1.Kapella: My father and I will always protect you and give you a shelter. We believe you.
2.Haruspicus: Thank you, Victoria.
1.Kapella: Has it been hard on you lately?
2.Haruspicus: Why do you have such a sad look on your face?
3.Kapella: I've been feeling dizzy again, I've had the 'slough'. I feel that Notkin is in danger. Haven't you two met yet? He lives at the warehouses. They have a Castle there.
4.Haruspicus: Castle?
5.Kapella: It's near the south Warehouses. There is a warehouse, where the Dualsouls live... that's what they call themselves. He isn't an orphan, he's just independent and he has no parents. Maybe you could go and check it out? What if he is in danger?
6.Haruspicus: Ok. I'll check.
6.Haruspicus: Quite unlikely. Only if I have the time.
4.Haruspicus: 'Slough'? What is that?
5.Kapella: Well... that's what Maria and I call our visions. She calls hers a 'flight', I call mine a 'slough'. That is strange, because mine are usually positive, and hers are grim. Well, maybe it only seems to me to be this way. So, will you check out Notkin?
6.Haruspicus: How do I find them?
7.Kapella: It's near the south Warehouses. There is a warehouse, where the Dualsouls live... that's what they call themselves. He isn't an orphan, he's just independent and he has no parents. Maybe you could go and check it out? What if he is in danger?
8.Haruspicus: Ok. I'll check.
8.Haruspicus: Quite unlikely. Only if I have the time.
6.Haruspicus: I have too many things to do.
2.Haruspicus: It's ok. Some people have it harder.
2.Haruspicus: I'll go and see what's up with your friend.
3.Kapella: Thank you! Help him please... What if it's something dangerous? Cause the Bachelor forbids us to leave our homes. Quarantine, you know.
4.Haruspicus: Wait for news from me.
2.Haruspicus: I didn't quite sort out what happened. Some bandits attacked your Notkin.
3.Kapella: Oh! And what happened?
4.Haruspicus: Calm down. He's fine.
5.Kapella: Thank you... What did you do with the bandits?
6.Haruspicus: I killed them, I was forced to.
7.Kapella: ....... But, you helped Notkin. Let me thank you.
8.Haruspicus: I cannot refuse a gift from you.
8.Haruspicus: No. I need nothing.
2.Haruspicus: Your friend is out of danger.
3.Kapella: What was threatening him?
4.Haruspicus: He got into trouble with some bandits.
5.Kapella: Is that because of the Souls? I must have heard it! Gryph demanded they get rid of their wardogs! Were they defending their animals?
6.Haruspicus: Yes, most probably.
7.Kapella: Well done, Notkin! You shouldn't think that he doesn't pick a quarrel over nothing.
8.Haruspicus: How did he manage to inhabit a place near bandits anyway?
9.Kapella: He had a quarrel... with another boy. Khan. He is a brave kid as well, and an imperious one too. They used to be best friends. Now Khan lives in the Polyhedron and the proud Notkin survives among bandits in a small hut near the Warehouses... It's a long story. How can I thank you?
10.Haruspicus: I don't care, I could use anything.
10.Haruspicus: I don't need anything. Helping you makes me glad.
1.Kapella: Speak to my father first! He is in the next wing.
2.Haruspicus: I wanted to speak with you first.
3.Kapella: Daddy said that if you get the wrong door and come in here before you see him, I should tell you to go and visit his room first. I must obey.
4.Haruspicus: Ok.
2.Haruspicus: I'll have time for that.
2.Haruspicus: Can I rest here?
3.Kapella: Of course! Here's a bed, just lie down and sleep as much as you like.
4.Haruspicus: Thank you Victoria.
1.Kapella: It's terrible and painful, when you have been defamed. There is only one way out - do more good deeds and try not to do anything bad.
2.Haruspicus: Who of the citizens I can speak to dependless of my reputation?
3.Kapella: Remember my words! However, Khan won't be of any help, Spichka is probably mucking about somewhere, and I haven't heard anything from Taya for quite a while... Have you met the girl Laska?
4.Haruspicus: No.
5.Kapella: She is the gravedigger's daughter. She lives in a small house at the cemetery. Do you know where the cemetery is? It is in the 'Earth', to the south-west of the Abattoir.
6.Haruspicus: Does she believe I didn't kill my father and Simon?
7.Kapella: She is wonderful, magic, unearthly creature! She seems strange, but I don't know anyone kinder, more honest and compassionate than her! And don't believe anyone, who would say that she likes the dead more than the living. It's just that she is so lonely...
8.Haruspicus: Ok.
9.Kapella: Do you know a boy called Notkin?
10.Haruspicus: No.
10.Haruspicus: I do already.
11.Kapella: He is a brave and faithful friend! If he comes to love you and if you can gain his trust, then he will always stay your true friend. Even if the whole world is against you, Notkin will always come to your rescue and die with you. He will never betray a friend!
12.Haruspicus: I would love it if others would speak such words about me too.
13.Kapella: Well, he has his ups and downs as well... He is good to his friends, but knows no mercy for his enemies. Sometimes he overreacts even. He is also quite bloodthirsty in a way. He'll probably be a military general, when he grows up. He'll be like Blok or Shoin.
14.Haruspicus: Hmmm... What do you mean by 'ALSO quite bloodthirsty'?
14.Haruspicus: We'll just wait and see.
12.Haruspicus: I'll get into closer contact with him.
4.Haruspicus: I have.
5.Kapella: Have you met a boy called Notkin then?
6.Haruspicus: No.
6.Haruspicus: I've met him too.
7.Kapella: He is a brave and faithful friend! If he comes to love you and if you can gain his trust, then he will always stay your true friend. Even if the whole world is against you, Notkin will always come to your rescue and die with you. He will never betray a friend!
8.Haruspicus: I would love it if others would speak such words about me too.
9.Kapella: Well, he has his ups and downs as well... He is good to his friends, but knows no mercy for his enemies. Sometimes he overreacts even. He is also quite bloodthirsty in a way. He'll probably be a military general, when he grows up. He'll be like Blok or Shoin.
10.Haruspicus: Hmmm... What do you mean by 'ALSO quite bloodthirsty'?
10.Haruspicus: We'll just wait and see.
8.Haruspicus: I'll get into closer contact with him.
2.Haruspicus: That's right.
2.Haruspicus: Can I rest here?
3.Kapella: Of course. You can sleep on this bed. What of your house?
4.Haruspicus: I don't have a house in this town.
5.Kapella: Come on, what of your father's house?
6.Haruspicus: Show me where it is.
7.Kapella: Oh, no! You ought not to go there because what had happened. I've only just realized that the place must be full of Saburov's men. You should wait until they settle the matter with my father.
8.Haruspicus: I'll wait for news from you.
6.Haruspicus: Oh, now I remember.
1.Kapella: You are a victim of an awful mistake, but I want to reveal something to you. This will help you regain your good name. I'll give you the names of a few people. All of them are children, but don't judge them by their age. Some of them can be of great help.
2.Haruspicus: How?
3.Kapella: All of them have been seeing Isidor quite often lately. Maybe some of them have their thoughts on who the real killer is. The rest know that you are not to blame! They are also adherents, they won't rush to accuse a son of murdering his father... even if the evidence is obvious.
