Triig was the orc wise man, and I had spent years in the Sentinels of Ashenvale before I ventured out, and I had fought the tall and savage orcs head-on, and I knew how terrible it was for them to go crazy.

It is also said that Trieger is also a shaman, the "noble" profession of the orcs, who manipulate lightning and storms, and the power of the earth, but such talents are rare, just as the mysterious druids are rare in the Night Elf society.

Anyway, I haven't seen a shaman fight, I just know that they are very difficult to mess with.

I held the glass of water and looked at the old man in front of me, the old Fording must have fought with the shaman more than once, he is a real legendary paladin in the human race, the glory of the first generation of paladins has not faded in human society, they are the last protector of mankind back then.

Then old Fording went on to tell his story, and I quickly dispelled my cranky thoughts and listened to the story.

"The first time I met Triig was in a granary outside of the small town of Hearthvale. ”

Old Ferding was caught in the memories, the wrinkles on his face and his gray hair intertwined, and I inexplicably felt like a hero's end.

"The villagers in the town during that time reported that they could always see tall black shadows in the forest, and some domestic animals were missing, but there were no casualties, and this strange thing frightened them, you know, the commoners sometimes like to scare themselves, but as a lord, it is my duty to find out what it is, so after a hunt, I went alone to the granary in the suburbs, and there I saw an old orc carrying our grain to the forest. ”

"That's Cuiger?"

I asked curiously.

Old Fording nodded, he looked at the dancing flames in the fireplace, there was a hint of nostalgia in his eyes, "Yes, it was Cui Yige, he was injured at the time, plus he was very old, Lordaeron is definitely not a suitable place for orcs to live, so he hid in the forest alone, I can't allow an orc to threaten my people, so I rushed up and fought with him." ”

"Cui Yige is brave, but I'm not bad either!"

Old Ferding puffed up his chest proudly, "I won that battle, but in the final fight, the granary collapsed, and I was not very lucky, and I was crushed under the ruins, and in the moments before I fell unconscious, I thought I was dead, because the orc was intact, but when I woke up, I was lying on the warm bed at home, my son Tyran was by my side, and the orc did not kill me." ”

"My captain of the guard, Arton, told me that they found me on horseback at the edge of the town, and the mayor of the town, Batheras, found a priest to heal my wounds, and I was in a coma for another 2 days, and I was happy to be back with my family, but in addition to being happy, I couldn't help but think, why didn't I kill that orc? ”

"After I recovered from my wounds, I went to the forest for 2 days, and finally found the place where the orcs lived, and Triig was surprised when he saw me, and he told me that I should not go there, and although I still had the urge to fight, I thanked him, after all, without him, I might not be able to return to my wife and children. ”

Old Fording took an old pipe from the table, and took it in his mouth, his face a little blurred in the smoke, but his voice was still as loud as before.

"I talked a lot to Tryig, and that day, he told me he was tired of war, and that this would be his last few days in Hearthvale, and soon, he would be back to his people, you know? Thrall, the leader of the orc nation that had re-established himself in Kalimdor, sent an invitation to Triig, and he told me about his experience living in his world, a world called Draenor, and how that world was destroyed by demons, how noble orcs fell, and how they were tricked into invading Azeroth by Warlock Gul'dan. ”

"I know what he said is true, because I am also a veteran, I know how cruel war is, once the war breaks out, there will be no winner, and when I leave the next day, I sincerely bid farewell to Cui Yige, this kind orc should have a life of his own, not be driven by war to become a butcher, I really hope I will not see him again. ”

Fording smiled at me, his smile was full of bitterness, and before I knew it, the glass of water in my hand had dried up, it was a wonderful story, and I was still looking forward to the rest of the story.

"On the third day of my return to the Valley of the Hearth, Arton came to tell me in a hurry that Barthrath had caught an orc, and I was shocked, so I followed Arton to the scene, and it made me angry, that Bathrath villain, he was torturing Triig, and I could see from the glossy armor on their bodies that Triigh didn't want to hurt them at all, otherwise their few unsuccessful militiamen would not be the match for the orcs at all. ”

"But the little man triumphantly reported to me how he had fought the orcs for how long he had been fighting before he captured him, and I looked at the face, and then at the tortured and almost dead Cui Yige, I had never been so angry, although I had only met the orc twice, but he was undoubtedly my friend, and I could not watch him being tortured to death by this group of villains. ”

Old Fordin's fists were clenched, although he was old, I could still feel the power flowing in the body of this old paladin, which made me tremble, and Fording seemed to be entangled in some kind of memory, and his voice became hoarse,

"I knocked over the smug Buthras, and then walked up to Triig, I asked him, do you want to leave? Triig looked at me, and then saw Tyran, my son, who was whipped with a scarred face, he shook his head, I knew that this orc was afraid that I would let him go without permission, and it would cause me trouble, after all, the war had just ended, and anything related to orcs would be amplified and dealt with severely. ”

