"Father...... Father ...... "Darien woke up from a nightmare again.

This time the dream was clearer than the previous one. His beloved father, covered in blood, looked at him, opened his hands to him, and cried out to him with tears on his face. "Kid, take me home......"

Unable to sleep any longer, Darian walked out of his bedroom dressed in a single coat. In the middle of the night, the soldiers who were tired during the day slept deeply, and the entire interior of the barracks was filled with snoring one after another. Darien didn't know where he was going. Perhaps Commander Maxwell wasn't asleep yet, he thought as he walked to the Commander's door. He was about to knock on the door when he heard the sound of two people arguing fiercely inside the door. Listening to the voices seems to be Maxwell and Marlan.

Darien stopped his hand that was already about to knock on the door and stood silently by the door. He didn't know why he would do such an undishonorable eavesdropping.

"I can't take it anymore, Commander Maxwell, your actions at Silver Dawn are too weak. You wait, wait, wait! How long will it take? Wait until those barbarians of Kalimdor come to join the fray? This is ridiculous! ”

"Commander Marlan, I must point out that your bloody advance is the reason why your gains have not been extended. But you're right, we are waiting, my envoys have sent a request for a joint force to the leaders of all of Azeroth, and their replies are already on their way back. ”

"By the time those politicians send troops, it's too late! The end is inevitable, we are just mantis arms blocking the car. ”

"And what are you doing here? If, as you say, there is no hope at all. ”

"At least...... And the "Ember Bringer". ”

Hearing this, Darien found his heart beating to a halt.

"You finally said it? What is your real purpose here? Try to find the culprit responsible for the birth of the Silver Dawn and the fall of the Crusaders. Your words uncover the scars of the past, Commander Marlan! ”

A slap on the table rang out.

"The Ember Bringer is dead, and there will be no second man like him in this world. Young Darien simply could not be compared to his father. You know that, Commander Marlan! ”

"He really can't compare to his father! ......" Marlan's calm voice pierced him like a sharp knife into his heart, and Darien suddenly found himself as if he was instantly deaf, and he couldn't hear a word of what they said next......

There was only one sentence swirling in his head.

"He really can't compare to his father......"

"He really can't compare to his father......"

"He really can't compare to his father............"

A hand tugged at the corner of his coat.

Darion didn't eavesdrop on his panicked gestures at all, just turned around stiffly and silently.

"What are you doing here? Darian? Shia looked at Darion with a strange expression in confusion. What happened to you? You're so ugly. ”

There was a sound of a stool clanging inside the door, and for some reason, Darien came to his senses in an instant.

"Do me once, don't talk too much, Thea." He said in a low and quick voice.

"Huh?"

Before Thea could react, Darien suddenly grabbed a hand and put his arm around her. Darian's arms were well-shaped, and they clamped her down forcefully as she walked out. A young man's scent suddenly enveloped Thea. She was stunned all of a sudden, what was going on? But she sensed that Darion seemed to be in a bad mood.

The door opened. Maxwell stepped out, his voice majestic and powerful. "Who's eavesdropping there? …… Darian? ”

Behind him, Marlan stepped out, still wearing armor that never seemed to be removed except for sleeping. She silently looked at Darion and Thea, whom he was holding, as if waiting for Darion's explanation.

"I'm sorry, I wanted to go out with Xia to see the moon, did I disturb you when I just passed by the door?" Darien said calmly and calmly.

"Is that so? Shia. Maxwell glanced at Darian, who had seen the signs after years of getting along, and he didn't believe what Darian said. Turned to look at Thea.

"Forget it, you don't have to interfere in the private lives of your warriors when you're not on duty, Commander Maxwell." Marlan spoke first, "It's not too early, I'll take my leave first." Tomorrow's meeting is suspended, I don't think you will have an opinion, right? With that, without waiting for Maxwell's answer, she turned away cleanly, her back disappearing at the end of the hallway, looking strong and lonely.

"You two ......" Maxwell was about to say something, but found that as soon as Marlan turned around, Darien actually took Thea with him. This was something that the obedient Darion had never done, and he wanted to scold him but felt that it was inappropriate in the middle of the night, and finally he turned his head back to the room and threw himself on the door.

Really, young man! What's going on?! Be sure to give Darien something nice tomorrow! Maxwell thought angrily. But Darian, did you hear what they were talking about? That night, Maxwell didn't sleep well at all.

"Thank you, Thea, for not demolishing me." Out of the gate, Darien let out a heavy breath and sat down cross-legged on the ground.

Thea thought for a moment and sat down beside him. "You've got something on your mind, Darien."

Darien looked at the moon in the sky, which was a little pale orange reflected by the orange mist, and his heart seemed to be clouded.

"Thea,...... What kind of man was your father? You must be a great person to be friends with Lord Ferdin, right? Darien looked down at the ground, his hair obscuring his expression, and only his muffled voice could be heard.

“…… My father was just a pastor. "Thea didn't know how to answer, and could only be vague based on what she could think of." However, I remember that the reason I wanted to become a pastor was because of my father. I adore my father. She looked up at the moon and said with infinite yearning.

"Do you know the Ember Bringer?"

"Yes, Uncle Fording told me, that's your father, right? What an amazing hero. ”

"He loved me very much, and in my heart, he seemed to give me all his love and all the strictness to my brother."

Thea remembered the battle she had first seen the Scarlet Crusades, which had been commanded by Darian's brother. I can't see it clearly, but I feel like I'm a very powerful person.

Darian, who was beside him, continued, "I love my father, I adore him, I love him...... I'm willing to do anything, anything for him! ”

As if suddenly determined, Darien stood up and smiled at Thea. "I'm sorry, Thea, I didn't disturb you to rest in the middle of the night, I'll go back to sleep. Let's go back together. ”

Thea often blames herself afterwards for if she had gone to explain it to Marlan at the time, if those things wouldn't have happened later.

However, at that time, she only followed Darien back to the barracks, and when she walked into the barracks, Xia didn't know why she looked back at the moon in the sky again, and tonight the moon was shining with a pale orange light, like a demonic eye hanging in the sky, overlooking this plague land.

The next day, Silver Dawn exploded. Darien is missing. Along with the four Silver Dawn warriors who were his best friends, were missing.