4.Haruspicus: Happy to hear that.
5.Kapella: They can help you learn of how your father spent his last evening. I only know that yesterday he went off into the steppe for a long, long time, and came back very late last night. So they secretly went to see the old man.
6.Haruspicus: What for?
7.Kapella: Do you know why they were in such close relations with your father lately?
8.Haruspicus: I have no idea.
8.Haruspicus: Some medical matters. What else could it be?
9.Kapella: The reason is quite sad. These kids, my friends and faithful assistants, will soon die.
10.Haruspicus: What happened to them? Are they ill?
11.Kapella: No, but you must believe me. Your father believed me straight away. You know he was a clever, suspicious man. He used to check every day, if anything happened to each one of them. The line of their fate is such, that the probability of their death is higher than the probability of life.
12.Haruspicus: Where does this information come from?
13.Kapella: Pretersensuality. It isn't only mine. All of us agree on it. Your father too... and Simon... I still can't speak of them as of dead people... and Maria too. Catherina even. All of us agree on it. Please, take care of them like your father did. They must live! Simon and Isidor died, so they too must be near death.
14.Haruspicus: What can I do for them?
15.Kapella: Simply don't forget about them. If you can interfere with their fate, please do. Because you are also not quite a usual person. You are your father's son.
16.Haruspicus: Is that it...
16.Haruspicus: That depends, if I get the chance to.
17.Kapella: That won't do. Now they are YOUR responsibility.
18.Haruspicus: It seems arguing with you does no good.
14.Haruspicus: What do you need that for?
15.Kapella: I just do. I told you that I feel the coming of a new time. This could have something to do with sacrifice. I don't want my friends to die.
16.Haruspicus: Ok, they will live.
16.Haruspicus: You can't change your fate.
17.Kapella: That won't do. Now they are YOUR responsibility.
18.Haruspicus: It seems arguing with you does no good.
14.Haruspicus: Ok, I'll take care of them.
12.Haruspicus: My father had foreseen his death... is it for the same reason?
13.Kapella: I don't know.
14.Haruspicus: What made you all think so then?
15.Kapella: Pretersensuality. It isn't only mine. All of us agree on it. Your father too... and Simon... I still can't speak of them as of dead people... and Maria too. Catherina even. All of us agree on it. Please, take care of them like your father did. They must live! Simon and Isidor died, so they too must be near death.
16.Haruspicus: What can I do for them?
17.Kapella: Simply don't forget about them. If you can interfere with their fate, please do. Because you are also not quite a usual person. You are your father's son.
18.Haruspicus: Is that it...
18.Haruspicus: That depends, if I get the chance to.
19.Kapella: That won't do. Now they are YOUR responsibility.
20.Haruspicus: It seems arguing with you does no good.
16.Haruspicus: What do you need that for?
17.Kapella: I just do. I told you that I feel the coming of a new time. This could have something to do with sacrifice. I don't want my friends to die.
18.Haruspicus: Ok, they will live.
18.Haruspicus: You can't change your fate.
19.Kapella: That won't do. Now they are YOUR responsibility.
20.Haruspicus: It seems arguing with you does no good.
16.Haruspicus: Ok, I'll take care of them.
1.Kapella: You've come! I always knew you were my friend, Artemiy! You are my friend, aren't you? Well, listen close. You know that I'm not simply a ruler's daughter. I carry the heavy burden of sacred power, a burden, which I know you'd like to take. I am a princess and a priest for the children!
2.Haruspicus: I know.
3.Kapella: I want to solemnly ask you for help. I beg you, help me with one very good and important matter. Save the lives of a few children.
4.Haruspicus: Are they in danger?
5.Kapella: Yes. Terrible Klara wants to get personal gain at the cost of their childish kindness and lives. And I can't do anything! She even makes them quarrel with me! I will hence help you any way I can, if you help me save their lives.
6.Haruspicus: Why is it these particular kids that you need?
7.Kapella: They are needed for something special. Both I and Klara have our own to gain from them. Independence, boldness and authority. The difference is that I need their personal qualities, whereas she needs something else... she wants to sacrifice them some way to reach her target!
8.Haruspicus: You want me to look after them?
9.Kapella: Yes! Help them, Artemiy. And I will help you. I ask you as a kid, but will thank you as a Ruler and Mistress. That will happen very, very soon. You know that the future is open to me. Help me gain power and I'll help you keep it.
10.Haruspicus: I don't need power.
11.Kapella: But you need your victory. Or don't you? Or don't you feel this cage of obligations, this trap that inevitability caught you in? Oh, you do need victory! Otherwise you won't become yourself. Let's help each other. Let us be honourable and kind.
12.Haruspicus: Ok. Let's say we have a deal.
12.Haruspicus: I will do it for you.
12.Haruspicus: If I do look after the kids, it will be for them - not for you.
6.Haruspicus: Why is she so terrible?
7.Kapella: She is strong and dangerous. She is stronger than me, because I create and she destroys. Yes, yes, that's her nature! She doesn't heal, she kills the disease! You should see her healed ones... She is stronger, because she is lie from skin to bone, whereas I'm a White Mistress, I am open.
8.Haruspicus: Why does she need these kids?
9.Kapella: They are needed for something special. Both I and Klara have our own to gain from them. Independence, boldness and authority. The difference is that I need their personal qualities, whereas she needs something else... she wants to sacrifice them some way to reach her target!
10.Haruspicus: You want me to look after them?
11.Kapella: Yes! Help them, Artemiy. And I will help you. I ask you as a kid, but will thank you as a Ruler and Mistress. That will happen very, very soon. You know that the future is open to me. Help me gain power and I'll help you keep it.
12.Haruspicus: I don't need power.
13.Kapella: But you need your victory. Or don't you? Or don't you feel this cage of obligations, this trap that inevitability caught you in? Oh, you do need victory! Otherwise you won't become yourself. Let's help each other. Let us be honourable and kind.
14.Haruspicus: Ok. Let's say we have a deal.
14.Haruspicus: I will do it for you.
14.Haruspicus: If I do look after the kids, it will be for them - not for you.
8.Haruspicus: You are not a Mistress yet...
9.Kapella: But soon, very soon I'll become one! Think about it, Artemiy. Because you don't know what it's like, when a freckled little doll turns into a beautiful angel and cover the world with her wings and love...
10.Haruspicus: What of Klara?
11.Kapella: She is swooping at my children. She definitely has no good on her mind.
12.Haruspicus: What for?
13.Kapella: They are needed for something special. Both I and Klara have our own to gain from them. Independence, boldness and authority. The difference is that I need their personal qualities, whereas she needs something else... she wants to sacrifice them some way to reach her target!
14.Haruspicus: You want me to look after them?
15.Kapella: Yes! Help them, Artemiy. And I will help you. I ask you as a kid, but will thank you as a Ruler and Mistress. That will happen very, very soon. You know that the future is open to me. Help me gain power and I'll help you keep it.
16.Haruspicus: I don't need power.
17.Kapella: But you need your victory. Or don't you? Or don't you feel this cage of obligations, this trap that inevitability caught you in? Oh, you do need victory! Otherwise you won't become yourself. Let's help each other. Let us be honourable and kind.
