Peccatum originale
The evening went down, and they all rode together on the deserted steppe.
Exhausted frenzied jump and long road horses barely put one foot, and easily dismounted, Tanais helped down Aletheia, which barely kept in the saddle with fatigue.
Unsaddled the horses and tied them to the brook beech trunk Tanais threw the saddle on the ground and blissfully stretched out on the soft young grass in full growth.
- Do you want to eat? - Asked her Aletheia.
- Can you suggest something? - Noticeably quickened Tanais.
On spread out a handkerchief from her purse Aletheia has posted a bunch of grapes, apple and roasted quail and pridvinuv all this to the Tanais, said:
- Eat.
- And you?
- I am not hungry.
- Perfectly. So do I.
- You need to recover spent force. Who knows what prepares us tomorrow?
- Who knows if he will come to us ... - sadly smiled and Tanais, tossing an apple, sliced fly his sword into two equal parts. Catching two halves, one of which she handed Aletheia and the second bite, slowly began to chew.
- A grape? Him you too are going to chop with the sword? - Smiled slyly Aletheia.
Tanais shrugged, tearing branches from the berry, sent it into his mouth.
- And if you eat more than I? - Not appeased Aletheia.
- And what do you suggest? - Slightly bewildered asked Tanais.
Instead of an answer Aletheia gently squeezed blue-black berry white teeth and brought her face to face Tanais. Feeling on his lips fragrant breath of the mouth of others, the girl froze for a moment, embarrassed and recoiled from each other.
Little to satisfy hunger, Tanais lay back and closed her eyes. Aletheia, hesitated, put his head on her shoulder and softly whispered:
- Hold me ... I'm cold …
Tanais did not move, but through clothes Aletheia heard that his heart leaped in her chest like crazy.
- Do not touch me - almost hostile Tanais cut and pulled away from her friend.
- I have something to offend you? - A trembling voice asked Aletheia.
Tanais aloof silent and stared at the stars close. Aletheia saw the wet gleam in the darkness of her eyes.
- Not in this case ... - after a long silence, said Tanais. - Just me again attack this strange illness, and I do not want you caught too …
- What are the symptoms of your illness?
- Do not you care?
- On the grounds, I will define the disease and knowing the name of the poison, it is easier to find an antidote.
- You think I poisoned?
- No. But I understand a little expert in healing and know that by saving only hemlock hemlock ... And love is only love saves …
- You think I'm in love? Perhaps you even know to whom? - She smiled stiffly Tanais.
- I do not know, but I can guess …
Tanais blushed so much that it became evident even in the dark.
- Nonsense ... Just love me still was not enough …
- Admit it, I guess!
- Never!
- Just do not have the courage to admit that I was right …
- No one has ever accused me of cowardice!
- You're brave, I do not argue. But even the brave man is afraid of himself …
Some time Tanais lay in silence, then sighed and said:
- It's not fear ... It's a shame ... How can you call love the extravagant desires and wicked thoughts ..?
- Everything in this world has a dual meaning. Cicuta kills and treats. The flame warms and burns ... Such is the love of men ... It is, and that is a shame for a meal and proud people, and that equates them with God ... And only depends on the person, than it will be for he - a curse or the grace of …
- You would not have reasoned, if she knew my thoughts ... - bad voice said Tanais.
- Well, shew them out loud, and I know …
- About such things aloud, do not say …
- Well, you can not talk. Anyway, I know what you're thinking …
- Can you read minds?
- No ... I'm just thinking the same thing ...