F4ng. Ch\u1EC9 l\u00E0 hi\u1EC7n t\u1EA1i ng\u00E0i B\u00E1 t\u01B0\u1EDBc \u0111\u00E3 m\u1EA5t tr\u00ED nh\u1EDB sau 1 tai n\u1EA1n, hi\u1EC7n t\u1EA1i \u0111ang \u0103n nh\u1EDD \u1EDF \u0111\u1EE3 t\u1EA1i Lebus. Xem ra nh\u1EEFng ng\u01B0\u1EDDi \u1EDF \u0111\u00F3 \u0111\u1EC1u c\u00F3 thi\u1EC7n c\u1EA3m v\u1EDBi B\u00E1 t\u01B0\u1EDBc Vorn.\u201D D\u00F9 r\u1EB1ng thay v\u00EC ch\u1EC9 l\u00E0 \u0103n nh\u1EDD \u1EDF \u0111\u1EE3, th\u1EF1c ra anh l\u1EA1i l\u00E0 c\u1ED1 v\u1EA5n c\u1EE7a Vanadis. Elen n\u00F3i nh\u01B0 v\u1EADy \u0111\u1EC3 m\u1ECDi chuy\u1EC7n \u0111\u1EE1 tr\u1EDF n\u00EAn r\u1EAFc r\u1ED1i v\u1EC1 sau. \u201CNg\u00E0i c\u00F3 c\u1EA7n mang theo binh l\u00EDnh kh\u00F4ng?\u201D Vi\u00EAn quan h\u1ECFi l\u1EA1i \u0111\u1EC3 l\u00E0m r\u00F5. Elen l\u1EAFc \u0111\u1EA7u. \u201CCh\u00FAng ta \u0111\u00E2u c\u00F3 t\u1EDBi \u0111\u00F3 g\u00E2y chi\u1EBFn. M\u00ECnh ta l\u00E0 \u0111\u1EE7 r\u1ED3i.\u201D \u201C\u00CDt nh\u1EA5t, xin ng\u00E0i h\u00E3y mang theo ai \u0111\u00F3 \u0111i theo...\u201D \u201CC\u1EA3m \u01A1n ng\u01B0\u01A1i \u0111\u00E3 lo l\u1EAFng, nh\u01B0ng ta \u0111\u00E3 c\u00F3 k\u1EBB n\u00E0y \u0111i theo r\u1ED3i.\u201D V\u1EEBa n\u00F3i, Elen v\u1EEBa v\u1ED7 nh\u1EB9 l\u00EAn thanh ki\u1EBFm m\u00E0 c\u00F4 \u0111ang c\u1EA7m trong tay. \u201CL\u00E0m th\u1EBF n\u00E0y qu\u1EA3 l\u00E0 ph\u1EA3i phi\u1EC1n t\u1EDBi ng\u01B0\u01A1i th\u1EADt, nh\u01B0ng c\u1EA3m phi\u1EC1n ng\u01B0\u01A1i h\u00E3y gi\u00FAp \u0111\u1EE1 ta.\u201D Xem ra \u0111\u00E3 ch\u1ECBu thua, vi\u00EAn quan k\u00EDnh c\u1EA9n c\u00FAi \u0111\u1EA7u. Th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng, ng\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111\u00F3 h\u1EB3n l\u00E0 \u0111\u00E3 bi\u1EBFt \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c \u0111i\u1EC1u \u0111\u00F3 k\u1EC3 t\u1EEB khi \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c nghe v\u1EC1 chuy\u1EC7n n\u00E0y. V\u00E0o ng\u00E0y h\u00F4m \u0111\u00F3, Elen r\u1EDDi kh\u1ECFi L\u00E2u \u0111\u00E0i Leitmeritz. . . Trong 1 chi\u1EBFc n\u1ED3i l\u1EDBn s\u00F4i s\u00F9ng s\u1EE5c, h\u01A1i n\u01B0\u1EDBc tr\u1EAFng mu\u1ED1t \u0111ang b\u1ED1c l\u00EAn nghi ng\u00FAt t\u1EEB m\u00F3n s\u00FAp c\u00E1. \u0110\u00E2y l\u00E0 1 m\u00F3n \u0103n \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c n\u1EA5u v\u1EDBi 1 n\u1ED3i n\u01B0\u1EDBc \u0111\u1EA7y, c\u00F9ng c\u00E1 v\u00E0 rau c\u1EE7 x\u1EAFt nh\u1ECF, cho v\u00E0o n\u1EA5u chung. Ng\u00E0y h\u00F4m nay c\u00F3 c\u00E1 h\u1ED3i mu\u1ED1i, khoai t\u00E2y v\u00E0 c\u1EE7 c\u1EA3i. B\u00EAn c\u1EA1nh s\u00FAp c\u00E1, m\u1ECDi ng\u01B0\u1EDDi c\u00F2n \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c ph\u00E1t th\u00EAm b\u00E1nh m\u1EF3 \u0111en v\u00E0 1 c\u1ED1c vodka. Nh\u1EADn l\u1EA5y b\u00E1t s\u00FAp c\u00E1 c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh, Lim l\u00EAn ti\u1EBFng v\u1EDBi m\u1ED9t gi\u1ECDng n\u00F3i h\u01A1i kh\u00E1c th\u01B0\u1EDDng. \u201C\u1EDE Lebus, h\u00F3a ra khoai t\u00E2y v\u00E0 c\u1EE7 c\u1EA3i l\u1EA1i \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c th\u00E1i th\u00E0nh nh\u1EEFng khoanh tr\u00F2n d\u00E0i v\u00E0 thu\u00F4n nh\u01B0 th\u1EBF n\u00E0y.\u201D \u201CTi\u1EC7n c\u0169ng n\u00F3i, \u1EDF Leitmeritz th\u00EC ng\u01B0\u01A1i ta c\u00F3 v\u1EBB th\u00E1i th\u00F4 h\u01A1n.\u201D V\u1EEBa \u0103n \u0111\u0129a s\u00FAp c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh, Massas \u0111\u00E1p l\u1EA1i. L\u00E0 1 m\u00F3n \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c n\u1EA5u kh\u1EAFp n\u01A1i \u1EDF Leitmeritz, th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng xem ra t\u1EEBng v\u00F9ng mi\u1EC1n kh\u00E1c nhau th\u00EC c\u00E1ch l\u00E0m l\u1EA1i c\u00F3 \u0111\u00F4i ch\u00FAt kh\u00E1c bi\u1EC7t nho nh\u1ECF. V\u1EEBa nh\u00ECn v\u00E0o n\u1ED3i s\u00FAp c\u00E1, Urz ra v\u1EBB \u0111\u1ED3ng t\u00ECnh d\u00F9 kh\u00F4ng n\u00F3i g\u00EC. Anh \u0111\u00E3 ngh\u0129 l\u00E0 m\u00ECnh \u0111\u00E3 nh\u00ECn th\u1EA5y m\u1ED9t m\u00F3n s\u00FAp c\u00E1 kh\u00E1c v\u1EDBi th\u1EBF n\u00E0y \u1EDF 1 n\u01A1i n\u00E0o \u0111\u00F3. C\u00F3 l\u1EBD anh \u0111\u00E3 t\u1EEBng \u0103n s\u00FAp c\u00E1 \u1EDF \u0111\u00E2u \u0111\u00F3 \u1EDF m\u1ED9t n\u01A1i kh\u00E1c Lebus t\u1EA1i Zhcted tr\u01B0\u1EDBc khi m\u1EA5t tr\u00ED nh\u1EDB. Nh\u00ECn ra xung quanh, kh\u1EAFp n\u01A1i \u0111\u1EC1u \u0111\u1EA7y nh\u1EEFng n\u1ED3i nh\u01B0 th\u1EBF n\u00E0y, t\u1EA5t c\u1EA3 c\u00F9ng nhau b\u1ED1c kh\u00F3i nghi ng\u00FAt. \u0110\u00E2u \u0111\u00E2u c\u0169ng vang l\u00EAn ti\u1EBFng tr\u00F2 truy\u1EC7n vui v\u1EBB c\u1EE7a binh l\u00EDnh. M\u1EB7t tr\u1EDDi cu\u1ED1i c\u00F9ng c\u0169ng l\u1EB7n v\u1EC1 ph\u00EDa T\u00E2y. V\u00E0i ng\u00F4i sao \u0111\u00E3 b\u1EAFt \u0111\u1EA7u t\u1ECFa s\u00E1ng l\u1EA5p l\u00E1nh trong khi b\u1EA7u tr\u1EDDi \u0111ang d\u1EA7n t\u1ED1i \u0111en l\u1EA1i. Th\u1EDDi ti\u1EBFt c\u0169ng l\u1EA1nh \u0111i, khi\u1EBFn cho m\u1ECDi ng\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111\u1EC1u ph\u1EA3i m\u1EB7c th\u00EAm 1 l\u1EDBp \u00E1o kho\u00E1c b\u00EAn ngo\u00E0i. V\u00E0i ng\u00E0y tr\u01B0\u1EDBc, Urz, Lim, Massas v\u00E0 100 k\u1EF5 binh Lebus \u0111\u00E3 t\u1EDBi \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c 1 ng\u00F4i \u0111\u1EC1n \u0111\u1ED5 n\u00E1t. Urz v\u00E0 m\u1ECDi ng\u01B0\u1EDDi l\u1EADp tr\u1EA1i ngay c\u1EA3nh ng\u00F4i \u0111\u1EC1n, ch\u1EDD \u0111\u1EE3i Elizavetta t\u1EDBi \u0111\u00E2y. Vi\u1EC7c b\u1ED9 3 Urz, Lim v\u00E0 Massas c\u00F9ng qu\u00E2y qu\u1EA7n ng\u1ED3i quanh m\u1ED9t n\u1ED3i s\u00FAp c\u00E1 nh\u01B0 v\u1EADy l\u00E0 chuy\u1EC7n kh\u00F4ng c\u00F3 g\u00EC l\u00E0 l\u1EA1. Urz r\u1ED1t cu\u1ED9c c\u0169ng l\u00E0 ch\u1EC9 huy, v\u00E0 Lim v\u1EDBi Massas, suy cho c\u00F9ng, c\u0169ng l\u00E0 kh\u00E1ch. Urz \u0111\u01B0\u01A1ng nhi\u00EAn ph\u1EA3i k\u1EC1 c\u1EADn \u1EDF b\u00EAn c\u1EA1nh h\u1ECD. Lim, 1 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi Leitmeritz, v\u00E0 Massas, 1 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi t\u1EEB Brune t\u1EDBi, \u0111\u1EC1u ph\u1EA3i g\u00E1nh ch\u1ECBu nh\u1EEFng \u00E1nh m\u1EAFt nghi ng\u1EDD v\u00E0 c\u1EA3nh gi\u00E1c t\u1EEB binh l\u00EDnh v\u00E0o nh\u1EEFng ng\u00E0y \u0111\u1EA7u ti\u00EAn. D\u00F9 v\u1EADy, \u00EDt nh\u1EA5t Massas c\u0169ng ph\u1EA7n n\u00E0o c\u0169ng \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c l\u00EDnh Lebus c\u1EDFi m\u1EDF h\u01A1n. Trong khi 3 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111ang \u0103n, 1 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi l\u00EDnh Lebus l\u00F2 d\u00F2 ti\u1EBFn t\u1EDBi g\u1EA7n h\u1ECD. \u0110\u00F3 l\u00E0 1 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi l\u00EDnh tr\u1EBB t\u1EA7m \u0111\u00F4i m\u01B0\u01A1i, c\u1EB1m l\u00FAn ph\u00FAn r\u00E2u. \u201CB\u00E1 t\u01B0\u1EDBc Rodant. \u0110\u00EAm nay ch\u00FAng t\u00F4i l\u1EA1i ph\u1EA3i phi\u1EC1n t\u1EDBi ng\u00E0i, li\u1EC7u c\u00F3 \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c kh\u00F4ng? \u201C\u0110\u01B0\u1EE3c th\u00F4i. \u0102n xong t\u00F4i s\u1EBD qua, ai mu\u1ED1n nghe c\u1EE9 b\u1EA3o h\u1ECD t\u1EADp trung l\u1EA1i h\u1EBFt \u0111i.\u201D V\u1EEBa nh\u00F3n th\u00EAm 1 mi\u1EBFng c\u00E1 h\u1ED3i, v\u1ECB B\u00E1 t\u01B0\u1EDBc gi\u00E0 th\u1EA3n nhi\u00EAn \u0111\u00E1p. Anh l\u00EDnh tr\u1EBB n\u1EDF 1 n\u1EE5 c\u01B0\u1EDDi t\u01B0\u01A1i r\u00F3i, c\u00FAi \u0111\u1EA7u v\u1ED9i tr\u01B0\u1EDBc Massas v\u00E0 Urz r\u1ED3i \u0111i. --- Xem ra \u00F4ng ta n\u1ED5i ti\u1EBFng v\u1EDBi binh l\u00EDnh h\u01A1n c\u1EA3 m\u00ECnh nh\u1EC9. V\u1EEBa d\u00F5i theo khu\u00F4n m\u1EB7t c\u1EE7a v\u1ECB B\u00E1 t\u01B0\u1EDBc gi\u00E0, ch\u00E0ng trai ng\u1EABm ngh\u0129. Kh\u00F4ng ph\u1EA3i l\u00E0 anh ghen t\u1ECB hay kh\u00F3 ch\u1ECBu g\u00EC, \u0111\u01A1n thu\u1EA7n l\u00E0 Urz ch\u1EC9 ng\u01B0\u1EE1ng m\u1ED9 v\u1ECB B\u00E1 t\u01B0\u1EDBc gi\u00E0 m\u00E0 th\u00F4i. L\u00FD do t\u1EA1i sao Massas l\u1EA1i th\u00E2n thi\u1EBFt \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c v\u1EDBi binh s\u0129 Lebus nh\u01B0 v\u1EADy l\u00E0 do h\u1EB1ng \u0111\u00EAm, \u00F4ng hay t\u1EADp t\u1EE5 l\u1EA1i v\u00E0 k\u1EC3 cho h\u1ECD \u0111\u1EE7 th\u1EE9 chuy\u1EC7n tr\u00EAn \u0111\u1EDDi. C\u00F3 l\u1EA7n Urz c\u0169ng chen v\u00E0o gi\u1EEFa \u0111\u00E1m binh l\u00EDnh \u0111\u1EC3 nghe truy\u1EC7n. Tuy nhi\u00EAn, c\u00E2u chuy\u1EC7n c\u1EE7a \u00F4ng, \u0111\u01A1n c\u1EED l\u00E0 nh\u1EEFng chuy\u1EC7n t\u1EEB V\u01B0\u01A1ng qu\u1ED1c Brune v\u00E0 Sachstein, t\u01B0\u1EDFng ch\u1EEBng nh\u01B0 kh\u00F4ng bao gi\u1EDD h\u1EBFt n\u1ED5i. T\u1EEB c\u00E2u chuy\u1EC7n v\u1EC1 nh\u1EEFng m\u00F3n \u0103n v\u00E0 r\u01B0\u1EE3u ngon, r\u1ED3i t\u1EDBi nh\u1EEFng cu\u1ED9c h\u00E0nh tr\u00ECnh, h\u1EBFt 1 huy\u1EC1n tho\u1EA1i v\u1EC1 1 v\u1ECB anh h\u00F9ng th\u1EDDi xa x\u01B0a do 1 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi h\u00E1t rong n\u00E0o \u0111\u00F3 thu\u1EADt l\u1EA1i r\u1ED3i nh\u1EEFng ng\u00F4i nh\u00E0 ma \u00E1m b\u1ECB hoang, v\u1ECB B\u00E1 t\u01B0\u1EDBc gi\u00E0 c\u1EE9 th\u1EC3 m\u00E0 k\u1EC3. D\u00F9 kh\u00F4ng th\u1EC3 n\u00E0o tr\u00E1nh kh\u1ECFi, m\u1EC7nh l\u1EC7nh c\u1EE7a Naum \u0111\u1ED1i v\u1EDBi binh l\u00EDnh qu\u1EA3 th\u1EADt c\u00F3 nhi\u1EC1u ch\u1ED7 r\u1EA5t kh\u00F3 hi\u1EC3u. H\u1ECD \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c l\u1EC7nh ph\u1EA3i h\u00E0nh qu\u00E2n t\u1EDBi 1 ng\u00F4i \u0111\u1EC1n c\u0169 n\u00E1t v\u00E0 \u0111\u1EE3i ch\u1EDD Vanadis t\u1EA1i \u0111\u00F3. Naum kh\u00F4ng c\u1EA7n thi\u1EBFt ph\u1EA3i gi\u1EA3i th\u00EDch t\u1EA1i sao n\u1EEF Vanadis c\u1EE7a h\u1ECD l\u1EA1i l\u1EA7n l\u01B0\u1EE3t t\u1EDBi nh\u1EEFng ng\u00F4i \u0111\u1EC1n nh\u01B0 v\u1EADy. Ngay c\u1EA3 h\u1ECD c\u0169ng hi\u1EC3u r\u00F5 r\u1EB1ng ph\u1EADn binh l\u00EDnh kh\u00F4ng vi\u1EC7c g\u00EC ph\u1EA3i hi\u1EC3u r\u00F5 \u00FD \u0111\u1ECBnh c\u1EE7a ch\u1EC9 huy l\u00E0m g\u00EC. Tr\u00EAn h\u1EBFt, binh l\u00EDnh Lebus v\u1EABn lu\u00F4n t\u00F4n k\u00EDnh v\u00E0 trung th\u00E0nh v\u1EDBi Elizavetta. Th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng, ng\u1ED3i tr\u00F4ng m\u1ED9t ng\u00F4i \u0111\u1EC1n c\u0169 k\u1EF9 tr\u00F4ng kh\u00E1c g\u00EC m\u1ED9t c\u0103n nh\u00E0 x\u1EADp x\u1EC7 t\u1ED3i t\u00E0n t\u1EA1i 1 n\u01A1i heo h\u00FAt, c\u00E1ch xa l\u00E0ng m\u1EA1c l\u1EABn th\u1ECB tr\u1EA5n su\u1ED1t nhi\u1EC1u ng\u00E0y r\u00F2ng r\u00E3 nh\u01B0 v\u1EADy qu\u1EA3 l\u00E0 1 c\u00F4ng vi\u1EC7c h\u1EBFt s\u1EE9c ch\u00E1n n\u1EA3n. V\u00EC th\u1EBF, nh\u1EEFng c\u00E2u truy\u1EC7n c\u1EE7a Massas l\u1EA1i tr\u1EDF th\u00E0nh 1 th\u1EE9 ti\u00EAu khi\u1EC3n qu\u00FD b\u00E1u cho binh l\u00EDnh. N\u00F3i 1 c\u00E1ch n\u00E0o \u0111\u00F3, v\u1ECB B\u00E1 t\u01B0\u1EDBc gi\u00E0 n\u00E0y l\u1EA1i \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c b\u00EDnh s\u0129 Lebus m\u1EBFn m\u1ED9 h\u01A1n c\u1EA3 Urz. \u201CB\u00E1 \u01B0\u1EDBc Rodant, c\u1EA3m \u01A1n ng\u00E0i.