"I really wanted to release him on the spot, but Tyran's panicked shouts woke me up, I still have children and a wife, and just like Triig imagined, I couldn't give up on them, so in the end, I had to order Triig to be put in a cell and try to give him the best food and a place to rest. I knew that Triig was dead, and that the officials of Lordaeron would not allow an orc to live, and that was the last thing I could do for him. ”

Old Fording's expression was completely tired, and he leaned back in his chair, staring blankly at the roof, and his voice seemed to come from his chest,

"But I have seen the noblest orcs, but I have also seen the meanest of humans. ”

"Basselas, the mayor I personally appointed, who held a grudge against my punch, secretly informed the judges of Stratholme that I had committed treason in collusion with the orcs... Hehe, treason ... I have been fighting for my country on the front lines for more than ten years, and they call me a traitor!

Old Ferding gritted his teeth and told those stories, my fists clenched, if there is such a scum in the society of the Night Elves, they will be ruthlessly exiled, but human society, although I have not been here for a long time, but I also know that those nobles do not simply act according to justice, and the dark old Ferding among them does not even need to say much, I can guess those disgusting and dirty transactions.

"Sir Rivendell himself presided over the trial, and he was arrogant and impudent, believing that I should be imprisoned and stripped of all my status and power, but my brothers Uther and Dasohan fought for me, and Dasohan whispered to me that if I confessed that I did not know the orc, they would help me get away with it, and my wife cried and begged me to do so, and I wanted to do it too. ”

The old man lowered his head, in the dim light, he seemed to be crying, and my heart was heavy, old Fording was a lord before, but now in this living environment, there is no doubt that he did not listen to the advice of his friends and relatives.

"I saw my son, Tyran, and he had confusion on his face, and I remembered the question he asked me, are all orcs bad?"

"No, no, I know that I want my son to be a man of integrity, like his father, and now I have to prove by my deeds what I have told him. ”

"I rejected the advice of my brother Da Sohan, and I told the jury and my brothers as it was, and the knights of the Order of the Silver Hand stood outside the courtroom that day, in front of my comrades and my relatives, my son, I chose the facts, and I will tell my son, by my deeds, that people should not deny another life based on their appearance, just like you night elves, like those goblins, and dwarves. ”

"Uther's roar resounded through the courtroom, Da Sohan even clenched his weapons, my comrades and my brothers stood with me, those nobles were afraid, their plots could never be exposed to the sun, treason? nonsense, no one in the whole country would believe me treason, so I finally walked out of the courtroom with my head held high, and those nobles forcibly placed me on a charge of exile, but I didn't care. ”

"But my attack on my subordinates is an unquestionable act, it is against the code of the paladin, so my brother, Uther, who has fought with me for more than ten years, he personally eliminated my power of the Holy Light, I know that their hearts are heavy, but seeing my son's proud look for me, I do not regret it, I proved to him the price that it takes to fulfill justice, and there is only one thing in my heart that I cannot rest assured. ”

Old Fording reloaded a tube of tobacco, and when he lit it, he coughed twice,

"Ahem... Triig, my arguments have not changed his fate, he will be executed in the square of Stratholme, along with other orc prisoners of war, he should not have suffered such torture, he should have a new life, that night, the night before my exile, I told my son Tyran, I said to him, I am going to do something I must do, I cannot tell him what it is, but I can assure him that it is an absolutely righteous thing. ”

"Tyran was 14 years old at the time, he already knew a lot of things, he cried and begged me not to leave him, but I knew that he was already a little man, and in my absence, he had to learn to protect himself, to protect his family, and I asked him if he would protect his mother, and he told me that he would, and made a promise like a real man. ”

"I had no worries, dragged my weak body, took my warhammer with me, and in the darkness of the night I went to Stratholme, and I could not watch a life that should not die die in front of me, after all, all of this was caused by me. ”

I couldn't help but turn my head to look at the warhammer that had been placed in the corner, it was probably the same warhammer.

"The next day, at noon, the execution was about to begin, I saw Cui Yige, he was tortured unpresentably, those bastards, those bastards who had no glory at all, they took torture as a sign of self-strength, it was disgusting, I rushed up and tried to rescue him, but after the power of the Holy Light was abolished, my body was extremely weak, and I was quickly stopped by the guards, they were my comrades in the Silver Hand, they suppressed me, told me not to be impulsive, it was not worth ruining my reputation for this orc!"

"I saw Triig, he was laughing, he obviously spotted me, he probably thought it was a good thing to have a friend like me, but I couldn't save him, and then, the flame ignited... Cui Yige was enveloped in flames. ”

Old Fording put down his pipe and sighed.

However, I know that the story is certainly not over yet...