circumstellar: переводы

→Gently the Doctor said, ‘You can call me the Doctor.’ He looked at the group. ‘Warrior monks—that’s a contradiction in terms, isn’t it? I thought the monks of Det-sen were men of peace.’

→‘I am Khrisong, leader of the warrior monks.’ The tall man indicated a younger monk who stood at his side. ‘This is Thomni—my guard captain. Now—you will answer. Who are you?’

→Quite unintimidated, the Doctor smiled up at him. ‘First may I ask who you are? By what right do you question me?’

→‘Who are you? Why do you come here?’

→Their leader, a tall man with a dark, hawk-like face, towered over him.

→Doorways and cloisters led off into different parts of the rambling old Monastery. But still this mysterious silence and emptiness. The Det-sen Monastery had always buzzed like a beehive—the chatter of pilgrims, the cries of pedlars in the courtyard, the low humming of the temple bells, the endless drone of the monks at their prayers. It had been a lively, bustling place. Now it was as quiet as a tomb. The Doctor shivered. Hewalked to the middle of the courtyard, his footsteps echoing hollowly. ‘Hello! Where is everyone?’