\u201D Urz c\u00FAi ng\u01B0\u1EDDi c\u1EA3m \u01A1n Massas. D\u00F9 b\u1EA3n th\u00E2n c\u0169ng c\u00F3 ch\u00FAt c\u00F4ng tr\u1EA1ng, 1 ph\u1EA7n v\u00EC m\u1EDBi s\u1ED1ng \u1EDF Lebus qu\u00E1 ng\u1EAFn ng\u1EE7i, kh\u00F3 c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 n\u00F3i l\u00E0 anh chi\u1EBFm \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c nhi\u1EC1u thi\u1EC7n c\u1EA3m trong l\u00F2ng binh l\u00EDnh \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c. Kh\u00F4ng nghi ng\u1EDD g\u00EC n\u1EEFa, nh\u1EDD t\u00E0i \u0103n n\u00F3i c\u1EE7a Massas m\u00E0 nhu\u1EC7 kh\u00ED c\u1EE7a binh s\u0129 m\u1EDBi gi\u1EEF v\u1EEFng \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c. \u201CSao th\u1EBF, c\u00F3 g\u00EC to t\u00E1t l\u1EAFm \u0111\u00E2u. H\u01A1n n\u1EEFa, t\u00F4i c\u0169ng \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c nghe nhi\u1EC1u chuy\u1EC7n t\u1EEB h\u1ECD m\u00E0.\u201D V\u1EEBa b\u1ECF th\u00EAm 1 mi\u1EBFng b\u00E1nh m\u1EF3 \u0111en v\u00E0o s\u00FAp c\u00E1, Massass c\u01B0\u1EDDi l\u1EDBn v\u00E0 n\u00F3i. \u201CGi\u1EDD kh\u00F4ng bi\u1EBFt n\u00EAn k\u1EC3 chuy\u1EC7n g\u00EC t\u1ED1i nay \u0111\u00E2y. Hay l\u00E0 k\u1EC3 chuy\u1EC7n 1 con g\u1EA5u con bi\u1EBFn h\u00ECnh th\u00E0nh 1 c\u00F4 g\u00E1i \u0111\u1EC3 b\u00E1o \u0111\u00E1p \u01A1n c\u1EE9u m\u1EA1ng c\u1EE7a ng\u01B0\u1EDDi th\u1EE3 s\u0103n nh\u1EC9?\u201D \u201CNg\u00E0i Massas. Cho ph\u00E9p t\u00F4i \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c nghe c\u00E2u chuy\u1EC7n n\u00E0y c\u00F3 \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c kh\u00F4ng?\u201D Lim nhanh ch\u00F3ng th\u1ED1t l\u00EAn tr\u01B0\u1EDBc l\u1EDDi l\u1EA9m b\u1EA9m c\u1EE7a v\u1ECB B\u00E1 t\u01B0\u1EDBc gi\u00E0. Urz nh\u00ECn ch\u1EB1m ch\u1EB1m v\u00E0o c\u00F4 g\u00E1i, kh\u00F4ng gi\u1EA5u \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c n\u1ED5i v\u1EBB ng\u1EA1c nhi\u00EAn c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh. \u201CC\u00F4 c\u00F3 v\u1EBB th\u00EDch g\u1EA5u nh\u1EC9?\u201D Th\u1EA5y Urz h\u1ECFi v\u1EADy, Lim t\u1ECF ra v\u00F4 c\u00F9ng ng\u1EE1 ng\u00E0ng, \u0111\u1EC3 r\u1ED3i n\u1EDF 1 n\u1EE5 c\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111\u1EA7y c\u00F4 \u0111\u01A1n. Tuy nhi\u00EAn, t\u1EA5t c\u1EA3 ch\u1EC9 di\u1EC5n ra trong tho\u00E1ng ch\u1ED1c, c\u00F4 g\u00E1i ngay l\u1EADp t\u1EE9c l\u1EA1i quay tr\u1EDF v\u1EC1 v\u1EDBi v\u1EBB m\u1EB7t l\u1EA1nh l\u00F9ng c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh. \u201CV\u00E2ng, ch\u1EC9 1 ch\u00FAt th\u00F4i.\u201D Urz ngh\u0129 th\u1EA7m trong l\u00F2ng, kh\u00F4ng r\u00F5 m\u00ECnh \u0111\u00E3 n\u00F3i g\u00EC kh\u00F4ng ph\u1EA3i. C\u00F3 g\u00EC \u0111\u1EE3i l\u00FAc v\u1EAFng ng\u01B0\u1EDDi m\u00ECnh ph\u1EA3i xin l\u1ED7i m\u1EDBi \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c. T\u1EEB khi r\u1EDDi kh\u1ECFi th\u1ECB tr\u1EA5n, v\u1EBB m\u1EB7t l\u1EA1nh l\u00F9ng c\u1EE7a Lim h\u1EA7u nh\u01B0 kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 c\u00F3 ch\u00FAt lay \u0111\u1ED9ng, c\u00F4 g\u00E1i c\u0169ng kh\u00F4ng n\u00F3i g\u00EC nhi\u1EC1u. C\u00F4 kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 t\u00ECm c\u00E1ch l\u00E0m quen v\u1EDBi binh l\u00EDnh Lebus, g\u1EA7n nh\u01B0 to\u00E0n b\u1ED9 th\u1EDDi gian c\u00F4 \u0111\u1EC1u \u1EDF b\u00EAn c\u1EA1nh Massas. Nhi\u1EC1u ng\u01B0\u1EDDi th\u1EADm ch\u00ED c\u00F2n nh\u1EA7m t\u01B0\u1EDFng c\u00F4 l\u00E0 ph\u1EE5 t\u00E1 c\u1EE7a ch\u00EDnh v\u1ECB B\u00E1 t\u01B0\u1EDBc gi\u00E0. Th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng, Lim v\u1EABn lu\u00F4n ch\u0103m ch\u00FA quan s\u00E1t. Nh\u1EADn ra h\u00E0ng ng\u0169 kh\u00F4ng \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c ch\u1EC9nh t\u1EC1 trong l\u00FAc h\u00E0nh qu\u00E2n, c\u00F4 ngay l\u1EADp t\u1EE9c th\u00F4ng b\u00E1o cho Urz. B\u00EAn c\u1EA1nh \u0111\u00F3, m\u1ED7i khi c\u1EA7n ph\u1EA3i thay \u0111\u1ED5i \u0111\u1ED9i h\u00ECnh binh l\u00EDnh hay d\u1EF1ng tr\u1EA1i, Lim \u0111\u1EC1u nh\u0169n nh\u1EB7n \u0111\u01B0a ra r\u1EA5t nhi\u1EC1u l\u1EDDi khuy\u00EAn. L\u00E0 c\u00F4 g\u00E1i duy nh\u1EA5t \u1EDF \u0111\u00E2y, nh\u1EEFng t\u01B0\u1EDFng c\u00F4 s\u1EBD g\u1EB7p nhi\u1EC1u kh\u00F3 kh\u0103n, tuy nhi\u00EAn, Lim kh\u00F4ng bao gi\u1EDD than th\u1EDF hay t\u1ECF ra kh\u00F3 ch\u1ECBu, d\u00F9 ch\u1EC9 l\u00E0 1 ch\u00FAt. Lim r\u1EA5t quan t\u00E2m t\u1EDBi Urz. C\u00F4 \u0111\u1EC3 Massas lo li\u1EC7u vi\u1EC7c giao thi\u1EC7p v\u1EDBi binh l\u00EDnh Lebus, c\u00F2n b\u1EA3n th\u00E2n c\u00F4 th\u00EC d\u1ED3n h\u1EBFt to\u00E0n b\u1ED9 t\u00E2m tr\u00ED \u0111\u1EC3 gi\u00FAp \u0111\u1EE1 ch\u00E0ng trai tr\u1EBB, d\u00F9 v\u1EABn kh\u00F4ng k\u00E9m ph\u1EA7n k\u00EDn \u0111\u00E1o. D\u00F9 \u0111\u00FAng l\u00E0 Urz v\u1EABn lu\u00F4n t\u1ECF ra th\u00E2n thi\u1EC7n v\u1EDBi c\u00F4 g\u00E1i ngay t\u1EEB \u0111\u1EA7u, anh c\u1EA3m th\u1EA5y r\u1EB1ng th\u1EA1t may l\u00E0 \u0111\u00E3 c\u00F3 c\u00F4 b\u00EAn c\u1EA1nh trong su\u1ED1t m\u1EA5y ng\u00E0y n\u00E0y. V\u1EEBa nh\u1EA5m nh\u00E1p 1 mi\u1EBFng b\u00E1nh m\u1EF3, Urz ch\u1EE3t \u0111\u01B0a m\u1EAFt nh\u00ECn v\u1EC1 m\u1ED9t n\u01A1i xa x\u0103m. B\u00EAn kia nh\u1EEFng tr\u1EA1i l\u00EDnh d\u1EF1ng l\u00EAn san s\u00E1t, ng\u00F4i \u0111\u1EC1n \u0111\u1ED5 n\u00E1t \u0111\u1EE9ng \u0111\u00F3, s\u1EEBng s\u1EEFng 1 ph\u01B0\u01A1ng. Urz cho r\u1EB1ng Baba Yaga xem ra c\u0169ng t\u1ECF ra t\u00F2 m\u00F2 v\u1EC1 anh, th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng m\u1EE5c ti\u00EAu c\u1EE7a m\u1EE5 ta c\u00F3 l\u1EBD l\u1EA1i l\u00E0 Elizavetta. Nguy\u00EAn do l\u00E0 b\u1EDFi, n\u1EBFu nh\u01B0 \u0111\u00FAng l\u00E0 con qu\u1EF7 \u0111\u00F3 \u0111ang nh\u1EAFm t\u1EDBi anh, \u0111\u00E1ng nh\u1EBD ra m\u1EE5 ta \u0111\u00E3 c\u00F3 th\u1EEBa c\u01A1 h\u1ED9i trong chuy\u1EBFn \u0111i ng\u1EAFn ng\u1EE7i c\u1EE7a anh v\u1EDBi Damad. Anh \u0111\u00E3 b\u0103n kho\u0103n kh\u00F4ng r\u00F5 li\u1EC7u anh c\u00F3 n\u00EAn m\u01B0\u1EE3n t\u1EA1m 1 con ng\u1EF1a, 1 m\u00ECnh t\u00ECm t\u1EDBi nh\u1EEFng ng\u00F4i \u0111\u1EC1n m\u1EE5c n\u00E1t kia m\u00E0 kh\u00F4ng c\u1EA7n t\u1EDBi binh l\u00EDnh do Naum c\u1EED \u0111i hay kh\u00F4ng. Th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng, n\u1EBFu anh, 1 k\u1EBB \u0111\u01B0\u1EDDng x\u00E1 kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 quen thu\u1ED9c, m\u00E0 d\u00E1m l\u00E0m v\u1EADy, k\u1EBFt c\u1EE5c anh c\u0169ng s\u1EBD \u0111i l\u1EA1c trong v\u00F4 v\u1ECDng m\u00E0 th\u00F4i. Anh c\u1ED1 thuy\u1EBFt ph\u1EE5c b\u1EA3n th\u00E2n kh\u00F4ng \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c n\u00F3ng v\u1ED9i. Hi\u1EC7n t\u1EA1i, \u1EDF l\u1EA1i \u0111\u00E2y m\u1EDBi th\u1EF1c s\u1EF1 l\u00E0 th\u01B0\u1EE3ng s\u00E1ch. Urz th\u1EA7m \u01B0\u1EDBc trong l\u00F2ng. Trong khi \u0111\u00F3, b\u1EA7u tr\u1EDDi v\u1EABn l\u1EB7ng l\u1EBD t\u1ED1i x\u1EA7m \u0111i. V\u00E0o l\u00FAc \u0111\u00F3, c\u00F3 1 th\u1EE9 m\u00E0 kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 c\u00F3 1 ai nh\u1EADn ra, k\u1EC3 c\u1EA3 l\u00E0 Urz. \u0110\u00F3 l\u00E0, n\u01A1i m\u00E0 h\u1ECD \u0111ang d\u1EF1ng tr\u1EA1i, v\u00E0 \u0111\u1ECBa \u0111i\u1EC3m c\u1EE7a ng\u00F4i \u0111\u1EC1n c\u1ED5 tr\u00EAn b\u1EA3n \u0111\u1ED3, l\u1EA1i kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 tr\u00F9ng nhau. Tuy nhi\u00EAn, \u0111\u00F3 kh\u00F4ng ph\u1EA3i l\u00E0 l\u1ED7i c\u1EE7a h\u1ECD. Naum v\u00E0 Lazarl \u0111\u00E3 s\u01A1 su\u1EA5t b\u1ECF qua 1 \u0111i\u1EC1u. C\u1EA3 2 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111\u1EC1u kh\u00F4ng ngh\u0129 t\u1EDBi vi\u1EC7c c\u00F2n c\u00F3 th\u00EAm 1 ng\u00F4i \u0111\u1EC1n c\u1ED5 c\u0169ng th\u1EDD Baba Yaga nh\u01B0 v\u1EADy \u1EDF ngay g\u1EA7n \u0111\u00F3. T\u1EA5t nhi\u00EAn, Lazarl c\u0169ng \u0111\u00E3 \u0111i\u1EC1u tra v\u1EC1 \u0111\u1ECBa \u0111i\u1EC3m c\u1EE7a nh\u1EEFng ng\u00F4i \u0111\u1EC1n kia. Tuy nhi\u00EAn, tr\u01B0\u1EDBc vi\u1EC7c Elizavetta bi\u1EBFn m\u1EA5t, r\u1ED3i l\u1EA1i t\u1EDBi l\u01B0\u1EE3t Urz quay v\u1EC1, \u00F4ng ta h\u1EA7u nh\u01B0 \u0111\u00E3 qu\u00EAn b\u1EB5ng \u0111i m\u1EA5t chuy\u1EC7n \u0111\u00F3. K\u1EC3 c\u1EA3 l\u00E0 v\u1EADy, n\u1EBFu nh\u01B0 v\u1ECB tr\u00ED c\u1EE7a nh\u1EEFng ng\u00F4i \u0111\u1EC1n c\u1ED5 n\u00E0y d\u1EC5 t\u00ECm h\u01A1n th\u00EC Urz v\u00E0 m\u1ECDi ng\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111\u00E3 kh\u00F4ng ph\u1EA1m ph\u1EA3i sai l\u1EA7m n\u00E0y. Tuy nhi\u00EAu, t\u1EA5t c\u1EA3 nh\u1EEFng ng\u00F4i \u0111\u1EC1n \u0111\u00F3 \u0111\u1EC1u n\u1EB1m xa \u0111\u01B0\u1EDDng c\u00E1i, k\u1EC3 c\u1EA3 l\u00E0 c\u00F3 b\u1EA3n \u0111\u1ED3 c\u0169ng kh\u00F3 m\u00E0 t\u00ECm ra n\u1ED5i. Th\u00EAm v\u00E0o \u0111\u00F3, m\u1EC7nh l\u1EC7nh c\u1EE7a Urz r\u00F5 r\u00E0ng l\u00E0 nh\u01B0 sau. \u201CM\u1ED7i \u0111\u1ED9i s\u1EBD \u0111i t\u1EDBi 1 ng\u00F4i \u0111\u1EC1n, \u1EDF l\u1EA1i \u0111\u00F3 ch\u1EDD cho t\u1EDBi khi n\u00E0o Vanadis-sama xu\u1EA5t hi\u1EC7n. N\u1EBFu t\u00ECm th\u1EA5y \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c Vanadis-sama th\u00EC ph\u1EA3i ngay l\u1EADp t\u1EE9c \u0111\u01B0a ng\u00E0i v\u1EC1 L\u00E2u \u0111\u00E0i ngay.\u201D V\u1ECB tr\u00ED hi\u1EC7n t\u1EA1i c\u1EE7a Urz v\u00E0 m\u1ECDi ng\u01B0\u1EDDi c\u00E1ch ng\u00F4i \u0111\u1EC1n c\u1ED5 - m\u1EE5c ti\u00EAu th\u1EF1c s\u1EF1 c\u1EE7a h\u1ECD - t\u1EA7m 5 versta. . . L\u1EEDa v\u1EABn \u0111ang ch\u00E1y. G\u00E1c b\u00EAn \u0111\u1ED1ng l\u1EEDa l\u00E0 v\u00E0i xi\u00EAn khoai t\u00E2y. C\u00F3 t\u1EA5t c\u1EA3 l\u00E0 3 c\u1EE7 khoai. \u201CTh\u01B0\u1EDDng th\u00EC t\u1EDB th\u00EDch lu\u1ED9c h\u01A1n. C\u01A1 m\u00E0 kh\u00F4ng c\u00F3 xoong ch\u1EA3o g\u00EC n\u00EAn ph\u1EA3i ch\u1ECBu th\u00F4i. Ch\u01B0a k\u1EC3, n\u01B0\u1EDBng nh\u01B0 th\u1EBF n\u00E0y c\u0169ng c\u00F3 c\u00E1i hay c\u1EE7a n\u00F3 \u0111\u00F3.\u201D C\u00F4 g\u00E1i ng\u1ED3i c\u1EA1nh t\u00EDu t\u00EDt tr\u00F2 chuy\u1EC7n trong khi tr\u00F4ng ch\u1EEBng xi\u00EAn khoai. Elizavetta kh\u1EBD quay \u0111\u1EA7u sang nh\u00ECn khu\u00F4n m\u1EB7t c\u1EE7a c\u00F4 g\u00E1i c\u1EA1nh c\u00F4. C\u00F4 g\u00E1i kia c\u0169ng t\u1EA7m 10 tu\u1ED5i nh\u01B0 c\u00F4. C\u00F4 ta c\u00F3 1 m\u00E1i t\u00F3c b\u1EA1ch kim d\u00E0i, v\u1EDBi \u0111\u00F4i m\u1EAFt n\u1ED5i b\u1EADt v\u01A1i 1 m\u00E0u \u0111\u1ECF r\u1EF1c, s\u00E1ng b\u1EEBng \u0111\u1EA7y s\u1EE9c s\u1ED1ng. D\u01B0\u1EDBi chi\u1EBFc v\u00E1y m\u00E0u xanh da tr\u1EDDi, tay ch\u00E2n c\u1EE7a c\u00F4 g\u00E1i, d\u00F9 g\u1EA7y kh\u1EB3ng khiu h\u1EC7t nh\u01B0 Elizavetta, nh\u01B0ng v\u1EABn c\u00F3 \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c s\u1EF1 ch\u1EAFc n\u1ECBch v\u00E0 d\u1EBBo dai c\u1EE7a 1 \u0111\u1EE9a tr\u1EBB. Ti\u1EC7n c\u0169ng n\u00F3i, ch\u00EDnh c\u00F4 ta l\u00E0 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111\u00E3 mang khoai t\u1EDBi \u0111\u00E2y. C\u00F4 ta n\u00F3i r\u1EB1ng s\u1ED1 khoai n\u00E0y l\u00E0 c\u00F4 l\u1EBBn tr\u1ED9m \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c t\u1EEB nh\u00E0 b\u1EBFp. Elizavetta b\u0103n kho\u0103n h\u1ECFi. \u201CC\u00E1i g\u00EC hay c\u01A1? Khoai \u00E1?\u201D \u201CN\u01B0\u1EDBng th\u1EBF n\u00E0y th\u00EC ho\u1EB7c l\u00E0 ch\u00E1y ho\u1EB7c l\u00E0 kh\u00F4ng. Nh\u01B0 v\u1EADy l\u00E0 s\u1EBD c\u00F3 \u0111\u1EE7 th\u1EE9 h\u01B0\u01A1ng v\u1ECB cho m\u00E0 xem.\u201D C\u00F4 g\u00E1i t\u00F3c b\u1EA1ch kim c\u01B0\u1EDDi ph\u00E1 l\u00EAn m\u00E0 n\u00F3i; c\u1EA3 Elizavetta c\u0169ng ph\u1EA3i b\u1EE5m mi\u1EC7ng c\u01B0\u1EDDi theo. Elizavetta g\u1EB7p c\u00F4 g\u00E1i n\u00E0y v\u00E0o ng\u00E0y h\u00F4m qua. C\u00F4 ta \u0111\u00E3 gi\u00FAp \u0111\u1EE1 Elizavetta trong khi c\u00F4 l\u1EA1i b\u1ECB \u0111\u00E1m tr\u1EBB con trong l\u00E0ng b\u1EAFt n\u1EA1t nh\u01B0 m\u1ECDi khi. M\u1ECDi chuy\u1EC7n di\u1EC5n ra \u1EDF ph\u00EDa sau v\u00E0i ng\u00F4i nh\u00E0, hi\u1EBFm c\u00F3 ai ng\u00F3 ng\u00E0ng t\u1EDBi. L\u00FAc \u0111\u00F3, tuy\u1EBFt tr\u1EAFng \u0111\u00E3 ph\u1EE7 k\u00EDn m\u1EB7t \u0111\u1EA5t, ch\u1EA5t \u0111\u1ED1ng tr\u00EAn m\u00E1i nh\u00E0, bao tr\u00F9m l\u00EAn c\u1EA3 c\u00E2y c\u1ED1i xung quanh ng\u00F4i l\u00E0ng. \u201C\u00CA m\u1EA5y th\u1EB1ng kia! C\u1EA3 l\u0169 ch\u00FAng m\u00E0y \u0111i b\u1EAFt n\u1EA1t m\u1ED9t ng\u01B0\u1EDDi m\u00E0 kh\u00F4ng bi\u1EBFt nh\u1EE5c \u00E0?