Артас: Возвышение короля-лича

           Jainaknewthatsheshoulddiscreetlywithdrawbeforeshewasnoticed,butthesamecuriositythathaddriventhegirlshehadbeentogoalongwithArthastospyontheorcencampmentsnowpromptedhertocloakherselfininvisibilityandlearnmore.Shemovedcloserasquietlyaspossible.Shecouldseethembothnow;thefirstspeaker,whomAntonidashadsarcasticallyreferredtoasa"prophet,"cladinacloakandhooddecoratedwithblackfeathers,andhermasteronhorseback."IthoughtTerenaswasquiteplaininhisopinionofyourpredictions."

           "Youmustbewiserthantheking!Theendisnear!"

           "Itoldyoubefore,I’mnotinterestedinthisnonsense."Clipped,calm,dismissive.Jainaknewthattoneofvoice.

           Theprophetwassilentforamoment,thenhesighed."ThenI’vewastedmytimehere."

           BeforeJaina’sstartledgaze,thestranger’sshapeblurred.Itcompressedandshifted,andwhereaninstantbeforeamaninacowledrobehadstood,nowtherewasonlyalargeblackbird.Withacawoffrustration,itsprangskyward,flappingitswings,andwasgone.

           Hiseyesstillontheinterloper,nowavanishingdotinthebluesky,Antonidassaid,"Youcanshowyourselfnow,Jaina."

           HeatwashedoverJaina’sface.Shemurmuredacounterspellandedgedforward."I’msorryforeavesdropping,Master,but—"

           "It’syourinquisitivenaturethatI’vecometorelyon,child,"Antonidassaid,chucklingalittle.