Артас: Возвышение короля-лича

           arewereadyforthis?"

           Hestartedtoanswerflippantly,butheknewwhatshewasreallyasking.Hecouldnotimaginebeingmorereadytobringthisgirltherestofthewayintohisheart.HehadturneddownthelovelyTaretha,andshehadnotbeenthefirsthehadsaidnoto.Jaina,heknew,wasevenlessexperiencedthanheinsuchmatters.

           "Iamifyouare,"hewhisperedhoarsely,andashebenttokissheragain,hesawthefamiliarfurrowofworrycrossherbrow.Iwillkissitaway,hevowed,bringingherontothebedwithhim.Iwillmakeeverythingyoucouldeverworryaboutgoawayforever.

           Later,whenthewickermanhadfinallyburnedoutandtheonlylightonJaina’ssleepingformwasthecoolblue-whiteofmoonlight,Arthasstilllayawake,runninghisfingersalongthecurvesofherbodyandalternatelywonderingwherethiswouldallleadandfeelingcontenttosimplybeinthemoment.

           Hehadnottossedinabranchtothewickermanfire,becausehehadnothinghewishedtoberidof.Nordidhenow,hethought,bendingforwardtokissher.Jainaawakenedwithasoftsigh,reachingforhim.

           "Noonecanseemtodenyyouanything,"shemurmured,repeatingthewordsshehadsaidtohimthedayoftheirfirstkiss,"leastofallme."

           Heclutchedhertohimthen,asuddencoldshiveringoverhim,thoughhehadnoideawhy."Don’tdenyme,Jaina.Don’teverdenyme.Please