Артас: Возвышение короля-лича
Chapter 22
"Youhavemythanks,myladies.Iamgladtoseethatyouandyourmistressremainamongmyallies."
Theyhovered,theirvoicessoftandhaunting."Indeed,greatking.Shesentustofindyou.We’vecometoescortyouacrosstheriver.Oncewecrossitwe’lltakerefugeinthewilderness."
Thewilderness—thesamephraseKel’Thuzadhadused.Arthasrelaxedevenfurther.Clearly,hisrightandlefthandwereinagreement.Heliftedahandandconcentrated."Invincible,tome!"hecalled.Amomentlaterasmallpatchofmistappeared,swirlingandtakingontheshapeofaskeletalhorse.Aheartbeatlater,Invinciblewasthereinreality.Arthaswaspleasedtonoticethattheacttooklittleeffort;Invinciblelovedhim.Thiswastheonethinghehaddonecompletelyright.Theonedeadthingthatwouldnever,everturnagainsthim,anymorethanthegreatanimalwouldhavedoneinitslife.Carefully,hemounted,doinghisbesttohidehisweaknessfromthebansheesandtheotherundead.
"LeadmetoyourmistressandKel’Thuzad,andIshallfollow,"hesaid.
Theydid,floatingawayfromthepalaceanddeepintotheheartofTirisfalGlades.ArthasnoticedwithasuddenuneasethatthepaththeyweretakingleduncomfortablyneartheBalnirfarm.Fortunately,thebansheesveeredoff,headingintoahillierareaandthroughtheretoawide-openfield.
"Thisistheplace,sisters.We’llresthere,greatking.
