Chapter 6 Gianna

"I'm not surprised at all. Gianna Proudmore stood on the dirt floor and said quietly, in front of her was the old, powerless, former guardian Egwene—she naturally didn't feel strange at all, what was so strange? Although the old woman in front of her had a wealth of knowledge and past, the magic in her body had long since dried up, and the only magic power left was only used to continue to maintain her exorcism, which could die at any time after losing the protection of the spell— The enchantment wasn't Egwen's at all, the nature of the magic and the composition of the spell were familiar, she had comprehended it elsewhere, it was Medivan's.

"What does that mean?" Egwene, who was a little strange about Gianna's attitude, asked rhetorically, but before she could get an answer, another voice came from a short distance in the sky, and it sounded familiar, but she hadn't heard it in a long time.

Moments later, just as the two had guessed, a goblin-designed, but human-style decorated spaceship spun out from behind a hill not far away. The ship flew straight in the direction of the two men, and then came to rest right above the barrier that trapped them - from which Egwene easily deduced that there was at least one caster on it.

The ship stopped in the air for a moment before dropping a rope, probably because the captain estimated the possibility of the descent, but in the end he had to choose to let the personnel rappel down. There weren't many people coming down, though, except for a man in steel armor who landed quickly to the ground holding on to a pulley - it was a woman, and Egwene easily determined that she was a colonel from the decorations and coats of arms on her armor.

Egwene glanced at Gianna in surprise, and Gianna obviously noticed this move, and she smiled a little smugly, "If a woman can be the guardian of Tirisfa, why can't she become a colonel?"

Eggwen, speechless, turned his head and continued to look at the colonel who had just landed in front of him.

"Queen, I have some news for you. Colonel Lorena first saluted Gianna, then glanced disapprerovingly at Egwene on the side, and spoke.

But compared to her disapproval, Gianna, who knew the identity of the other party, still gave priority to introducing the ordinary-looking old woman beside her: "Colonel Lorena, this is Magna Egwen, what do you have to say in front of her." ”

However, despite the introduction of the other party's name, Lorena, who lacked relevant knowledge, did not pose surprised, she just nodded calmly, and then began to report her news.

"Your Majesty, I'm sure that the Secretary of State Christopher, a member of the Fireblade Clan, has long been plotting to increase the strength of the Northern Fortress and is trying to stir up a dispute between humans and orcs. ”

"Christopher? Gianna's face suddenly collapsed when she heard the news, as her own Minister of the Interior, of course, she was a very trusted figure, but the possibility of Lorena lying to herself in front of her was much lower.

"Yes, as annoying as he was, I was a little incredulous when I heard the news. Lorena nodded in agreement, "But I didn't come to this conclusion - speaking of which, Your Majesty, the Commander is back." ”

"Oh, that bastard is finally willing to get back to work?" Although Gianna's face was still sloppy a second ago, she immediately brightened up after hearing the news, "So, he sent you over to deliver the news?"

"Yes, Your Excellency Zhao Mian asked me to bring some men over to act with you. She hesitated to glance at Egwene, who seemed to be interested in the news, before continuing, "He thinks you must have fallen into some strange trap designed by the enemy, and tells me to wait next with the others at your disposal." ”

"Well, it's still the same unpredictable and annoying thing as ever. Gianna smacked her lips obviously, which made Egwen on the side a little surprised, although she also acted like a little girl before, but it was too obvious performance, and now this is different, this is obviously the way to inadvertently show when hearing the news of someone close to her.

"With all due respect, Her Majesty, he is only worried about your safety. Lorena replied cautiously.

"Yes, of course, I know. But Gianna only nodded impatiently, "But since he came back at this time, he must have sensed the recent turmoil, and he should have dealt with the problems in the city, and he also specially sent you to bring a spaceship and an elite team over, which is a signal for me to concentrate on this mission." After saying that, she stood there and thought for a while, then looked up at the spaceship, and suddenly laughed, "Ha, do you want me to go directly to Thrall or directly solve the mastermind behind the scenes?"

"Magna, now please teach me the Mettre spell, we have someone to answer now. Gianna said, pointing to Colonel Lorena outside.

Magna was a little happy to hear this, but before she could say anything, the somewhat old-fashioned-looking Lorena had already spoken.

"Your Majesty, the Commander probably doesn't want to stay in the rear this time. Lorena looked at Gianna and hesitated for a moment, "He's in a ...... condition Not so good. ”

"Hmm?!, what's wrong with him?" Although Lorena had already said it more tactfully, how could Gianna, who was as smart as Gianna, not be able to guess the hidden message behind her tone, and the next moment she almost subconsciously wanted to rush up to ask, but the only reason left stopped her from doing so.

"He's been attacked, Your Majesty. "It's useless to conceal it, so Lorena only sighed slightly, and then recruited from the truth, "When I saw him, his leg was not even much different from the stitch monster, he was in the council hall while asking the monk to operate on him, while asking us for information and assigning tasks, judging from his appearance and the tasks he assigned, after solving the unstable situation in Christopher and the city, he would lead the cavalry to the northern fortress to confront the orcs." ”

"This bastard!" Gianna scolded in a low voice, she frowned and glared at Lorena in front of her, anger brewing in her eyes, "Didn't you stop him from sending troops to the border?"

It's not so much wronged, but angry at this time, but Lorena can only explain with some grievances: "I also tried to convince His Excellency the commander, but he said that this time the battle was inevitable, and his rank was ...... higher than mine."

