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Heartbreaking Arthas Quest in Patch 10.1.5
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18/06/2023 a las 11:42
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Several Eon's Fringe dailies in Patch 10.1.5 take us back through time, correcting anomalies in the timeways. Sometimes, the smallest change can make a big impact, something we learn in one Arthas-themed quest.
Small Things
In this daily, Chromie gives us the short and simple task of returning some icy rocks - taken by some well-meaning whelps - to Lordaeron. Once we lay the rocks down, a human prince riding a horse appears. Players who have read
Arthas
by Christie Golden will know what happens next.
Long before he was the Lich King, Arthas, Prince of Lordaeron, loved riding his horse Invincible. He often made daring jumps, trusting his horse to live up to its namesake. Tragically, he made the mistake of attempting a jump in winter - when the ground was slippery with ice.
—except they didn’t fly. At the last minute, Arthas felt the hideous sensation of Invincible’s rear hooves slipping on the icy stone, and the horse flailed, neighing, his legs frantically trying to get a secure footing on thin air.
Invincible fell on icy rocks and shattered both his front legs - a death sentence for any horse.
The sound cut through his stupor, and he blinked his way back to consciousness with the bone-chilling shriek of a beast in agony clawing at his brain. He couldn’t move at first, though his body spasmed of its own accord, trying to move toward the awful cries.
“No,” Arthas whispered, and struggled to his feet. The world went black around the edges and he almost lost consciousness again, but through sheer will hung on. Slowly, he made his way to the panicked animal, struggling against the pain and the driving wind and snow that threatened to knock him over.
Invincible was churning up the bloodied snow with two powerful, unharmed rear legs and two shattered forelegs. Arthas felt his stomach heave at the sight of the limbs, once so long and straight and clean and powerful, hanging at odd angles as Invincible kept trying and failing to stand. Then the image was mercifully blurred by the snow and the rush of hot tears that spilled down his cheeks.
Devastated and guilt-ridden, Arthas finally found the strength to put Invincible out of his misery. The incident had a harrowing effect on Arthas, and likely played a role in him doing "whatever it takes" later on in Stratholme, and when he made other "sacrifices for the welfare of others" - that eventually led to him becoming the Lich King - history that's important to preserving the true timeline.
“I’m sorry,” he said. “I’m so sorry.”
Invincible regarded him calmly, trustingly, as if he somehow understood what was about to happen, and the need for it. It was more than Arthas could bear, and for a moment tears again clouded his vision. He blinked them back hard. Arthas lifted the sword and brought it straight down.
He did this right, at least; pierced Invincible’s great heart with a single strong blow from arms that should have been too chilled to do so.
Arthas craned his neck to look at the body of the horse he had named Invincible. He would let them all think it was an accident, because he could not bear to tell anyone what he had done.
And he made a vow then and there that if anyone else ever needed protection—that if sacrifices had to be made for the welfare of others—he would do it.
Whatever it takes, he thought.
Sure enough, replacing the icy rocks ensure's Invicible's fall, and we are able to leave Arthas - broken-hearted, but back on the true timeline's "correct" path.
Arthas says: Noooo!
Arthas says: Invincible... I'm sorry...
As with similar quests from these dailies, this one leaves us feeling uncomfortable with the Bronze's flight's methods and stated purpose. If so much pain is required for the "true timeline" to go on, then what is it that makes it so important?
Thank you for doing that, <name>. Keeping the Timeways on track isn't always the most fun or glamorous job, and sometimes you have to do things you'd rather not. But the true timeline must go on!
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