Guy Gavriel Kay – The Lions of Al-Rassan (страница 2)
“Where’s Papa now?”
Chapter XII
Towards the end of winter, when the first wildflowers were…
Chapter XIII
“Were you pleased?” the king of Ragosa asked his chancellor,…
Chapter XIV
In fact, it was the cat that found Alvar, late…
Part Five
Chapter XV
The governor of Fezana was a watchful and a cautious…
Chapter XVI
Until the very moment, under the stars and the white…
Chapter XVII
After holding a steady torch over Diego Belmonte in the…
Chapter XVIII
In a reaction to the protracted siege of his city,…
Epilogue
The rapid resettlement of the Kindath community of Sorenica in…
Acknowledgments
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PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS
In Al-Rassan
(All these are Asharite, worshippers of the stars of Ashar, except where noted)
King Almalik of Cartada (“The Lion of Cartada”)
Almalik, his eldest son and heir
Hazem, his second son
Zabira, his favored courtesan
Ammar ibn Khairan of Aljais, his principal advisor, guardian of the king’s heir
King Badir of Ragosa
Mazur ben Avren, his chancellor, of the Kindath faith
Tarif ibn Hassan of Arbastro, an outlaw
Husari ibn Musa of Fezana, a silk merchant
Jehane bet Ishak, a physician in Fezana, of the Kindath faith
Ishak ben Yonannon, her father
Eliane bet Danel, her mother
Velaz, their servant
In the Three Kingdoms of Esperaña
(All these are Jaddites, worshippers of the sun-god, Jad)
King Sancho the Fat of Esperaña, now deceased
King Raimundo of Valledo, Sancho’s eldest son, now deceased
In the Kingdom of Valledo (royal city: Esteren)
King Ramiro, son to Sancho the Fat
Queen Ines, his wife, daughter of the king of Ferrieres
Count Gonzalez de Rada, constable of Valledo
Garcia de Rada, his brother
Rodrigo Belmonte (“The Captain”), soldier and rancher, once constable of Valledo
Miranda Belmonte d’Alveda, his wife
Ibero, a cleric, tutor to the sons of Rodrigo Belmonte
In the Kingdom of Jaloña
King Bermudo, brother to Sancho the Fat
Queen Fruela, his wife
Count Nino di Carrera, the king’s (and the queen’s) most-favored courtier
In the Kingdom of Ruenda
King Sanchez, youngest son of Sancho the Fat, brother to Ramiro of Valledo
Queen Bearte, his wife
In the Majriti Desert
(Across the southern straits; home of the Muwardi tribes)
Yazir ibn Q’arif, of the Zuhrite Tribe, Lord of the Majriti
Ghalib, his brother, war leader of the tribes
In Countries East
Geraud de Chervalles, a High Cleric of Jad, in Ferrieres
Rezzoni ben Corli, a Kindath physician and teacher; of the city of Sorenica, in Batiara