\u201D C\u00F3 4 \u0111\u1EE9a tr\u1EBB \u0111ang b\u1EAFt n\u1EA1t c\u00F4 v\u00E0o l\u00FAc \u0111\u00F3. C\u00F3 nh\u1EEFng \u0111\u1EE9a c\u00F2n cao to h\u01A1n c\u1EA3 c\u00F4 g\u00E1i kia. Th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng, kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 t\u1ECF ra 1 ch\u00FAt s\u1EE3 h\u00E3i, 2 tay khoanh l\u1EA1i tr\u01B0\u1EDBc ng\u1EF1c, c\u00F4 g\u00E1i t\u00F3c b\u1EA1ch kim v\u1EABn h\u00F9ng d\u0169ng nh\u00ECn th\u1EB3ng v\u00E0o m\u1EB7t \u0111\u00E1m b\u1EAFt n\u1EA1t. L\u0169 tr\u1EBB kia, ban \u0111\u1EA7u th\u00EC cau m\u00E0y, sau \u0111\u00F3 \u0111\u1EC1u c\u01B0\u1EDDi l\u00EAn v\u00E0 n\u1EA1t n\u1ED9. \u201CLi\u00EAn quan g\u00EC t\u1EDBi m\u00E0y. Ng\u01B0\u1EDDi ngo\u00E0i th\u00EC \u0111\u1EEBng c\u00F3 m\u00E0 ch\u00F5 m\u0169i v\u00E0o.\u201D T\u1EDBi \u0111\u00E2y, c\u00F4 g\u00E1i t\u00F3c b\u1EA1ch kim li\u1EC1n s\u1EA3i b\u01B0\u1EDBc v\u1EC1 ph\u00EDa ch\u00FAng. C\u00F4 ng\u01B0\u1EDBc l\u00EAn nh\u00ECn \u0111\u1EE9a to con nh\u1EA5t v\u00E0 \u0111\u1EA5m th\u1EB3ng v\u00E0o m\u1EB7t n\u00F3. T\u1EA5t c\u1EA3 nh\u1EEFng ai c\u00F3 m\u1EB7t \u1EDF \u0111\u00F3, k\u1EC3 c\u1EA3 l\u00E0 Elizavetta, \u0111\u1EC1u ch\u1EC9 bi\u1EBFt ngh\u1EC7ch m\u1EB7t ra m\u00E0 \u0111\u1EE9ng nh\u00ECn. V\u1EC1 ph\u1EA7n c\u00F4 g\u00E1i t\u00F3c b\u1EA1ch kim, c\u00F4 nho\u1EBBn mi\u1EC7ng c\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111\u1EA7y tr\u00EAu ng\u01B0\u01A1i m\u00E0 nh\u00ECn ch\u1EB1m ch\u1EB1m v\u00E0o \u0111\u00E1m tr\u1EBB con. \u201CTh\u1EBF n\u00E0y th\u00EC c\u00F2n d\u00E1m b\u1EA3o l\u00E0 kh\u00F4ng li\u00EAn quan g\u00EC t\u1EDBi tao kh\u00F4ng?\u201D \u0110\u1EE9a tr\u1EBB b\u1ECB \u0103n \u0111\u1EA5m \u0111\u1ECF gay m\u1EB7t l\u00EAn v\u00EC t\u1EE9c gi\u1EADn, lao v\u00E0o \u0111\u00F2i \u0111\u00E1nh c\u00F4 g\u00E1i kia. Nh\u1EEFng \u0111\u1EE9a kh\u00E1c c\u0169ng ch\u1EA1y ra, v\u00E2y l\u1EA5y xung quanh, quy\u1EBFt kh\u00F4ng \u0111\u1EC3 c\u00F4 b\u1ECF ch\u1EA1y. Ng\u1ED3i x\u1ED5m d\u01B0\u1EDBi m\u1EAFt \u0111\u1EA5t, Elizavetta ch\u1EC9 d\u00E1m nh\u00ECn c\u1EA3nh kia. \u0110\u00FAng l\u00E0 c\u00F4 v\u1EABn c\u00F2n ch\u01B0a h\u1EBFt \u0111au \u0111i\u1EBFng v\u00EC b\u1ECB l\u0169 tr\u1EBB kia \u0111\u00E1nh, th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng c\u00F4 c\u0169ng qu\u00E1 s\u1EE3 h\u00E3i, kh\u00F4ng d\u00E1m l\u00E0m g\u00EC kh\u00E1c. Tr\u1EADn \u0111\u00E1nh l\u1ED9n kia r\u1ED1t cu\u1ED9c di\u1EC5n ra nghi\u00EAng h\u1EB3n v\u1EC1 1 ph\u00EDa, v\u1EDBi c\u00F4 g\u00E1i kia \u0111\u00E1nh cho \u0111\u00E1m tr\u1EBB l\u00E0ng 1 tr\u1EADn t\u01A1i b\u1EDDi. Kh\u00F4ng ph\u1EA3i l\u00E0 \u0111\u00E1m tr\u1EBB l\u00E0ng kia y\u1EBFu h\u01A1n. T\u1EEB nh\u1ECF \u0111\u00E3 gi\u00FAp vi\u1EC7c \u0111\u1ED3ng \u00E1ng, s\u1EE9c kh\u1ECFe l\u1EABn th\u1EC3 l\u1EF1c c\u1EE7a ch\u00FAng \u0111\u1EC1u kh\u00F4ng \u0111\u1EBFn n\u1ED7i n\u00E0o. B\u1EA3n th\u00E2n ch\u00FAng v\u1ED1n d\u0129 c\u0169ng hay th\u01B0\u1EDDng xuy\u00EAn g\u00E2y g\u1ED5 v\u1EDBi nhau. Th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng, c\u00F4 g\u00E1i kia xem ra quen \u0111\u00E1nh nhau h\u01A1n so v\u1EDBi ch\u00FAng nhi\u1EC1u. Ngay c\u1EA3 c\u00E1ch c\u00F4 di chuy\u1EC3n c\u0169ng kh\u00E1c xa ho\u00E0n to\u00E0n. Kh\u00F4ng ch\u1EC9 d\u00F5i theo c\u00E1ch di chuy\u1EC3n c\u1EE7a \u0111\u1ED1i ph\u01B0\u01A1ng, c\u00F4 c\u00F2n quan s\u00E1t c\u1EA3 xung quanh n\u1EEFa. Nh\u1EAFm v\u00E0o \u0111\u1EE9a y\u1EBFu nh\u1EA5t trong \u0111\u00E1m tr\u1EBB, c\u00F4 nhanh ch\u00F3ng lao v\u00E0o v\u00E0 \u0111\u00E1 th\u1EB3ng v\u00E0o ch\u1ED7 hi\u1EC3m c\u1EE7a n\u00F3. Sau \u0111\u00F3, c\u00F4 l\u00E1ch sang 1 b\u00EAn, \u0111\u1EC3 m\u1EB7c \u0111\u1EE9a nh\u00F3c \u0111ang ng\u1ED3i x\u1EE5p xu\u1ED1ng \u0111\u1EA5t, 2 tay \u00F4m h\u00E1ng, tho\u00E1t kh\u1ECFi v\u00F2ng v\u00E2y m\u00E0 h\u1EA1 t\u1EEBng \u0111\u1EE9a nh\u00F3c m\u1ED9t. C\u00F4 g\u00E1i ch\u1EC9 to\u00E0n nh\u1EAFm v\u00E0o nh\u1EEFng \u0111i\u1EC3m hi\u1EC3m tr\u00EAn ng\u01B0\u1EDDi, nh\u01B0 l\u00E0 \u0111\u1EA7u ho\u1EB7c ch\u00E2n. \u201CNh\u1EDB \u0111\u1EA5y, b\u1ECDn tao s\u1EBD tr\u1EA3 th\u00F9...\u201D \u0110\u00E1m nh\u00F3c m\u1EB7t \u0111\u1EA7m \u0111\u00ECa n\u01B0\u1EDBc m\u1EAFt, mi\u1EC7ng li\u00EAn t\u1EE5c \u0111e n\u1EA1t m\u00E0 ch\u1EA1y bi\u1EBFn \u0111i h\u1EBFt. Ch\u1EC9 c\u00F2n l\u1EA1i m\u00ECnh Elizavetta v\u00E0 c\u00F4 g\u00E1i kia. V\u00E0o ng\u00E0y h\u00F4m \u0111\u00F3, Elizavetta ch\u1EC9 bi\u1EBFt tr\u00F2n xoe m\u1EAFt m\u00E0 nh\u00ECn c\u00F4 g\u00E1i \u0111\u00F3. \u0110\u00F3 th\u1EF1c s\u1EF1 l\u00E0 1 c\u1EA3nh t\u01B0\u1EE3ng kh\u00F4ng th\u1EC3 tin n\u1ED5i. T\u1EEB nh\u1ECF t\u1EDBi gi\u1EDD \u0111\u1EC1u b\u1ECB b\u1EAFt n\u1EA1t li\u00EAn mi\u00EAn, Elizavetta v\u1EABn m\u1ED9t m\u1EF1c tin r\u1EB1ng \u0111\u00E1m tr\u1EBB trong l\u00E0ng \u0111\u00F3 \u0111\u1EC1u l\u00E0 k\u1EBB m\u1EA1nh. C\u00F4 ch\u01B0a bao gi\u1EDD ngh\u0129 t\u1EDBi vi\u1EC7c c\u00F3 1 \u0111\u1EE9a tr\u1EBB gi\u1ED1ng nh\u01B0 c\u00F4, v\u00E0 c\u00F9ng l\u00E0 con g\u00E1i, m\u00E0 l\u1EA1i c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 \u0111\u00E1nh h\u1EA1 \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c ch\u00FAng. \u201CC\u1EADu \u0111\u1EE9ng n\u1ED5i kh\u00F4ng?\u201D C\u00F4 g\u00E1i kia m\u1EC9m c\u01B0\u1EDDi v\u00E0 ch\u00ECa tay ra cho Elizavetta. D\u00F9 vai c\u00F4 v\u1EABn c\u00F2n rung l\u00EAn b\u1EA7n b\u1EADt v\u00EC h\u00E3i h\u00F9ng, Elizavetta v\u1EABn r\u1EE5t r\u00E8 c\u1EA7m l\u1EA5y tay c\u00F4 g\u00E1i. B\u00E0n tay \u0111\u00F3 th\u1EF1c s\u1EF1 r\u1EA5t \u1EA5m \u00E1p. \u201CM\u1EB7t c\u00E2u tr\u00F4ng th\u00EA th\u1EA3m qu\u00E1. S\u01B0ng h\u1EBFt l\u00EAn r\u1ED3i \u0111\u00E2y n\u00E0y, ph\u1EA3i l\u00E0m g\u00EC cho n\u00F3 x\u1EB9p xu\u1ED1ng \u0111\u00E3.\u201D C\u00F4 g\u00E1i kia ho\u1EA3ng h\u1ED3n th\u1ED1t l\u00EAn. Elizavetta li\u1EC1n v\u1ED1c 1 v\u1ED1c tuy\u1EBFt t\u1EEB d\u01B0\u1EDBi ch\u00E2n l\u00EAn m\u00E0 \u1EA5p v\u00E0o m\u1EB7t. Khu\u00F4ng m\u1EB7t n\u00F3ng b\u1EEBng c\u1EE7a c\u00F4 g\u00E1i c\u1EA3m th\u1EA5y d\u1EC5 ch\u1ECBu h\u1EB3n. C\u00F4 g\u00E1i kia t\u1EF1 x\u01B0ng m\u00ECnh l\u00E0 Eleonora. \u201CC\u1EE9 g\u1ECDi m\u00ECnh l\u00E0 Elen.\u201D Tr\u01B0\u1EDBc c\u00F4 g\u00E1i \u0111ang m\u1EC9m c\u01B0\u1EDDi v\u00E0 n\u00F3i nh\u01B0 v\u1EADy, Elizavetta ch\u1EC9 l\u00FAng b\u00FAng n\u00F3i t\u00EAn m\u00ECnh ra. Ti\u1EC7n c\u0169ng n\u00F3i, v\u00E0o l\u00FAc n\u00E0y, Elizavetta v\u1EABn c\u00F2n \u0111ang \u0111eo b\u1ECBt m\u1EAFt \u1EDF m\u1EAFt ph\u1EA3i \u0111\u1EC3 che gi\u1EA5u M\u1EAFt C\u1EA7u V\u1ED3ng. C\u00F4 l\u00E0m v\u1EADy l\u00E0 v\u00EC c\u00F4 cho r\u1EB1ng \u0111\u00E1m tr\u1EBB con trong l\u00E0ng b\u1EAFt n\u1EA1t c\u00F4 l\u00E0 v\u00EC \u0111\u00F4i m\u1EAFt 2 m\u00E0u c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh, th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng, do ai trong l\u00E0ng c\u0169ng bi\u1EBFt, cho n\u00EAn vi\u1EC7c \u0111\u00F3 th\u00E0nh ra l\u1EA1i tr\u1EDF th\u00E0nh v\u00F4 ngh\u0129a. \u201CM\u00ECnh l\u00E0 1 th\u00E0nh vi\u00EAn c\u1EE7a 1 b\u0103ng l\u00EDnh \u0111\u00E1nh thu\u00EA. N\u00F3i l\u00E0 v\u1EADy ch\u1EE9 th\u1EF1c ra m\u00ECnh ch\u1EC9 l\u00E0 ch\u00E2n ch\u1EA1y vi\u1EC7c v\u1EB7t th\u00F4i.\u201D Nghe \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c n\u1EEDa \u0111\u1EA7u c\u1EE7a l\u1EDDi c\u00F4 g\u00E1i th\u00F4i l\u00E0 Elizavetta \u0111\u00E3 \u0111o\u00E1n tr\u01B0\u1EDBc \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c \u0111i\u1EC1u \u0111\u00F3. N\u1EBFu nh\u01B0 h\u1ECFi c\u00F3 g\u01B0\u01A1ng m\u1EB7t l\u1EA1 l\u00F9ng n\u00E0o xu\u1EA5t hi\u1EC7n trong ng\u00F4i l\u00E0ng ngh\u00E8o kh\u1ED5 nh\u1ECF b\u00E9 n\u00E0y kh\u00F4ng, c\u00E2u tr\u1EA3 l\u1EDDi s\u1EBD l\u00E0 \u201CNg\u1ECDn gi\u00F3 b\u1EA1c\u201D, 1 to\u00E1n l\u00EDnh \u0111\u00E1nh thu\u00EA v\u1EEBa m\u1EDBi t\u1EDBi \u0111\u00E2y c\u00E1ch \u0111\u00E2y h\u00F4m qua. Th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng, Elizavetta kh\u00F4ng ng\u1EDD l\u00E0 l\u1EA1i c\u00F3 1 \u0111\u1EE9a tr\u1EBB trong s\u1ED1 h\u1ECD. \u201C1 \u0111\u1EE9a tr\u1EBB nh\u01B0 c\u1EADu li\u1EC7u c\u00F3 quen \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c v\u1EDBi vi\u1EC7c l\u00E0m l\u00EDnh \u0111\u00E1nh thu\u00EA kh\u00F4ng?\u201D Elizavetta t\u00F2 m\u00F2 h\u1ECFi. \u201CNg\u1ECDn gi\u00F3 B\u1EA1c\u201D c\u00F3 t\u1EA5t c\u1EA3 l\u00E0 40 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi. Trong s\u1ED1 \u0111\u00F3 c\u00F3 h\u01A1n 30 nam chi\u1EBFn binh, s\u1ED1 c\u00F2n l\u1EA1i l\u00E0 \u0111\u1EA7u b\u1EBFp, th\u1EE3 r\u00E8n v\u00E0 ph\u1EE5 n\u1EEF. Ngo\u00E0i Elen ra, kh\u00F4ng c\u00F3 b\u1EA5t c\u1EE9 \u0111\u1EE9a tr\u1EBB con n\u00E0o kh\u00E1c n\u1EEFa. \u201CT\u1EDB kh\u00F4ng bi\u1EBFt.\u201D Elen th\u1EA3n nhi\u00EAn \u0111\u00E1p. \u201CTh\u1EE7 l\u0129nh k\u1EC3 l\u00E0 \u00F4ng \u1EA5y t\u00ECm th\u1EA5y m\u00ECnh c\u00F2n b\u00E9 t\u00ED \u1EDF tr\u00EAn chi\u1EBFn tr\u01B0\u1EDDng. Ch\u1EB3ng bi\u1EBFt sao \u00F4ng ta l\u1EA1i mu\u1ED1n nu\u00F4i m\u00ECnh, nh\u01B0ng k\u1EC3 t\u1EEB l\u00FAc \u0111\u00F3 t\u1EDBi gi\u1EDD, t\u1EDB \u0111\u00E3 \u1EDF c\u00F9ng b\u0103ng l\u00EDnh \u0111\u00E1nh thu\u00EA n\u00E0y r\u1ED3i. Th\u1EE7 l\u0129nh c\u0169ng ch\u01B0a t\u1EEBng nh\u00ECn th\u1EA5y b\u1EA5t c\u1EE9 \u0111\u1EE9a nh\u00F3c n\u00E0o b\u1EB1ng tu\u1ED5i t\u1EDB l\u1EA1i \u0111i l\u00E0m l\u00EDnh th\u1EBF n\u00E0y \u0111\u00E2u.\u201D Elizavetta m\u1EDF cho\u00E0ng m\u1EAFt ra m\u00E0 nghe c\u00E2u chuy\u1EC7n c\u1EE7a Elen. \u0110\u00F3 th\u1EF1c s\u1EF1 l\u00E0 1 c\u00E2u truy\u1EC7n v\u1EC1 1 th\u1EBF gi\u1EDBi m\u00E0 c\u00F4 ch\u01B0a t\u1EEBng \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c bi\u1EBFt t\u1EDBi. V\u00E0, c\u00F4 c\u0169ng ph\u1EA7n n\u00E0o hi\u1EC3u \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c t\u1EA1i sao Elen l\u1EA1i gi\u1ECFi \u0111\u00E1nh l\u1ED9n t\u1EDBi v\u1EADy. \u1EDE gi\u1EEFa 1 \u0111\u00E1m b\u1EA5t h\u1EA3o nh\u01B0 v\u1EADy, d\u00F9 mu\u1ED1n hay kh\u00F4ng th\u00EC ai c\u0169ng s\u1EBD bu\u1ED9c ph\u1EA3i tr\u1EDF n\u00EAn m\u1EA1nh m\u1EBD h\u01A1n m\u00E0 th\u00F4i. \u201CTi\u1EC7n th\u1EC3, t\u1EA1i sao c\u1EADu l\u1EA1i b\u1ECB b\u1ECDn n\u00F3 b\u1EAFt n\u1EA1t?\u201D Th\u1EA5y Elen h\u1ECFi v\u1EADy, Elizavetta m\u1ED9t l\u1EA7n n\u1EEFa l\u1EA1i gi\u1EADt th\u00F3t m\u00ECnh. C\u00F4 kh\u00F4ng mu\u1ED1n ti\u1EBFt l\u1ED9 \u0110\u00F4i M\u1EAFt C\u1EA7u V\u1ED3ng c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh ra. \u0110\u00F3 l\u00E0 t\u1EA1i sao c\u00F4 l\u1EA1i n\u00F3i d\u1ED1i r\u1EB1ng m\u1EAFt ph\u1EA3i c\u1EE7a c\u00F4 b\u1ECB c\u1ED9m, c\u0169ng nh\u01B0 th\u00EAm v\u00E0o c\u00F4 b\u1ECB b\u1ECF r\u01A1i t\u1EEB nh\u1ECF, kh\u00F4ng c\u00F3 cha m\u1EB9. Kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 nghi ng\u1EDD g\u00EC tr\u01B0\u1EDBc l\u1EDDi c\u1EE7a Elizavetta, Elen g\u1EADt \u0111\u1EA7u lia l\u1ECBa. \u201CRa v\u1EADy. C\u01A1 m\u00E0 nh\u01B0 v\u1EADy th\u00EC \u0111\u00E2u ph\u1EA3i l\u00E0 l\u00FD do \u0111\u1EC3 ng\u1ED3i im ch\u1ECBu tr\u1EADn ch\u1EE9. Sao kh\u00F4ng \u0111\u00E1p tr\u1EA3 l\u1EA1i?