Артас: Возвышение короля-лича

           Itmightbeworsetohavethefreedomtochoose,andknowthatyoucouldn’thavewhatyouwanted."

           "Iwouldtradethatforbeinga—apieceofmeatinaheartbeat."

           "Weeachhaveourduties,Iguess,"Arthassaidquietly,somberly."YoutomarrywhomeverFatherwants,andmetomarrywellforthekingdom."Heroseabruptly."I’msorry,Calie."

           "Arthas—whereareyougoing?"

           Hedidn’tanswer,butpracticallyracedthroughthepalacetothestablesand,withoutwaitingforagroom,quicklysaddledInvinciblehimself.Arthasknewitwasonlyatemporarysolution,buthewasfourteen,andatemporarysolutionwasstillasolution.

           HebentlowoverInvincible’sback,thewhitemanewhippinghisfaceasthehorsegalloped,allsleeklycoiledmuscleandgrace.Arthas’sfacestretchedinagrin.Hewasneverhappierthanwhenherodelikethis,thetwoofthemmergingintoonegloriouswhole.Hehadwaited,hispatiencesorelytested,forsolongtobeabletoridetheanimalhehadwatchedcomingintotheworld,butithadbeenworthit.Theyweretheperfectteam.Invinciblewantednothingfromhim,askednothingofhim,onlyseemedtowishtobeallowedtoescapetheconfinesofthestablesasArthaslongedtoescapetheconfinesofhisroyalty.Theydidsotogether.

           TheywerecominguponthejumpArthaslovednow.TotheeastofCapitalCityandclosetotheBalnirfarmsteadwasasmallclusterofhills