18.Haruspicus: Ok. Let's say we have a deal.
18.Haruspicus: I will do it for you.
18.Haruspicus: If I do look after the kids, it will be for them - not for you.
1.Kapella: Don't let us down. You'll see - together we will win!
2.Haruspicus: Do you know where Klara could be at the moment?
3.Kapella: She's been having some affairs with Notkin lately. She tried to pick at him, but it seems she went off with nothing. She's been showing her teeth too much lately. Her horrible, sharp and bent teeth... She could be at Mishka's too. She had been asking Enigma about her.
4.Haruspicus: Thank you, Victoria.
2.Haruspicus: Sure we will.
1.Kapella: You will always be on my side, won't you?
2.Haruspicus: Tell me, Kapella. Is it true to say that Simon is an udurg, a being of sublime quality?
3.Kapella: Personally, I wouldn't say that about him myself. He was born a man, really, but the udurg and a man are different things... Had Simon gone through a rebirth, and his spirit had been put into a new body, something perfect and huge, perhaps a body, that would have been a container for other people, then, yes... he would definitely be an udurg.
4.Haruspicus: Could this have happened?
5.Kapella: I doubt that. Theoretically - yes... You are talking about our customs, aren't you? What we call udurg now isn't what the inhabitants of the steppe call it. Saying 'udurg', we mean an idea.
6.Haruspicus: Do you think my father used this word in the same meaning, when he used that brand to symbolize it?
7.Kapella: Oh, that's what you're talking about... No! Of course not! Your father probably meant the thing that the steppe myths speak of. But there are no creatures like that anymore... I don't think there ever were.
8.Haruspicus: And you mean...
9.Kapella: If they didn't exist in the past, maybe they'll appear in the future? I don't know.
10.Haruspicus: I don't think so.
11.Kapella: Speak to the Mother Keeper about that. She can tell you more about the udurgs. She may even know exactly what your father meant by that word.
12.Haruspicus: When I get the opportunity.
10.Haruspicus: True, true...
6.Haruspicus: An idea?
7.Kapella: A cult, for example. Or a big family. All of that is wrong though. Udurg is first and foremost a body. You understand? If Simon turned into a ship that could take people to a better life, but at the same time, he'd stay alive - he'd become an udurg.
8.Haruspicus: Such creatures never existed.
9.Kapella: If they didn't exist in the past, maybe they'll appear in the future? I don't know.
10.Haruspicus: I don't think so.
11.Kapella: Speak to the Mother Keeper about that. She can tell you more about the udurgs. She may even know exactly what your father meant by that word.
12.Haruspicus: When I get the opportunity.
10.Haruspicus: True, true...
4.Haruspicus: Are you sure?
5.Kapella: Udurg is a living creature. Like a deity. It must have life. It can be born and die. A human can probably be an udurg for worms and parasites, but uufff... it's so disgusting!
6.Haruspicus: Does this word have a different meaning?
7.Kapella: I doubt that. Theoretically - yes... You are talking about our customs, aren't you? What we call udurg now isn't what the inhabitants of the steppe call it. Saying 'udurg', we mean an idea.
8.Haruspicus: Do you think my father used this word in the same meaning, when he used that brand to symbolize it?
9.Kapella: Oh, that's what you're talking about... No! Of course not! Your father probably meant the thing that the steppe myths speak of. But there are no creatures like that anymore... I don't think there ever were.
10.Haruspicus: And you mean...
11.Kapella: If they didn't exist in the past, maybe they'll appear in the future? I don't know.
12.Haruspicus: I don't think so.
13.Kapella: Speak to the Mother Keeper about that. She can tell you more about the udurgs. She may even know exactly what your father meant by that word.
14.Haruspicus: When I get the opportunity.
12.Haruspicus: True, true...
8.Haruspicus: An idea?
9.Kapella: A cult, for example. Or a big family. All of that is wrong though. Udurg is first and foremost a body. You understand? If Simon turned into a ship that could take people to a better life, but at the same time, he'd stay alive - he'd become an udurg.
10.Haruspicus: Such creatures never existed.
11.Kapella: If they didn't exist in the past, maybe they'll appear in the future? I don't know.
12.Haruspicus: I don't think so.
13.Kapella: Speak to the Mother Keeper about that. She can tell you more about the udurgs. She may even know exactly what your father meant by that word.
14.Haruspicus: When I get the opportunity.
12.Haruspicus: True, true...
2.Haruspicus: You have a lot of people on your side without me.
2.Haruspicus: Is Laska with you?
3.Kapella: It's Laska's turn now! She's been captured by soldiers! It's that damned Klara that's to blame again! If only I see her...
4.Haruspicus: Soldiers? What's that supposed to mean?
5.Kapella: Disinfectionists came to the cemetery with flamethrowers. They began bringing the dead from the Apiary over there. She wouldn't let them burn the bodies. They went wild and said that it's because of people like her that their men are dying.
6.Haruspicus: As if many of them died since yesterday.
7.Kapella: Very many. A lot of them got infected the day before... Blok ordered them to give the citizens their tablets. Khan and the Bachelor made their addition too. Well, they are infuriated.
8.Haruspicus: Oh, that's what the matter is...
9.Kapella: The General might order them to let her go. Where do the soldiers keep those, who they arrest? Probably at the council.
10.Haruspicus: Well, that isn't too far away.
6.Haruspicus: So where is the girl?
7.Kapella: The General might order them to let her go. Where do the soldiers keep those, who they arrest? Probably at the council.
8.Haruspicus: Well, that isn't too far away.
2.Haruspicus: Ok, I'll check out how Mishka is doing.
3.Kapella: I think this could help you too. Our ways concur very much. Mishka guards ways, which have a lot in store for us.
4.Haruspicus: ... I couldn't even imagine.
2.Haruspicus: I will.
1.Kapella: Who are you? Why do you have blood on you?
2.Haruspicus: I am Artemiy Burakh, son and heir to Isidor Burakh.
2.Haruspicus: That's just my professional expenses. I am Artemiy Burakh.
3.Kapella: So, it's you, Artemiy Burakh? Haruspicus? We have long been waiting for you... I am Victoria. My father is Vladislav Olgimskiy. My friends call me Kapella.
4.Haruspicus: Will we be friends?
5.Kapella: Of course! Well... I hope we will. Do you believe in intuition?
6.Haruspicus: I do.
6.Haruspicus: I have never encountered it.
7.Kapella: I have a feeling that before two weeks pass, our world will collapse and be reborn in a new form. I will have to create new life and sacrifice myself for the future. Will you help me with that?
8.Haruspicus: I will be happy to help.
8.Haruspicus: I hope so, until the moment you have to sacrifice something.
4.Haruspicus: I will call you Victoria for now.
5.Kapella: I have a feeling that before two weeks pass, our world will collapse and be reborn in a new form. I will have to create new life and sacrifice myself for the future. Will you help me with that?
6.Haruspicus: I will be happy to help.
6.Haruspicus: I hope so, until the moment you have to sacrifice something.
1.Kapella: ...Why didn't you speak to her? I can't speak to you in her presence just like that, she's older, you know... I feel awkward...