\u201D Elizavetta t\u00E1i m\u1EB9t m\u1EB7t \u0111i, l\u1EAFc \u0111\u1EA7u ngu\u00E2y ngu\u1EA9y. C\u00F4 t\u1EF1 nh\u1EE7 trong l\u00F2ng r\u1EB1ng r\u1ED1t cu\u1ED9c c\u00F4 g\u00E1i kia c\u0169ng ch\u1EC9 l\u00E0 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi ngo\u00E0i. N\u1EBFu m\u00E0 l\u00E0m v\u1EADy, c\u00F4 s\u1EE3 r\u1EB1ng m\u00ECnh s\u1EBD kh\u00F4ng c\u00F2n \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c \u1EDF l\u1EA1i trong l\u00E0ng n\u1EEFa. \u201CT\u1EDB kh\u00F4ng b\u1EA3o c\u1EADu ph\u1EA3i \u0111\u00E1nh g\u1EE5c ch\u00FAng l\u00E0m g\u00EC. C\u01A1 m\u00E0, n\u1EBFu c\u1EE9 ch\u1ECBu \u0111\u00F2n th\u1EBF n\u00E0y th\u00EC ch\u00FAng n\u00F3 l\u1EA1i c\u00E0ng \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c th\u1EC3 m\u00E0 th\u00F4i. C\u1EADu c\u0169ng ph\u1EA3i bi\u1EBFt \u0111\u1EA5m, bi\u1EBFt \u0111\u00E1 l\u1EA1i ch\u1EE9, c\u00F3 g\u00EC th\u00EC d\u00F9ng r\u0103ng m\u00E0 c\u1EAFn l\u1EA1i c\u0169ng \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c m\u00E0.\u201D Elizavetta b\u1ECF \u0111\u1ED1ng tuy\u1EBFt trong tay xu\u1ED1ng \u0111\u1EA5t, tay c\u00F4 s\u1EDD l\u00EAn m\u00E1. Kh\u00F4ng ch\u1EC9 m\u00ECnh m\u00E1, c\u1EA3 tay, s\u01B0\u1EDDn, l\u01B0ng v\u00E0 ch\u00E2n c\u00F4 v\u1EABn c\u00F2n ch\u01B0a h\u1EBFt \u0111au \u0111i\u1EBFng. H\u00ECnh \u1EA3nh Elen \u0111\u00E1nh h\u1EA1 to\u00E0n b\u1ED9 \u0111\u00E1m nh\u00F3c ban n\u00E3y l\u1EA1i v\u1EE5t hi\u1EC7n l\u00EAn trong t\u00E2m tr\u00ED c\u00F4. \u201CLi\u1EC7u t\u1EDB c\u00F3 l\u00E0m \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c \u0111i\u1EC1u \u0111\u00F3 kh\u00F4ng...?\u201D C\u1EA3nh t\u01B0\u1EE3ng \u0111\u00F3 \u0111\u00E3 \u0111\u1EADp n\u00E1t ni\u1EC1m tin b\u1EA5y l\u00E2u nay c\u1EE7a Elizavetta. C\u00F4 \u0111\u00E3 t\u1EEBng ngh\u0129 r\u1EB1ng l\u0169 tr\u1EBB \u0111\u00F3 ch\u1EC9 ch\u1ECBu thua m\u1ED7i ng\u01B0\u1EDDi l\u1EDBn trong l\u00E0ng m\u00E0 th\u00F4i. \u0110\u1EB7c bi\u1EC7t l\u00E0 \u0111\u1EE9a nh\u00F3c to con v\u1EABn hay \u0111\u1EA7u t\u00EAu \u0111i b\u1EAFt n\u1EA1t c\u00F4. C\u00F4 kh\u00F4ng bao gi\u1EDD c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 ng\u1EDD \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c t\u1EDBi vi\u1EC7c n\u00F3, trong s\u1ED1 t\u1EA5t c\u1EA3 \u0111\u00E1m b\u1EAFt n\u1EA1t \u0111\u00F3, l\u1EA1i b\u1ECB 1 \u0111\u1EE9a con g\u00E1i \u0111\u00E1nh b\u1EA1i \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c. \u201CC\u1EADu c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 l\u00E0m \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c.\u201D Elen m\u1EC9m c\u01B0\u1EDDi g\u1EADt \u0111\u1EA7u. \u201CB\u0103ng c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh s\u1EBD \u1EDF l\u1EA1i l\u00E0ng th\u00EAm 3, 4 ng\u00E0y n\u1EEFa. Khi n\u00E0o r\u1EA3nh t\u1EDB s\u1EBD t\u00ECm c\u1EADu. T\u1EDB s\u1EBD d\u1EA1y c\u1EADu t\u1EA5t c\u1EA3 nh\u1EEFng g\u00EC m\u00ECnh bi\u1EBFt v\u1EC1 \u0111\u00E1nh nhau.\u201D K\u1EC3 t\u1EEB h\u00F4m \u0111\u00F3, su\u1ED1t 4 ng\u00E0y li\u1EC1n, b\u0103ng l\u00EDnh \u0111\u00E1nh thu\u00EA \u201CNg\u1ECDn Gi\u00F3 B\u1EA1c\u201D \u0111\u00E3 tr\u00FA ch\u00E2n l\u1EA1i ng\u00F4i l\u00E0ng. Theo Elen n\u00F3i, h\u1ECD \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c 1 qu\u00FD t\u1ED9c thu\u00EA \u0111\u1EC3 \u0111i tr\u1EA5n \u00E1p 1 to\u00E1n c\u01B0\u1EDBp g\u1EA7n \u0111\u00F3. \u201CXem ra l\u00E0 l\u00E3nh ch\u00FAa \u0111\u00F3 \u0111\u00E3 giao chi\u1EBFn v\u1EDBi nh\u1EEFng qu\u00FD t\u1ED9c kh\u00E1c, \u0111\u1EC3 r\u1ED3i thua th\u1EA3m h\u1EA1i. Th\u00E0nh ra hi\u1EC7n t\u1EA1i \u00F4ng ta l\u1EA1i kh\u00F4ng c\u00F3 \u0111\u1EE7 binh l\u00EDnh \u0111\u1EC3 ch\u1ED1ng c\u01B0\u1EDBp b\u00F3c. Do \u0111\u00F3, \u00F4ng ta m\u1EDBi ph\u1EA3i d\u00F9ng t\u1EDBi l\u00EDnh \u0111\u00E1nh thu\u00EA nh\u01B0 b\u0103ng c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh.\u201D Th\u01B0\u1EDFng th\u00EC l\u00EDnh \u0111\u00E1nh thu\u00EA v\u1EABn th\u01B0\u1EDDng hay b\u1ECB coi nh\u01B0 kh\u00F4ng kh\u00E1c g\u00EC v\u1EDBi tr\u1ED9m c\u01B0\u1EDBp. Tuy nhi\u00EAn, \u0111\u00F3 kh\u00F4ng ch\u1EC9 l\u00E0 \u0111\u1ECBnh ki\u1EBFn. Nguy\u00EAn do l\u00E0 b\u1EDFi \u0111\u1EC3 c\u00F3 th\u1EE9c \u0103n v\u00E0 ch\u1EA5t \u0111\u1ED1t, nhi\u1EC1u b\u0103ng l\u00EDnh \u0111\u00E1nh thu\u00EA v\u1EABn th\u01B0\u1EDDng t\u1EA5n c\u00F4ng nh\u1EEFng ng\u00F4i l\u00E0ng m\u00E0 \u0111\u00E1ng l\u1EBD h\u1ECD ph\u1EA3i b\u1EA3o v\u1EC7, chuy\u1EC7n d\u00F9ng v\u0169 l\u1EF1c \u0111\u1EC3 \u0111e d\u1ECDa nh\u1EEFng th\u1ECB tr\u1EA5n nh\u1ECF c\u0169ng kh\u00F4ng ph\u1EA3i l\u00E0 kh\u00F4ng c\u00F3. N\u1EBFu ngh\u0129 nh\u01B0 v\u1EADy, \u201CNg\u1ECDn Gi\u00F3 B\u1EA1c\u201D t\u00EDnh ra v\u1EABn c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c coi l\u00E0 1 b\u0103ng l\u00EDnh \u0111\u00E1nh thu\u00EA t\u1EED t\u1EBF. Ngo\u1EA1i tr\u1EEB Elen ra, kh\u00F4ng c\u00F3 1 ai trong s\u1ED1 h\u1ECD d\u00E1m \u0111\u1ED9ng tay v\u00E0o ng\u01B0\u1EDDi d\u00E2n l\u00E0ng. H\u1ECD c\u0169ng xin ph\u00E9p \u0111\u00E0ng ho\u00E0ng khi m\u1EDDi g\u1ECDi \u0111\u00E0n b\u00E0, c\u0169ng nh\u01B0 thanh to\u00E1n ti\u1EC1n nong s\u00F2ng ph\u1EB3ng. D\u00F9 c\u00F3 tr\u1EA3 ti\u1EC1n, th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng ki\u1EBFm \u0111\u1EE7 ch\u1ED7 ng\u1EE7 v\u00E0 th\u1EE9c \u0103n cho 40 con ng\u01B0\u1EDDi c\u0169ng l\u00E0 1 g\u00E1nh n\u1EB7ng \u0111\u00E1ng k\u1EC3 \u0111\u1ED1i v\u1EDBi ng\u00F4i l\u00E0ng. Th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng, nh\u1EDD c\u00F3 th\u1EE9c \u0103n t\u1EEB nh\u1EEFng l\u00E0ng m\u1EA1c v\u00E0 th\u1ECB tr\u1EA5n l\u00E2n c\u1EADn m\u00E0 h\u1ECD v\u1EABn c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 chu c\u1EA5p \u0111\u1EA7y \u0111\u1EE7. L\u1EA1i n\u00F3i, v\u1EC1 tr\u1EADn \u0111\u00E1nh l\u1ED9n c\u1EE7a Elen, do l\u0169 nh\u00F3c kia kh\u00F4ng d\u00E1m h\u00E9 r\u0103ng, th\u00E0nh ra m\u1ECDi chuy\u1EC7n v\u1EABn c\u1EE9 \u0111\u1EC3 nguy\u00EAn nh\u01B0 v\u1EADy. Xem ra l\u00E0 b\u1EA3n th\u00E2n Elen c\u0169ng b\u1ECB ch\u00EDnh th\u1EE7 l\u0129nh b\u0103ng l\u00EDnh \u0111\u00E1nh thu\u00EA th\u1EE5i cho 1 ph\u00E1t v\u00EC chuy\u1EC7n \u0111\u00F3. D\u00F9 sao \u0111i n\u1EEFa, trong su\u1ED1t 4 ng\u00E0y, Elen \u0111\u00E3 d\u1EA1y cho Elizavetta bi\u1EBFt c\u00E1ch \u0111\u00E1nh nhau nh\u01B0 th\u1EBF n\u00E0o. Th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng \u0111\u00F3 ch\u1EC9 l\u00E0 4 ng\u00E0y v\u1ECFn v\u1EB9n, v\u00E0 r\u1ED1t cu\u1ED9c c\u0169ng ch\u1EC9 l\u00E0 1 ch\u00FAt th\u1EDDi gian nh\u1ECF nhoi \u0111an xen gi\u1EEFa c\u00F4ng vi\u1EC7c n\u1EEFa. L\u00E0 1 \u0111\u1EE9a tr\u1EBB b\u1ECB b\u1ECF r\u01A1i, Elizavetta b\u1ECB bu\u1ED9c ph\u1EA3i l\u00E0m \u0111\u1EE7 th\u1EE9 vi\u1EC7c, t\u1EEB x\u00E1ch n\u01B0\u1EDBc, gi\u1EB7t gi\u0169 cho t\u1EDBi kh\u00E2u v\u00E1. Do \u0111\u00F3, Elen ch\u1EC9 t\u1EADp trung v\u00E0o vi\u1EC7c d\u1EA1y nh\u1EEFng g\u00EC c\u01A1 b\u1EA3n nh\u1EA5t trong c\u00E1ch di chuy\u1EC3n c\u0169ng nh\u01B0 quan s\u00E1t xung quanh. \u201CNh\u1EDB \u0111\u1EA5y. K\u1EC3 c\u1EA3 l\u00E0 sau khi t\u1EDB r\u1EDDi kh\u1ECFi \u0111\u00E2y, h\u1EB1ng ng\u00E0y bao gi\u1EDD r\u1EA3nh r\u1ED7i th\u00EC r\u00E1ng t\u1EADp nh\u00E9. 4 ng\u00E0y n\u00E0y l\u00E0 \u0111\u1EC3 c\u1EADu ghi nh\u1EDB ph\u1EA3i t\u1EADp g\u00EC h\u1EB1ng ng\u00E0y v\u1EC1 sau \u0111\u00F3.\u201D \u201CN\u1EBFu ng\u00E0y n\u00E0o c\u0169ng t\u1EADp th\u00EC li\u1EC7u t\u1EDB c\u00F3 tr\u1EDF n\u00EAn m\u1EA1nh m\u1EBD kh\u00F4ng?\u201D \u201CT\u1EA7m 10 ng\u00E0y th\u00F4i th\u00EC ch\u01B0a \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c \u0111\u00E2u. Ch\u1EAFc c\u0169ng ph\u1EA3i d\u0103m ba th\u00E1ng \u0111\u00F3... li\u1EC7u c\u1EADu c\u00F3 l\u00E0m n\u1ED5i kh\u00F4ng?\u201D Elizavetta g\u1EADt \u0111\u1EA7u. D\u00F9 r\u1EB1ng nh\u1EEFng b\u00E0i t\u1EADp c\u1EE7a c\u00F4 g\u00E1i t\u00F3c b\u1EA1ch kim c\u00F3 nh\u1ECDc nh\u1EB1n t\u1EDBi m\u1EA5y, Elizavetta v\u1EABn c\u1ED1 g\u1EAFng g\u01B0\u1EE3ng l\u00EA l\u1EBFt c\u00E1i th\u00E2n x\u00E1c m\u1ECFi nh\u1EEB c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh m\u00E0 t\u1EADp theo. T\u1EA5t nhi\u00EAn, c\u00F4 c\u0169ng mu\u1ED1n v\u01B0\u1EE3t qua ch\u00EDnh m\u00EDnh l\u00FAc n\u00E0y n\u1EEFa, th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng Elizavetta c\u00F2n ao \u01B0\u1EDBc, r\u1EB1ng 1 ng\u00E0y n\u00E0o \u0111\u00F3, c\u00F4 s\u1EBD b\u1EAFt k\u1ECBp h\u00ECnh b\u00F3ng c\u1EE7a Elen v\u00E0o ng\u00E0y h\u00F4m \u0111\u00F3. \u201CN\u1EBFu l\u00E0 c\u1EADu, th\u00EC t\u1ED1t h\u01A1n h\u1EBFt \u0111\u1EA7u ti\u00EAn c\u1EADu ph\u1EA3i ngh\u0129 \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c l\u00E0 m\u00ECnh kh\u00F4ng \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c thua \u0111\u00E3. T\u1EDB \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c d\u1EA1y l\u00E0, bi\u1EBFt \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c c\u1EA3m gi\u00E1c chi\u1EBFn th\u1EAFng ra sao c\u0169ng l\u00E0 1 \u0111i\u1EC1u r\u1EA5t quan tr\u1ECDng, cho n\u00EAn kh\u00F4ng bao gi\u1EDD \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c v\u1EE9t b\u1ECF \u0111i\u1EC1u \u0111\u00F3 \u0111i, c\u01A1 m\u00E0...\u201D \u201C\u1EEA. --- M\u00ECnh s\u1EBD kh\u00F4ng ch\u1ECBu thua \u0111\u00E2u.\u201D 4 ng\u00E0y tr\u00F4i v\u1EE5t qua trong nh\u00E1y m\u1EAFt. V\u00E0o s\u00E1n ng\u00E0y h\u00F4m \u0111\u00F3, Elizavetta t\u00ECm Elen \u0111\u1EC3 n\u00F3i l\u1EDDi t\u1EA1m bi\u1EC7t. Th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng, kh\u00F4ng c\u00F2n ai \u1EDF \u0111\u00F3 n\u1EEFa. \u201CNg\u1ECDn Gi\u00F3 B\u1EA1c\u201D \u0111\u00E3 r\u1EDDi kh\u1ECFi ng\u00F4i l\u00E0ng t\u1EEB khi n\u00E0o. Hai vai s\u1EE5p xu\u1ED1ng, Elizavetta \u0111\u00E3 kh\u00F4ng th\u1EC3 n\u00E0o k\u1ECBp t\u1EA1m bi\u1EC7t c\u00F4 g\u00E1i kia. Sau \u0111\u00F3, c\u00F4 nh\u1EB9 nh\u00E0ng \u0111\u01B0a tay l\u00EAn v\u00E0 ch\u1EA1m v\u00E0o con m\u1EAFt ph\u1EA3i c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh. --- M\u00ECnh c\u00F2n ch\u01B0a k\u1ECBp n\u00F3i cho b\u1EA1n \u1EA5y bi\u1EBFt v\u1EC1 th\u1EE9 n\u00E0y... Elizavetta \u0111\u00E3 gi\u1EA5u nh\u1EB9m chuy\u1EC7n m\u00ECnh c\u00F3 \u0110\u00F4i M\u1EAFt C\u1EA7u V\u1ED3ng cho t\u1EDBi t\u1EADn c\u00F9ng. D\u00F9 v\u00E0i l\u1EA7n c\u00F4 b\u00E9 \u0111\u00E3 c\u1ED1 thu h\u1EBFt c\u1EA3m \u0111\u1EA3m l\u1EA1i \u0111\u1EC3 th\u1ED5 l\u1ED9 \u0111i\u1EC1u n\u00E0y ra, 4 ng\u00E0y l\u00E0 1 kho\u1EA3ng th\u1EDDi gian qu\u00E1 ng\u1EAFn ng\u1EE7i \u0111\u1EC3 1 c\u00F4 g\u00E1i 10 tu\u1ED5i c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 quy\u1EBFt ch\u00ED \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c. V\u00E0o ng\u00E0y h\u00F4m \u0111\u00F3, tr\u00F2 b\u1EAFt n\u1EA1t Elizavetta c\u0169ng b\u1EAFt \u0111\u1EA7u quay tr\u1EDF l\u1EA1i. C\u0169ng nh\u01B0 tr\u01B0\u1EDBc \u0111\u00F3, c\u00F4 l\u1EA1i b\u1ECB \u0111\u1EA5m, \u0111\u00E1 v\u00E0 x\u00F4 ng\u00E3 xu\u1ED1ng m\u1EB7t \u0111\u1EA5t tuy\u1EBFt ph\u1EE7. Th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng, c\u00F4 kh\u00F4ng c\u00F2n tuy\u1EC7t v\u1ECDng n\u1EEFa. Ch\u1EB3ng ph\u1EA3i Elen \u0111\u00E3 n\u00F3i sao? T\u1EA7m ch\u1EE5c ng\u00E0y th\u00F4i th\u00EC ch\u01B0a \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c \u0111\u00E2u. ---1 th\u00E1ng.1 th\u00E1ng sau tao s\u1EBD ch\u1ECDn b\u1ECDn m\u00E0y bi\u1EBFt tay. C\u00F4 g\u00E1i \u0111\u00E3 t\u1EEB b\u1ECF m\u1ECDi th\u1EE9 tr\u01B0\u1EDBc khi g\u1EB7p \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c Elen \u0111\u00E3 kh\u00F4ng c\u00F2n n\u1EEFa. Cho d\u00F9 v\u1EABn c\u00F2n b\u1ECB \u0111e n\u1EA1t, ph\u1EA7n v\u00EC l\u00E0 1 \u0111\u1EE9a tr\u1EBB m\u1ED3 c\u00F4i cha m\u1EB9, ph\u1EA7n v\u00EC \u0110\u00F4i M\u1EAFt C\u1EA7u V\u1ED3ng b\u1ECB gh\u00E9t b\u1ECF, c\u00F4 \u0111\u00E3 kh\u00F4ng c\u00F2n phi\u1EC1n mu\u1ED9n nhi\u1EC1u v\u00EC \u0111i\u1EC1u \u0111\u00F3. \u0110\u00E1m tr\u1EBB l\u00E0ng kia \u0111\u00E3 kh\u00F4ng c\u00F2n l\u00E0 \u0111\u1ED1i th\u1EE7 c\u00F4 kh\u00F4ng bao gi\u1EDD c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 s\u00E1nh b\u1EB1ng. D\u00F9 b\u1ECB \u0111\u00F2n qu\u1EA3 l\u00E0 \u0111au th\u1EADt, th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng c\u00F4 kh\u00F4ng c\u00F2n ph\u1EA3i s\u1EE3 h\u00E3i v\u00F4 c\u1EDB n\u1EEFa. C\u00F3 l\u1EBD tr\u00E1i tim c\u00F4 \u0111\u00E3 l\u1EA5y l\u1EA1i \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c b\u00ECnh t\u0129nh nh\u01B0 v\u1EADy m\u00E0 \u0111\u00F4i m\u1EAFt c\u00F4 c\u0169ng \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c th\u00EAm ph\u1EA7n r\u1ED9ng m\u1EDF. \u0110\u00E1m ng\u01B0\u1EDDi l\u1EDBn trong l\u00E0ng c\u0169ng ng\u00F3 l\u01A1 \u0111i vi\u1EC7c Elizavetta b\u1ECB b\u1EAFt n\u1EA1t, th\u1EADm ch\u00ED 1 s\u1ED1 thi tho\u1EA3ng c\u00F2n tham gia v\u00E0o \u0111\u00F3. Th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng, n\u1EBFu nh\u01B0 m\u1ECDi th\u1EE9 di\u1EC5n ra qu\u00E1 \u0111\u00E0, th\u1EC3 n\u00E0o h\u1ECD c\u0169ng s\u1EBD lao v\u00E0o can thi\u1EC7p ngay. Elizavetta ng\u1EABm ngh\u0129, r\u1EB1ng xem ra ph\u1EA3i c\u00F3 l\u00FD do n\u00E0o \u0111\u00F3 \u0111\u1EB1ng sau chuy\u1EC7n \u0111\u00F3. 3 th\u00E1ng sau, c\u00F4 c\u0169ng ph\u00E1t hi\u1EC7n ra \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c l\u00FD do \u0111\u00F3 l\u00E0 g\u00EC. 1 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111\u00E0n \u00F4ng \u0111\u00E3 t\u1EDBi t\u00ECm Elizavetta. C\u00F9ng l\u00FAc \u0111\u00F3, Elizavetta l\u00FAc n\u00E0y \u0111\u00E3 \u0111\u1EE7 s\u1EE9c \u0111\u1EC3 \u0111\u00E1nh tr\u1EA3 l\u1EA1i \u0111\u00E1m tr\u1EBB con kh\u00F4ng th\u01B0\u01A1ng ti\u1EBFc. Kh\u00F4ng ch\u1EC9 l\u00E0 tr\u1EA3 th\u00F9 cho l\u00FAc c\u00F2n b\u1ECB b\u1EAFt n\u1EA1t, c\u00F4 c\u00F2n \u0111\u1ECBnh s\u1EBD \u0111\u1EE3i t\u1EDBi l\u00FAc \u0111\u1EE7 l\u1EDBn s\u1EBD tr\u1ED1n kh\u1ECFi ng\u00F4i l\u00E0ng n\u00E0y n\u1EBFu c\u1EA7n. \u0110\u00F4i l\u00FAc c\u00F4 c\u00F2n ph\u00E1 \u0111\u00E1m vi\u1EC7c c\u1EE7a l\u0169 tr\u1EBB kia, r\u1ED3i l\u1EA1i gi\u1EA3 ng\u00E2y n\u00F3i d\u1ED1i \u0111\u1EC3 khi\u1EBFn ch\u00FAng ch\u00ED ch\u00F3e v\u1EDBi nhau. C\u00F4 \u0111\u00E3 b\u1ECB coi l\u00E0 1 \u0111\u1EE9a tr\u1EBB g\u00E2y r\u1ED1i trong l\u00E0ng. Ng\u01B0\u1EDDi t\u1EDBi t\u00ECm Elizavetta \u0111\u00E3 n\u00F3i. \u201CCha c\u1EE7a ti\u1EC3u th\u01B0 \u0111ang cho g\u1ECDi qu\u00FD c\u00F4 \u0111\u1EA5y.\u201D V\u00E0o l\u00FAc n\u00E0y, Elizavetta m\u1EDBi \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c bi\u1EBFt r\u1EB1ng c\u00F4 l\u00E0 1 \u0111\u1EE9a con hoang c\u1EE7a 1 qu\u00FD t\u1ED9c n\u00E0o \u0111\u00F3. Ng\u01B0\u1EDDi l\u1EDBn trong l\u00E0ng kh\u00F4ng d\u00E1m b\u1EAFt n\u1EA1t c\u00F4 qu\u00E1 th\u1EC3 c\u0169ng ch\u1EC9 l\u00E0 v\u00EC h\u1ECD bi\u1EBFt \u0111i\u1EC1u \u0111\u00F3. Cha c\u1EE7a Elizavetta, Rodion Abt, sau khi th\u1EA5y \u0110\u00F4i M\u1EAFt C\u1EA7u V\u1ED3ng tr\u00EAn g\u01B0\u01A1ng m\u1EB7t \u0111\u1EE9a con g\u00E1i m\u1EDBi h\u1EA1 sinh c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh, \u0111\u00E3 ch\u1ECDn ra 1 ng\u00F4i l\u00E0ng trong l\u00E3nh th\u1ED5 m\u00ECnh v\u00E0 b\u1ECF con g\u00E1i m\u00ECnh l\u1EA1i \u0111\u00F3. Th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng, ng\u01B0\u1EDDi k\u1EBF th\u1EEBa c\u1EE7a Rodion \u0111\u00E3 qua \u0111\u1EDDi v\u00EC b\u1EC7nh t\u1EADt. \u00D4ng ta kh\u00F4ng c\u00F2n c\u00E1ch n\u00E0o kh\u00E1c ngo\u00E0i vi\u1EC7c mang Elizavetta, \u0111\u1EE9a con g\u00E1i c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh, quay v\u1EC1. V\u00E0 th\u1EBF l\u00E0, Elizavetta \u0111\u00E3 b\u1EAFt \u0111\u1EA7u cu\u1ED9c s\u1ED1ng ng\u01B0\u1EDDi con g\u00E1i c\u1EE7a 1 qu\u00FD t\u1ED9c t\u1EEB \u0111\u00F3. . Sau khi r\u1EDDi kh\u1ECFi ng\u00F4i l\u00E0ng ngh\u00E8o \u0111\u00F3, 5 n\u0103m sau Elizavetta m\u1EDBi \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c g\u1EB7p l\u1EA1i Elen. L\u00FAc \u0111\u00F3, c\u00F4 \u0111\u00E3 15 tu\u1ED5i, c\u00F2n Elen th\u00EC 14. 2 c\u00F4 g\u00E1i g\u1EB7p l\u1EA1i nhau v\u1EDBi t\u01B0 c\u00E1ch l\u00E0 2 Vanadis. Elizavetta ngay l\u1EADp t\u1EE9c nh\u1EDB ra Elen. Th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng, n\u1EEF Vanadis t\u00F3c b\u1EA1ch kim l\u1EA1i kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 nh\u1EADn th\u1EA5y Elizavetta ch\u00EDnh l\u00E0 c\u00F4 b\u00E9 n\u0103m x\u01B0a. Elizavetta ngh\u0129 r\u1EB1ng \u0111i\u1EC1u \u0111\u00F3 kh\u00F4ng c\u00F3 g\u00EC l\u00E0 l\u1EA1, nh\u1EA5t l\u00E0 khi c\u00F4 \u0111\u00E3 gi\u1EA5u \u0110\u00F4i M\u1EAFt C\u1EA7u V\u1ED3ng c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh \u0111i v\u00E0o l\u00FAc \u0111\u00F3. Ch\u01B0a k\u1EC3, \u2018Eleonora\u2019 v\u00E0 \u2018Elizavetta\u2019 \u0111\u1EC1u l\u00E0 nh\u1EEFng c\u00E1i t\u00EAn kh\u00F4ng l\u1EA1 l\u1EABm g\u00EC \u0111\u1ED1i v\u1EDBi ph\u00E1i n\u1EEF. Leitmeritz v\u00E0 Lebus l\u1EA1i n\u1EB1m c\u00E1ch xa nhau, th\u00E0nh ra gi\u1EEFa 2 b\u00EAn c\u0169ng hi\u1EBFm khi n\u00E0o c\u00F3 c\u01A1 h\u1ED9i ch\u1EA1m m\u1EB7t. D\u00F9 l\u00FAc n\u00E0o c\u0169ng t\u1EF1 nh\u1EE7 th\u1EA7m r\u1EB1ng, 1 ng\u00E0y n\u00E0o \u0111\u00F3, c\u00F4 s\u1EBD tr\u00F2 chuy\u1EC7n v\u1EDBi Elen trong khi th\u1EF1c hi\u1EC7n nhi\u1EC7m v\u1EE5 c\u1EE7a 1 Vanadis, gi\u1EEF 2 c\u00F4 g\u00E1i \u0111\u00E3 d\u1EA7n d\u1EA7n xu\u1EA5t hi\u1EC7n nh\u1EEFng r\u1EA1n n\u1EE9t kh\u00F4ng th\u1EC3 n\u00E0o h\u00E0n g\u1EAFn n\u1ED5i. . . L\u1EEDa ch\u00E1y b\u1EADp b\u00F9ng, v\u1EADt v\u1EDD lay \u0111\u1ED9ng tr\u01B0\u1EDBc m\u1EB7t c\u00F4 g\u00E1i. Elizavetta gi\u1EADt m\u00ECnh ng\u1EA9ng \u0111\u1EA7u l\u00EAn. C\u00F4 \u0111\u00E3 ng\u1EE7 thi\u1EBFp \u0111i t\u1EEB bao gi\u1EDD kh\u00F4ng hay. Ph\u00EDa tr\u01B0\u1EDBc c\u00F4 l\u00E0 1 \u0111\u1ED1ng l\u1EEDa, \u0111\u1EB7t c\u1EA1nh \u0111\u00F3 l\u00E0 1 nh\u00E1nh c\u00E2y c\u00F9ng 1 c\u1EE7 khoai t\u00E2y \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c c\u1EAFm xuy\u00EAn qua \u0111\u00F3. Elizavetta \u0111\u00E3 mua khoai t\u1EEB m\u1ED9t ng\u00F4i l\u00E0ng c\u00F4 d\u1EEBng ch\u00E2n l\u1EA1i c\u00E1ch \u0111\u00E2y t\u1EA7m 2 ti\u1EBFng tr\u01B0\u1EDBc. \u201CM\u00ECnh v\u1EEBa c\u00F3 m\u1ED9t gi\u1EA5c m\u01A1 nhi\u1EC1u ho\u00E0i ni\u1EC7m gh\u00EA...\u201D L\u1EBD n\u00E0o trong khi thi\u1EBFp \u0111i v\u00EC m\u1EC7t m\u1ECFi, \u0111\u1ED1ng l\u1EEDa v\u00E0 c\u1EE7 khoai kia l\u1EA1i khi\u1EBFn nh\u1EEFng k\u00FD \u1EE9c trong qu\u00E1 kh\u1EE9 c\u1EE7a c\u00F4 g\u00E1i th\u1EE9c t\u1EC9nh ch\u0103ng? \u0110\u1ED9t nhi\u00EAn, m\u1ED9t m\u00F9i khen kh\u00E9t x\u1ED9c th\u1EB3ng v\u00E0o m\u0169i Elizavetta. V\u1EEBa ng\u1EEDi th\u1EA5y c\u00E1i, n\u1EEF Vanadis t\u00F3c \u0111\u1ECF v\u1ED9i v\u00E3i r\u00FAt c\u00E0nh c\u00E2y \u0111ang n\u01B0\u1EDBng khoai ra ngay kh\u1ECFi l\u1EEDa. C\u00F4 nh\u1EE1 tay \u0111\u00E1nh r\u01A1i do qu\u00E1 n\u00F3ng, khi\u1EBFn cho c\u1EE7 khoai l\u0103n l\u00F4ng l\u1ED1c tr\u00EAn m\u1EB7t \u0111\u1EA5t. Ph\u1EA7n khoai b\u1ECB ch\u00E1y \u0111en thui kh\u00F4ng hi\u1EC3u sao l\u1EA1i ng\u1EEDa l\u00EAn, t\u1EF1a nh\u01B0 ra v\u1EBB tr\u00E1ch c\u1EE9 Elizavetta. Elizavetta th\u1EDF d\u00E0i, c\u00F4 d\u00F9ng \u00E1o cho\u00E0ng b\u1ECDc l\u1EA5y tay m\u00E0 nh\u1EB7t c\u1EE7 khoai l\u00EAn. D\u00F9ng v\u1EA1t \u00E1o, c\u00F4 ph\u1EE7i s\u00E1ch \u0111\u1EA5t c\u00E1t, v\u1EE9t b\u1ECF ph\u1EA7n b\u1ECB ch\u00E1y \u0111i m\u00E0 \u0103n kh\u00F4ng ch\u00FAt ng\u1EA7n ng\u1EA1i. N\u01A1i \u0111\u00E2y l\u00E0 1 c\u00E1nh \u0111\u1ED3ng b\u1ECF hoang c\u00E1ch xa \u0111\u01B0\u1EDDng c\u00E1i. C\u1ECF kh\u00F4 ph\u1EE7 \u0111\u1EA7y kh\u1EAFp n\u01A1i, d\u00F9 \u0111\u00E2y \u0111\u00F3 v\u1EABn c\u00F2n v\u00E0i ch\u1ED7 \u0111\u1EC3 l\u1ED9 m\u1EB7t \u0111\u1EA5t ra. Xa xa c\u00F3 1 khu r\u1EEBng, th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng tuy\u1EC7t nhi\u00EAn kh\u00F4ng c\u00F2n t\u1EDBi 1 g\u1ED1c c\u00E2y n\u00E0o c\u00F2n s\u00F3t l\u1EA1i. B\u1EA7u tr\u1EDDi l\u00FAc n\u00E0y nhu\u1ED9m trong 1 m\u00E0u \u0111\u1ECF r\u1EF1c, m\u1EB7t tr\u1EDDi \u0111\u00E3 n\u00E9p m\u00ECnh v\u00E0o gi\u1EEFa nh\u1EEFng \u0111\u00E1m m\u00E2y. 12 ng\u00E0y \u0111\u00E3 tr\u00F4i qua k\u1EC3 t\u1EEB khi c\u00F4 r\u1EDDi kh\u1ECFi L\u00E2u \u0111\u00E0i Lebus. Elizavetta \u0111\u00E3 t\u00ECm t\u1EDBi v\u00E0 \u0111\u1EADp ph\u00E1 t\u01B0\u1EE3ng c\u1EE7a Baba Yaga t\u1EA1i 9 ng\u00F4i \u0111\u1EC1n hoang. Th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng, con qu\u1EF7 v\u1EABn kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 l\u00F3 m\u1EB7t. Cho d\u00F9 nhi\u1EC1u l\u1EA7n ch\u1EA1m m\u1EAFt v\u1EDBi binh l\u00EDnh Lebus do Naum c\u1EED \u0111i tr\u00EAn \u0111\u01B0\u1EDDng, Elizavetta, ho\u1EB7c l\u00E0 thuy\u1EBFt ph\u1EE5c, ho\u1EB7c l\u00E0 th\u1EB3ng th\u1EEBng ra l\u1EC7nh cho h\u1ECD r\u00FAt lui, ho\u1EB7c l\u00E0 v\u1EDD nghe theo r\u1ED3i b\u1ECF tr\u1ED1n, cu\u1ED1i c\u00F9ng c\u00F4 v\u1EABn ti\u1EBFp t\u1EE5c cu\u1ED9c h\u00E0nh tr\u00ECnh c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh. C\u00E1i ch\u1EBFt c\u1EE7a 15 hi\u1EC7p s\u0129 \u0111\u1ED1i v\u1EDBi c\u00F4 v\u1EABn l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t c\u00FA s\u1ED1c h\u1EBFt s\u1EE9c m\u00E3nh li\u1EC7t. Elizavetta quy\u1EBFt ch\u00ED s\u1EBD h\u00E0nh \u0111\u1ED9ng m\u1ED9t m\u00ECnh cho t\u1EDBi khi n\u00E0o h\u1EA1 g\u1EE5c \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c Baba Yaga. C\u00F2n m\u1ED9t l\u00FD do n\u1EEFa. C\u00E1ch \u0111\u00E2y kh\u00F4ng l\u00E2u, c\u00F4 c\u00F3 d\u1EEBng ch\u00E2n t\u1EA1i 1 ng\u00F4i l\u00E0ng ch\u1EC9 \u0111\u1EC3 mua s\u1EAFm 1 ch\u00FAt th\u1EE9c \u0103n v\u00E0 ch\u1EA5t \u0111\u1ED1t, sau \u0111\u00F3 ngay l\u1EADp t\u1EE9c r\u1EDDi \u0111i ngay. Cho t\u1EDBi t\u1EADn h\u00F4m nay, c\u00F4 v\u1EABn kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 t\u00ECm t\u1EDBi ph\u00F2ng tr\u1ECD \u1EDF b\u1EA5t c\u1EE9 l\u00E0ng m\u1EA1c hay th\u1ECB tr\u1EA5n n\u00E0o d\u1ECDc \u0111\u01B0\u1EDDng, thay v\u00E0o \u0111\u00F3 c\u00F4 \u0111\u1EC1u ch\u1ECDn ng\u1EE7 qua \u0111\u00EAm \u1EDF ngo\u00E0i tr\u1EDDi. Ch\u1EC9 c\u1EA7n ngh\u0129 t\u1EDBi vi\u1EC7c Baba Yaga c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 \u0111i\u1EC1u khi\u1EC3n h\u1ECD l\u00E0 \u0111\u1EE7 \u0111\u1EC3 c\u00F4 c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 cam ch\u1ECBu \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c r\u1ED3i. N\u1EBFu Baba Yaga kh\u00F4ng xu\u1EA5t hi\u1EC7n \u1EDF \u0111\u00E2y, c\u00F4 s\u1EBD kh\u00F4ng c\u00F2n l\u1EF1a ch\u1ECDn n\u00E0o kh\u00E1c ngo\u00E0i quay v\u1EC1 L\u00E2u \u0111\u00E0i. Ngo\u00E0i 10 ng\u00F4i \u0111\u1EC1n hoang do Lazarl \u0111\u01B0a cho c\u00F4 ra, Elizavetta kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 m\u1EA3y may hay bi\u1EBFt li\u1EC7u c\u00F3 c\u00F2n ng\u00F4i \u0111\u1EC1n n\u00E0o kh\u00E1c kh\u00F4ng. T\u1EA1i sao m\u1EE5 qu\u1EF7 v\u1EABn ch\u01B0a xu\u1EA5t hi\u1EC7n ch\u1EE9? L\u1EBD n\u00E0o t\u1EA5t c\u1EA3 nh\u1EEFng g\u00EC m\u00ECnh l\u00E0m \u0111\u1EC1u ch\u1EC9 l\u00E0 v\u00F4 ngh\u0129a sao? \u201CTh\u00F4i c\u00F3 g\u00EC t\u1EDBi \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c ng\u00F4i \u0111\u1EC1n \u0111\u00F3 \u0111\u00E3 r\u1ED3i h\u1EB5ng t\u00EDnh ti\u1EBFp.