Артас: Возвышение короля-лича
Chapter 23
"Other?"
"Kel’Thuzad,"Anub’arakrumbledagaininthathissing,sighing,reverberatingvoice.HeloweredhimselfdownandfixedArthaswithhismultiple-eyedgaze."Iknowhim.IgreetedhimwhenhefirstcametoservetheLichKing,asIgreetyounow."
ArthaswonderedbrieflyifKel’Thuzadhadfeltasunsettledasheuponfirstencounteringthisundead,insectoidkingofanancientrace.Surelyhehadbeen,hetoldhimself.Surelyanyonewouldbe.
"Yourpeoplewereawelcomeadditiontoourranksthefirsttimeweattackedtheseelves,"hesaid,glancingagainatthefallensin’dorei.HewasverygladAnub’arak’s"people"wereonhisside."AndIwelcomeyouraidagainnow.Butwehavelittletimeforpleasantries.SincetheLichKingsentyou,youmustbeawarethatheisindanger.WemustreachIcecrownimmediately."
"Itisso,"rumbledAnub’arak.Hebobbedhisfearsomeheadandshifted,extendingtwoofhisforelegs."Iwillgathertherestofmypeople,andwewillmarchtogethertoprotectourlord."
Themassivecreaturemovedoffimperiously,summoninghisobedientsubjectswhoscurriedtohimeagerly.Arthassuppressedashudderandnudgedoneofthebodiesofthefallenelves.Ithadbeenrippedlimbfromlimb,toobadlydamagedtobeofuse."Theseelvesarepathetic.It’snowonderwedestroyedtheirhomelandsoeasily."
"PityIwasn’ttheretostopyou.It’sbeenalongtime,Arthas.
