Артас: Возвышение короля-лича
Chapter 21
"LadySylvanas,wearepleasedthatyoucame."
"HowcouldInot?"sheresponded."ForsomereasonInolongerheartheLichKing’svoiceinmyhead.Mywillismyownonceagain."Itwasindeed;anditwaspurelybythatwillthatshekepttheelationfromhervoice.Shedidnotwishthemtoknowmorethanshechose."Youdreadlordsseemtoknowwhy."
Theyexchangedglances,theirfacescurvingintosmiles."We’vediscoveredthattheLichKingislosinghispower,"Varimathrassaid,hellishgleeinhisvoice."Asitwanes,sotoodoeshisabilitytocommandundeadsuchasyou."
Thatwasgoodnewsindeed,ifitwereactuallytrue.ButitwasnotspecificenoughforSylvanas."AndwhatofKingArthas?"shepressed,unabletokeepasneeroutofhervoiceassheusedthedeathknight’stitle."Whatabouthispowers?"
Balnazzarwavedablack-clawedhanddismissively."Hewillceasetoannoyus,likeasummerflywhosetimehascomeandgone.Thoughhisruneblade,Frostmourne,carriespowerfulenchantments,Arthas’sownpowerswillfadeintime.Itisinevitable."
Sylvanaswasnotsocertain.She,too,hadonceunderestimatedArthas,andalongwiththecoldhatredinherheart,shealsoboreguiltforherpartinhisblood-soakedvictory."Youseektooverthrowhim,andwantmyhelptodoit,"shesaidbluntly.
Detheroc,theonewhoappearedtobeincharge,hadstoodquietlybywhilehisbrothersspoketoSylvanas.