\u201D \u0102n xong c\u1EE7 khoai t\u00E2y, Elizvetta g\u1EA1t \u0111\u1EA5t d\u1EADp t\u1EAFt \u0111\u1ED1ng l\u1EEDa. \u0110\u00F4i m\u1EAFt 2 m\u00E0u c\u1EE7a c\u00F4 g\u00E1i nhu\u1ED1m \u0111\u1EA7y m\u1EC7t m\u1ECFi v\u00E0 c\u00E1u b\u1EB3n v\u00EC chuy\u1EBFn \u0111i d\u00E0i c\u0169ng nh\u01B0 bao \u0111\u00EAm ph\u1EA3i ch\u1ECBu c\u1EA3nh m\u00E0n tr\u1EDDi chi\u1EBFu \u0111\u1EA5t. Th\u1EAFng y\u00EAn c\u01B0\u01A1ng xong, Elizavetta tr\u00E8o l\u00EAn l\u01B0ng ng\u1EF1a. Nh\u00ECn v\u1EC1 h\u01B0\u1EDBng ng\u00F4i \u0111\u1EC1n th\u1EE9 10, L\u00F4i Oa Thi\u1EC3m C\u01A1 li\u1EC1n th\u00FAc ng\u1EF1a ti\u1EBFn li\u00EAn. . 1 v\u00F9ng \u0111\u1EA5t tan hoang bao quanh l\u1EA5y ng\u00F4i \u0111\u1EC1n x\u1EADp x\u1EC7. Ngo\u00E0i ng\u00F4i \u0111\u1EC1n \u0111\u1ED5 n\u00E1t kia ra, th\u1EE9 duy nh\u1EA5t hi\u1EC7n ra trong m\u1EAFt c\u00F4 g\u00E1i ch\u1EC9 l\u00E0 1 b\u00E3i c\u00E1t x\u00E1m x\u1ECBt c\u00F9ng ch\u00FAt b\u00F9n l\u1EA7y. M\u1EB7t tr\u1EDDi \u0111\u00E3 khu\u1EA5t b\u00F3ng \u0111\u1EB1ng sau b\u1EA7u tr\u1EDDi nhu\u1ED1m m\u00E0u \u0111en thui, m\u00E0n \u0111\u00EAm \u0111ang t\u1EDBi g\u1EA7n. B\u01B0\u1EDBc xu\u1ED1ng ng\u1EF1a, Elizavetta ng\u1EA9ng m\u1EB7t l\u00EAn nh\u00ECn v\u1EC1 ng\u00F4i \u0111\u1EC1n hoang t\u00E0n v\u1EDBi v\u1EBB m\u1EB7t \u0111\u1EA7y kh\u00F3 ch\u1ECBu. B\u1EC1 ngo\u00E0i ng\u00F4i \u0111\u1EC1n n\u00E0y kh\u00F4ng kh\u00E1c nhau l\u00E0 m\u1EA5y so v\u1EDBi nh\u1EEFng ng\u00F4i \u0111\u1EC1n m\u00E0 c\u00F3 \u0111\u00E3 t\u1EDBi tr\u01B0\u1EDBc \u0111\u00F3. T\u1EEB t\u01B0\u1EDDng cho t\u1EDBi c\u1ED9t \u0111\u1EC1n \u0111\u1EC1u kh\u00F4ng c\u00F2n nguy\u00EAn v\u1EB9n, kh\u1EAFp n\u01A1i ch\u1EA1y d\u00E0i \u0111\u1EA7y nh\u1EEFng v\u1EBFt r\u1EA1n n\u1EE9t. Th\u1EA1ch cao tr\u00EAn t\u01B0\u1EDDng \u0111\u1EC1u s\u1EAFp r\u01A1i r\u1EE5ng h\u1EBFt, ch\u1EC9 c\u00F2n 1 v\u00E0i mi\u1EBFng v\u1EE1 n\u00E1t v\u01B0\u01A1ng l\u1EA1i. N\u1EAFm ch\u1EB7t l\u1EA5y Valitsaif b\u1EB1ng tay tr\u00E1i, Elizavetta b\u01B0\u1EDBc t\u1EDBi ng\u00F4i \u0111\u1EC1n hoang. \u0110\u00FAng nh\u01B0 c\u00F4 ngh\u0129, ng\u00F4i \u0111\u1EC1n t\u1EDBi c\u1EA3 c\u1EEDa c\u0169ng kh\u00F4ng c\u00F3, ch\u1EC9 c\u00F2n m\u1ED7i 1 th\u1EE9 g\u00EC \u0111\u00F3 c\u00F3 v\u1EBB nh\u01B0 l\u00E0 b\u1EA3n l\u1EC1 v\u1EAFt v\u1EBBo t\u1EA1i l\u1ED1i v\u00E0o, k\u1EBDo k\u1EB9t \u0111ung \u0111\u01B0a theo gi\u00F3. N\u1EEF Vanadis t\u00F3c \u0111\u1ECF h\u00E9t to 1 ti\u1EBFng v\u1EC1 ph\u00EDa b\u00F3ng \u0111en kh\u00F4ng c\u00F3 l\u1EA5y 1 tia s\u00E1ng. \u201CBaba Yaga! N\u1EBFu nghe th\u1EA5y ta th\u00EC ra m\u1EB7t \u0111i!\u201D Tr\u01B0\u1EDBc khi ti\u1EBFng n\u00F3i gi\u1EADn d\u1EEF c\u1EE7a c\u00F4 g\u00E1i k\u1ECBp tan bi\u1EBFn, 1 c\u01A1n gi\u00F3 ng\u1ED9t ng\u1EA1t t\u1EEB trong b\u00F3ng t\u1ED1i s\u00E2u th\u1EB3m bay th\u1ED1c t\u1EDBi. Ngay sau \u0111\u00F3, 1 ti\u1EBFng n\u00F3i kh\u00E0n kh\u00E0n c\u1EE7a 1 b\u00E0 gi\u00E0 vang l\u00EAn trong tai Elizavetta. \u201C--- \u0110\u1EEBng c\u00F3 to ti\u1EBFng nh\u01B0 v\u1EADy ch\u1EE9, k\u1EBBo ch\u1ED7 n\u00E0y s\u1EADp th\u00EC bi\u1EBFt l\u00E0m sao \u0111\u00E2y?\u201D M\u1EDF cho\u00E0ng m\u1EAFt ra, Elizavetta nhanh ch\u00F3ng nh\u1EA3y l\u00F9i l\u1EA1i ra ph\u00EDa sau. \u0110\u00F4i m\u1EAFt v\u00E0ng \u2013 xanh c\u1EE7a c\u00F4 \u00E1nh l\u00EAn \u0111\u1EA7y gi\u1EADn d\u1EEF v\u00E0 kh\u00ED th\u1EBF, b\u00E0n tay c\u00F4 n\u1EAFm ch\u1EB7t v\u00E0o Long kh\u00ED c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh. To\u00E0n th\u00E2n ng\u1ECDn roi \u0111\u00EAn t\u1ECFa s\u00E1ng l\u00EAn l\u1EA5p l\u00E1nh. 1 m\u1EE5 gi\u00E0 nh\u1ECF th\u00F3 t\u1EEB trong b\u00F3ng t\u1ED1i l\u00F3 ra, x\u1EC1nh x\u1EC7ch k\u00E9o 1 c\u00E2y ch\u1ED5i theo. M\u1EE5 ta kho\u00E1c tr\u00EAn ng\u01B0\u1EDDi 1 chi\u1EBFc \u00E1o cho\u00E0ng \u0111en r\u1ED9ng th\u00F9ng th\u00ECnh, v\u1EDBi m\u0169 c\u00F9ng m\u00E0u k\u00E9o s\u1EE5p xu\u1ED1ng che khu\u1EA5t \u0111\u00F4i m\u1EAFt \u0111i. Duy nh\u1EA5t ch\u1EC9 c\u00F3 1 c\u00E1i m\u0169i d\u00E0i l\u00F2ng th\u00F2ng th\u00F2 ra, k\u00E8m theo \u0111\u00F3 l\u00E0 1 lu\u1ED3ng \u00E2m kh\u00ED ng\u1ED9t ng\u1EA1t t\u1ECFa ra t\u1EEB ng\u01B0\u1EDDi m\u1EE5 ta. \u201CNg\u01B0\u01A1i d\u00E1m \u0111\u1EADp ph\u00E1 9 b\u1EE9c t\u01B0\u1EE3ng do nh\u1EEFng t\u00EDn \u0111\u1ED3 c\u1EE7a ta d\u1EF1ng n\u00EAn \u0111\u1EC3 t\u00F4n th\u1EDD ta c\u01A1 \u0111\u1EA5y. [Roi], ng\u01B0\u01A1i x\u1EE9ng \u0111\u00E1ng b\u1ECB tr\u1EEBng ph\u1EA1t 1 ch\u00FAt...\u201D Nh\u1EEFng l\u1EDDi cu\u1ED1i c\u00F9ng c\u1EE7a m\u1EE5 qu\u1EF7 ch\u01B0a k\u1ECBp ph\u00E1t ra \u0111\u00E3 b\u1ECB 1 c\u01A1n gi\u00F3 cu\u1ED1n ph\u0103ng \u0111o. Elizavetta x\u00F4ng l\u00EAn, tay vung Long kh\u00ED. Ng\u1ECDn roi \u0111en s\u1EA5m s\u00E9t v\u1EA1ch m\u1ED9t \u0111\u01B0\u1EDDng s\u1EAFc l\u1EBBm tr\u00EAn kh\u00F4ng trung, qu\u1EA5t th\u1EB3ng v\u00E0o Baba Yaga. M\u1EE5 qu\u1EF7 gi\u00E0 kh\u00F4ng th\u00E8m n\u00E9 tr\u00E1nh. Valitsaif t\u1EEB tr\u00E1i bay sang ph\u1EA3i, x\u00E9 n\u00E1t chi\u1EBFc \u00E1o cho\u00E0ng \u0111en c\u1EE7a m\u1EE5 ta. \u0110\u00FAng l\u00FAc \u0111\u00F3, chi\u1EBFc \u00E1o ch\u1EE3t bi\u1EBFn th\u00E0nh 1 m\u1EA3nh v\u1EA3i, che k\u00EDn t\u1EA7m nh\u00ECn c\u1EE7a Elizavetta. C\u1EA3m th\u1EA5y nguy hi\u1EC3m, n\u1EEF Vanadis t\u00F3c \u0111\u1ECF v\u1ED9i thu roi l\u1EA1i m\u00E0 r\u00FAt lui. Ch\u1EE3t, c\u00F3 c\u00E1i g\u00EC \u0111\u00F3 va v\u00E0o sau l\u01B0ng c\u00F4. D\u00F9 \u0111\u1EA7y kinh ng\u1EA1c v\u00E0 h\u00E3i h\u00F9ng, Elizavetta v\u1EABn k\u1ECBp vung roi v\u1EC1 ph\u00EDa sau v\u00E0 l\u1ED9n l\u1EA5y 1 v\u00F2ng d\u01B0\u1EDBi \u0111\u1EA5t. C\u00F4 nhanh ch\u00F3ng nh\u1ED5m d\u1EADy v\u00E0 quay sang nh\u00ECn xem m\u00ECnh v\u1EEBa \u0111\u1EE5ng v\u00E0o c\u00E1i g\u00EC. 4 \u0111\u1EE9a tr\u1EBB, \u0103n m\u1EB7c t\u00E0n t\u1EA1, \u0111ang \u0111\u1EE9ng t\u1EA1i \u0111\u00F3. Elizavetta bi\u1EBFt nh\u1EEFng khu\u00F4n m\u1EB7t \u0111\u00F3. T\u1EA5t c\u1EA3 \u0111\u1EC1u l\u00E0 nh\u1EEFng \u0111\u1EE9a tr\u1EBB \u0111\u00E3 b\u1EAFt n\u1EA1t c\u00F4 khi c\u00F4 c\u00F2n nh\u1ECF. Trong khi Elizavetta v\u1EABn c\u00F2n ch\u01B0a h\u1EBFt kinh ng\u1EA1c, \u0111\u00E1m tr\u1EBB ch\u1EE3t nho\u1EBBn mi\u1EC7ng n\u1EDF 1 n\u1EE5 c\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111\u1EA7y qu\u00E1i \u0111\u1EA3n m\u00E0 th\u1ED1t l\u00EAn. \u201CM\u1ED9t \u0111\u1EE9a gh\u00EA t\u1EDFm nh\u01B0 m\u00E0y l\u00E0m g\u00EC \u1EDF c\u00E1i l\u00E0ng n\u00E0y v\u1EADy?\u201D \u201CM\u1EAFt m\u00E0y kh\u00E1c nhau th\u1EBF kia, h\u1EB3n b\u1ED1 m\u1EB9 m\u00E0y l\u00E0 qu\u00E1i v\u1EADt nh\u1EC9?\u201D \u201C\u0110\u1ED3 qu\u00E1i v\u1EADt. Ch\u00FAng tao s\u1EBD d\u1EA1y cho m\u00E0y 1 b\u00E0i h\u1ECDc!\u201D Khu\u00F4n m\u1EB7t c\u1EE7a n\u1EEF Vanadis t\u00F3c \u0111\u1ECF m\u00E9o x\u1EC7ch l\u1EA1i v\u00EC gi\u1EADn d\u1EEF. Nh\u1EEFng l\u1EDDi x\u1EC9 v\u1EA3 \u0111\u00F3, t\u1EEB r\u1EA5t l\u00E2u r\u1ED3i, c\u00F4 \u0111\u00E3 t\u1EEBng ph\u1EA3i h\u1EE9ng ch\u1ECBu nh\u01B0 c\u01A1m b\u1EEFa ng\u00E0y n\u00E0y qua th\u00E1ng kh\u00E1c. \u0110\u00E1m tr\u1EBB lao l\u00EAn t\u1EA5n c\u00F4ng Elizavetta. Kh\u00F4ng c\u00F2n g\u00EC nghi ng\u1EDD n\u1EEFa, t\u1EA5t c\u1EA3 \u0111\u1EC1u l\u00E0 \u1EA3o \u1EA3nh do con qu\u1EF7 t\u1EA1o ra. Th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng, d\u00F9 bi\u1EBFt l\u00E0 v\u1EADy, c\u00F4 v\u1EABn c\u1EA7n ph\u1EA3i chu\u1EA9n b\u1ECB tinh th\u1EA7n gh\u00EA g\u1EDBm l\u1EAFm \u0111\u1EC3 c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 vung roi ra. \u201CBi\u1EBFn \u0111i!\u201D Th\u00E9t l\u00EAn 1 ti\u1EBFng, c\u00F4 vung Long kh\u00ED c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh ra. L\u0169 tr\u1EBB, v\u1EABn 1 n\u1EE5 c\u01B0\u1EDDi d\u1ECB h\u1EE3m kia, b\u1ECB c\u1EAFt ra l\u00E0m \u0111\u00F4i t\u1EA1i th\u1EAFt l\u01B0ng. V\u1EADy m\u00E0, kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 c\u00F3 1 gi\u1ECDt m\u00E1u n\u00E0o ch\u1EA3y ra t\u1EEB v\u1EBFt c\u1EAFt. Ngay c\u1EA3 c\u00E1nh tay tr\u00E1i \u0111ang n\u1EAFm l\u1EA5y L\u00F4i Oa c\u1EE7a Elizavetta c\u0169ng kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 c\u1EA3m th\u1EA5y l\u00E0 \u0111\u00E3 \u0111\u00E1nh tr\u00FAng v\u00E0o th\u1EE9 g\u00EC \u0111\u00F3. X\u00E1c c\u1EE7a \u0111\u00E1m tr\u1EBB nhanh ch\u00F3ng tan bi\u1EBFn \u0111i, t\u01B0\u1EDFng ch\u1EEBng nh\u01B0 l\u00E0 h\u00F2a v\u00E0o trong kh\u00F4ng kh\u00ED. \u201C\u2014N\u00E0y.\u201D 1 ti\u1EBFng n\u00F3i v\u1ECDng l\u1EA1i t\u1EEB ph\u00EDa sau c\u00F4 g\u00E1i. Quay l\u1EA1i nh\u00ECn, th\u1EE9 \u0111ang ph\u1EA3n chi\u1EBFu trong \u0111\u00F4i m\u1EAFt c\u1EE7a Elizavetta l\u00E0 1 c\u00F4 g\u00E1i t\u1EA7m 10 tu\u1ED5i, v\u1EDBi m\u00E1i t\u00F3c b\u1EA1ch kim v\u00E0 \u0111\u00F4i m\u1EAFt \u0111\u1ECF r\u1EF1c m\u00E0u h\u1ED3ng ng\u1ECDc. Kh\u00F4ng th\u1EC3 nh\u1EA7m v\u00E0o \u0111\u00E2u \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c, \u0111\u00F3 ch\u00EDnh l\u00E0 Elen m\u00E0 c\u00F4 \u0111\u00E3 g\u1EB7p t\u1EEB thu\u1EDF \u1EA5u th\u01A1. Tay tr\u00E1i gi\u1EA5u sau l\u01B0ng, mi\u1EC7ng n\u1EDF 1 n\u1EE5 c\u01B0\u1EDDi r\u1EA1ng r\u1EE1, Elen nh\u00ECn ch\u1EB1m ch\u1EB7p v\u00E0o Elizavetta. \u201CM\u1ED9t \u0111\u1EE9a gh\u00EA t\u1EDFm nh\u01B0 m\u00E0y l\u00E0m g\u00EC \u1EDF c\u00E1i l\u00E0ng n\u00E0y v\u1EADy?\u201D T\u1EEBng t\u1EEB, t\u1EEBng ch\u1EEF kh\u00F4ng kh\u00E1c nh\u1EEFng g\u00EC \u0111\u00E1m tr\u1EBB ban n\u00E3y v\u1EEBa th\u1ED1t l\u00EAn l\u1EA1i tho\u00E1t ra t\u1EEB mi\u1EC7ng c\u1EE7a Elen. Elizavetta ch\u1EC9 bi\u1EBFt b\u00E0ng ho\u00E0ng \u0111\u1EE9ng \u0111\u00F3, kh\u00F4ng th\u1ED1t l\u00EAn n\u1ED5i c\u00E2u n\u00E0o. V\u1EABn n\u1EE5 c\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111\u00F3, Elen ti\u1EBFp t\u1EE5c l\u1EB7p l\u1EA1i nh\u1EEFng g\u00EC l\u0169 tr\u1EBB n\u00F3i. \u201CNg\u01B0\u1EDDi c\u0169ng l\u00E0... 1 \u1EA3o \u1EA3nh \u01B0?!\u201D Elizavetta th\u1ED1t l\u00EAn \u0111\u1EA7y t\u1EE9c gi\u1EADn. C\u00F4 vung L\u00F4i Oa l\u00EAn v\u00E0 qu\u1EA5t xu\u1ED1ng. Th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng, c\u1EED \u0111\u1ED9ng c\u1EE7a c\u00F4 l\u1EA1i h\u1EBFt s\u1EE9c c\u1EE9ng nh\u1EAFc, c\u00F3 ph\u1EA7n g\u01B0\u1EE3ng g\u1EA1o. Elen nh\u1EB9 nh\u00E0ng nh\u1EA3y l\u00F9i v\u1EC1 sau, n\u00E9 tr\u00E1nh \u0111\u00F2n t\u1EA5n c\u00F4ng cu\u1ED3ng b\u1EA1o \u0111\u1EA7y m\u1EA1nh m\u1EBD kia. 1 c\u01A1n l\u1ED1c \u0111en s\u00E9t gi\u1EADt \u0111\u00F9ng \u0111\u00F9ng ch\u1ECDc th\u1EE7ng m\u1EB7t \u0111\u1EA5t, th\u1ED5i tung \u0111\u1EA5t c\u00E1t v\u0103ng \u0111i kh\u1EAFp n\u01A1i. \u201CM\u1EA1nh \u0111\u00F3. \u0110\u01B0\u1EE3c r\u1ED3i, coi nh\u01B0 \u0111\u00E2y l\u00E0 ph\u1EA7n th\u01B0\u1EDFng n\u00E0y.