After making an agreement with Gianna to rescue the refugees, the next morning, the Storm Kingdom fleet loaded with food had already set off.

Because there are more than 100,000 refugees in total, the fleet will have to carry out several operations to complete all of them, and the food sent in advance will temporarily alleviate the urgent need of the refugees to lack food.

And Claudia, who once asked for help for the refugees, will also be on duty for the first time in her adjutant work that night.

"Don't sleep too deeply, sometimes there will be urgent information in the middle of the night."

"Unless it's something particularly urgent, don't disturb Your Majesty's rest, Your Majesty often doesn't rest well."

"I suggest that you prioritize the matters that Your Majesty will deal with tomorrow morning in advance tonight, and that Kronos or Jacques will come over tomorrow morning at eight o'clock to replace you."

Devin was instructing Claudia on what to do when she was on night, and Claudia wrote it down that she would be in charge of the work between seven o'clock tonight and eight o'clock the next morning.

After Devin left, Claudia went to the adjutant's office and began her night duty, and soon she found that the night work was much easier than the daytime, in addition to relaying a few pieces of information from MI7, and from time to time recording the king's approved documents and handing them over to the heralds.

As time went on, from being a little bored at first, to being in a daze, and finally Claudia was a little sleepy, and she rarely slept so late.

Soon, when the night came, Varian came out of the inner room to go back to the bedroom, and saw the blonde girl with her eyelids open, and thinking of the girl's age, he spoke:

"Thank you for your hard work, I will talk to Devon in the future to minimize the number of times you are on night duty."

"No, Your Majesty." Claudia's sleepiness disappeared in an instant, "I'm not that squeamish, please don't give me extra privileges." What other male adjutants can do, I'm sure I can too. ”

Hearing the girl's words, Wari's appreciation increased a little more, and his face was a little warmer:

"Okay, my adjutant, you can go and rest, remember to wake up early tomorrow."

Claudia then retired, carrying a document in her arms and returning to the lieutenant's lounge, which was the king's schedule for the next morning, and she had just finished most of itineraries, leaving only a little to be determined after the king had rested.

After filling out the itinerary, Claudia went to bed, remembering what Devin had said before, and in order to deal with the emergency, she only took off her jacket and folded her clothes and lay down on the bed.

It was also because of Devon's advice that she did not dare to sleep too deeply, and in the dimness, she heard an angry roar coming from the king's room next door.

Are there assassins? Claudia took the silver hand and pushed open the door to the king's bedroom.

In the bedroom, Varian sat up on his bed, staring at a spot, clenching his teeth, muscles in his face twitching, sweat running down his sideburns.

He noticed the arrival of the blonde girl, and said in a somewhat weak tone, "Claudia, don't worry, everything is normal." ”

When Claudia saw the king's appearance, she immediately understood what was happening, and she said in as gentle a tone as she could: "Your Majesty, this is not the first time, believe me, I can help you." ”

The girl's words obviously surprised Varian, but he was not used to being seen by others, and said with some displeasure: "I told me that I was fine, go back and rest, adjutant." ”

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty, I just wanted to help you."

Seeing the blonde girl standing up a little gloomy, Varian's face softened, and he also stood up and said, "Claudia, I'm too harsh, I want to know, how can you help me?"

Claudia turned to approach him, a soft golden light flashed in her hand, which was exceptionally bright in the dark night, and she said softly, "Trust me, Your Majesty, this spell can help you very well." ”

Varian quickly recognized the familiar spell and replied with some disapproval, "Tranquility Technique? It's useless. ”

But in the end, he didn't resist the girl's spell, and Claudia pressed the soft golden light on Varian's shoulder with her hand, and Varian quickly felt the effect of the spell.

The golden light dispelled all the discomfort in his body in an instant, warmed him, comforted him, and inspired him, and endless power began to surge from the depths of his heart, but what surprised him the most was that Claudia didn't say anything, but he could feel that the holy light brought the girl's feelings over, which was the hope and courage that the girl wanted to convey.

Varian looked at the girl in front of him suspiciously, "Is this a Tranquility Technique?" How could it work so well. ”

Claudia looked up at King Varian and explained, "Your Majesty, this is indeed a tranquilization technique, and my tranquilization technique is only more effective than others. ”

Varian still asked, "I've seen other priests' tranquilizers, even the archbishop's tranquilizers are far worse than yours, and this spell can even make me feel your thoughts, how did you do it?" ”

Claudia did not immediately respond to the king's question, but first asked, "Your Majesty, you just had a nightmare." ”

Varian acquiesced, it wasn't a glorious thing, but he had been tormented by this nightmare for years, awakened countless times.

