Артас: Возвышение короля-лича

           Isometimeswonderifthatlittlefamilywesawwasamongthosewhoescaped."

           Heshifteduneasily."Well,iftheyare,theymightstillbeworshippingdemons."

           Hereyeswidened."What?Ithoughtthatwasstampedoutlongago—thattheorcswerenolongerusingdemonicenergy."

           Arthasshrugged."FathersentUtherandmetohelpdefendStrahnbrad.BythetimeIgotthere,orcshadalreadybegunkidnappingvillagers.Wehuntedthemdownattheirencampment,butthreemenwere...sacrificed."

           Jainawaslisteningnowasshealwaysdid,notjustwithherearsbutwithherwholebody,concentratingoneverywordwiththefocusthatheremembered.Light,butshewasbeautiful.

           "Theorcssaidtheywereofferingthemuptotheirdemons.Calleditapaltrysacrifice—clearlytheywantedmore."

           "AndAntonidasseemstothinkthisplagueismagicalinnature,"Jainamurmured."Iwonderifthereisaconnection.It’sdishearteningtohearthattheyhaverevertedso.Perhapsitisonlyasingleclan."

           "Perhaps—orperhapsnot."HerecalledhowThrallhadfoughtinthering,recalledhoweventhoseragtagorcshadputupasurprisinglygoodfight."Wecan’taffordtotakerisks.Ifwe’reattacked,mymenhavestandingorderstokillthemall."Briefly,hethoughtaboutthefurythatragedinhimwhentheorcleaderhadsentbackhisresponsetoUther’sofferofsurrender.