Артас: Возвышение короля-лича

           Hefeltvaguelybadaboutthat;theLightwasimportanttobothhisfatherandUther,andheknewthattheybadlywantedhimtobeasdevoutastheywere.Butwhilehecouldn’targuewiththeevidenceofhisowneyes—theLightwasmostdefinitelyreal;he’dseenpriestsandtheneworderofthepaladinsworktruemiracleswithhealingandprotection—he’dneverfeltcalledtositandmeditateforhoursasUtherdid,ormakefrequentreferencesinreverenttonesasdidhisfather.Itwasjust...there.

           Anhourlater,scrubbedandchangedintoanoutfitthatwassimpleyetelegant,Arthashurriedtothesmallfamilychapelintheroyalwing.

           Itwasnotalargeroom,butitwasbeautiful.Itwasaminiatureversionofthetraditionalchapelstylethatcouldbeseenineveryhumantown,perhapsatriflemorelavishwithregardtothedetails.Thechalicethatwassharedwasfinelywroughtofgoldandinlaidwithgems;thetableuponwhichitlay,anantique.Eventhebencheshadcomfortablepadding,whilethecommonfolkhadtomakedowithflatwoodenones.

           Herealizedasheenteredquietlythathewasthelast—andwincedasherecalledthatseveralimportantpersonageswerevisitinghisfather.Inadditiontotheregularattendees—hisfamily,Uther,andMuradin—KingTrollbanewaspresent,thoughhelookedevenlesshappythanArthastobehere.And...someoneelse.Agirl,slenderandstraightwithlongblondhair,herbackturnedtohim.Arthaspeeredather,curious,andbumpedintooneofthebenches.