\u201D M\u1EC9m c\u01B0\u1EDDi tr\u01B0\u1EDBc Elizavetta \u0111ang th\u1EDF h\u1ED3ng h\u1ED9c, Elen th\u1EA3n nhi\u00EAn n\u00E9m th\u1EE9 \u0111ang gi\u1EA5u \u1EDF sau l\u01B0ng t\u1EEB \u0111\u1EA7u t\u1EDBi gi\u1EDD v\u1EC1 ph\u00EDa tr\u01B0\u1EDBc. L\u0103n s\u1ED9t so\u1EA1t tr\u00EAn m\u1EB7t \u0111\u1EA5t, th\u1EE9 \u0111\u00F3 l\u00E0 1 c\u00E1i \u0111\u1EA7u ng\u01B0\u1EDDi be b\u00E9t \u0111\u1EA7y nh\u1EEFng m\u00E1u t\u01B0\u01A1i v\u00E0 b\u00F9n \u0111\u1EA5t. V\u1EEBa tho\u1EA1t nh\u00ECn th\u1EA5y, n\u1EEF Vanadis t\u00F3c \u0111\u1ECF \u0111\u00E3 t\u00E1i m\u1EB9t m\u1EB7t \u0111i. \u0110\u00F3 l\u00E0 v\u00EC c\u00E1i \u0111\u1EA7u ng\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111\u00F3 ch\u00EDnh l\u00E0 \u0111\u1EA7u cha c\u00F4, Rodion Abt, 1 k\u1EBB ph\u1EA1m t\u1ED9i t\u00E0y \u0111\u00ECnh c\u00E1ch \u0111\u00E2y 2 n\u0103m tr\u01B0\u1EDBc v\u00E0 \u0111\u00E3 b\u1ECB Elen gi\u1EBFt ch\u1EBFt. Trong khi Elizavetta kh\u00F4ng d\u00E1m d\u1EDDi m\u1EAFt kh\u1ECFi, c\u00E1i \u0111\u1EA7u ng\u01B0\u1EDDi kia ch\u1EE3t m\u1EA5p m\u00E1y m\u00F4i, kh\u00E0n kh\u00E0n ph\u00E1t ra ti\u1EBFng n\u00F3i. \u201CSao con l\u1EA1i kh\u00F4ng c\u1EE9u ta?\u201D V\u00E0o l\u00FAc \u0111\u00F3, Elizavetta \u0111\u00E3 c\u1ED1 g\u1EAFng t\u00ECm c\u00E1ch gi\u00FAp \u0111\u1EE1 cha c\u00F4. Th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng, b\u1ECF ngo\u00E0i tai nh\u1EEFng g\u00EC con g\u00E1i m\u00ECnh n\u00F3i, Rodion l\u1EA1i ch\u1EA1y tr\u1ED1n. C\u00E1i \u0111\u1EA7u ng\u01B0\u1EDDi kia l\u1EA1i ti\u1EBFp t\u1EE5c l\u00EAn ti\u1EBFng. \u201CSao con kh\u00F4ng tr\u1EA3 th\u00F9 Vanadis \u0111\u00E3 gi\u1EBFt ta?\u201D Sau khi Rodion ch\u1EBFt, Elizavetta \u0111\u00E3 th\u00E1ch \u0111\u1EA5u tay \u0111\u00F4i v\u1EDBi Elen. Th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng, Elizavetta, tr\u01B0\u1EDBc 1 \u0111\u1ED1i th\u1EE7 kh\u00F4ng th\u1EC3 n\u00E0o b\u00EC k\u1ECBp, \u0111\u00E3 thua v\u00E0 bu\u1ED9c ph\u1EA3i tho\u00E1i lui. C\u00E1i \u0111\u1EA7u kia v\u1EABn ti\u1EBFp t\u1EE5c l\u1EA3i nh\u1EA3i nh\u1EEFng l\u1EDDi tr\u00E1ch c\u1EE9 nh\u01B0 kh\u00F4ng. Nh\u1EEFng l\u1EDDi n\u00F3i \u0111\u00F3 nh\u01B0 1 th\u1EE9 thu\u1ED1c \u0111\u1ED9c v\u00F4 h\u00ECnh, l\u1ECDt qua tai c\u1EE7a Elizavetta m\u00E0 li\u00EAn t\u1EE5c x\u00E2u x\u00E9 tr\u00E1i tim c\u00F4. \u201C--- C\u00E2m ngay!\u201D V\u1EEBa h\u00E9t, Elizavetta ng\u1EAFm nghi\u1EC1n m\u1EAFt l\u1EA1i, m\u1EB7t quay ra ch\u1ED7 kh\u00E1c. Ng\u1ECDn roi \u0111en v\u0103ng l\u00EAn th\u00E0nh 1 \u0111\u01B0\u1EDDng cong nh\u1ECF, tr\u01B0\u1EDBc khi v\u1EE5t xu\u1ED1ng \u0111\u1EADp n\u00E1t c\u00E1i \u0111\u1EA7u. Ph\u1EA3i l\u1EA5y h\u1EBFt d\u0169ng kh\u00ED c\u00F4 m\u1EDBi c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 l\u00E0m \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c \u0111i\u1EC1u \u0111\u00F3. Elizavetta ng\u1EA9ng m\u1EB7t l\u00EAn, mi\u1EC7n th\u1EDF h\u1ED5n h\u1EC3n. Tr\u01B0\u1EDBc khi k\u1ECBp nh\u1EADn ra, v\u00F4 s\u1ED1 x\u00E1c ch\u1EBFt \u0111\u00E3 b\u1EAFt \u0111\u1EA7u l\u0103n v\u1EADt v\u1EDD xung quanh c\u00F4. C\u00E1i x\u00E1c n\u00E0o c\u0169ng ph\u1ED3ng r\u1ED9p n\u00EAn kh\u1EAFp n\u01A1i, v\u1EDBi n\u01B0\u1EDBc da \u0111en s\u1EA1m \u0111\u1EA7y k\u1EF3 qu\u00E1i c\u00F9ng m\u00F3ng tay h\u1EB5ng c\u00F2n v\u00E0i v\u1EC7t m\u00E1u. Tr\u00EAn m\u1EB7t c\u1EE7a b\u1EA5t c\u1EE9 x\u00E1c ch\u1EBFt n\u00E0o c\u0169ng \u0111\u1EC1u chung 1 v\u1EBB \u0111\u1EA7y \u0111au \u0111\u1EDBn. \u201CT\u1EA1i sao ng\u00E0i l\u1EA1i kh\u00F4ng gi\u00FAp ch\u00FAng t\u00F4i?\u201D 1 c\u00E1i x\u00E1c l\u00EAn ti\u1EBFng h\u1EDDn tr\u00E1ch Elizavetta. Ti\u1EBFp theo, nh\u1EEFng c\u00E1i x\u00E1c kh\u00E1c c\u0169ng \u0111ua nhau t\u00ECm l\u1EDDi tr\u00E1ch m\u00F3c n\u1EEF Vanadis t\u00F3c \u0111\u1ECF. T\u1EA5t c\u1EA3 b\u1ECDn h\u1ECD \u0111\u1EC1u l\u00E0 nh\u1EEFng ng\u01B0\u1EDDi h\u1EE9ng ch\u1ECBu v\u00E0 m\u1EA5t m\u1EA1ng v\u00EC 1 c\u01A1n \u0111\u1EA1i d\u1ECBch. T\u1EA5t c\u1EA3 b\u1ECDn h\u1ECD \u0111\u1EC1u l\u00E0 nh\u1EEFng ng\u01B0\u1EDDi Elizavetta \u0111\u00E3 kh\u00F4ng th\u1EC3 n\u00E0o c\u1EE9u \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c. Elizavetta l\u00E1nh m\u1EAFt kh\u1ECFi \u0111\u1ED1ng x\u00E1c ch\u1EBFt v\u00E0 nh\u00ECn v\u1EC1 ph\u00EDa tr\u01B0\u1EDBc. C\u00F4 m\u1EDF cho\u00E0ng m\u1EAFt ra. Elen \u0111ang \u0111\u1EE9ng \u0111\u00F3. Kh\u00F4ng ph\u1EA3i l\u00E0 Elen khi c\u00F2n nh\u1ECF, m\u00E0 ch\u00EDnh l\u00E0 Elen hi\u1EC7n t\u1EA1i, N\u1EEF Vanadis t\u00F3c b\u1EA1ch kim m\u1EB7c v\u00E1y xanh, v\u1EDBi c\u00E2y ki\u1EBFm \u0111eo b\u00EAn h\u00F4ng, \u0111ang nh\u00ECn ch\u1EB1m ch\u1EB7p v\u00E0o Elizavetta. \u201CTh\u1EA5y th\u00EDch ch\u1EE9, [Roi]?\u201D Gi\u1ECDng \u1ED3m \u1ED3m c\u1EE7a m\u1EE5 g\u00E0i vang l\u00EAn. G\u01B0\u01A1ng m\u1EB7t c\u1EE7a Elen ch\u1EE3t nh\u0103n nh\u00FAm l\u1EA1i. Con m\u1EAFt tr\u00E1i tr\u00EAn m\u1EB7t Elen ph\u1ED3ng to l\u00EAn, to t\u1EDBi \u0111\u1ED9 b\u1EB1ng c\u1EA3 n\u1EEDa m\u1EB7t, \u0111\u1EBFn n\u1ED7i nh\u00E3n c\u1EA7u r\u01A1i ra kh\u1ECFi h\u1ED1c m\u1EAFt. Elizavetta thi\u1EBFt ch\u00FAt n\u1EEFa l\u00E0 h\u00E9t l\u00EAn tr\u01B0\u1EDBc c\u1EA3nh t\u01B0\u1EE3ng kinh t\u1EDFm \u0111\u00F3. T\u1EEB trong h\u1ED1c m\u1EAFc r\u1ED7ng tu\u1EBFch kia, 1 ch\u1EA5t d\u1ECBch nh\u1EDDn nh\u1EDDn m\u00E0u \u0111en b\u1EAFt \u0111\u1EA7u tr\u00E0o ra. Sau khi bao tr\u00F9m h\u1EBFt l\u00EAn m\u1EB7t Elen, th\u1EE9 \u0111\u00F3 d\u1EA7n bi\u1EBFn th\u00E0nh khu\u00F4n m\u1EB7t c\u1EE7a m\u1EE5 gi\u00E0 \u0111ang c\u01B0\u1EDDi nham nh\u1EDF \u0111\u1EA7y \u00E1m mu\u1ED9i. D\u00F9 \u0111\u00E3 gi\u01A1 L\u00F4i Oa l\u00EAn, Elizavetta c\u1ED1 ch\u1ED1ng l\u1EA1i \u00FD ngh\u0129a vung tay xu\u1ED1ng tr\u01B0\u1EDBc khi c\u00F4 k\u1ECBp l\u00E0m \u0111i\u1EC1u \u0111\u00F3. Th\u00E0nh ra, gi\u1EEF nguy\u00EAn t\u01B0 th\u1EBF \u0111\u00F3, c\u00F4 kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 lay \u0111\u1ED9ng, d\u00F9 ch\u1EC9 l\u00E0 1 ch\u00FAt/ \u201CValitsaif...\u201D V\u1EEBa l\u1EA5y l\u1EA1i h\u01A1i, Elizavetta g\u1ECDi Long kh\u00ED c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh. \u0110\u00E1p l\u1EA1i l\u1EDDi ch\u1EE7 nh\u00E2n, c\u00E1n ng\u1ECDn roi \u0111en li\u00EAn ti\u1EBFp l\u00F3e l\u00EAn nh\u1EEFng tia s\u00E1ng tr\u1EAFng x\u00F3a. M\u1ED7i l\u1EA7n L\u00F4i Oa l\u00F3e l\u00EAn, h\u00E0ng ch\u1EE5c, h\u00E0ng tr\u0103m nh\u1EEFng h\u1EA1t \u00E1nh s\u00E1ng, b\u00E9 li ti nh\u01B0 h\u1EA1t c\u00E1t, l\u1EA1i bay ra l\u00EAn kh\u00F4ng trung. D\u00F9 ch\u1EC9 l\u00E0 nh\u1EEFng tia l\u1EEDa \u0111i\u1EC7n y\u1EBFu \u1EDBt, c\u00F3 ch\u1EA1m v\u00E0o c\u00F9ng l\u1EAFm c\u0169ng ch\u1EC9 th\u1EA5y h\u01A1i t\u00EA t\u00EA 1 ch\u00FAt, th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng m\u1EE5c \u0111\u00EDch c\u1EE7a Elizavetta kh\u00F4ng ph\u1EA3i l\u00E0 d\u00F9ng \u0111\u1EC3 t\u1EA5n c\u00F4ng. \u0110\u00E1m m\u00E2y s\u00E9t kia ch\u1EADm r\u00E3i t\u1ECFa ra kh\u1EAFp n\u01A1i, m\u1ED9t trong s\u1ED1 ch\u00FAng ch\u1EE3t ph\u00E1t hi\u1EC7n ra con qu\u1EF7. M\u1EE5 ta kh\u00F4ng ph\u1EA3i l\u00E0 Elen gi\u1EA3 \u0111ang \u0111\u1EE9ng ph\u00EDa tr\u01B0\u1EDBc c\u00F4, m\u00E0 l\u1EA1i \u0111ang \u1EDF c\u00E1ch Elizavetta t\u1EA7m 10 b\u01B0\u1EDBc ch\u00E2n v\u1EC1 b\u00EAn ph\u1EA3i. D\u00F9 kh\u00F4ng nh\u00ECn th\u1EA5y g\u00EC t\u1EA1i \u0111\u00F3, Elizavetta v\u1EABn v\u1EE5t ng\u1ECDn roi L\u00F4i Oa xu\u1ED1ng m\u00E0 kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 do d\u1EF1 1 ch\u00FAt n\u00E0o. \u201C---Xuy\u00EAn th\u1EE7ng m\u00E0n \u0111\u00EAm, d\u1EB9p tan b\u00F3ng t\u1ED1i, Nott Rubeed (S\u00E1t Na Nha)!\u201D 1 \u00E2m thanh g\u1EA7m r\u00FA t\u1EF1a s\u1EA5m s\u00E9t vang l\u00EAn, k\u00E8m theo \u0111\u00F3 l\u00E0 1 lu\u1ED3ng s\u00E1ng m\u00E3nh li\u1EC7t tho\u00E1t ra t\u1EEB \u0111\u1EA7u ng\u1ECDn roi \u0111en. \u00C1nh s\u00E1ng tr\u00E0n ng\u1EADp kh\u1EAFp n\u01A1i trong nh\u00E1y m\u1EAFt, xuy\u00EAn th\u1EE7ng b\u1EA5t c\u1EE9 th\u1EE9 g\u00EC \u0111ang \u1EA9n khu\u1EA5t. L\u1EA7n n\u00E0y, tay tr\u00E1i c\u00F4 th\u1EF1c s\u1EF1 c\u1EA3m th\u1EA5y \u0111\u00E3 \u0111\u00E1nh tr\u00FAng \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c m\u1EE5c ti\u00EAu. Ngay sau \u0111\u00F3, Elen gi\u1EA3 ch\u1EE3t ng\u00E3 qu\u1EF5 xu\u1ED1ng \u0111\u1EA5y, tan bi\u1EBFn v\u00E0o trong kh\u00F4ng trung. Ti\u1EBFp theo, 1 m\u1EE5 gi\u00E0 m\u1EB7c \u00E1o cho\u00E0ng \u0111en hi\u1EC7n ra \u1EDF \u0111\u00FAng n\u01A1i Elizavetta v\u1EEBa d\u00F9ng Long thu\u1EADt c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh. C\u00E1i m\u0169i kho\u1EB1m th\u00F2 ra d\u01B0\u1EDBi m\u0169 cho\u00E0ng, tay k\u00E9o l\u00EA c\u00E1i ch\u1ED5i x\u1EADp x\u1EC7. K\u1EBB \u0111\u00F3 kh\u00F4ng ai kh\u00E1c ngo\u00E0i ch\u00EDnh Baba Yaga ra. \u201CTa c\u00F2n \u0111ang t\u1EF1 h\u1ECFi ng\u01B0\u01A1i c\u00F2n \u0111\u1ECBnh nh\u1EA3y m\u00FAa t\u1EDBi bao gi\u1EDD. C\u01A1 m\u00E0, xem ra vi\u1EC7c c\u0169ng \u0111\u00E3 t\u1EDBi n\u01B0\u1EDBc n\u00E0y.\u201D \u0110\u1EB1ng sau m\u0169 cho\u00E0ng, m\u1EE5 qu\u1EF7 kh\u1EE5c kh\u1EB7c c\u01B0\u1EDDi. Elizavetta kh\u1EC9nh kh\u1EC9nh c\u01B0\u1EDDi v\u00E0 nh\u00ECn ch\u1EB1m ch\u1EB1m v\u00E0o Baba Yaga. \u201CXem ra ng\u01B0\u01A1i v\u1EABn c\u00F2n b\u00ECnh t\u0129nh nh\u1EC9. B\u1ED9 nh\u00E0 ng\u01B0\u01A1i v\u1EABn c\u00F2n tr\u00F2 g\u00EC ch\u01B0a gi\u1EDF ra ch\u0103ng?\u201D \u201C\u0110\u00FAng v\u1EADy. V\u00ED d\u1EE5 nh\u01B0 tr\u00F2 n\u00E0y ch\u1EB3ng h\u1EA1n.\u201D V\u1EEBa \u0111i\u1EC1m \u0111\u1EA1m \u0111\u00E1p l\u1EA1i, m\u1EE5 qu\u1EF7 d\u00F9ng 2 tay gi\u01A1 ch\u1ED5i l\u00EAn, mi\u1EC7ng l\u1EA9m nh\u1EA9m 1 c\u00E1i g\u00EC \u0111\u00F3 t\u1EF1a nh\u01B0 ni\u1EC7m th\u1EA7n ch\u00FA. Ngay sau \u0111\u00F3, 1 ng\u1ECDn l\u1EEDa l\u1EDBn b\u1EB1ng n\u1EAFm \u0111\u1EA5m ch\u1EE3t xu\u1EA5t hi\u1EC7n tr\u00EAn \u0111\u1EA7u c\u00E2y ch\u1ED5i m\u00E0 m\u1EE5 ta \u0111ang c\u1EA7m. Elizavetta ch\u1EC9 bi\u1EBFt tr\u00F2n xoe m\u1EAFt \u0111\u1EE9ng nh\u00ECn. Ng\u1ECDn l\u1EEDa l\u1EADp b\u1EADp b\u00F9ng ph\u00ECnh to ra trong nh\u00E1y m\u1EAFt, tr\u1EDF th\u00E0nh 1 qu\u1EA3 c\u1EA7u l\u1EEDa to ngang \u0111\u1EA7u ng\u01B0\u1EDDi. Baba Yaga li\u1EC1n vung ch\u1ED5i 1 c\u00E1i, l\u00E0m cho qu\u1EA3 c\u1EA7u l\u1EEDa h\u00F9ng h\u1ED5 bay v\u1EC1 ph\u00EDa Elizavetta, \u0111\u1EC3 l\u1EA1i 1 v\u1EC7t l\u1EEDa d\u00E0i tr\u00EAn kh\u00F4ng. N\u1EEF Vanadis t\u00F3c \u0111\u1ECF nghi\u1EBFn ch\u1EB7t r\u0103ng l\u1EA1i, d\u00F9ng L\u00F4i Oa qu\u1EADt xu\u1ED1ng qu\u1EA3 c\u1EA7u l\u1EEDa. Th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng, c\u00F3 l\u1EBD v\u00EC kh\u00F4ng thu\u1EADn tay tr\u00E1i, \u0111\u00F2n t\u1EA5n c\u00F4ng c\u1EE7a c\u00F4 c\u00F3 ph\u1EA7n kh\u00F4ng \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c chu\u1EA9n x\u00E1c. Ng\u1ECDn roi \u0111en v\u00E0 qu\u1EA3 c\u1EA7u l\u1EEDa va ch\u1EA1m v\u00E0o nhau g\u1EA7n h\u01A1n l\u00E0 Elizavetta t\u01B0\u1EDFng. M\u1ED9t ti\u1EBFng n\u1ED5 th\u00E9t vang, k\u00E8m theo \u0111\u00F3 l\u00E0 1 \u0111\u1EE3t gi\u00F3 n\u00F3ng r\u00E1t t\u1ECFa ra xung quanh, qu\u1EA3 c\u1EA7u l\u1EEDa v\u1EE1 tung tan t\u00E0nh. C\u00E1nh tay c\u00F4 v\u1EABn ch\u01B0a h\u1EBFt r\u00FAng \u0111\u1ED9ng tr\u01B0\u1EDBc c\u01A1n ch\u1EA5n \u0111\u1ED9ng t\u1EEB Long kh\u00ED. T\u00E0n l\u1EEDa bay t\u1EE9 t\u00E1n, \u0111\u1EC3 l\u1EA1i nh\u1EEFng v\u1EBFt b\u1ECFng nh\u1ECF tr\u00EAn l\u00E0n da c\u1EE7a Elizavetta. \u201C\u0110\u1EE1 kh\u00E1 l\u1EAFm. Th\u1EBF c\u00E1i n\u00E0y th\u00EC sao?