This was Claudia's first meeting of King Varian, and the black-haired king was tall, with a cleanly shaved beard, and bright, piercing eyes, which looked at her with a blank face, which made her feel a little apprehensive.

The Duke of Vortagan bowed slightly to the king, and then walked to the king's side. Claudia stepped forward and got down on one knee and gave a standard knightly salute.

"I am Baron Claudia Seberchell, and I am on a mission from the Grand Lord Mograini to see His Majesty Varian Ureon."

The black-haired king didn't let her get up, but asked in an unkind tone: "Since you are an envoy, you can go to the state office to report and wait for the summons, why did you break into the palace and hurt my loyal soldiers?" Could it be that when he was in Lordaeron, the nobles could also force their way into the palace! ”

Duke Shadong Brick on the side immediately showed a worried look, and the blonde girl still bowed her head and knelt on one knee, the expression on her face was not clear: "Your Majesty, the situation is critical, it is really helpless, the process of submitting a request to see Your Majesty is too slow, and after completing the mission, you will naturally be punished by Your Majesty." ”

King Varian still spoke with a blank face: "Speaking of which, you need to give an explanation to everyone present, each of them has something important to do, but they were forced to interrupt because of your actions today. ”

"Your Majesty, the war in the northern kingdom has caused the people to be displaced and homeless, tens of thousands of victims are stranded in the town of Southsea, the Wall of Greymane, and the kingdom of Fort Riptide, and the food is about to run out, and for every day of delay, countless Lordaerons are starving to death or killing each other."

"I beg you, Your Majesty, on behalf of the homeless people of Lordaeron, I beseech you that fifteen years ago, King Terenus took you and the people of the Stormwind Kingdom and sent a fleet to receive my subjects and the plagued people of the North, and the royal family of Minethir is gone, and they will henceforth be your most loyal subjects and fight for you."

Listening to the prayer of the girl's crisp voice, Varian raised his head, the past of many years ago came to mind, and the crystal light flashed in his eyes, he seemed to have returned to the day many years ago, in the company of Anduin Lothar, he knelt on the ground and tearfully begged King Terenus to take in the people of the Stormwind Kingdom and ask the other party to avenge his father, and the figure of the girl kneeling and praying in front of him gradually became one with the figure of his day, the same immature and frightened, waiting for the will of others.

Time flies, the world is unpredictable, he has become the king of Stormwind, the gentle elder who helped him back then has turned to white bones, and Arthas, whom he regarded as a brother, killed his father with his own hands.

King Varian sighed in his heart, but his expression quickly regained the majesty of the king, and he spoke again, and his tone was already unconsciously gentle:

"Baron Thurberchel, I understand what you mean, then--" He changed his words, and instead of immediately responding to the girl's request, he questioned the people around him:

"Will you accept Baron Serbercher's explanation?"

Duke Shadong Breck took the lead in defending: "The situation is urgent, don't stick to the dogma, and ask Your Majesty to take it lightly." ”

Duke Fotagen looked at the girl with approval in his eyes, and also spoke: "It is courage to stand up for the safety of civilians, and it is sacrifice to fight for others, these are the virtues that paladins should have, and they can be forgiven, I have made her treat and apologize to the wounded soldier for a while." ”

Several paladins also expressed their support for Claudia, in their opinion, in the face of the life and death of ordinary people, if they are afraid, it is worthy of shame.

The mages had already seen that King Varian did not want to delve deeper, and chimed in, "We have no objections. ”

Varian looked at the blonde girl with admiration in her eyes and replied, "Baron Thurberchel, get up." The people of the Stormwind Kingdom never forget their benefactors, and we will do everything in our power to save every Lordaeron who is in trouble. ”

Claudia breathed a sigh of relief, then got up and looked at the young king with some gratitude, and found that he was also looking at the girl with blazing eyes.

Claudia immediately lowered her head in embarrassment, and Varian continued:

"You go and treat the soldiers and apologize first, I need to discuss the relevant matters with the others first, and after the discussion, I will send someone to invite you later."

Claudia said goodbye to Varian and said sincerely: "Thank you very much for your kindness, Your Majesty, if there is anything I can do for you in the future, I will do my best to repay your kindness." ”

King Varian smiled at her, and Duke Berval assigned a guard to take her to assist in the treatment of the freshly wounded soldier.

The process of rescuing the soldier went smoothly, Claudia was not serious in the first place, and healing had always been her job, so a flash of holy light could be cured by the soldier. And the apology is also very easy, the paladin is already very loved by ordinary soldiers, and many people worship the strong, after witnessing her fight with the Duke of Boval, many soldiers are at a loss in the face of the apology of the blonde girl.

