Chapter 21

           Kel’Thuzad,Arthasmusedashewaitedatoptheverdanthillfortheonehehadbeenassuredwouldcome,wasausefullichtohavearound.

           HewasutterlyloyaltotheLichKing,eventothepointofconvincinglyplayingthelapdogtoArchimondeandTichondriuswhileintheirpresence,ifthatwaswhatwasrequiredtosecretlyserve.Arthashadoptedforsilence;hedidnottrusthimselftolieasconvincinglyasKel’Thuzad.Thetwodemonshaddeemedthemnonessential.Theywouldsoonseehowwrongtheywere.CarelesslytheyhadlefttheBookofMedivhinthelich’sbonyhands.Inthatmind,too,werespellsandmagicsopowerfulthatArthasknewhewouldneverbeabletofullygrasptheirscope.

           "Thethirdpartoftheplan,"Kel’Thuzadhadsaidoncethedemonsweregone,asidlyasifhewereconversingabouttheweather,"wasthetrueheartoftheLegion’splot."

           ArthasrememberedwhatKel’Thuzadhadtoldhimearlier.FirsthadbeenthecreationoftheScourge,thenthesummoningofArchimonde.HelistenednowwithintenseinterestasKel’Thuzadcontinued."TheLegionisafternothinglessthanthetakingofallmagicandthedevouringofalllifeuponthisworld.Andtothatend,theyplantoconsumetheconcentrated,powerfulenergiescontainedwithintheelves’WellofEternity.Inordertoaccomplishthis,theymustdestroythesinglethingthatcontainswithinitthetruest,purestessenceoflifeenergyonAzeroth.TheWellofEternityliesacrosstheocean,onthecontinentofKalimdor.