2.Haruspicus: Don't worry, we are friends with Aglaja.
2.Haruspicus: You are the mistress around here. I'll speak to your guest first, if you want.
1.Kapella: Yes... That was one helluva story with those fires! It seems bad fortune is at my heels, but it probably had to go the way it did. Any, who are part of my plan, are in danger! It's a test. I have no one else but you to turn to...
2.Haruspicus: Who is it that is part of your plan?
3.Kapella: Several kids. I've told you before. And I told your father before that. The children-outcasts. Those, whom the Polyhedron didn't have enough space for. Or those, who left it willingly. Taya Tychik, Notkin, Spichka, Mishka, Laska. Well... there is another boy, we'll speak about him later.
4.Haruspicus: What have the fires got to do with it?
5.Kapella: The fires were put out! I don't really care about the fires themselves, in fact, I'm even happy that they're out. They instilled fear in me. It looked as if the town was really doomed. Spichka is risking his life because of them now... What are they for anyway!?
6.Haruspicus: What if they come from the Steppe?
7.Kapella: Only odongs can come, and they have intuition of their own. If they enter, it'll be their fault anyway. But I'm worried about Spichka! He is always looking for trouble. And he picks the least appropriate moment for it, when there are soldiers everywhere! Nah, it's bad fortune...
8.Haruspicus: Why did Spichka have to go there?
9.Kapella: I don't know exactly... I think he and a friend had been sitting in ambush for their ghostly albino. Now they want to lit them up again, so that they could catch those, who put them out.
10.Haruspicus: How can I find him?
11.Kapella: I don't know... Perhaps he is still at home? Speak to him and persuade him not to go anywhere! They'll lit the fires without him just fine! I'll ask the Bachelor to give such orders.
12.Haruspicus: Ok, I'll persuade him.
12.Haruspicus: He won't go anywhere, this Spichka of yours. He's sitting at home just fine.
10.Haruspicus: What for?
11.Kapella: Spichka is a brave boy. He thinks that the albino is somehow connected with the plague. He knows that the albino always walks along the same route, and Aglaja... tsss... ordered to lit the fires precisely along this route. For him it is only an opportunity to test his courage!
12.Haruspicus: Oh... And where is he lighting them?
13.Kapella: I don't know... Perhaps he is still at home? Speak to him and persuade him not to go anywhere! They'll lit the fires without him just fine! I'll ask the Bachelor to give such orders.
14.Haruspicus: Ok, I'll persuade him.
14.Haruspicus: He won't go anywhere, this Spichka of yours. He's sitting at home just fine.
12.Haruspicus: Well, he'll deal with it fine, if he is so brave. You ought to think about the future.
6.Haruspicus: How is he risking his life?
7.Kapella: I don't know exactly... I think he and a friend had been sitting in ambush for their ghostly albino. Now they want to lit them up again, so that they could catch those, who put them out.
8.Haruspicus: How can I find him?
9.Kapella: I don't know... Perhaps he is still at home? Speak to him and persuade him not to go anywhere! They'll lit the fires without him just fine! I'll ask the Bachelor to give such orders.
10.Haruspicus: Ok, I'll persuade him.
10.Haruspicus: He won't go anywhere, this Spichka of yours. He's sitting at home just fine.
8.Haruspicus: What for?
9.Kapella: Spichka is a brave boy. He thinks that the albino is somehow connected with the plague. He knows that the albino always walks along the same route, and Aglaja... tsss... ordered to lit the fires precisely along this route. For him it is only an opportunity to test his courage!
10.Haruspicus: Oh... And where is he lighting them?
11.Kapella: I don't know... Perhaps he is still at home? Speak to him and persuade him not to go anywhere! They'll lit the fires without him just fine! I'll ask the Bachelor to give such orders.
12.Haruspicus: Ok, I'll persuade him.
12.Haruspicus: He won't go anywhere, this Spichka of yours. He's sitting at home just fine.
10.Haruspicus: Well, he'll deal with it fine, if he is so brave. You ought to think about the future.
4.Haruspicus: Why do you need these kids?
5.Kapella: Who do you think each one of them will become in the future? Just make a presumption. I know already... my mother whispered it into my ear. There is a great future ahead of them, these children-outcasts. If they take the rulers' places in ten to twelve years' time, a new era will set in. You know the town...
6.Haruspicus: Utopia... I don't believe in it. I'm sorry.
6.Haruspicus: So, what did you want me for?
7.Kapella: The fires were put out! I don't really care about the fires themselves, in fact, I'm even happy that they're out. They instilled fear in me. It looked as if the town was really doomed. Spichka is risking his life because of them now... What are they for anyway!?
8.Haruspicus: What if they come from the Steppe?
9.Kapella: Only odongs can come, and they have intuition of their own. If they enter, it'll be their fault anyway. But I'm worried about Spichka! He is always looking for trouble. And he picks the least appropriate moment for it, when there are soldiers everywhere! Nah, it's bad fortune...
10.Haruspicus: Why did Spichka have to go there?
11.Kapella: I don't know exactly... I think he and a friend had been sitting in ambush for their ghostly albino. Now they want to lit them up again, so that they could catch those, who put them out.
12.Haruspicus: How can I find him?
13.Kapella: I don't know... Perhaps he is still at home? Speak to him and persuade him not to go anywhere! They'll lit the fires without him just fine! I'll ask the Bachelor to give such orders.
14.Haruspicus: Ok, I'll persuade him.
14.Haruspicus: He won't go anywhere, this Spichka of yours. He's sitting at home just fine.
12.Haruspicus: What for?
13.Kapella: Spichka is a brave boy. He thinks that the albino is somehow connected with the plague. He knows that the albino always walks along the same route, and Aglaja... tsss... ordered to lit the fires precisely along this route. For him it is only an opportunity to test his courage!
14.Haruspicus: Oh... And where is he lighting them?
15.Kapella: I don't know... Perhaps he is still at home? Speak to him and persuade him not to go anywhere! They'll lit the fires without him just fine! I'll ask the Bachelor to give such orders.
16.Haruspicus: Ok, I'll persuade him.
16.Haruspicus: He won't go anywhere, this Spichka of yours. He's sitting at home just fine.
14.Haruspicus: Well, he'll deal with it fine, if he is so brave. You ought to think about the future.
8.Haruspicus: How is he risking his life?
9.Kapella: I don't know exactly... I think he and a friend had been sitting in ambush for their ghostly albino. Now they want to lit them up again, so that they could catch those, who put them out.
10.Haruspicus: How can I find him?
11.Kapella: I don't know... Perhaps he is still at home? Speak to him and persuade him not to go anywhere! They'll lit the fires without him just fine! I'll ask the Bachelor to give such orders.
12.Haruspicus: Ok, I'll persuade him.
12.Haruspicus: He won't go anywhere, this Spichka of yours. He's sitting at home just fine.
10.Haruspicus: What for?
11.Kapella: Spichka is a brave boy. He thinks that the albino is somehow connected with the plague. He knows that the albino always walks along the same route, and Aglaja... tsss... ordered to lit the fires precisely along this route. For him it is only an opportunity to test his courage!
12.Haruspicus: Oh... And where is he lighting them?
