Артас: Возвышение короля-лича
Chapter 10
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Shenodded,dismissingtheelementalwithawaveofherhand."Idon’tneedthisfellowwithsuchstalwartsoldiers,"shesaid,giftingFalricandhismenwithoneofherbestsmiles."So,YourHighness,whatdoyouknowaboutthisplaguewe’retoinvestigate?"
"Notmuch,"Arthaswasforcedtoconfessastheyfellintostep."Fatherjustnowsentmetoworkwithyou.Uther’sbeenfightingwithmeagainsttheorcsmostrecently.ButI’dguessthatiftheDalaranwizardswanttofindoutmoreaboutit,it’sgotsomethingtodowithmagic."
Shenodded,stillsmiling,althoughherbrowwasstartingtofurrowinthatfamiliarfashion.Arthasfeltanoddpangashenoticedit."Quiteright.Althoughexactlyhow,I’mnotsure.That’swhyMasterAntonidassentmetoobserveandreportback.WeshouldcheckoutthevillagesalongtheKing’sroad.Talktotheinhabitants—seeiftheyknowanythinguseful.Hopefullytheyhavenotbeeninfectedandthisisnothingmoreseriousthanalocalizedoutbreakofsomesort."
He,whoknewhersowell,couldhearthedoubtinhervoice.Heunderstoodit.IfAntonidasreallybelieveditwasn’tserious,hewouldn’thavesenthisprizedapprenticetocheckitout—norwouldKingTerenashavesenthisson.
Hechangedthetopic."Iwonderifithadanythingtodowiththeorcs."Atherraisedeyebrow,hecontinued."I’msureyou’veheardabouttheescapesfromtheinternmentcamps."
Shenodded."Yes.
