Артас: Возвышение короля-лича

           Withoutevenbotheringtoputawaythewoodensword,hefledtheroom.

           Tenminuteslater,hewasfree,ridingoutofthestablesandheadingeastintothehillsofTirisfalGlades.Hehadtwohorseswithhim:agentle,elderlydapple-graygeldingcalledTrueheartuponwhichhewasmountedand,onatraininglead,thetwo-year-oldcoltInvincible.

           He’dfeltthebondbetweenthemfromthemomenttheyhadlockedeyes,momentsafterthefoal’sbirth.Arthashadknownthenthatthiswouldbehissteed,hisfriend,thegreathorsewithagreatheartwhowouldbeasmuchapartofhimas—no,morethan—hisarmororweapons.Horsesfromgoodstocksuchasthisonecouldlivetwentyyearsormoreifcaredforwell;thiswasthemountwhowouldbearArthaselegantlyinceremonyandfaithfullyondailyrides.Hewasnotawarhorse.Suchwereabreedapart,usedonlyforspecificpurposesatspecifictimes.He’dhaveonewhenhewentintobattle.ButInvinciblewould,andindeedalreadyhad,becomepartofhislife.

           Thestallion’scoat,mane,andtail,grayathisbirth,hadturnedwhiteasthesnowthathadcoatedthegroundonthatday.ItwasacolorthatwasrareevenamongtheBalnir-bredhorses,whose"white"coatswerereallymostlyjustlightgray.Arthashadtoyedwithnameslike"Snowfall"or"Starlight,"butintheend,hefollowedtheinformaltraditionofLordaeronknightsandgavehissteedthenameofaquality.Uther’smountwas"Steadfast,"Terenas’s"Courageous.