13.Kapella: I don't know... Perhaps he is still at home? Speak to him and persuade him not to go anywhere! They'll lit the fires without him just fine! I'll ask the Bachelor to give such orders.
14.Haruspicus: Ok, I'll persuade him.
14.Haruspicus: He won't go anywhere, this Spichka of yours. He's sitting at home just fine.
12.Haruspicus: Well, he'll deal with it fine, if he is so brave. You ought to think about the future.
2.Haruspicus: You have touched me with your trust. What is the matter?
3.Kapella: The fires were put out! I don't really care about the fires themselves, in fact, I'm even happy that they're out. They instilled fear in me. It looked as if the town was really doomed. Spichka is risking his life because of them now... What are they for anyway!?
4.Haruspicus: What if they come from the Steppe?
5.Kapella: Only odongs can come, and they have intuition of their own. If they enter, it'll be their fault anyway. But I'm worried about Spichka! He is always looking for trouble. And he picks the least appropriate moment for it, when there are soldiers everywhere! Nah, it's bad fortune...
6.Haruspicus: Why did Spichka have to go there?
7.Kapella: I don't know exactly... I think he and a friend had been sitting in ambush for their ghostly albino. Now they want to lit them up again, so that they could catch those, who put them out.
8.Haruspicus: How can I find him?
9.Kapella: I don't know... Perhaps he is still at home? Speak to him and persuade him not to go anywhere! They'll lit the fires without him just fine! I'll ask the Bachelor to give such orders.
10.Haruspicus: Ok, I'll persuade him.
10.Haruspicus: He won't go anywhere, this Spichka of yours. He's sitting at home just fine.
8.Haruspicus: What for?
9.Kapella: Spichka is a brave boy. He thinks that the albino is somehow connected with the plague. He knows that the albino always walks along the same route, and Aglaja... tsss... ordered to lit the fires precisely along this route. For him it is only an opportunity to test his courage!
10.Haruspicus: Oh... And where is he lighting them?
11.Kapella: I don't know... Perhaps he is still at home? Speak to him and persuade him not to go anywhere! They'll lit the fires without him just fine! I'll ask the Bachelor to give such orders.
12.Haruspicus: Ok, I'll persuade him.
12.Haruspicus: He won't go anywhere, this Spichka of yours. He's sitting at home just fine.
10.Haruspicus: Well, he'll deal with it fine, if he is so brave. You ought to think about the future.
4.Haruspicus: How is he risking his life?
5.Kapella: I don't know exactly... I think he and a friend had been sitting in ambush for their ghostly albino. Now they want to lit them up again, so that they could catch those, who put them out.
6.Haruspicus: How can I find him?
7.Kapella: I don't know... Perhaps he is still at home? Speak to him and persuade him not to go anywhere! They'll lit the fires without him just fine! I'll ask the Bachelor to give such orders.
8.Haruspicus: Ok, I'll persuade him.
8.Haruspicus: He won't go anywhere, this Spichka of yours. He's sitting at home just fine.
6.Haruspicus: What for?
7.Kapella: Spichka is a brave boy. He thinks that the albino is somehow connected with the plague. He knows that the albino always walks along the same route, and Aglaja... tsss... ordered to lit the fires precisely along this route. For him it is only an opportunity to test his courage!
8.Haruspicus: Oh... And where is he lighting them?
9.Kapella: I don't know... Perhaps he is still at home? Speak to him and persuade him not to go anywhere! They'll lit the fires without him just fine! I'll ask the Bachelor to give such orders.
10.Haruspicus: Ok, I'll persuade him.
10.Haruspicus: He won't go anywhere, this Spichka of yours. He's sitting at home just fine.
8.Haruspicus: Well, he'll deal with it fine, if he is so brave. You ought to think about the future.
1.Kapella: I'm very worried about my daddy...
2.Haruspicus: Let it be as you wish. I'll help your Spichka out.
3.Kapella: Only a few years will pass, and you won't recognize that boy. He'll become the kindest and the bravest of the three rulers of the town. He will be given a real name, and his son will glorify this family for the generations to come...
4.Haruspicus: As you wish.
2.Haruspicus: You are a good daughter.
2.Haruspicus: Has Spichka been here for long? It turns out I have endeavoured in vain.
3.Kapella: He has only just come! No, your efforts were not vain... Had the people you defeated survived, they would have joined the ambush. Now... I think the Dogheads will go away, when they find out that there is nothing more expect.
4.Haruspicus: Really?
5.Kapella: Soldiers are all over the place now. They won't risk staying in town for too long. They'll have to return to the Polyhedron. I'm so thankful to you for Spichka! Thank you, Hierophant.
6.Haruspicus: You are welcome.
1.Kapella: There is one, final thing we need to do. The saddest... but the most necessary thing. This is inevitable. Happiness... Well, isn't self-abnegation the true happiness?
2.Haruspicus: You are scaring me.
2.Haruspicus: You need me, don't you? Speak your text.
3.Kapella: Maria is gaining her powers. The Polyhedron will cease to be a child's republic. The toy will become that, what it was meant for from the beginning. The little Kaspar feels that. He is hesitating. I want to extend a hand of friendship to Khan. I need a mediator.
4.Haruspicus: What?
5.Kapella: Tell him, that I propose and alliance. In ten years' time, and he knows that my chapel will be built by then, I will give him my hand. I will become his wife and we will finish the conflict between the families.
6.Haruspicus: Wow...
7.Kapella: You are on good terms with the Bachelor, aren't you? Well, he fawns upon you a lot. He is respected among the utopists. He knows how to get there.
8.Haruspicus: Are you sure of your intentions?
9.Kapella: Yes.
10.Haruspicus: Ok, I'll do as you wish.
10.Haruspicus: I'll think about it.
8.Haruspicus: Ok, at least I'll take a look inside that Tower...
9.Kapella: You won't see anything. You've grown...
10.Haruspicus: Really?
11.Kapella: Yes.
12.Haruspicus: Ok, I'll do as you wish.
12.Haruspicus: I'll think about it.
6.Haruspicus: So, you have decided to go in for a profitable marriage as well?
7.Kapella: Jokes are inappropriate here. I don't love Khan. It is highly unlikely that I'll fall in love with him in the future. He is cruel. He is one of the Kains. Will you do what I ask of you?
8.Haruspicus: How am I supposed to get to Khan? They won't let me in.
9.Kapella: You are on good terms with the Bachelor, aren't you? Well, he fawns upon you a lot. He is respected among the utopists. He knows how to get there.
10.Haruspicus: Are you sure of your intentions?
11.Kapella: Yes.
12.Haruspicus: Ok, I'll do as you wish.
12.Haruspicus: I'll think about it.
10.Haruspicus: Ok, at least I'll take a look inside that Tower...
11.Kapella: You won't see anything. You've grown...
12.Haruspicus: Really?
13.Kapella: Yes.
14.Haruspicus: Ok, I'll do as you wish.
14.Haruspicus: I'll think about it.
4.Haruspicus: Ask the Bachelor about this.
5.Kapella: The Bachelor loves Maria. Maria hates me. He doesn't come here anymore. Even if I find a way to pass my request to him, Maria will reveal my game. I won't hide it from you: a new opposition of the Mistresses is abound. I want to have her brother on my side.
