Chapter 685 [Three Sisters and Brothers of Windranger]
Yongge Forest.
Sylvanas rode a white Quel'Salas chocobo, followed by his sister and brother, and slowly walked towards the Sun King's Gate.
The gate of Silvermoon City is called the Gate of the Sun King, and there is a huge statue at the entrance, which is the statue of the former king Darth Rema. The walls of the magical capital are home to countless statues of all kinds, most of which depict the deeds of famous heroes, mages, and kings from the history of the High Elves.
Truth be told, some senior scholars in Azeroth feel that the High Elves like to name their energy sources after the "sun" to show their severance from the nightlife, so it seems odd that the capital city named after the "moon" is the most important capital of the High Elves who worship the sun, but the name of the capital is Silvermoon.
It is not known why the High Elves chose this name instead of the sun. Some scholars and High Elves have speculated that perhaps Darth Rema was still grieving the abandonment of his old life when he founded the city, so he kept it to remind his people not to forget where they came from.
In addition to the language and some architectural styles, the only vestige of the High Elves with their past lives is the name of their capital.
Like most of Quel'Thalas' buildings, Silvermoon is heavily influenced by the Art Nouveau style of the upper elves.
In this extravagant city, magic and nature merge with each other, with lawn-paved open-air courtyards and ornamental flowers (a large part of which have been shaped into impossible shapes by magic).
The city's favourites for gold, white and red have remained unchanged for 7,000 years.
All the High Elves love the city, and all the High Elves love their country.
At least for now.
Just like the three siblings of the companion family who are preparing to pass through the Sun King's Gate.
Sylvanas is a High Elf girl with a slender appearance, a bumpy body, and a beautiful face. The appearance of this elf, even among the high elves who are rich in beauty, is still a level worthy of being described with pen and ink.
And behind her, followed by her sister and brother, who also rode the Landing Chocobo. Her younger sister, Winlessa, has not yet grown and is a head shorter than her sister, but it can be seen on her pretty face that the Windranger family genes are excellent. Behind the two High Elf Maidens are each other's younger brothers, Lyras Windranger.
Compared to the sisters who attract the attention of the elves on the road, Lyras Windranger is a little more ordinary. He is now following behind his two sisters, expertly maneuvering the landing birds, ready to enter the city of glory of the elves.
The road connecting the Sun King's Gate to the Yongge Forest is very lively, with a large number of High Elves constantly coming in and out, and occasionally there are some traces of gnomes and humans, and nothing else.
Humans are the only allies of the elves on the surface, and the human-dominated Dalaran is also the only magic academy in Azeroth that Silvermoon City identifies with, so the elves and humans have always been on the more passable side - of course, the humans here are specifically referring to the human mages.
And the gnomes, due to their generally high intelligence and research in enchantment engineering, also made some elves agree with them.
The three elves of the Windranger sister and brother who control the landing bird are still a little conspicuous when they walk in the elf group, which attracts the attention of some ordinary high elves.
Lyras Windranger is not used to this kind of gaze, as he is only baptized by it when he walks with his sisters.
But his second sister and younger sister have long been accustomed to this kind of public gaze and are accustomed to it.
As they approached the Sun King's Gate, the three elves noticed that there were many High Elves gathered on the left side of the gate, making the otherwise spacious gate a little crowded.
Winlessa and Lyras, who didn't come to Silvermoon City very often, were a little curious, and the younger brothers of the Windrangers craned their necks to look over there.
This led him to receive a reprimand from his sister: "Lyras! Tell me, I told you when I was training you, what are the most important qualities that a good person should have!! ”
Hearing the second sister's shout, Lyras Windranger's body trembled visibly. He has three sisters, but among the three sisters, the one he is most afraid of is this second sister who is not smiling.
Lyras Windranger lowered his head, counted the feathers on the neck of the chocobo in front of him, and whispered, "Second sister, you said it. The most important quality that a ranger should have is first of all focus, then focus, and finally focus. ”
"That's right!" The young girl Sylvanas looked down on her brother condescendingly. "So you think you're focused?"
"No ......" Lyras Windranger bowed his head in frustration. He was curious about the elves over there just now, and craned his neck to look. Obviously not in line with the Windranger family's rules for rangers - when you're on your way, you should concentrate on your journey, not stop and look around!
"It's good to know!" Sylvanas said. "Pay attention next time."
