kostantinos- What is his name? (he asked Michael in the ear, pointing to the sleeping assistant.)
Constantine- Asan, not bothering to lower his voice.
Pagratis covered the boy's mouth with terror.
PAGRATIS Let this be a lesson to us, (whispered the old man.) They say that even walls have ears. Sometimes even trees have. Only in solitude now and in the open will I kiss you again. But know that my heart is always with you!
He kissed the boys tightly, took Alexia's hand and left. In a moment he turned back, and saw the two boys who had sat down again at the root of the tree and were quietly reading their book in each other's arms
ASAN – he's coming that way
I come from afar, and I have days to take off my clothes.
He dropped his half-eaten apple and got up to leave. The apple tumbled to the front of Samuel's tent, at the boys' feet. Konstantinos bent down and caught it, wiped the mud and was about to avoid it, when the two men passed in front of him. Asan laughed at the child's gluttony.
Bon appetit!- she shouted to him. If you want more mud, there's plenty below.
- It seems the little ones are leaving them hungry! Not even a pig eats such a stink, he said.
Constantine took the apple out of his mouth, and hastily crushed it between his fingers. From inside he took out a wrapped leaf of a tree, threw the apple and entered with Michael into the tent where a brazier was burning
Γονατισμένος πλάγι στο μαγκάλι, ξεδίπλωσε το φύλλο και το βάσταξε εμπρός στα πυρωμένα κάρβουνα. Πλήθος τρυπαλάκια φάνηκαν τότε, και τα τρυπαλάκια σχημάτιζαν γράμματα, και τ' αγόρια με καρδιοχτύπι διάβασαν την ελληνική λέξη: «ΑΓΡΥΠΝΕΙΤΕ». Ο Μιχαήλ γονατισμένος κοντά στο σύντροφο του, τον κοίταξε ερωτηματικά.
COSTANTINOS Do you understand? whispered Constantine.
MICHAEL Yes! We must not sleep. But why;
COSTANTINOS We'll see at night.
they prayed: "Mother, you who are in heaven and see us through the stars, intercede for the Most Merciful Virgin Mary to protect us...".
A voice was heard, the voice of the watchman:
GUARD What about her?
NIKITAS "The Eagle wins", he answered in Greek
Lead me to the Emperor, , I have not a moment to lose.
GUARD What do you want? he asked abruptly.
NIKITAS "Victory the Eagle," he repeated and bowed
GUARD The beard changes you a lot, Nikita, he said, and you made me laugh too. when did you arrive
NIKITA Now, I have been visiting you for two days. Today I found you, I came to tell you. Outside the camp, on the side of Kofti Petra is a shallow area.
GUARD And opposite, the enemy camp...?
NIKITAS Sleeps, Despot.
GUARD - It will be worse later, he said.
Nikitas smiled.
BULGAROKTONOS- Did you ask for me, Despot?
he asked and looked suspiciously at Nikita's Bulgarian uniform.
NIKITAS So you don't recognize your most faithful, most devoted friend
B. Nikita! he shouted happily.
Nikitas bent down and passionately kissed his hand.
N. Yes! I, he murmured, your faithful.
The two men went out together.
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COLD FIRE
Historical FictionTHE TIME OF THE BOULGAR KILLER THEATRE PLAY IN GREECE I WROTE FROM THE BOOK OF P.D INTRODUCTION TO A PROJECT