6.Haruspicus: Yes, you've changed. What is it you want?
7.Kapella: Tell him, that I propose and alliance. In ten years' time, and he knows that my chapel will be built by then, I will give him my hand. I will become his wife and we will finish the conflict between the families.
8.Haruspicus: Wow...
9.Kapella: You are on good terms with the Bachelor, aren't you? Well, he fawns upon you a lot. He is respected among the utopists. He knows how to get there.
10.Haruspicus: Are you sure of your intentions?
11.Kapella: Yes.
12.Haruspicus: Ok, I'll do as you wish.
12.Haruspicus: I'll think about it.
10.Haruspicus: Ok, at least I'll take a look inside that Tower...
11.Kapella: You won't see anything. You've grown...
12.Haruspicus: Really?
13.Kapella: Yes.
14.Haruspicus: Ok, I'll do as you wish.
14.Haruspicus: I'll think about it.
8.Haruspicus: So, you have decided to go in for a profitable marriage as well?
9.Kapella: Jokes are inappropriate here. I don't love Khan. It is highly unlikely that I'll fall in love with him in the future. He is cruel. He is one of the Kains. Will you do what I ask of you?
10.Haruspicus: How am I supposed to get to Khan? They won't let me in.
11.Kapella: You are on good terms with the Bachelor, aren't you? Well, he fawns upon you a lot. He is respected among the utopists. He knows how to get there.
12.Haruspicus: Are you sure of your intentions?
13.Kapella: Yes.
14.Haruspicus: Ok, I'll do as you wish.
14.Haruspicus: I'll think about it.
12.Haruspicus: Ok, at least I'll take a look inside that Tower...
13.Kapella: You won't see anything. You've grown...
14.Haruspicus: Really?
15.Kapella: Yes.
16.Haruspicus: Ok, I'll do as you wish.
16.Haruspicus: I'll think about it.
6.Haruspicus: I don't want to have anything do with this.
1.Kapella: The town will change so much in ten years' time...
2.Haruspicus: Ok, I'll pass your request to that boy.
3.Kapella: This really is necessary. If we want peace... Because Maria won't leave us alone.
4.Haruspicus: I'll be back.
2.Haruspicus: I hope it is to change for the better.
2.Haruspicus: Khan, tells you of his consent. He agreed straight away.
3.Kapella: So, that means that he'll leave the tower tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. His minions along with him. You know how to make a lot of the panacea, don't you?
4.Haruspicus: You can count on me.
5.Kapella: Let me thank you. Soon you will gain the power over the Order. If everything is to be ok, then I will gain the power over the Town, we will rule together. Keep my gift. Let it resurrect the warm recollections of the little girl I once was.
6.Haruspicus: Thank you.
6.Haruspicus: No, I don't need that.
7.Kapella: The final is tomorrow. These twenty-four hours can change a lot of things. I can feel almost nothing now. Are all my adherents healthy and well? Won't the rebels kill the Inquisitor? If Aglaja Lilich falls, even as a result of an intrigue, we won't be able to save the town...
8.Haruspicus: Don't worry about a thing.
1.Kapella: Would you do me another favour? We have some bad news again. I'm not surprised any more. Every one that has to survive to the end, will be in danger now.
2.Haruspicus: Who is it this time?
3.Kapella: This time, Klara visited Mishka, and now Mishka wants to go outside! She came to her and did something bad over there. Mishka is worried now, I can feel it.
4.Haruspicus: What happened?
5.Kapella: I don't know! Maybe nothing happened. I know that Mishka is greatly worried at the moment. Mishka isn't someone that can be frightened by stories... she'll scare whoever you like herself...
6.Haruspicus: Why do you need this Mishka?
7.Kapella: When Mishka grows up, she'll substitute the Saburov lady. She knows how to listen to the Earth. A good Earth Mistress she will make, no Rat Prophet will be able to bring any dirt with her around. Mishka is clean.
8.Haruspicus: Ok, I'll stop by at her place.
8.Haruspicus: I have other matters to attend to at the moment.
6.Haruspicus: Well, she'll be able to sort it out herself then.
4.Haruspicus: Let her be, that dirty little kid...
5.Kapella: When Mishka grows up, she'll substitute the Saburov lady. She knows how to listen to the Earth. A good Earth Mistress she will make, no Rat Prophet will be able to bring any dirt with her around. Mishka is clean.
6.Haruspicus: Ok, I'll stop by at her place.
6.Haruspicus: I have other matters to attend to at the moment.
1.Kapella: But for you - I wouldn't have lived till today. If my plan will be carried out I will be able to revive the city. I am grateful to you, Servant. I will never forget it.
2.Haruspicus: What does your plan consist in?
3.Kapella: The children- fugitives who left Polyhedron will establish the new city. They will become new Mistresses and governors. They will lay down a new triangle of forces and beginnings. This time, it will be in the basis but not balancing atop.
4.Haruspicus: Why did you choose fugitives?
5.Kapella: It's not a cause it's an effect. They left Polyhedron because they have another destiny. The prisoners of dreams can built but cannot rule. And more over, to get rid of the childhood you need decisiveness, ripeness and independence. Unique children only are capable of it.
6.Haruspicus: I heard you want to establish a new religion?
7.Kapella: No. You don't have a slightest idea who Mistresses are. Children don't understand it - that is why they say about a religion. Can a human invent a religion? It's not a toy.
8.Haruspicus: Yes. It's not a toy.
8.Haruspicus: You are not honest. I am better at heathen beliefs than you.
9.Kapella: Tell me - will you stay with us? Will you rule the Order like your father had had to?
10.Haruspicus: Hardly. I want to leave this place.
11.Kapella: You can leave with Aglaja but whom will you be there? A strange barbarian, a potential without future, an adventurer with the bloody past. Aglaja will turn her back on you when the first fascination will pass. A wildness of what has happened made you closer. You'd better stay with us. Head the Order Take care of your people. You know the lines.
12.Haruspicus: You are right. I know the lines.
12.Haruspicus: I hope you are wrong this time, little Mistress.
10.Haruspicus: Yes. I will stay with you.
4.Haruspicus: What is 'triangle of forces and beginnings'?
5.Kapella: The Ground bore the city, the city bore Tower, the tower bore the plague and the Ground became clean. To overcome the non-existence it is not enough to kill death as Bachelor thinks. It's necessary to fill the emptiness. It's the city only that will win Chaos.
6.Haruspicus: I understand now.
7.Kapella: Tell me - will you stay with us? Will you rule the Order like your father had had to?
8.Haruspicus: Hardly. I want to leave this place.
9.Kapella: You can leave with Aglaja but whom will you be there? A strange barbarian, a potential without future, an adventurer with the bloody past. Aglaja will turn her back on you when the first fascination will pass. A wildness of what has happened made you closer. You'd better stay with us. Head the Order Take care of your people. You know the lines.
10.Haruspicus: You are right. I know the lines.
10.Haruspicus: I hope you are wrong this time, little Mistress.
8.Haruspicus: Yes. I will stay with you.
6.Haruspicus: Why do you call them fugitives? Didn't they leave Tower on their own?
