The Mist and the Lightning. Part 14 - стр. 10
“No,” and Lila looked seriously at Karina, “it's a sleeping remedy. Very good… tasteless and odorless. When Tol gets very drunk and starts to brawl, he cannot be laid down. A couple of drops of this remedy and he falls asleep calmly.”
“Thank you,” said Karina and took the bottle.
Half an hour later, she poured at least a third of the bottle into a jug of wine. Lis, Lila and Tol, in picturesque poses, passed out on the bed.
Barefoot, in a dress on a naked body, covered with a cape for disguise, Karina ran along the dark corridors of the tower to the left side of the Fort, where the unclean were. Where Nija was.
She was very drunk, and this state gave her courage and swept aside all sound thoughts and fears. She had a poor idea of the further development of events and didn’t think about it. Karina wanted to see him, nothing else mattered. And yet she was very frightened and even screamed, sobering up for a minute, when from around the corner and the unlit hole of the arch someone bumped into her, grabbing and pressing her against the wall.
“Hush, it's me,” said Nija, and they threw themselves into each other's arms, kissing greedily, as if trying to make up for the lost time during all these days of separation. For a long time they couldn’t break the kiss, Karina hugged him and stroked him, clung to his long dreadlocks with her fingers. Finally Nija easily grabbed her in his arms, she grabbed his neck, hugging. Nija brought her to his room and sat her on the bed. Candles were burning there, and in the lighted room, they finally looked at each other. He was still the same handsome, charming, with such a charming smile. He looked at her with slyness and a mischievous glint in his eyes.
But he didn’t immediately knock her down on the bed, but he was looking at her, as if he couldn’t believe that this had happened, and she was there, in his room. A slave came to them, bowing, put on the table in front of Karina a plate with unclean sweets and a jug of wine. Karina noticed that the red-haired girl looked at her dress very carefully and clearly recognized it. Karina didn’t care, she didn’t understand what was happening. She took the candy in confusion. “Why doesn't he continue? Risking everything, did I come here to eat chocolates?” Karina sober up, and the courage left her: “We need to return. It was a stupid idea.” But as soon as she wanted to get up, Nija, as if having caught her thoughts, pounced on her, grabbed her and threw her onto the bed. He was very strong, they started kissing again, Karina felt demonic energy emanating from him, almost the same as coming from Nikto. Nija undressed her and, seeing the body, froze. His face changed, Karina was frightened by the way he clenched his teeth and fists, he literally shook. She grabbed him by the neck with both hands, drawing him to her again, throwing him over herself, not giving him any more opportunity to look. He gave in without saying anything and they continued.
“It’s time for me to leave.”
“I'll show you.”
“No. What are you saying! I remember the way.”
They couldn’t stop kissing, but Karina pulled herself away from him with an effort of will and ran back. Returning to her room, she was relieved to see that Lis, Tol and Lila were still sleeping peacefully on their bed. Karina lay down next to Lis, hugged him with all her love, burying her face in his slightly curly hair. In her crotch, she still felt the jolts: one, two, three, as if her heart were beating there.