Chapter 4

           "Asyoucansee,YourHighness,"saidLieutenantGeneralAedelasBlackmoore,"thetaxeshavebeenputtogooduse.Everyprecautionhasbeentakenintheoperationofthisfacility.Infact,securityissotightwe’vebeenabletostagegladiatorialcombathere."

           "SoI’veheard,"saidArthas,ashewalkedwiththecommanderoftheinternmentcampsonatourofthegrounds.Durnholde,notaninternmentcampitself,butthenervecenterofalloftheothers,washuge,andindeedhadalmostafestivalairaboutit.Itwasacrispbutbrightautumnday,andthebreezecausedtheblueandwhitebannersthatflewoverthekeeptosnapenergetically.ThewindstirredBlackmoore’slongravenhairandtuggedatArthas’scloakastheystrolledalongtheramparts.

           "Andsoyoushallalsosee,"Blackmoorepromised,givinghisprinceaningratiatinggrin.

           IthadbeenArthas’sideaforasurpriseinspection.TerenashadpraisedArthasforhisinitiativeandcompassion."It’sonlyright,Father,"Arthashadsaid,andbyandlargehemeantit,althoughhisprimaryreasonforthesuggestionwastosatisfyhiscuriosityaboutthepetorcthelieutenantgeneralkept."WeshouldmakesurethemoneyisgoingintothecampsandnotBlackmoore’spocket.Wecanascertainifheistakingpropercareofthegladiatorialparticipants—andalso,makesureheisnotwalkingthepathofhisfather.