\u201D V\u1EEBa kho\u00E1i ch\u00ED c\u01B0\u1EDDi khanh kh\u00E1ch, Baba Yaga li\u1EC1n xoay tr\u00F2n c\u00E2y ch\u1ED5i, m\u0169i ch\u1ED5i ch\u0129a v\u00E0o m\u1EB7t Elizavetta. Ch\u1EE3t c\u00E2y ch\u1ED5i l\u00F3e l\u00EAn 1 lu\u1ED3ng s\u00E1ng tr\u1EAFng. \u201C--- Valitsaif!\u201D C\u1EA3m th\u1EA5y nguy hi\u1EC3m c\u1EADn k\u1EC1, Elizavetta th\u00E9t l\u1EDBn. Ti\u1EBFng th\u00E9t c\u1EE7a c\u00F4, c\u00F9ng v\u1EDBi tia s\u00E9t tr\u1EAFng \u0111ang t\u1EE5 l\u1EA1i tr\u00EAn \u0111\u1EA7u c\u00E1n ch\u1ED5i, h\u1EA7u nh\u01B0 \u0111\u1ED3ng th\u1EDDi x\u1EA3y ra c\u00F9ng 1 l\u00FAc. Ng\u1ECDn roi \u0111en trong tay n\u1EEF Vanadis c\u0169ng b\u1EAFt \u0111\u1EA7u \u0111\u1EC3 l\u1ED9 ra 1 tia s\u00E1t v\u00E0ng ch\u00F3i. 2 tia s\u00E9t ch\u00F3i l\u1ECDi l\u00E0o v\u00E0o nhau gi\u1EEF kh\u00F4ng trung, x\u00E9 to\u1EA1c c\u1EA3 kho\u1EA3ng kh\u00F4ng. V\u00E0ng v\u00E0 tr\u1EAFng h\u00F2a l\u1EABn v\u00E0o nhau, nh\u1EA3y m\u00FAa \u0111i\u00EAn cu\u1ED3ng nh\u01B0 mu\u1ED1n \u0111\u1ED1t ch\u00E1y \u0111\u00F4i m\u1EAFt c\u1EE7a Elizavetta. Ti\u1EBFng s\u00E9t g\u1EA7m r\u00FA khi\u1EBFn cho c\u1EA3 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi n\u1EEF Vanadis M\u1EAFt C\u1EA7u V\u1ED3ng c\u0169ng ph\u1EA3i rung chuy\u1EC3n theo. M\u1EB7c d\u00F9 b\u1ECB nh\u1EEFng tia l\u1EEDa \u0111i\u1EC7n bay l\u1EA1c thi\u00EAu \u0111\u1ED1t, Elizavetta v\u1EABn g\u1EAFng v\u1EEFng v\u00E0ng gi\u1EEF nguy\u00EAn v\u1ECB tr\u00ED. Kh\u00F4ng kh\u00ED n\u1EDF b\u00F9ng ra m\u00E3nh li\u1EC7t, 1 \u0111\u1EE3t s\u00F3ng va m\u1EA1nh v\u00E0o Elizavetta. 2 tia s\u00E9t, k\u1EBB 8 l\u1EA1ng ng\u01B0\u1EDDi n\u1EEDa c\u00E2n, d\u1EA7n d\u1EA7n l\u1EAFng xu\u1ED1ng v\u00E0 bi\u1EBFn m\u1EA5t. M\u1EA5t 1 l\u00FAc ch\u1EC9 nh\u00ECn th\u1EA5y 1 m\u1ED9t khung c\u1EA3nh tr\u1EAFng x\u00F3a, c\u00F4 m\u1EDBi d\u1EA7n d\u1EA7n nh\u00ECn l\u1EA1i b\u00ECnh th\u01B0\u1EDDng \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c. C\u00F4 \u0111\u00E3 t\u1EEBng giao \u0111\u1EA5u v\u1EDBi con ng\u01B0\u1EDDi, v\u1EDBi th\u00FA d\u1EEF, v\u1EDBi r\u1ED3ng, th\u1EADm ch\u00ED l\u00E0 c\u1EA3 v\u1EDBi 1 con qu\u1EF7 nh\u01B0 Torbalan. Th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng, kh\u00F4ng ph\u1EA3i Elizavetta, m\u00E0 Sasha m\u1EDBi l\u00E0 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111\u00E3 \u0111\u00E1nh b\u1EA1i \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c Torbalan. N\u1EBFu l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t m\u00ECnh c\u00F4, ch\u1EAFc ch\u1EAFn l\u00E0 Elizavetta \u0111\u00E3 thua ngay t\u1EEB \u0111\u1EA7u. V\u00E0, Baba Yaga l\u00E0 1 th\u1EF1c th\u1EC3 ho\u00E0n to\u00E0n kh\u00E1c so v\u1EDBi Torbalan. L\u1EEBa g\u1EA1t con ng\u01B0\u1EDDi, s\u1EED d\u1EE5ng \u1EA3o \u1EA3nh, \u0111i\u1EC1u khi\u1EC3n l\u1EEDa v\u1EDBi s\u00E9t nh\u01B0 tr\u1EDF b\u00E0n tay, m\u1EE5 ta th\u1EF1c s\u1EF1 l\u00E0 1 m\u1EE5 ph\u00F9 th\u1EE7y \u0111\u00E1ng s\u1EE3 t\u1EEB truy\u1EC7n c\u1ED5 t\u00EDch b\u01B0\u1EDBc ra. C\u00F4 kh\u00F4ng th\u1EC3 n\u00E0o \u0111o\u00E1n tr\u01B0\u1EDBc \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c m\u1EE5 ta s\u1EBD l\u00E0m g\u00EC ti\u1EBFp theo. Th\u00EAm v\u00E0o \u0111\u00F3, c\u00F4 v\u1EABn ch\u01B0a th\u1EC3 d\u00F9ng tay tr\u00E1i c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh nh\u01B0 \u00FD mu\u1ED1n \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c. M\u1ECDi \u0111\u01B0\u1EDDng roi c\u1EE7a c\u00F4 \u0111\u1EC1u b\u1ECB ch\u1EADm \u0111i v\u00E0 h\u01A1i ch\u1EC7ch h\u01B0\u1EDBng, cho d\u00F9 ch\u1EC9 l\u00E0 1 ch\u00FAt. N\u1EBFu \u0111\u1ED1i th\u1EE7 l\u00E0 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi th\u01B0\u1EDDng, kho\u1EA3ng ch\u00EAnh l\u1EC7ch \u0111\u00F3 v\u1EABn c\u00F2n c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 t\u1EA1m ch\u1EA5p nh\u1EADn \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c. Th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng, \u0111\u1EE9ng tr\u01B0\u1EDBc 1 con qu\u00E1i v\u1EADt nh\u01B0 Baba Yaga, ch\u1EC9 c\u1EA7n ch\u1EEBng \u0111\u00F3 th\u00F4i l\u00E0 \u0111\u00E3 \u0111\u1EE7 ch\u1EBFt ng\u01B0\u1EDDi. Nh\u00ECn Elizavetta ch\u1EC9 \u0111\u1EE9ng l\u1EB7ng thinh, Baba Yaga \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c th\u1EC3 c\u01B0\u1EDDi kho\u00E1i tr\u00E1 d\u01B0\u1EDBi chi\u1EBFc m\u0169 cho\u00E0ng k\u00E9o s\u1EE5p xu\u1ED1ng c\u1EA3 m\u1EAFt. \u201CSao th\u1EBF? N\u1EBFu kh\u00F4ng t\u1EDBi \u0111\u00E2y th\u00EC ta s\u1EBD \u0111\u00E1nh ti\u1EBFp \u0111\u00F3.\u201D M\u1EE5 qu\u1EF7 gi\u00E0 b\u00E8n vung ch\u1ED5i t\u1EEB ph\u1EA3i qua tr\u00E1i. \u0110\u1ED9t nhi\u00EAn, 1 c\u01A1n gi\u00F3 l\u1EDBn n\u1ED5i l\u00EAn d\u1EEF d\u1ED9i. Cu\u1ED1n theo s\u1ECFi \u0111\u00E1 v\u00E0 \u0111\u1EA5t c\u00E1t, lu\u1ED3ng gi\u00F3 kia lao t\u1EDBi t\u1EA5n c\u00F4ng Elizavetta. N\u1EEF Vanadis t\u00F3c v\u1ED9i l\u1EA5y tay tr\u00E1i l\u00EAn che m\u1EB7t. Trong khi b\u1ECB tr\u1EADn gi\u00F3 v\u1EA7n v\u0169 t\u1EDBi lo\u1EA1ng cho\u1EA1ng, Elizavetta gi\u01A1 Long kh\u00ED c\u1EE7a mifh l\u00EAn. Th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng, con qu\u1EF7 kh\u00F4ng c\u00F2n \u1EDF \u0111\u00F3 n\u1EEFa. Trong kho\u1EA3nh kh\u1EAFc c\u00F4 nh\u1EAFm m\u1EAFt l\u1EA1i, m\u1EE5 ta \u0111\u00E3 bi\u1EBFn m\u1EA5t ngay t\u1EE9c kh\u1EAFc. \u201C\u1EDE tr\u00EAn.\u201D 1 ti\u1EBFng c\u01B0\u1EDDi kh\u1EE5c kh\u1EB7c l\u00EDu r\u00EDu trong tai Elizavetta. L\u00F4i Oa Thi\u1EC3m C\u01A1 vung Long kh\u00ED l\u00EAn theo ph\u1EA3n x\u1EA1. Valitsaif xuy\u00EAn th\u1EE7ng qua b\u00F3ng \u0111en \u0111ang l\u01A1 l\u1EEDng tr\u00EAn \u0111\u1EA7u c\u00F4. Th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng, ng\u1ECDn roi nh\u01B0 th\u1EC3 l\u1EA1i \u0111\u00E1nh v\u00E0o kho\u1EA3ng kh\u00F4ng, b\u00F3ng \u0111en kia c\u0169ng bi\u1EBFn m\u1EA5t, kh\u00F4ng kh\u00E1c g\u00EC s\u01B0\u01A1ng m\u00F9 tan \u0111i, ngay tr\u01B0\u1EDBc m\u1EAFt c\u1EE7a n\u1EEF Vanadis. C\u00F9ng l\u00FAc \u0111\u00F3, ch\u1EE3t c\u00F3 c\u00E1i g\u00EC qu\u00E9t ngang qua ch\u00E2n c\u1EE7a Elizavetta, khi\u1EBFn c\u00F4 lo\u1EA1ng cho\u1EA1ng kh\u00F4ng th\u1EC3 \u0111\u1EE9ng v\u1EEFng n\u1ED5i. Trong khi bu\u1ED9c ph\u1EA3i qu\u1EF3 1 ch\u00E2n xu\u1ED1ng, c\u00E1n c\u00E2y ch\u1ED5i t\u1EEB m\u1ED9t b\u00EAn qu\u1EADt ngang v\u00E0o Elizavetta. Kh\u00F4ng c\u00F2n \u0111\u01B0\u1EDDng n\u00E0o \u0111\u1EC3 n\u00E9, v\u1EEBa c\u1EA3m th\u1EA5y m\u00E1 n\u00F3ng ran r\u00E1t, Elizavetta \u0111\u00E3 b\u1ECB \u0111\u1EADp v\u0103ng xu\u1ED1ng \u0111\u1EA5t. 1 qu\u1EA3 c\u1EA7u l\u1EEDa n\u1EEFa l\u1EA1i xu\u1EA5t hi\u1EC7n tr\u00EAn \u0111\u1EA7u c\u00E2y ch\u1ED5i c\u1EE7a Baba Yaga, hi\u1EC7n \u0111ang ng\u1EAFm th\u1EB3ng v\u00E0o Elizavetta. N\u1EEF Vanadis t\u00F3c \u0111\u1ECF c\u1ED1 l\u0103n ng\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111i h\u00F2ng n\u00E9 tr\u00E1nh, th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng c\u00E1nh tay ph\u1EA3i c\u1EE7a c\u00F4 \u0111\u1ED9t ng\u1ED9t tr\u1EDF n\u00EAn n\u1EB7ng nh\u01B0 ch\u00EC, \u0111\u1ED3ng th\u1EDDi \u0111au \u0111\u1EDBn \u0111\u1EBFn t\u00EA t\u00E1i. Kh\u00F4ng c\u00F2n l\u1EF1a ch\u1ECDn n\u00E0o kh\u00E1c, c\u00F4 \u0111\u00E0nh ph\u1EA3i vung L\u00F4i Oa l\u00EAn trong khi \u0111ang n\u1EB1m d\u01B0\u1EDBi \u0111\u1EA5t. D\u00F9 kh\u00F4ng b\u1ECB tr\u00FAng \u0111\u00F2n tr\u1EF1c di\u1EC7n, qu\u1EA3 c\u1EA7u l\u1EEDa v\u1EABn n\u1ED5 \u1EDF ngay s\u00E1t c\u00F4. S\u1EE9c \u00E9p c\u1EE7a v\u1EE5 n\u1ED5 th\u1ED5i v\u0103ng Elizavetta \u0111i. 1 c\u01A1n gi\u00F3 n\u00F3ng thi\u00EAu \u0111\u1ED1t ng\u01B0\u1EDDi c\u00F4, x\u00E9 to\u1EA1c \u00E1o x\u1ED1ng c\u1EE7a Elizavetta. Elizavetta ng\u00E3 ng\u1EEDa m\u1EB7t \u0111\u1EA5t. \u0110\u00F4i m\u1EAFt c\u1EE7a c\u00F4 chao \u0111\u1EA3o kh\u00F4ng d\u1EEBng l\u1EA1i n\u1ED5i. M\u1ED9t c\u01A1n \u0111au m\u00E3nh li\u1EC7t ch\u1EA1y d\u1ECDc xuy\u00EAn su\u1ED1t c\u01A1 th\u1EC3 c\u00F4. C\u00F4 c\u1ED1 nh\u1ECFm d\u1EADy, nh\u01B0ng trong ng\u01B0\u1EDDi c\u00F4 g\u00E1i kh\u00F4ng c\u00F2n 1 ch\u00FAt s\u1EE9c l\u1EF1c n\u00E0o n\u1EEFa. Ngay c\u1EA3 gi\u1ECDng n\u00F3i c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh, Elizavetta c\u0169ng kh\u00F4ng th\u1EC3 n\u00E0o th\u1ED1t l\u00EAn n\u1ED5i. C\u00E1nh tay ph\u1EA3i c\u1EE7a c\u00F4 th\u00EC n\u1EB7ng tr\u0129u, \u0111\u1EBFn c\u1EA3 1 ng\u00F3n tay c\u0169ng kh\u00F4ng r\u1EE5c r\u1ECBch \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c. \u201CTa s\u1EBD nhanh ch\u00F3ng ra \u0111\u00F2n k\u1EBFt li\u1EC5u \u0111\u00E2y.\u201D Baba Yaga l\u00EA l\u1EBFt v\u1EA1t \u00E1o cho\u00E0ng c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh l\u1EA1i g\u1EA7n Elizavetta. Elizavetta n\u1EAFm ch\u1EB7t l\u1EA5y Long kh\u00ED c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh, th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng, ngo\u00E0i vi\u1EC7c \u0111\u00F3 ra, c\u00F4 c\u0169ng ch\u1EC9 c\u00F2n bi\u1EBFt l\u01B0\u1EDDm ch\u1EB7m ch\u1EB7p \u0111\u1EA7y t\u1EE9c t\u1ED1i v\u00E0o m\u1EB7t m\u1EE5 qu\u1EF7 gi\u00E0 m\u00E0 th\u00F4i. M\u1EE5 qu\u1EF7 r\u01B0\u1EDBn m\u00E0y l\u00EAn. Th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng, Baba Yaga v\u1EABn ch\u01B0a xu\u1ED1ng tay ngay. \u201CTi\u1EC7n th\u1EC3, c\u00F3 \u0111i\u1EC1u n\u00E0y ta v\u1EABn th\u1EAFc m\u1EAFc. --- [Cung] hi\u1EC7n th\u1EDDi \u0111ang \u1EDF \u0111\u00E2u?\u201D \u0110\u1EB1ng sau l\u1EDBp m\u0169 cho\u00E0ng, \u0111\u00F4i m\u1EAFt c\u1EE7a con qu\u1EF7 s\u00E1ng l\u00EAn 1 th\u1EE9 \u00E1nh s\u00E1ng tr\u1EAFng d\u00E3 \u0111\u1EA7y nghi ho\u1EB7c. Elizavetta kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 bi\u1EBFt r\u1EB1ng, \u0111\u00F3 ch\u00EDnh l\u00E0 l\u00FD do t\u1EA1i sao Baba Yaga l\u1EA1i tr\u00E1nh m\u1EB7t c\u00F4 cho m\u00E3i t\u1EDBi t\u1EADn ng\u00E0y h\u00F4m nay. \u201C... Ng\u01B0\u01A1i ngh\u0129 l\u00E0 ta bi\u1EBFt th\u00EC s\u1EBD n\u00F3i ra cho ng\u01B0\u1EDDi bi\u1EBFt ch\u1EAFc?\u201D Elizavetta th\u1ED1t l\u00EAn. K\u1EC3 c\u1EA3 l\u00E0 \u0111\u1ED1i m\u1EAFt v\u1EDBi c\u00E1i ch\u1EBFt, c\u00F4 c\u0169ng kh\u00F4ng \u0111\u1EDDi n\u00E0o \u0111\u1EC3 l\u00F2ng t\u1EF1 tr\u1ECDng c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh b\u1ECB rung chuy\u1EC3n \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c. \u201CN\u1EBFu l\u00E0 v\u1EADy ---\u201D Ch\u01B0a k\u1ECBp d\u1EE9t l\u1EDDi \u0111\u00E1p l\u1EA1i, 1 \u00E2m thanh t\u1EF1a nh\u01B0 c\u00F3 th\u1EE9 g\u00EC \u0111\u00F3 x\u00E9 gi\u00F3 lao t\u1EDBi v\u1ECDng l\u1EA1i v\u00E0o tai Elizavetta. 1 m\u0169i t\u00EAn lao th\u1EB3ng v\u00E0o c\u00E2y ch\u1ED5i c\u1EE7a con qu\u1EF7, tr\u01B0\u1EDBc khi b\u1ECB \u0111\u00E1nh v\u0103ng \u0111i v\u00E0 r\u01A1i xu\u1ED1ng m\u1EB7t \u0111\u1EA5t. N\u1EEF Vanadsi t\u00F3c \u0111\u1ECF kinh ng\u1EA1c nh\u00ECn ch\u1EB1m ch\u1EB1m v\u00E0o m\u0169i t\u00EAn v\u1EEBa r\u01A1i xu\u1ED1ng tr\u01B0\u1EDBc m\u1EAFt c\u00F4. Ti\u1EBFp \u0111\u00F3, c\u00F4 c\u00F2n nghe th\u1EA5y c\u1EA3 ti\u1EBFng v\u00F3 ng\u1EF1a \u0111ang ti\u1EBFn v\u1EC1 h\u01B0\u1EDBng c\u00F4 n\u1EEFa. \u0110\u00F4i m\u1EAFt C\u1EA7u V\u1ED3ng c\u1EE7a Elizavetta nh\u00F2e \u0111i trong n\u01B0\u1EDBc m\u1EAFt. M\u0169i t\u00EAn \u0111\u00F3 \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c b\u1EAFn c\u00E1ch \u0111\u00F3 300 arsin. Ng\u01B0\u1EDDi b\u1EAFn m\u0169i t\u00EAn \u0111\u00F3 l\u00E0 1 ch\u00E0ng trai tr\u1EBB t\u00F3c \u0111\u1ECF s\u1EABm. Ch\u00E0ng trai tr\u1EBB \u0111\u00F3 c\u00F3 t\u00EAn l\u00E0 Urz."@en . .