Артас: Возвышение короля-лича

           Buthewasinmotionnow,thedeadhorsebearinghimwithunnaturalswiftness,andsherealizedthathishorrifictroopswereontheoffensivenow.

           Shethoughtofaswarmofinsectsastheyconverged,perfectintheirmindlessunity,uponherrangers.Thearchershadtheirinstructions—cutdownthelivingfirst,andthendispatchthedeadwitharrowssetaflame.Thefirstvolleyofarrowsdroppednearlyeverysingleoneofthecultists.Thesecondsawdozensofblazingarrowsembeddedinthewalkingcorpses.Butevenastheystumbledabout,someofthemalmosttinder-dry,othersmoistandrotting,thesheernumberofthembegantoturnthetide.

           Theysomehowmanagedtoscrambleupthenearly-verticalwallsofearthandstonewhereherrangerswerepositioned.Someofthem,mercifully,weretoodecayedtogetfar,theirrottinglimbsrippingfromtheirbodiesandcausingthemtofall.Butthefalldidnothaltthem.Theypressedonward,upward,towardherrangerswhonowhadtowieldswordsinsteadofarrows.Theyweretrainedwarriors,ofcourse,andcouldfightinclosequarters.Fightagainstfoeswhocouldbeslowedbythelossofblood,orlimbs.Butagainstthese—

           Deadhands,morelikeclawsthanfingers,reachedouttoSheldaris.Grimfaced,thered-hairedrangerfoughtfiercely,herlipsmovingincriesofdefiancethatSylvanascouldnothear.Buttheywereclosinginonher,ringingher,andSylvanasfeltadeeppainasshewatchedSheldarisfallbeneaththem.