7.Kapella: It's not a cause it's an effect. They left Polyhedron because they have another destiny. The prisoners of dreams can built but cannot rule. And more over, to get rid of the childhood you need decisiveness, ripeness and independence. Unique children only are capable of it.
8.Haruspicus: I heard you want to establish a new religion?
9.Kapella: No. You don't have a slightest idea who Mistresses are. Children don't understand it - that is why they say about a religion. Can a human invent a religion? It's not a toy.
10.Haruspicus: Yes. It's not a toy.
10.Haruspicus: You are not honest. I am better at heathen beliefs than you.
11.Kapella: Tell me - will you stay with us? Will you rule the Order like your father had had to?
12.Haruspicus: Hardly. I want to leave this place.
13.Kapella: You can leave with Aglaja but whom will you be there? A strange barbarian, a potential without future, an adventurer with the bloody past. Aglaja will turn her back on you when the first fascination will pass. A wildness of what has happened made you closer. You'd better stay with us. Head the Order Take care of your people. You know the lines.
14.Haruspicus: You are right. I know the lines.
14.Haruspicus: I hope you are wrong this time, little Mistress.
12.Haruspicus: Yes. I will stay with you.
2.Haruspicus: Don't worry.
1.Kapella: I'm waiting for a visitor. We need to talk tete-a-tete...
2.Haruspicus: I guess who's the visitor...
2.Haruspicus: Well. I'm leaving.
1.Kapella: So, are the people, who I mentioned alive?
2.Haruspicus: Yes, they are.
2.Haruspicus: Why did you say, that my victory is impossible without them?
3.Kapella: You wanted to save the town, right? But the udurg is a living being. It's a body, that contains a world. Do you think that this world can exist, if there is nobody in it doing something? Who is going to govern it? I will give these responsibilities to the children, when they grow up.
4.Haruspicus: Tell me, what are the saved children going to do until they've grown up?
5.Kapella: I will give the Mother a controlling position at the Order. You won't be able to care for them in their everyday life, will you? You will only govern and control the guard the knowledge. It will be malachite-black power.
6.Haruspicus: Go on.
7.Kapella: I will give Notkin the duty of reckoning and exploring the Steppe. Moreover, he will look after the railway and the warehouses. We will have to have some connection with the civilized world. His colour will be pure gold.
8.Haruspicus: Who else?
9.Kapella: Mishka will look after the streets. The town must look pretty. I am also giving her the duty of looking after the water supply and the sewage. She will become a Lilac Mistress.
10.Haruspicus: Very nice.
11.Kapella: Spichka will take to trade. He'll be the head of all the shops in the town. All in all, he'll be the one to make sure we have everything we need. And then he will become the power of amber colour. He will be a ruler as all kids saved by you. He will become a power of amber colour.
12.Haruspicus: Right.
13.Kapella: Laska will do her job - bury the dead. They have a whole realm of their own, you know, and they need care too. She will be a Beige Mistress. The most valuable I this colour is the subtle shade of dawn. A little nuance of pink and lemon.
14.Haruspicus: Finally, who'll be the head of all this?
15.Kapella: We will come together with Khan in marriage. This will make peace between the warring families and put an end to our disagreements. We will restore the harmony in the government. I will become a Mistress and will do, what my mother had done. Khan, with his army of dogheads will rule the town. I'll make him white as I am.
16.Haruspicus: So, that's what the town is going to be like now...
8.Haruspicus: That's a good choice.
9.Kapella: You can't even imagine how good it is.
10.Haruspicus: But how will he deal with the warehouse thieves?
11.Kapella: Do you really think that I, Victoria Olgimskaya, the White Mistress, won't manage to restore order? You are mistaken.
12.Haruspicus: Sorry, I had no doubts about that.
13.Kapella: Mishka will look after the streets. The town must look pretty. I am also giving her the duty of looking after the water supply and the sewage. She will become a Lilac Mistress.
14.Haruspicus: Very nice.
15.Kapella: Spichka will take to trade. He'll be the head of all the shops in the town. All in all, he'll be the one to make sure we have everything we need. And then he will become the power of amber colour. He will be a ruler as all kids saved by you. He will become a power of amber colour.
16.Haruspicus: Right.
17.Kapella: Laska will do her job - bury the dead. They have a whole realm of their own, you know, and they need care too. She will be a Beige Mistress. The most valuable I this colour is the subtle shade of dawn. A little nuance of pink and lemon.
18.Haruspicus: Finally, who'll be the head of all this?
19.Kapella: We will come together with Khan in marriage. This will make peace between the warring families and put an end to our disagreements. We will restore the harmony in the government. I will become a Mistress and will do, what my mother had done. Khan, with his army of dogheads will rule the town. I'll make him white as I am.
20.Haruspicus: So, that's what the town is going to be like now...
6.Haruspicus: Actually, I had different plans for the future.
7.Kapella: I'm not going to make you. But I thought you'd become the new Elder. Since you made him no more, you are the one to take his place. It is not a reward, it is your duty.
8.Haruspicus: I'm leaving, Kapella. Today. You lot rule the town without me.
8.Haruspicus: What of the other kids?
9.Kapella: I will give Notkin the duty of reckoning and exploring the Steppe. Moreover, he will look after the railway and the warehouses. We will have to have some connection with the civilized world. His colour will be pure gold.
10.Haruspicus: Who else?
11.Kapella: Mishka will look after the streets. The town must look pretty. I am also giving her the duty of looking after the water supply and the sewage. She will become a Lilac Mistress.
12.Haruspicus: Very nice.
13.Kapella: Spichka will take to trade. He'll be the head of all the shops in the town. All in all, he'll be the one to make sure we have everything we need. And then he will become the power of amber colour. He will be a ruler as all kids saved by you. He will become a power of amber colour.
14.Haruspicus: Right.
15.Kapella: Laska will do her job - bury the dead. They have a whole realm of their own, you know, and they need care too. She will be a Beige Mistress. The most valuable I this colour is the subtle shade of dawn. A little nuance of pink and lemon.
16.Haruspicus: Finally, who'll be the head of all this?
17.Kapella: We will come together with Khan in marriage. This will make peace between the warring families and put an end to our disagreements. We will restore the harmony in the government. I will become a Mistress and will do, what my mother had done. Khan, with his army of dogheads will rule the town. I'll make him white as I am.
18.Haruspicus: So, that's what the town is going to be like now...
10.Haruspicus: That's a good choice.
11.Kapella: You can't even imagine how good it is.
12.Haruspicus: But how will he deal with the warehouse thieves?
13.Kapella: Do you really think that I, Victoria Olgimskaya, the White Mistress, won't manage to restore order? You are mistaken.
14.Haruspicus: Sorry, I had no doubts about that.
15.Kapella: Mishka will look after the streets. The town must look pretty. I am also giving her the duty of looking after the water supply and the sewage. She will become a Lilac Mistress.
16.Haruspicus: Very nice.
17.Kapella: Spichka will take to trade. He'll be the head of all the shops in the town. All in all, he'll be the one to make sure we have everything we need. And then he will become the power of amber colour. He will be a ruler as all kids saved by you. He will become a power of amber colour.
18.Haruspicus: Right.