When Claudia was done with all this, it was almost noon, and she was about to leave Stormstorm Fortress and return to the inn, when an attendant ran up to her and conveyed the King's invitation to her for lunch.

In the Eastern Kingdoms, lunch is not usually very formal, so Claudia did not deliberately tidy up her appearance, so she rushed directly to the banquet hall, and when she arrived, she found that only King Varian and Duke Shahon Breck were present at the long table, sitting on the main seat and the right head, respectively.

Claudia was a little nervous, it was the first time for her to dine with the king, she didn't know what to do, and the Duke of Sadon Brick greeted her from afar, motioning for her to sit down on the king's left side to eat, Claudia walked over and saluted the king and the duke, and then sat down.

Lunch was not very rich, only bread, boiled pumpkin, kebab, fruit and wine from Alwyn Forest, and Claudia served only a small amount on her plate in strict accordance with aristocratic dining etiquette.

At this time, the king may not have many courtiers around, and he was obviously much more accommodating when he saw him in the morning, and he spoke: "Baron Tseberchel, I am not a picky person, and I heard Grayson say that he is also your father's comrade-in-arms, so he does not need to be so restrained in front of us. ”

Claudia looked at Duke Shadong Breck, he was in the south all the year round, so the two were not very familiar, the duke noticed her gaze, and also smiled and said: "Yes, Claudia, King Varian is very talkative, there is no need to be so rigid, how is your mentor lately?" ”

Claudia then let go of the Mentor and replied, "He was in good shape when I last saw the Mentor, and he should be in the Valley of the Hearth at this time to attend a meeting of the Northern Brotherhood of Light. ”

Later, King Varian asked about the situation in Lordaeron, and Claudia briefly described what she had seen and heard in the Silverpine Forest, the Wall of Greymane, and the town of Southsea, the people of her own realm, and the Grand Lord Mograini.

"What a naïve idea, that coward has been building his wall since the last war, thinking that he can live his little life in peace by enclosing himself against a wall?"

Claudia was inconvenient to comment on King Greymane, so she could only thank him again: "Your Majesty, thank you for your kindness, and my people and the refugees under the walls of Greymanne can also be saved." ”

Varian talked about the girl's main concern:

"I've already discussed with a few dukes this morning, I'll gather the fleet north as soon as possible, and I've asked the Mage Tower to contact the king of Kul Tiras, Dalyn Prodmoor, who is leading the fleet north of Lordaeron, and if we can get the help of Kul Tiras, our operation will be much smoother."

"As for the funds needed to resettle the refugees, it will depend on the Council of Nobles."

Speaking of this, Varian suddenly remembered something and asked, "I heard from the guards that you cast a spell on Count Richville this morning, did he have any conflict with you?" He was an important member of the noble council. ”

Claudia's originally white face was suddenly covered with a flush, the status of a paladin did not allow her to lie, but how could she talk about such a shameful thing in front of the king and Duke Satumbrick, who was his elder?

In desperation, she could only bite the bullet and say:

"Last night, I went to a banquet, and he said he could bring me to His Majesty this morning, and the ...... As a result, "her tongue had begun to knot

Varian watched the girl stammer, amused and curious, waiting for what the girl would say next.

Duke Shadong Breck had already thought of something, and his face became unkind.

"When he met this morning, he said I had to accompany him...... Accompany him ....... Claudia couldn't say any more, and pleaded to look at King Varian and Duke Sadon Breck.

Duke Shadong Breck's face was already cold as if it was about to freeze, he had always been upright, and he hated this kind of bullying person the most, and couldn't help but curse a few words: "That bastard!" ”

Varian also understood what was going on, a trace of disgust flashed in his eyes, and he raised his hand: "Okay, I understand, I'll give you an explanation." ”

Varian then apologized to the girl and praised, "I'm really sorry, it's hard for you, at this age, you have to travel for your own people and the people of Lordaeron, and finally be able to complete your mission under the difficulties of others, you are really good." ”

Claudia laughed: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the compliment, but I still can't compare to Your Majesty, I heard your mentor say that when Your Majesty was sixteen years old, he had become a king and shouldered the burden of a country." ”

Then the blonde girl said with a little emotion: "I have never been an unqualified lord, my subordinates have left me, and I can only try to find a way to help those who are willing to follow me to try to survive."

Varian was a little distracted, the same sixteen years old, the same strong and stubborn character, the same danger with his people to move forward, the figure of the girl and the figure of the boy he remembered gritting his teeth and persevering.

Only then did he realize how similar he was to her.