Артас: Возвышение короля-лича
Chapter 2
ItwastheonlytimeArthashadseenVarian’sfaceuglywithhate,andhesupposedhecouldnotblametheotherboy.IforcshadmurderedTerenasandUther,hesupposedhe’dwanttospitontheuglygreenthings,too."Heshouldbekilled,"Variangrowled,hiseyesangryastheywatchedfromtheparapetsasDoomhammerwasmarchedtowardthepalace."AndIwishIcouldbetheonetodoit."
"He’sgoingtotheUndercity,"saidArthas.Theancientroyalcrypts,dungeons,sewers,andtwiningalleysdeepbelowthepalacehadsomehowgottenthatnickname,asiftheplacewassimplyanotherdestination.Dark,dank,filthy,theUndercitywasintendedonlyforprisonersorthedead,butthepoorestofthepoorinthelandsomehowalwaysseemedtofindtheirwayin.Ifonewashomeless,itwasbetterthanfreezingintheelements,andifoneneededsomething...notentirelylegal,evenArthasunderstoodthatthatwaswhereyouwenttogetit.Nowandthentheguardswouldgodownandmakeasweepoftheplaceinadesperateandultimatelyfutileattempttocleanitout.
"NooneevergetsoutfromtheUndercity,"Arthasreassuredhisfriend."He’lldieincaptivity."
"Toogoodforhim,"Variansaid."Turalyonshouldhavekilledhimwhenhehadthechance."
Varian’swordswereprophetic.Thegreatorcishleaderhadonlyappearedtobehumbledbythescornandhatredheapeduponhim.Itturnedouthewasfarfrombroken.
