Артас: Возвышение короля-лича

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           ThisLichKing,whomeverhewas,hadaflairforthedramatic.

           Arthas’scoming,ofcourse,waswitnessed.Theelvesbrednotoriouslyfinescouts.ChanceswerebythetimeArthashimselfnoticedthem,wordhadalreadygoneahead.Itdidn’tmatter.Theforcehehadassembledhadgrowntoatrulyimpressivesize,andhehadnodoubt,despiteKel’Thuzad’sfretfulwarnings,thathewouldbeabletogainentryintothewondrous,eternalland,movethroughitswiftly,andreachtheSunwell.

           Theyhadcapturedaprisoner,ayoungpriestwhoinanactofdefiancehadinadvertentlyrevealedsomeimportantinformation.Arthaswouldusetheinformationwiselyandwell.Too,therewasanother,onewho,unlikethepriest,wouldwillinglybetrayhispeopleandtheirlandforthepowerthatArthasandtheLichKinghadpromisedhim.

           Itsurprisedthedeathknighthowreadilythiselvenmagehadturned.Surprised,andunsettledhim.Arthashadoncebeenlovedbyhispeople,ashisfatherbeforehimhadbeen.Hehadenjoyedbaskinginthewarmapprovalfromthosewhoservedunderhim.Hehadtakentimetolearntheirnames,tolistentostoriesoftheirfamilies.Hehadwantedthemtolovehim.Andtheyhad,followinghimloyally,asCaptainFalrichaddone.

           ButArthashadtoassumethattheelvenleaders,too,lovedtheirpeople.Assumed,asArthasassumed,thattheywouldstayloyal.