The blonde girl continued to say softly, "I can recognize His Majesty's condition at a glance, only because I have seen too many such situations, and if the archbishop has used the Tranquility Technique thousands of times to help those who are plagued by nightmares, like me, then he will definitely do better than me." ”

Too much? Thousands of times to help people plagued by nightmares? What happened to you? Curiosity welled up in Wari's head, and he spoke:

"Come, come and sit down here, can you tell me your story? Claudia, I'd like to hear it. ”

Claudia sat down at the King's invitation, and then recounted the past:

"Your Majesty, the Tranquility Divine Technique is neither a combat spell nor a healing spell, it doesn't even have any auxiliary ability in battle, its biggest effect is to appease and calm the hearts of others, so many priests and paladins will not learn this spell that has little effect."

"This spell was taught to me by Mentor Tairosus, but I didn't use it much originally."

"Until last year, in Stratholme, on the orders of the Prince of Arthas, we were forced to massacre almost 100,000 unarmed civilians in one day......"

"The Prince of Arthas once said that everything we do is just, and we are fighting to defend our families and the entire kingdom."

Varian was already holding her breath, and the girl continued with tears suppressed, "But I always remember vividly the appearance of the dozen or so people who died at my hands that day, and perhaps some of them were innocent. ”

"None of us are born butchers, and the soldiers of the Guards are the ones who love Lordaeron the most, and they can face pain, hunger, and even death, but they cannot face the torture of their own conscience."

"After Stratholme, many, many people, including me, had nightmares."

Tears were already streaming down the corners of Claudia's eyes: "I always dream of the day when the people I killed looked at me and questioned me. ”

"In response to the soldiers' pleas, Priest Penn used the Tranquilization Technique to appease them, but it didn't have much effect, because he didn't really understand what the soldiers needed."

"Because of the sympathy, I have released the Tranquility Technique for the soldiers over and over again, no matter how many effects it can have, I always hope to help them."

"Gradually, I discovered that if I was desperate to convey love and hope to them when I cast this spell, then the spell would be much more effective."

"As I unleash this tranquilization technique more and more times, the love and hope I carry become stronger and stronger, and there are fewer and fewer soldiers who have nightmares after feeling my faith."

"Later, we arrived at the desperate Northern Rift, and it was from there that I added courage to the Tranquility Technique."

"Finally, until now, the Tranquility Technique, which is useless in battle, has become my best spell."

After speaking, Claudia wiped her tears and shook her head: "I'm sorry, Your Majesty, I didn't hold back just now, I was too weak." ”

Varian looked deeply at her tearful face, and a piece of ice in his heart had melted a lot: "No, you're the strongest girl I've ever met. ”

In the face of Varian's gaze and praise, Claudia was a little embarrassed, and she said softly: "Your Majesty, thank you for listening to me talk so much nonsense, it's not too early, you better rest early." ”

Instead of responding to the girl's offer, Varian instead said, "Do you know what the nightmare that has been haunting me for so many years? ”

Then he said in a low voice: "I always dream of the day when the orc went away laughing and weeping, and my father fell into my bosom with a blade in his chest, and told me when he died: This is the fate of the king, that he died unexpectedly. ”

"Eventually, I wanted to find my mother, but after a long search, the last thing I saw was an orc cutting her down."

Claudia looked at Varian in front of her sympathetically, he was no longer the majestic and powerful king in the daytime, he was more like a wounded ordinary person in front of him, Claudia suddenly wanted to comfort him, and she didn't know that she had stretched out her white hands to hold his rough right hand.

Varian noticed that the girl was looking at him with concern, and he said self-deprecatingly: "Actually, it was too chaotic at that time, I don't know what happened to my mother in the end, all these nightmares, it's just that I've been afraid of myself." ”

Without a trace, the king withdrew his right hand, then stood up, and said with some weariness, "Go to bed, Claudia, and have had a good time with you to-night." ”

The blonde girl hurriedly got up and said goodbye: "Your Majesty, you should also have a good rest, after this calming operation, you should not have nightmares in a few days." ”

After Claudia left, the black-haired monarch lay down on the bed, remembering the girl's voice and smile just now, and finally admired again in his heart: how beautiful.

He fell asleep, and this time, he slept soundly.