Артас: Возвышение короля-лича
Chapter 5
Anditlovesusbecausewecanhelpitshareitsmessagebystrivingdailytobeworthy,eventhoughweunderstandthatwecan’tevertrulybecomeso."
He’dclappedahandonArthas’sshoulder,givinghimarare,simplesmile."Sostandtheretoday,asIdid,feelingthatyoucan’tpossiblydeserveitoreverbeworthy,andknowthatyou’reinthesameplaceeverysinglepaladinhaseverstood."
ItcomfortedArthasalittle.
Hesquaredhisshoulders,tiltedthevisorback,andsmiledandwavedtothecrowdthatwascheeringsohappilyonthishotsummerday.Rosepetalswereshowereduponhim,andfromsomewheretrumpetsblared.Theyhadreachedthecathedral.Arthasdismountedandagroomledawayhischarger.Anotherservantsteppeduptotakethehelmhetuggedoff.Hisblondhairwasdampwithsweat,andhequicklyranagauntletedhandoverit.
ArthashadneverbeentoStormwindbefore,andhewasimpressedbythecombinationofserenityandpowerthecathedralradiated.Slowly,hemovedupthecarpetedcarvedstairs,gratefulforthesuddencoolnessofthebuilding’sstoneinterior.Thefragranceoftheincensewascalmingandfamiliar;itwasthesameasthatwhichhisfamilyburnedintheirsmallchapel.
Therewasnogiddythrongherenow,justsilent,respectfulrowsofprominentpersonagesandclergy.
