Артас: Возвышение короля-лича

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           Hiswas"Invincible."

           ArthaswanteddesperatelytorideInvincible,butthehorsemasterwarnedthattwoyearsoldwasatleastayeartooyoung."Two’sababy,"he’dsaid."They’restillgrowing;theirbonesarestillforming.Bepatient,YourHighness.Anotheryearisn’tthatlongtowaitforahorsethat’llserveyouwellfortwodecades."

           Butitwasalongtimetowait.Toolong.Arthasglancedbackoverhisshoulderatthehorse,growingimpatientwiththeploddingcanterthatseemedthemostthatTrueheartcouldsummon.Incontrastwiththeelderlygelding,thetwo-year-oldmovedalmostasiffloating,withhardlyanyeffort.Hisearswereprickedforward,andhisnostrilsflaredashescentedthesmellsoftheglade.Hiseyeswerebrightandheseemedtobesaying,Comeon,Arthas....It’swhatIwasbornfor.

           Surelyoneridecouldn’thurt.Justalittlecanter,andthenbacktothestablesasifnothinghadhappened.

           HeslowedTruehearttoawalkandtiedthereinstoalow-slungtreebranch.InvinciblewhickeredasArthaswalkeduptohim.Theprincegrinnedatthevelvetysoftnessofthemuzzlebrushinghispalmashefedthehorseapieceofapple.Invinciblewasusedtohavingasaddle;itwaspartoftheslowandpatientbreakingprocess,togetthehorseaccustomedtohavingsomethingonitsback.Butanemptysaddlewasmuchdifferentfromalivehumanbeing.Still,he’dspentalotoftimewiththeanimal.