Артас: Возвышение короля-лича
Chapter 5
Gavinradsteppedforth,holdinganenormous,heavy-lookinghammer,itssilverheadetchedwithrunesanditssturdyhaftwrappedinblueleather.HeplacedthehammerinfrontofArthas,thensteppedbacktostandwithhisbrethren.ItwasUthertheLightbringerhimself,Arthas’smentorintheorder,whonextcameforward.Inhishandshecarriedapairofceremonialshoulderplates.UtherwasthemostcontrolledmanArthashadeverknown,andyethiseyeswerebrightwithunshedtearsasheplacedthearmoronArthas’sbroadshoulders.Hespokeinavoicethatwasbothpowerfulandtremblingwithemotion.
"BythestrengthoftheLight,mayyourenemiesbeundone."HishandlingeredamomentonArthas’sshoulder,thenhe,too,retreated.
ArchbishopFaolsmiledattheprincekindly.Arthasmetthegazeevenly,nolongerworried.Herememberedeverythingnow.
"Ariseandberecognized,"Faolbadehim.Arthasdidso.
"Doyou,ArthasMenethil,vowtoupholdthehonorandcodesoftheOrderoftheSilverHand?"
Arthasblinked,momentarilysurprisedatthelackofhistitle.Ofcourse,hereasoned,I’mbeinginductedasaman,notaprince."Ido."
"DoyouvowtowalkinthegraceoftheLightandspreaditswisdomtoyourfellowman?"
"Ido."
"Doyouvowtovanquishevilwhereveritbefound,andprotecttheinnocentwithyourverylife?"
"Id—bymybloodandhonor,Ido.
