Артас: Возвышение короля-лича
Chapter 11
He’dleftwithoutUther—withouthismen...withouther.Utherquietlysteppedbesideher.Sheshookherfairhead.
"Hefeelspersonallyresponsibleforallthedeaths,"shetoldtheolderpaladinquietly."Hethinksheshouldhavebeenabletostopthis."ShelookedupatUther."NoteventhemagiofDalaran—theoneswhowarnedKel’Thuzadinthefirstplace—suspectedwhatwasgoingon.Arthascouldn’tpossiblyhaveknown."
"He’sfeelingtheweightofthecrownforthefirsttime,"Uthersaidquietly."He’sneverhadtobefore.Thisisallpartofit,mylady—partoflearninghowtorulewiselyandwell.IwatchedTerenasstrugglewiththesamething,whenhewasayoungman.Bothgoodmen,bothwantingtodotherightthingsfortheirpeople.Tokeepthemsafeandhappy."HiseyeswerethoughtfulashewatchedArthasfadeintothedistance."Butsometimestheonlydecisioniswhichisthelesserevil.Sometimesthere’snowaytofixeverything.Arthasislearningthat."
"IthinkIunderstandbut—Ican’tlethimjustchargeoffbyhimself."
"No,no,onceIgetthemenreadyforalongmarch,we’llbeonhistrail.Youshouldrestuptoo."
Jainashookherhead."No.Heshouldn’tbealone."
"LadyProudmoore,ifImay,"Uthersaidslowly."Itmightbegoodtolethimclearhishead.Followhimifyoumust,butgivehimalittletimetothink."
Hismeaningwasobvious.Shedidn’tlikeit,butsheagreedwithhim.
