Артас: Возвышение короля-лича
Chapter 1
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Varianwincedandturnedaway,walkingtowardthehugewindowsthatoverlookedLordamereLake.Thesnowthathadbeenthreateningallmorningwasfinallycoming,driftingsoftlydownwardtocoverthelandwithasilentblanket.Itwastoobad—onaclearday,youcouldseeallthewaytoFenrisKeep."Thankyou."
"I’msurehediedfightingnoblyandgaveasgoodashegot."
"Hewasassassinated."Varian’svoicewasbluntandemotionless.Arthaswhirledtolookathim,shocked.Hisfeatures,inprofiletoArthasnowandlitbythecoldlightofawinter’sday,wereunnaturallycomposed.Onlyhiseyes,bloodshotandbrownandfilledwithpain,seemedalive."Atrustedfriendmanagedtogethimtospeakwithheralone.Thenshekilledhim.Stabbedhimrightintheheart."
Arthasstared.Deathingloriousbattlewasdifficultenoughtohandle,butthis—
Impulsivelyheplacedahandontheotherprince’sarm."Isawafoalbeingbornyesterday,"hesaid.Itsoundedinane,butitwasthefirstthingthatsprangtohismindandhespokeearnestly."Whentheweatherletsup,I’lltakeyoutoseehim.He’sthemostamazingthing."
Varianturnedtowardhimandgazedathimforalongmoment.Emotionsflittedacrosshisface—offense,disbelief,gratitude,yearning,understanding.SuddenlythebrowneyesfilledwithtearsandVarianlookedaway.Hefoldedhisarmsandhunchedinonhimself,hisshouldersshakingwithsobshedidhisbesttomuffle
