19. The future of Gilneth
The Gilney Peninsula surrounded by the Greymane Wall is an irregular circle that is currently divided into three.
The northernmost part, including the Northern Headland, the Northgate Forest, and the Greymane Wall, as well as the Silver Pine Forest and the vast world of Burning Wood Village, are all under the rule of the Wolf Cult, and these werewolves who never suppress their wild fury have another name, Bloodfang!
Submissive to the head wolf Lyral The blood-toothed werewolves of the fangs, the feared and awe-inspiring dark hunters in the Silverpine Forest, they are also the most powerful force in the entire Gilneth country, and even in the last year, the blood-toothed werewolves have begun to try to attack the Hillsbrad Hills, but after Lordaeron was re-established, the veterans stationed at the South Point Sentry and the Hillsbrad Hills, but the most elite legions who have participated in the war of the undead, these soldiers have sufficient weapons and supplies, and most importantly, these veterans are not afraid of disorder at all, only know the blood-toothed werewolves who fight by instinct。
So far, this chaotic attack has not been successful, although some scattered werewolves have entered the hill by other means, but they acting alone are no match for the united people, after the establishment of New Lordaeron, the nascent nation has a natural martial spirit, and with the assistance of the Thunderspear Dwarves stationed in the dagger heights of Caulan, the werewolves have never been a problem in the hills of Hillsbrad.
But this is also now, once the Bloodfang Werewolf has taken control of the whole of Gilneys, then there is no doubt that the Hillsbrad Hills area, which is closest to the Gilness Peninsula, will face an alien invasion that is not much weaker than the Undead Scourge.
In order to prevent this situation, under the strong orders of Queen Kaliya, who had just recovered from a serious illness and returned to the forefront, three infantry regiments, one knight regiment, and two paladin legions, a total of 7,000 people, had been transferred to the hilly area, and the local legions stationed in the town of South Sea and Tarummere were united, which was no longer a force purely for self-defense.
It is foreseeable that once the bloodtooth werewolves complete their control of Gilneth and provoke Lordaeron, Queen Kallia is very likely to immediately send troops to attack Gilneis, so the northern frontier, which has just quieted down, is once again shrouded in the clouds of war.
Of course, it is not easy for the bloodfang werewolves to completely control Gilneys, in the south of the current Gilneys, there is still a third of the country's land under the rule of the royal family of Greymane, from the ends of the earth to the city of Gilneys, this part of the area is the most densely populated kingdom in Gilness, King Jean has almost all the elites stationed here, due to the endless sea in the center, this place has not been threatened by the bloodfang werewolves for the time being.
From the north to the south, the only passage is through the city of Gilness, which is located in the center of the territory, therefore, if the bloodfang werewolves want to control Gilness, they must capture the city, but Jean will not let them succeed so easily, in fact, the current Gilness city has been almost completely fortified, and the bloodfang werewolves will inevitably pay great casualties if they want to storm the city.
They're just werewolves, they're not gods, they're going to die if they are pierced through the heart, and since most of the Gilnes Legion has a tradition of using muskets, this battle is bound to be a real battle.
The third party forces are a bit weird, they call themselves the Moonwrath Werewolves, they are no different from the Bloodfang Werewolves in appearance, the only difference is that they can better control their minds, just like a real "werewolf", instead of being dominated by the will of the furious beasts, the Moonfury Werewolves currently control the entire easternmost narrow area of Gilneys, from the Black Forest to the flint mines, they almost forcibly took back one-third of Gilneth control from the bloodfang werewolves.
The control of the Moon Wrath Werewolf is very mysterious, the lowest Moon Wrath warrior respectfully refers to her as "lady", and in the troubadour's story, this mysterious lady is said to be born under the moon as a wise man, and they generally exaggerate it as the "silver wolf under the moon", and compared to the irrational blood-toothed werewolf, the Moon Wrath Werewolf has a much better attitude towards the civilians of Gilney, but the people still regard it as a monster.
There is no way around it, and the united people may be powerful, but they must be ignorant. As a result, after several clashes, the Moonfury werewolves simply sealed off the area under their control, not allowing the people of Gilneth to enter their land.
It was under this circumstance that Liam met the legendary "Silver Wolf Under the Moon".
Led by Rhona, he walked into the camp between the North Gate Forest and the Flint Mine, surrounded by a group of powerful werewolves who were eyeing him.
Verinde was discussing the impending war with several leaders of the Moonfury Werewolves, and when she first arrived in the land, she was undoubtedly weak, and she was cornered several times in the face of the cunning and powerful Lylar, but later, after meeting and healing the fallen Lord Darius Crowley, and risking her rescue from the Shadow Fang Castle, the development of the Moonfury Werewolves truly entered into normalcy.
There is Godling's will to embody that even the most frantic werewolves can come to their senses after a while if they sincerely worship the Luna Scythe, but not everyone is willing to do so, Lyral Toothfire is the first owner of the Luna Scythe, and he uses it for destruction, and Verinder is the second owner of this scythe, and she uses it for salvation.
In the name of the Luna Scythe, the two of them are destined to survive only one... This is what Godlin once said about his mission, Verinde must stand on the corpse of Lylar in order to become the true spokesperson of the wild wolf god, although she may not need this identity now.
In public and private, her master, Dick Don, is much stronger and easier to get along with than Godring.
But the immortal species is stubborn, especially a stubborn girl like Verinde, who believes in fate, probably Dick himself can't drag her back from her "career", not to mention that Dick is still dealing with more troublesome things in Marton.
"Father, I'm back!"
Rhona's voice trembled through the tent, and the next moment, a strong werewolf in sturdy armor, black blindfolds, and three different lines of mane on his face slammed up from his chair, his eyes still holding a hint of cruelty, revealing excitement and tenderness.
