Артас: Возвышение короля-лича
Chapter 22
Allthepreparationsforyourjourneyhavebeenmade.Whatisityouwouldhaveofme?"
Kel’Thuzadhadbeenright.Evennow,Arthaswasbeginningtofeelsomesemblanceoflifereturningtohislimbs,thoughnotenoughthathecouldmoveunderhisownpower.
"IneedtofindtheLichKingassoonaspossible.Muchlongerand...Idon’tknowwhatthefutureholds,orifI’llevenreturn,butIwantyoutowatchoverthisland.Seetoitthatmylegacyendures."
Hetrustedthelich,notoutofaffectionorloyalty,butsimplyasacold,hardfact.Kel’Thuzadwasanundeadthing,boundtothemastertheybothserved.Arthas’seyesflittedtothelittleghost,hovering,smiling,afewfeetaway,andtotheslack-faced,rottingcorpseswhowouldwalkoffacliffifhetoldthemto.
Justdeadmeatandsunderedspirits.Notsubjects.Andtheyneverhadbeen.Nomatterwhatthelittleshade’ssmilesaid.
"Youhonorme,myliege.Ishalldoasyouask,KingArthas.Ishall."
Shehadabodynow,whatherownhadoncebeen,thoughchanged,asshehadbeenchanged.Sylvanaswalkedwiththesameeasystrideshehadhadinlife,worethesamearmor.Butitwasnotthesame.Shewasforever,irrevocablyaltered.
"Youseemtroubled,mistress."
Sylvanasstartedfromherreverieandturnedtothebanshee,oneofthemanywhofloatedbesideher.