"Yes......" Lyras Windranger replied weakly.
Looking at his younger brother, who was a little frustrated because of his reprimand, Sylvanas, who was young but had already made a name for himself, and had the hope of catching up with his sister who was also a genius, flashed a trace of unbearability in his heart.
She said, "Don't be curious. Lyras, it's just some civilians watching a filthy beast. ”
"Beasts? What's so nice about the beast? Lyras Windranger said curiously.
Due to the elves' grooming of the forest, the beasts that can live in the two places of the Yongge Forest and the Moon Song Forest are all harmless beasts to the elves. Even the fierce-looking mountain lion of Quel'Salas will obediently lie down and sell cuteness when encountering elves in the mountains and forests - mountain lions without this ability have been eliminated by the high elves thousands of years ago.
Therefore, Lyras Windranger wondered what kind of beast was it that made everyone look at it like this, perhaps a rare beast from outside Quel'Thalas?
"Not a real beast. Be...... Well, it can be considered a beast. The rare patience of the young girl Sylvanas replied to her brother's curiosity.
The young sister Wen Leisa, who had not spoken, suddenly spoke.
"A beast that doesn't count as a beast? Oh, I know what that is! When I was in Windranger Village, I heard everyone talk about it! Winresa said excitedly.
"That's right, just like you think. Wen Lessa, so it's not really much to see. Sylvanas said lightly.
"A beast that is not a beast? What breed is that? Lyras Windranger listened to the conversation between the two older sisters, and he became even more curious.
"Hahaha~" Wen Lesa looked at her brother and laughed. "My dear Lyras! Sylvanas wasn't talking about beasts! Those civilians should be watching a forest troll! ”
"Forest trolls? Beast? Oh......" Lyras's voice was elongated, and the clever elven brother already understood something.
As the male of the Windranger family, Lyras Windranger, who has a high probability of inheriting the position of patriarch in the future, has been cultivated as a ranger since he was a child. In addition, he lives in the Moonsong Forest, and his father and mother are also the leaders of all the rangers of Quel'Thalas, so he often participates in some conflicts between elves and trolls.
There were many times when elves caught forest trolls, and Lyras's father, in order to train the children's courage, had his men escort the trolls to Lyras and his sisters.
So in fact, although not officially involved in combat, or even an official Ranger, Lyras has seen many times the Ranger's main enemies - the filthy, hideous, hostile forest trolls.
Such an ugly thing can indeed be called a beast that is not a beast. But what do you have to watch such an ugly thing? In order to show off the elves' bravery and make the elves not forget the threat of trolls, Silvermoon City will catch some trolls and send them to kill the elves near the city gate every year.
So in fact, except for some young elves, most of the elves who have never been to Silvermoon City have never been to Silvermoon City.
"Why are you watching a forest troll?" Lyras, unable to resist her curiosity in the end, asked her sisters.
Sylvanas didn't answer him.
Sister Wen Lesa responded to him with a smile: "Because this beast is not simple. He is the king of the beasts! That's right, the king of forest trolls! The culprit of this troll war, he has been caught by us! Following the orders of the Sun King and the Council of the Silver Moon, the beast was locked up at the gates, and every elf who walked through him should spit on him. ”
"Oh......" Lyras lengthened.
He understood.
A forest troll, but not an ordinary forest troll, but the king of those forest trolls.
That's really worth watching.
Lyras Windranger would also like to see the King of Trolls, how is it different from ordinary trolls?
The young Windranger became more curious and wanted to see the excitement even more.
But he did not dare to go over.
For by this time Sylvanas had spoken again: "Don't delay here. We're going to Sunfury Square! Mother and father are still waiting for us! Maybe it has something to do with Aurelia! It's been half a year since our sister left Silvermoon City and hasn't returned! ”
"That's right! Let's go to the square. Wen Lesa also said.
As for the decision of the two sisters, Lyras Windranger had no objection at all.
He knew it was useless to object.
At home, the father has the highest authority. Then the mother, then the sisters.
Young elf kid, riding a landing bird to keep up quickly. It's just that while in a hurry, Lyras couldn't help but look back at the lively place on the left side of the Sun King's Gate.
Lyras was genuinely curious.
Does the king of trolls look like ordinary trolls? Or is it just a little bigger......
Lyras's doubts, no elf in Silvermoon City can answer.