Lord Darius Crowley, who had failed the North Gate Mutiny 2 years earlier, had fled with serious injuries and had not seen his daughter for 2 years.
"Rhona, my daughter, my only important relative!"
Darius strode forward, wanting to give his daughter a hug, but when he reached out, he saw the sharp claws on his two paws, like ten daggers, which could easily tear apart an elephant, he couldn't help but take a step back, the wild warrior was finally afraid of hurting his delicate daughter, but Rona strode forward and hugged her father, who had been unrecognizable, tears welling up from the corners of her eyes.
"Father... I miss you so much!Woo, for the past 2 years, I have been worrying about receiving bad news every day, and thanks to the Light, it finally brought me to you. ”
"Good boy, good boy... It's all gone, it's all gone. ”
Even though Darius is in werewolf form, he is also an old tear, he retracted his claws into his paws with unusually gentleness, and patted his daughter's shoulder with his fleshy palm, this scene made everyone present can't help but get up, Verinde even wiped the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief, but the little wolf girl quickly noticed the young man following behind Rhona.
There was a trace of embarrassment on Liam's face, Lord Crowley used to be his elder, but after the mutiny at the North Gate, which almost burned down the entire city of Gilneys, this elder was synonymous with the enemy in his heart, but he was also the father of the woman he loved deeply, and this tangled feeling made the prince a little unsure of how to face Lord Crowley.
"You're Liam, aren't you?"
A hoarse voice came from beside him, Liam looked up sharply, and saw the female werewolf with gray mane looking at him curiously, her height was not outstanding, but unlike other werewolves, her ears were erected on the top of her head instead of the back of her head, behind her, there was a furry tail that other werewolves did not have, and the most unforgettable thing was the scythe she held in her hand, Liam could feel a huge will watching him when he looked at the starry scythe, which made him can't help but take a step back。
"Who are you!"
Liam clenched his fists and looked at the gray-maned werewolf on the opposite side vigilantly, but this aggressive posture caused him trouble, and the black and white dire wolf that was lying quietly at Vilinde's feet suddenly got up from the ground and bared his teeth at Liam, and the Moon Fury Guardians behind him also let out an angry roar, flapping the caught caught off guard Liam to the ground, and a dozen long swords and scimitars were pressed against him, just because of his disrespectful attitude towards the lady.
"Foolish Prince Liam, standing before you is the true messenger of the greatest wolf god Godring, and Lady Verinde, who brings hope and future to Gilneis, how dare you be presumptuous in front of her?"
A werewolf with a beautiful silver mane lifted Liam, who was constantly struggling with rage, from the ground and called out viciously to him, "After your father broke Gilnes's spine with his own hands, what right do you have to defy new hope?"
"My father didn't! he was there to protect all of Gilneth!"
Liam defends his father, but draws laughter and taunts from the werewolves around him.
"So the great King Jean brought in the Bloodfangs to protect us?"
"Hehe, maybe His Majesty Jean is trying to use his majesty to make those beasts obey him, haha, there is no doubt that he failed!"
"Poor prince, Lailar doesn't care about your noble status, he only turns you into a dog by his side with his paws!
This taunt and ridicule made Liam angry, but he also knew in his heart... Causing werewolves to confuse the whole country, this pot, his father can't shake off, in the face of this fatal mistake, it really doesn't matter why the Wall of Greymane was built.
But just as the prince was about to be consumed by anger and guilt, Verinde's voice stopped the mockery,
"Alright, Nandus, let him go! I can understand the pain of the country caused by the calamity brought by Llar, but I can't vent this pain on innocent people, young prince, I know that you are Rhona's lover, and I can see your guilt and loss, so I will ask you a question. ”
The wolf king of Shadowfang Castle obediently let go of Liam, and the other Moon Fury Guardians also stepped back, and even Lord Crowley dragged his daughter to the side, Rona wanted to step forward and stand with Liam, but was stopped by her father, the former great lord whispered to his daughter,
"My daughter, this is the test of the lady, Jean's fault will extend to Liam anyway, if the Greymane family wants to continue to rule the land beneath our feet, he must pass this test, and then join the war against Lylar and his doglegs as a warrior, Nandus they want the lady to rule the newborn Gilneis, but the power behind the lady is far greater than Gilneis, she is not a mortal, so a worldly king is a must... Liam is supposed to be the ruler of the land, but if he can't make the right choice... The Greymane family is completely finished. ”
Rhona struggled for a moment, she looked at her lover, and in the end, she honestly stood by her father's side.
Despite being surrounded by a group of bloodthirsty werewolves, who could be torn to shreds in the next moment, Liam still maintained the posture of a prince, and he stubbornly looked at the gray-maned werewolf in front of him, as if waiting for her question, while Verinde recalled Liadline's long conversation with her last night, and the elf told her that as a follower of Dick, she was not destined to belong to the world, so Gilneys's future actually had little to do with her.
But Verinde wanted to entrust her career to a trustworthy man, and Crolley had been her choice, but after the Northgate Mutiny, the High Lord's popularity had fallen to its lowest point among the commoners of Gilneis, and the current king, Jean Greymane... As long as the werewolf exists, there is no place for the newborn Gilneis.
Even if the werewolf plague has been completed now, Gilneth is still a human-dominated country, and not everyone has been infected by the werewolf plague, so this trustee must be able to get the support of both werewolves and humans.
It seems that the prince in front of him is the most suitable person, but... Verinde wondered, can this prince take on this heavy responsibility?
After a few seconds, the lady's finger ran over everyone in the tent and asked in a low voice,
"So, Liam, tell me, what are we in your heart?"