Артас: Возвышение короля-лича
Chapter 16
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Invincible’shorriblescreamsofagony,echoinginhismind.TheLight,pausingforthatawfulmoment,asifdecidingwhetherornothewasworthyofitsgrace.Jaina’sfaceasheendedtheirrelationship.
"Listentome,boy....Theshadowhasalreadyfallen,andnothingyoudowilldeterit....Theharderyoustrivetoslayyourenemies,thefasteryou’lldeliveryourpeopleintotheirhands...."
"...Thisisn’tablightedapplecrop;thisisacityfullofhumanbeings!..."
"...Weknowsolittle—wecan’tjustslaughterthemlikeanimalsoutofourownfear!"
"Yeliedtaeyermenandbetrayedthemercenarieswhofoughtforye!...That’snaeKingTerenas’sboy."
Buttheyweretheoneswhocouldnotsee,couldnotgrasp.Jaina—Uther—Terenas—Muradin.Allofthem,atsomepoint,bywordorlook,hadtoldhimhehadbeenwrong.
Heslowedhispaceashecametothefarmstead.Hissubjectshadbeenherebeforehim,andnowtherewereonlycorpseslying,stiffeningintheearth.Arthassteeledhimselfagainstthepainthatrecognitionbroughtwithitevennow;theyhadbeentheluckyones,tosimplydie.Aman,awoman,ayouthhisownage.
Andthesnapdragons...bloominglikemadthisyear,itwouldseem.Arthassteppedcloseandextendedahandtotouchoneofthebeautiful,tall,lavender-blueflowers,thenhesitated,rememberingtherosepetal.
Hehadnotcomehereforflowers.