"Tsk, this guy. Gianna paced from side to side in some annoyance, then stood still as if she had made up her mind, and turned to look at Egwen, "Whatever you ask for, Ms. Magna, or whatever you need, please teach me Mytre penetration right away." ”

"Sounds like you're in a hurry. Egwen, who had already heard a little of his eyebrows, nodded his head in agreement, and without asking for anything, began to teach Gianna how to use the piercing technique.

The spell went well, and with Gianna's wisdom and her efforts, they managed to break through the demon's barrier in less than ten minutes - of course, thanks to Colonel Lorena's loyalty, and if she hadn't trusted her queen as much as she had always done, she would have suffered at least some damage during the ritual.

"Very well, you did it, now you can make my old woman quiet, right?" said Egwene with a slight happy cough after following Gianna out of the barrier.

However, Gianna, who had left the barrier, did not immediately board the spaceship and leave, and in the direction that Egwene had hoped, she turned her head and looked back at Egwene with eyes that did not belong to a little girl at all—perhaps it was only at this moment that Egwene finally realized how persevering the 'little girl' in front of her was, and what kind of leadership she had.

"Of course I'll leave, and right away. Gianna raised her staff, blue arcane energy began to boil around her body, and wonderful runes began to flicker in the air, and Egwen immediately recognized it as a precursor to teleportation, but before she could say anything, in the next second she was already on the ship with Gianna and Colonel Lorena. She looked at Gianna with some anger, but was met with a pair of serious and calm eyes, "Ms. Magna, you have to leave with me, too." ”

"No, I have the right to decide my own fate. But how could such words and oppressive force be effective against the former Guardian, although she had lost almost all of her mana, she was still a strong enough old woman at least mentally.

"But with power comes responsibility. Gianna retorted without hesitation, and Egwen subconsciously reacted that the little girl in front of her was actually a little impatient, but she still didn't hesitate at all, and her mind was still sharp. She continued, "You will always be Magna, always the guardian between us and the demon, and it is your duty to go with me when the demon returns to the world. ”

"Hah, Guardian Responsibility, how did you come to this ridiculous conclusion?" Egwene shook his head amusedly, "You know what responsibility is? I ...... eight hundred years ago"

"I know what you've done, Magna. Gianna interrupted her immediately, and she gestured to Lorena on the side, who immediately understood and walked in the direction of the cab, and then she continued, "You told me that you never wanted to evade the responsibilities of the Guardians, but everything you did—from fighting Zmodor all the way to going against the Council of Tirisfa and giving birth to Medivan—was only because of your trust in your abilities. You've made a lot of mistakes and failures, but at least you've never shirked that responsibility, including now. Gianna sighed, "Magna, if you ask me what responsibility is, then I'll tell you that I know a lot more about responsibility than you do, because you're basically responsible for yourself all your life." The ship's engines began to roar, and under the power of the ship, the ship slowly floated upwards and began to accelerate gradually, "I am also a mage, but I am different from you, I guide the people who follow me to fight, to live, and I am committed to improving their condition, and to see my people as a part of my life- But now, those who believe in me and follow me all the way need me, and there is a demon threatening their lives, and this demon is the one you once thought you had killed. ”

"That's a good point, your speech is very powerful. But Egwene didn't want to, "Let me go, or you want to watch me jump on my own, I'm not that guardian for a long time, and my current life is only for me to decide." ”

"Because you brought Medivan back to her humanity?" In Egwen's surprised eyes, Gianna shook her head a little helplessly, "Do you really think we don't know how Medivan returned? Maybe the Holy Light can do it, but it can only be magic, not anything else, but if someone else does it, someone will naturally admit that it's only you, Magna, only you." As she spoke, Gianna sighed, "Even though you say you've lost all your magic in the final battle with Sargeras, there's still something that can replace that seemingly necessary force. ”

"You're right. Egwene sighed, Gianna's sharpness convinced her, "You're right. ”

"Well, little girl, you may have convinced me that I agree that we must defeat Zmodor – and defeat him once and for all. But there was nothing I could do, and it had taken me years to pull my child's soul back from the astral plane, with what little aging magic I had left, and by the time I was done, I was dying, completely incapacitated, and the enchantment was all set up by Medivan - this was my last stand, Ms. Proudmoore, and I couldn't make up for my mistake anymore. ”

"I know—but I don't think so. Gianna still looked at her calmly, "Lady Magna, allow me to tell you this: 'Even if you lose your ability to cast spells and lose all your mana, a mage should not fall into a situation of self-pity, because what you rely on is not those powerful and seemingly omnipotent powers, but only your own knowledge. It's true that from a spellcaster's point of view, you have lost all your powers, all the legends have faded, but you are still alive, you still have the knowledge that you have fought against demons for eight hundred years, you know your enemies, you know what you don't even know in books, all of this can be your strength, our weapons against demons. ”

"So I don't agree with your self-pity, Ms. Magna, you still have the ability to make amends for your mistakes, so please pick up your responsibilities again and let's take care of this demon together. ”

"That's a good point. After hearing this, Egwen was stunned for a long time, and finally let out a long sigh, as if he had spit out the shackles that had been stored in his chest for a long time, and laughed, "But it doesn't sound like the words of the mages of Dalaran. ”

"Yes, not really. Gianna also shook her head helplessly, "If I hadn't heard it with my own ears, I wouldn't have believed that such words came from the mouth of a paladin." ”

"A paladin?"

"One is probably the least paladin of all. Gianna sighed, a slightly worried look, "You'll see him soon." With that, Gianna raised her staff, and the arcane light began to emanate from the staff, and powerful magic surged out of her body, even blowing her clothes, "Magna, I need to store some thunder lizards with you temporarily." ”