Артас: Возвышение короля-лича

           Iwouldratherbehackedintoathousandpiecesthanturnintooneofthemundead."

           ThereweremurmursofagreementandArthas’sheartlifted.Hegraspedhishammer."Thereisnopleasureinwhatwedohere,"hesaid,"onlygrimnecessity.Onlytheneedtohalttheplague,hereandnow,withthefewestcasualtiespossible.Thosewithinthesewallsarealreadydead.Weknowit,eveniftheydonot,andwemustkillthemquicklyandcleanlybeforetheplaguedoesitforus."Helookedateachoftheminturn,thesemenwhohadnotshirkedtheirduty."Theymustbeslain,andtheirhomesdestroyed,lestthedwellingsbecomeshelterforthosewhomwearetoolatetosave."Themennoddedtheirunderstanding,grippingtheirownweapons."Thisisnotagreatandgloriousbattle.Itisgoingtobeuglyandpainful,andIregretitsnecessitywithmywholeheart.ButitiswithmywholeheartthatIknowwemustdothis."

           Heliftedhishammer."FortheLight!"hecried,andinanswerhismenroaredandliftedtheirweapons.Heturnedtothegate,tookadeepbreath,andchargedin.

           Theonesthathadrisenwereeasy.Theyweretheenemy;humannolonger,butvilecaricaturesofwhattheyhadoncebeeninlife,andsmashingtheirskullsorslicingtheirheadsoffwasnomoreofahardshipthanputtingdownarabidbeast.Theothers—

           Theylookedupatthearmedmen,attheirprince,infirstconfusionandtheninterror.