19.Kapella: Laska will do her job - bury the dead. They have a whole realm of their own, you know, and they need care too. She will be a Beige Mistress. The most valuable I this colour is the subtle shade of dawn. A little nuance of pink and lemon.
20.Haruspicus: Finally, who'll be the head of all this?
21.Kapella: We will come together with Khan in marriage. This will make peace between the warring families and put an end to our disagreements. We will restore the harmony in the government. I will become a Mistress and will do, what my mother had done. Khan, with his army of dogheads will rule the town. I'll make him white as I am.
22.Haruspicus: So, that's what the town is going to be like now...
4.Haruspicus: What colours he will be painted?
5.Kapella: New colours, the Attendant. The triangle this town was based at is quitting the stage. There will be no more utopian incarnadine, termite deep blue and humble grey-green colours. There will be gold, amber, lilac, malachite-black, charcoal and beige with the shade of dawn.
6.Haruspicus: I hope you will explain me the meaning of these colours, later or sooner.
6.Haruspicus: Beautiful. This palette is richer than the previous one.
7.Kapella: Yours will be charcoal. Don't be distressed, it has its own beauty. But its role is different. This colour as well as the white one will be necessary mixing colours to get different tints.
8.Haruspicus: And others? What colours will you give them?
9.Kapella: I will give the Mother a controlling position at the Order. You won't be able to care for them in their everyday life, will you? You will only govern and control the guard the knowledge. It will be malachite-black power.
10.Haruspicus: Go on.
11.Kapella: I will give Notkin the duty of reckoning and exploring the Steppe. Moreover, he will look after the railway and the warehouses. We will have to have some connection with the civilized world. His colour will be pure gold.
12.Haruspicus: Who else?
13.Kapella: Mishka will look after the streets. The town must look pretty. I am also giving her the duty of looking after the water supply and the sewage. She will become a Lilac Mistress.
14.Haruspicus: Very nice.
15.Kapella: Spichka will take to trade. He'll be the head of all the shops in the town. All in all, he'll be the one to make sure we have everything we need. And then he will become the power of amber colour. He will be a ruler as all kids saved by you. He will become a power of amber colour.
16.Haruspicus: Right.
17.Kapella: Laska will do her job - bury the dead. They have a whole realm of their own, you know, and they need care too. She will be a Beige Mistress. The most valuable I this colour is the subtle shade of dawn. A little nuance of pink and lemon.
18.Haruspicus: Finally, who'll be the head of all this?
19.Kapella: We will come together with Khan in marriage. This will make peace between the warring families and put an end to our disagreements. We will restore the harmony in the government. I will become a Mistress and will do, what my mother had done. Khan, with his army of dogheads will rule the town. I'll make him white as I am.
20.Haruspicus: So, that's what the town is going to be like now...
12.Haruspicus: That's a good choice.
13.Kapella: You can't even imagine how good it is.
14.Haruspicus: But how will he deal with the warehouse thieves?
15.Kapella: Do you really think that I, Victoria Olgimskaya, the White Mistress, won't manage to restore order? You are mistaken.
16.Haruspicus: Sorry, I had no doubts about that.
17.Kapella: Mishka will look after the streets. The town must look pretty. I am also giving her the duty of looking after the water supply and the sewage. She will become a Lilac Mistress.
18.Haruspicus: Very nice.
19.Kapella: Spichka will take to trade. He'll be the head of all the shops in the town. All in all, he'll be the one to make sure we have everything we need. And then he will become the power of amber colour. He will be a ruler as all kids saved by you. He will become a power of amber colour.
20.Haruspicus: Right.
21.Kapella: Laska will do her job - bury the dead. They have a whole realm of their own, you know, and they need care too. She will be a Beige Mistress. The most valuable I this colour is the subtle shade of dawn. A little nuance of pink and lemon.
22.Haruspicus: Finally, who'll be the head of all this?
23.Kapella: We will come together with Khan in marriage. This will make peace between the warring families and put an end to our disagreements. We will restore the harmony in the government. I will become a Mistress and will do, what my mother had done. Khan, with his army of dogheads will rule the town. I'll make him white as I am.
24.Haruspicus: So, that's what the town is going to be like now...
10.Haruspicus: Actually, I had different plans for the future.
11.Kapella: I'm not going to make you. But I thought you'd become the new Elder. Since you made him no more, you are the one to take his place. It is not a reward, it is your duty.
12.Haruspicus: I'm leaving, Kapella. Today. You lot rule the town without me.
12.Haruspicus: What of the other kids?
13.Kapella: I will give Notkin the duty of reckoning and exploring the Steppe. Moreover, he will look after the railway and the warehouses. We will have to have some connection with the civilized world. His colour will be pure gold.
14.Haruspicus: Who else?
15.Kapella: Mishka will look after the streets. The town must look pretty. I am also giving her the duty of looking after the water supply and the sewage. She will become a Lilac Mistress.
16.Haruspicus: Very nice.
17.Kapella: Spichka will take to trade. He'll be the head of all the shops in the town. All in all, he'll be the one to make sure we have everything we need. And then he will become the power of amber colour. He will be a ruler as all kids saved by you. He will become a power of amber colour.
18.Haruspicus: Right.
19.Kapella: Laska will do her job - bury the dead. They have a whole realm of their own, you know, and they need care too. She will be a Beige Mistress. The most valuable I this colour is the subtle shade of dawn. A little nuance of pink and lemon.
20.Haruspicus: Finally, who'll be the head of all this?
21.Kapella: We will come together with Khan in marriage. This will make peace between the warring families and put an end to our disagreements. We will restore the harmony in the government. I will become a Mistress and will do, what my mother had done. Khan, with his army of dogheads will rule the town. I'll make him white as I am.
22.Haruspicus: So, that's what the town is going to be like now...
14.Haruspicus: That's a good choice.
15.Kapella: You can't even imagine how good it is.
16.Haruspicus: But how will he deal with the warehouse thieves?
17.Kapella: Do you really think that I, Victoria Olgimskaya, the White Mistress, won't manage to restore order? You are mistaken.
18.Haruspicus: Sorry, I had no doubts about that.
19.Kapella: Mishka will look after the streets. The town must look pretty. I am also giving her the duty of looking after the water supply and the sewage. She will become a Lilac Mistress.
20.Haruspicus: Very nice.
21.Kapella: Spichka will take to trade. He'll be the head of all the shops in the town. All in all, he'll be the one to make sure we have everything we need. And then he will become the power of amber colour. He will be a ruler as all kids saved by you. He will become a power of amber colour.
22.Haruspicus: Right.
23.Kapella: Laska will do her job - bury the dead. They have a whole realm of their own, you know, and they need care too. She will be a Beige Mistress. The most valuable I this colour is the subtle shade of dawn. A little nuance of pink and lemon.
24.Haruspicus: Finally, who'll be the head of all this?
25.Kapella: We will come together with Khan in marriage. This will make peace between the warring families and put an end to our disagreements. We will restore the harmony in the government. I will become a Mistress and will do, what my mother had done. Khan, with his army of dogheads will rule the town. I'll make him white as I am.
26.Haruspicus: So, that's what the town is going to be like now...
1.Kapella: Isn't it possible to change your decision?
2.Haruspicus: No, it isn't.