Артас: Возвышение короля-лича

           "Theycommittedthemselvestodemonicinfluence.Theirskinturnedgreen,theireyesred.Ibelievetheyweresaturatedwiththisexternaldarknessbythetimeofthefirstinvasion.Nowtheyhavebeencutofffromthatsourceofsustenance.Ithinkweareseeingnotanillness,butwithdrawal.Demonicenergyisapotentthing.Tobedenieditwouldhavedireconsequences."

           Kael’thaswavedahanddismissively."Evenifsuchatheoryiscorrect,whyshouldwecareaboutthem?Theywerefoolishenoughtotrustdemons.Theywerethoughtlessenoughtopermitthemselvestobecomeaddictedtothesecorruptiveenergies.I,forone,donotthinkitiswiseto‘help’themfindacureforthisaddiction,evenifitcouldreturnthemtoapeacefulstate.Rightnow,theyarepowerlessandcrushed.ItishowI—andanyoneinhisrightmind—prefertoseethem,afterwhattheyhavedonetous."

           "Ah,butiftheycanbereturnedtoapeacefulstate,thenwewillnothavetokeepthemlockedupinthecamps,andthemoneycanbedistributedelsewhere,"Antonidassaidmildly,beforetheentiretablecoulderuptinargument."I’msureKingTerenasdoesnotlevythesefeessimplytolinehisownpockets.Howdoesyourfatherfare,PrinceArthas?Andyourfamily?IregretthatIwasunabletoattendyourinitiationceremony,butIhearitwasquitetheevent."

           "Stormwindwasmostgracioustome,"Arthassaid,smilingwarmlyanddiggingintothesecondcourseofdelicatelybroiledtroutservedwithsaut?edgreens.